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British tourists are caught up in ‘squatter fraud’ nightmare in Marbella: Holidaymakers are met by police after unknowingly paying up to €1,000 EACH to a man who ‘had no right to lease luxury villa’

Have you been caught up in this story? Email [email protected] A GROUP of British tourists have endured a holiday nightmare after discovering their luxury villa

23 Apr, 2024 @ 18:38

Lead·Marbella·Property

AC/DC in Spain: Last few tickets available for legendary rock band’s two-night showing in Andalucia

LEGENDARY rock band AC/DC has almost sold out their two-night stint in Spain’s Andalucia. The band have not visited Spain since 2016, when they also

23 Apr, 2024 @ 15:58

La Cultura·Lead·Sevilla

Netherlands are fuming after powerful mafia boss whose gang has threatened the Dutch princess manages to escape authorities in Spain‘s Andalucia

ONE of the most wanted crime bosses in Europe has gone on the run after a Spanish court released him on bail. The feared Karim

23 Apr, 2024 @ 12:49

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Cadiz to have its first ever five-star hotel: Luxury brand Melia begins transforming centuries-old finca and palatial home in centre of city

LUXURY brand Melia will open Cadiz’s first ever five-star hotel as it transforms a city centre finca and palatial home into a holiday haven. Work

23 Apr, 2024 @ 11:59

Cadiz·Lead·Travel Cadiz·Travel News

Poles, Brits and other foreigners are reserving 90% of new homes on Spain’s Costa del Sol, study suggests

A STUDY has suggested nine out of ten new homes on the Costa del Sol are being reserved by foreign buyers. The data has come

23 Apr, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Property

Eight-year-old boy dies in car crash amid heavy rain and flooding in Spain’s Granada

A TRAGEDY has struck in Granada as an eight-year-old boy dies in a car crash due to heavy rain and flooding. The incident took place

22 Apr, 2024 @ 16:31

Andalucia·Granada·Lead

Two teens from Malaga create a vegan, gluten-free and edible cutlery business: Six cafes have already stocked their vanilla-flavoured coffee stirrers

TWO young entrepreneurs have won praise across Spain for their edible cutlery business. Malaga-based Ivan Marmolejo, 19, and best friend Jose Robles, now 20, are

22 Apr, 2024 @ 16:19

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

The La Sala empire expands into property: Hospitality juggernaut opens a real estate agency in Marbella

THE successful La Sala restaurant empire has officially expanded into property after launching its own real estate business. La Sala Homes opened its doors to

22 Apr, 2024 @ 13:07

Lead·Marbella·Property

Woman, 82, is killed after being run over by a sightseeing train for tourists on Spain’s Costa del Sol

AN 82-YEAR-old woman has been killed after a tourist sightseeing train ran her over in this Costa del Sol hotspot. The incident took place this

22 Apr, 2024 @ 11:47

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Sevilla to hold a referendum on moving the Feria de Abril: Three MILLION people attended this year and brought in €6bn – but some locals say it’s ‘overrun with tourists’

A REFERENDUM is to be held into Sevilla’s Feria de Abril after three MILLION people attended this year’s festivities, bringing in €6bn This year’s feria

22 Apr, 2024 @ 11:06

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Ayto Marbella Angeles Munoz, The Mayor Of Marbella

Marbella reveals when it will decide on the filling up of private swimming pools – as drought conditions remain ‘grave’

MARBELLA mayor Angeles Muñoz told journalists at a press conference Friday that she would consider authorising the refilling of private swimming pools after May 1,

21 Apr, 2024 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Lead·Marbella

Where do people work the most and least hours in Spain? Eye-opening figures disprove the stereotype of ‘lazy’ Andalucians

ANDALUCIA is among the hardest-working regions in Spain, based on hours spent at work according to BBVA Research which analysed figures from 2022. It shows

21 Apr, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Lead

Why are there so many cockroaches in Spain? How the vile bugs thrive in southern Europe – as new research shows they are becoming resistant to insecticides

REPORTS of shocking cockroach infestations are nothing new in Spain, with its warm climate, long summers, and myriad of dense cityscapes rife with the kinds

20 Apr, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Animals

SPORTING SUCCESS: The Knee, Hand and Shoulder Unit of the Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Service of Hospital Quirónsalud Marbella deals with many golf, tennis/padel and watersports injuries

The Knee, Hand and Shoulder Unit of the Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Service of Hospital Quirónsalud Marbella has seen a high rate of consultations for

19 Apr, 2024 @ 22:20

Andalucia·Health

Young expat, 27, plunges to his death after ‘trying to jump between two fourth floor windows’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol after he ‘forgot his keys’

TRAGEDY has struck the Costa del Sol after a young expat, 27, plunged to his death trying to climb into his fourth floor bedroom. Erick

19 Apr, 2024 @ 17:19

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

The arson attack on a warehouse in El Ejido

Nine farmers arrested in Spain’s Almeria after they set fire to a warehouse with 25 workers inside in protest at their fruit imports from Morocco

SPAIN’S Policia Nacional has arrested nine farmers in Spain’s Almeria province, after they allegedly set fire to an agriculture warehouse despite knowing that there were

19 Apr, 2024 @ 13:36

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Young boy catches West Nile virus in Spain’s Andalucia – with a second ‘probable’ case in a teenager in Sevilla

ANDALUCIA sees two cases of West Nile virus after a young boy is infected and another suspected case is detected in Sevilla. The Junta de

19 Apr, 2024 @ 11:05

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Fears for missing Dutch expat, 26, who vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol almost a WEEK ago

THE family of a missing Dutch expat are desperately searching for answers after a WEEK with no sign of the 26-year-old. Dylan Schepens went missing

18 Apr, 2024 @ 19:47

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

The Almadraba starts TODAY in Spain: How fishermen in Cadiz use a 3,000-year old technique to catch the world’s biggest tuna

TODAY is a very special day in Cadiz as fishermen celebrated the start of an ancient tradition – which happens to be the source of

18 Apr, 2024 @ 16:18

Cadiz·Food & Drink·Lead

WATCH: Scandalous behaviour at Sevilla’s Feria de Abril is put on full display thanks to social media hashtag – including sex in broad daylight, staggering drunks and stripping festival goers

THE outrageous behaviour of some festival goers at the Feria de Abril in Sevilla is being laid bare on social media. Attendees to one of

18 Apr, 2024 @ 13:18

Lead·Sevilla

Horror in Fuengirola: Man, 34, ‘stabs his landlord to death before slashing girlfriend, 19, during knife rampage’ – as his partner claims he murdered ANOTHER man last weekend

A FUENGIROLA man has been arrested following a fatal stabbing on Wednesday night and he’s also been accused of bludgeoning a man to death last

18 Apr, 2024 @ 13:05

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Low-cost chain of self-service petrol stations brought out by oil giant in Spain

REVEALED: These are the cheapest areas to fill up your car with petrol across Malaga province – including Fuengirola, Mijas and Antequera

EVER since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent oil prices shooting up, consumers all over Spain have been searching for the best deals when it comes

18 Apr, 2024 @ 11:43

Economy·Lead·Malaga

Malaga chief accuses Marbella mayor of a ‘lack of respect’ after she demanded the Policia Nacional share more information following a wave of shootings

THE Mayor of Marbella has come under attack from Madrid’s man in Malaga over her demands that the police share more information about recent mafia

18 Apr, 2024 @ 11:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I went to the first weekend of the Feria de Abril in Sevilla – THESE are my top tips on surviving the chaos’

GOING to the Feria de Abril in Sevilla can be a daunting task. The week-long festival in the capital of Andalucia is part of a

17 Apr, 2024 @ 14:45

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

Drought latest: Town halls are given the power to lift the ban on filling private swimming pools in Spain’s Andalucia

INDIVIDUAL town halls in Andalucia will decide whether private swimming pools can be filled with water during the current drought. The Andalucian government has delegated

17 Apr, 2024 @ 14:15

Andalucia·Lead

Police dismantle BIGGEST network of narcos in the Gibraltar Strait, seizing 627 kilos of cocaine and four TONNES of hashish

The Gibraltar Strait’s largest network of ‘narco transporters’, behind the last 4000 kilos of hashish and 627 kilos of cocaine seized in the area, has

16 Apr, 2024 @ 17:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

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