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Heavy rain and gales forecast from Friday for parts of Spain

Drought-starved Malaga revived: Reservoirs jump over 10% after recent rains to beat levels not seen since 2023

RESERVOIRS in Malaga province hold more water than at any time in the last two years. The province now contains over 200 million litres of

5 Mar, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·Malaga

Marbella’s Puente Romano hotel could play host to the Davis Cup tennis tournament

SPAIN’S Davis Cup round of 16 tie against Denmark could be held at the Puente Romano Tennis Club in Marbella. It is one of the

4 Mar, 2025 @ 11:47

Lead·Marbella·Sport

Fears of summer water rationing disappear in Spain as reservoir capacity rises by nearly 2% in a week

Malaga reservoir levels surge following days of rainfall

MALAGA province’s reservoirs has seen a big boost in water capacity over 12 months, helped by the recent rain and autumn’s storms. A year ago,

4 Mar, 2025 @ 11:25

Lead·Malaga

Watch: ‘Terrifying’ floods in Spain’s Ronda amid red level warning for rain – as landslides and fallen trees add to chaos

STREETS across Ronda have been effectively turned into rivers today as an onslaught of severe weather continues to batter the region. Videos uploaded from the

3 Mar, 2025 @ 17:21

Lead·Malaga·Video

Red weather warning is issued in Malaga province amid ‘extreme’ rainfall

A RED weather alert has been issued for parts of Malaga province amid a deluge that is affecting large parts of the southern peninsula. The

3 Mar, 2025 @ 15:35

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Desperate appeal to find homeless British expat missing from Spain’s Costa del Sol – as brother is attacked by cruel trolls for ‘letting him live on streets’

FEARS are growing for a homeless British expat who has not been seen since leaving a hospital on the Costa del Sol three weeks ago.

2 Mar, 2025 @ 14:17

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

‘It’s not rocket science’ says UK based ecologist on drying of Spanish rivers

The solutions to Spain’s drying-out rivers are not ‘crazy rocket science’ A LEADING ecologist has set out to save Spain’s dwindling river systems from the

2 Mar, 2025 @ 11:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Malaga to pedestrianise these streets with the help of EU funding

THESE Malaga streets will soon be pedestrianised thanks to EU investment. EU urban regeneration funds will be used to pedestrianise Malaga’s historic centre, the council

28 Feb, 2025 @ 12:47

Lead·Malaga·Property

Rafael Nadal Tennis Centre to open in Marbella

MARBELLA will soon be home to a Rafael Nadal Tennis Centre as the star sets up shop on the Costa del Sol. The Hotel Don

26 Feb, 2025 @ 16:17

Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Sport

Watch: Most wanted German fugitive is arrested in Estepona after hiding among the expat community

A GERMAN fugitive has been arrested in Estepona after hiding amongst expats since last year. The Guardia Civil has arrested a 36-year-old German fugitive in

26 Feb, 2025 @ 13:58

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead·Malaga

Spanish cops are hospitalised after ‘accidentally’ eating drug-laced sweets seized during raid of Costa del Sol cannabis club

THREE Policia Nacional officers ‘mistakenly’ ate jelly beans impregnated with a drug following a raid on a Fuengirola cannabis club. They were treated for poisoning

25 Feb, 2025 @ 11:58

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

‘I moved next door to a bakery in Malaga but the noise was too much – so I reported him’

AN expat couple have been branded ‘nasty people’ for filing a noise complaint against a bakery after deciding to move in next door. Posting in

25 Feb, 2025 @ 10:16

Lead·Malaga

Marbella’s iconic Los Monteros hotel to reopen after ‘luxury’ rebrand

MARBELLA’S iconic Los Monteros hotel is set to reopen this week under the luxury Kimpton brand. The 195 room hotel boasts Malaga’s Michelin star chef,

24 Feb, 2025 @ 19:00

Lead·Marbella·Olive Press Travel·Property·Travel News

Sleepy Malaga town loved by Brits sees biggest population surge in Andalucia: Mayor faces ‘challenge’ to manage the growth

TORROX is literally Andalucia’s boom town with its population rising over by a third in just eight years. It numbers 100 different nationalities including British

24 Feb, 2025 @ 16:59

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Malaga skyscraper could be completed by 2028 as British architect unveils new design for controversial building

DAVID Chipperfield, the renowned British architect now leading the Torre del Puerto de Malaga project, has confirmed significant updates to the skyscraper’s design. Originally spearheaded

22 Feb, 2025 @ 08:41

Lead·Malaga·Property

Luxury Villa Turned Into Marijuana Farm In Spain's Valencia With Drugs Sent To Uk

More than a third of stolen electricity in Malaga is used by drug cartels, figures reveal

CASES of electricity theft to power indoor marijuana plantations are surging in Malaga, with drug cartels consuming more than 36% of the stolen energy, according

21 Feb, 2025 @ 14:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Watch: Truck smashes into back of bus on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A TRUCK has smashed into the back of a bus on the Costa del Sol, Spain. The incident occurred last night between 9-10pm on the

21 Feb, 2025 @ 13:36

Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Video

Spanish actress arrested in Marbella: Goya-nominated star sent to jail for ‘battering shop owner over a bag of peanuts’

SPANISH actress Monica Cervera, who at one time was nominated for a Goya Award in 2005, has been arrested in Marbella over the attempted theft

21 Feb, 2025 @ 13:00

Celebrity·Lead·Marbella

Ambiguous and alarming: Marbella property expert Chris Clover insists the government’s proposed new controversial housing measures could create disruption and won’t solve the crisis

AS a real estate expert in Marbella with over five decades of experience, I feel compelled to respond to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’ plans for

20 Feb, 2025 @ 17:01

Columnists·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Opinion·Property·Sponsored

Malaga braces for fresh protests: Thousands to march against surge in tourist apartments

THOUSANDS are expected to take to the streets of Malaga for what could be the largest housing protest the city has seen yet. Pressure group

19 Feb, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·Malaga

Tragedy in Marbella: Boy aged three drowns in swimming pool

A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy drowned in a swimming pool at a Marbella property on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency services received a call at 3.40pm saying that an

19 Feb, 2025 @ 12:39

Andalucia·Lead·Marbella

Spanish activists demand probe into ‘irregular’ transfer of 100,000 tonnes of stone to Gibraltar

AN ENVIRONMENTAL group wants a probe into what it claims is the illegal transfer of 100,000 tonnes of stone from a Malaga area quarry to

18 Feb, 2025 @ 17:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

British woman and son are found dead inside their Malaga home

AN ELDERLY British woman and her son have been found dead at their Alhaurin el Grande home in Malaga. Municipal sources said all the indications

18 Feb, 2025 @ 12:41

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Sotogrande, Marbella and Estepona are among Spain’s priciest places to rent – but the most expensive tops out at over €4,000 a month

RENTING in Spain’s most sought-after locations has never been more costly, with Sotogrande, Marbella, and Estepona ranking among the priciest areas in the country, according

17 Feb, 2025 @ 16:00

Estepona·Lead·Marbella·Property

A gunman is filmed launching a gangland attack in Puerto Banus, Marbella, in November 2024

Marbella has the highest crime rate in ALL of Andalucia, as offending surges in Malaga

THE ‘upmarket’ resort of Marbella has the highest number of criminal offences per person in Andalucia, new figures show. The crime report for the last

17 Feb, 2025 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

RIP Alfredo: ‘Beloved’ owner of iconic San Pedro restaurant dies as tributes pour in for Marbella ‘legend’

THE owner of the eponymous Alfredo’s restaurant in San Pedro de Alcantara has died. Alfredo, originally from Jimena, is a legend in Marbella after founding

16 Feb, 2025 @ 13:31

Lead·Marbella

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