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WATCH: Major fire tears through popular water park on Spain’s Costa del Sol – ahead of planned renovations

A DRAMATIC fire today caused serious damage at a popular water park on the Costa del Sol. The inferno erupted at Aqualand in Torremolinos at

5 Dec, 2024 @ 17:05

Lead·Malaga

Water restrictions are reduced in Malaga after recent rains help fill reservoirs

RESIDENTS of the western Costa del Sol will be granted an extra 25 litres of water usage a day after the punishing DANA storms which

5 Dec, 2024 @ 16:30

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Weather

This ‘Spanish Tuscany’ is the best ‘pueblo’ in Malaga to live in, according to AI – but do YOU agree?

ARTIFICIAL intelligence has revealed what it believes to be the best town in Malaga to live in. Google’s AI app Gemini was asked by El

5 Dec, 2024 @ 14:41

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital among the best-reputed hospitals in Spain

ONCE again Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital has been ranked among the top 100 hospitals with the best reputation in Spain, according to the Corporate Reputation Monitor

5 Dec, 2024 @ 14:07

Andalucia·Health·Other News

Spain cracks down on counterfeit designer goods on the Costa del Sol: Fakes were so good only experts could tell them apart

MARKET stalls in Marbella were selling counterfeit items of such high quality that only experts could tell them apart from the real thing. From clothing

4 Dec, 2024 @ 15:30

Lead·Marbella

Major update in case of British father and son who vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol: Police make two arrests

BRITISH Police investigating the disappearance of father and son Daniel and Liam Poole have made two arrests. They believe the pair were murdered as they

4 Dec, 2024 @ 15:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Touch of Kindness: Real estate company in Spain’s Coin, Mediterranean Homes, brings life-saving technology to local institutions

MEDITERRANEAN Homes have donated their fourth defibrillator to Coin with their ‘Touch of Kindness’ campaign. Owners Kelly and Tyler Summerell have so far installed three

4 Dec, 2024 @ 12:52

Andalucia·Malaga

Health experts detect ‘probable’ case of West Nile virus in young boy in southern Spain after town is placed on high alert for the disease

Pensioner dies from West Nile virus in Sevilla: Mosquito-borne disease has claimed 11 lives this year

THE eleventh victim of West Nile virus has died in Seville after a pensioner caught the mosquito-borne disease. From Los Palacios y Villafranca, the 70-year-old

3 Dec, 2024 @ 19:02

Health·Lead·Sevilla

November broke all-time record for heat in Malaga province, figures reveal

FIGURES have revealed November broke an all-time heat record for Malaga province. Record temperatures were recorded last month in Malaga with a regional average of

3 Dec, 2024 @ 14:58

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Weather will be ‘sunny and mild’ in Spain’s Andalucia this bank holiday weekend

THIS bank holiday will be ‘sunny and mild’ in Spain’s Andalucia this weekend. Andalucia will have good weather this weekend with temperatures of around 18

2 Dec, 2024 @ 15:59

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Exclusive: British expat’s horror after discovering the kitchen of his newly purchased home in Spain is communal – with locals walking in and out

A BRITISH expat got a shock after realising the house he bought had a kitchen shared with his neighbours. From the moment Steven Najda received

1 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

The Philippe Effect: The giant red bull’s head looming over the Serrania de Ronda is a Starck masterpiece, writes Jon Clarke

IT cost well over 20 million and will hopefully create something of a ‘Guggenheim Effect’ for Ronda. That is Philippe Starck’s amazing new organic olive

1 Dec, 2024 @ 13:02

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Marbella expat couple break ‘historic’ skydiving world record

A DARING expat duo have soared into the record books with a jaw-dropping skydive involving a staggering 151 daredevils. Marbella residents Vera Kuznetsova, 55, and

1 Dec, 2024 @ 09:30

Andalucia·Lead·Marbella

Exclusive: ‘I visited a historic witch town in Granada and its charm put me under a spell’

THIS historic witch town in Granada is sure to put you under a spell with its charm and never-ending photo opportunities. The windy roads lined

30 Nov, 2024 @ 13:00

Granada·Olive Press Travel

Walking in the Alpujarras: A guide to the picturesque and more secret routes of inland Granada

THESE are the most picturesque walking routes in Granada’s Alpujarras known only to hikers. Come November, many areas across Spain are covered with a tapestry

30 Nov, 2024 @ 10:00

Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Estepona mayor ‘sexual abuse’ case latest: Policeman told court he’d ‘shoot himself’ before working for right-wing leader again

If you are affected by the topics raised in this article or need help with suicidal thoughts, call the Samaritans in Spain on +34 900

29 Nov, 2024 @ 19:00

Andalucia·Estepona·Lead

Christmas fun in Estepona: Kempinski Hotel Bahía announces the date of its traditional Christmas market and lighting of the tree for 2024

KEMPINSKI Hotel Bahía has officially announced the date of this much-anticipated event. The annual tree lighting ceremony will see Mr Pursche, General Manager, the Kempinski

29 Nov, 2024 @ 12:33

Andalucia·Entertainment·Marbella·Sponsored

Flights are diverted from Malaga airport due to foggy conditions

TWELVE flights could not land at Malaga airport on Friday morning due to thick fog. Planes were rerouted to Granada and Sevilla between 8.21am and

29 Nov, 2024 @ 11:16

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Pictured: Narco drones used by ex-military gang to fly drugs from Morocco to southern Spain

THE Policia Nacional has busted a gang that used Ukrainian drones to fly hashish to Spain from Morocco. The crew was led by a Ukrainian

28 Nov, 2024 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa del Sol train latest: Regional and local leaders meet today to begin thrashing out long-awaited project

REGIONAL and local leaders have met today to begin plans for the long-awaited Costa del Sol train. The Minister for Transport, Oscar Puente, has hosted

28 Nov, 2024 @ 13:59

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Missing Brit in Malaga suffers from Korsakoff syndrome and vertigo, family reveals: Desperate search continues

MORE details have emerged about a British woman who vanished after landing in Malaga more than a month ago. Tanya (pictured above), arrived at the

28 Nov, 2024 @ 11:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Marbella gets approval for €350m hotel: Luxury Ritz-Carlton or St Regis to open by this date

A LUXURY hotel in Marbella has been given final approval by the Junta de Andalucia. The €350m plan by Platinum Estates had been set to

28 Nov, 2024 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Olive Press Travel·Property

Exclusive: Endangered sperm whales are dying in the Strait of Gibraltar – as experts reveal ‘biggest culprit’

THE Strait of Gibraltar is becoming a deadly kill zone for the Mediterranean’s endangered whale populations. Experts estimate that two sperm whales die each year

27 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Environment·Gibraltar·Lead