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Connor McGregor is coming to Marbella: Irish scrapper sets up Spain’s first ever bare-knuckle boxing bout for October

MARBELLA’S traditional glitz and glamour is about to get a splashing of blood and brutality when Conor McGregor comes to town in the autumn. UFC

12 Jul, 2024 @ 11:15

Lead·Marbella·Sport

Malaga braces itself for 40C: First ‘terral winds’ of the summer set to arrive to the Costa del Sol this week with possible orange alerts for heat

MALAGA is set to endure its first hair dryer-style hot winds of the summer as a yellow alert has been issued for scorching temperatures this

10 Jul, 2024 @ 13:56

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Spain’s tourist apartment wars continue: Andalucia association threatens legal action against town halls over Airbnb crackdown

THE Andalucia tourist rental sector is threatening legal action after being ‘unfairly scapegoated’ by various city councils. Malaga, Sevilla and Cadiz have all recently promised

8 Jul, 2024 @ 14:39

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

NANCY AJRAM to perform for the first time in Marbella, Spain

FIESTA Marbella has announced that the Queen of Arab Pop Nancy Ajram will be flying over to Marbella to perform her first concert in mainland

8 Jul, 2024 @ 11:37

Entertainment·Marbella

The suspect accused of trafficking 'blood diamonds' is detained in Malaga Airport

Blood diamond raid on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Armed police arrest alleged trafficker

SPAIN’S Policia Nacional has arrested a man in Malaga on accusations of trafficking so-called ‘blood diamonds’. The suspect is alleged to have headed up a

7 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s eroding coastline: Images taken 70 years apart show how beach on the Costa del Sol is being ‘eaten’ by the sea

BEACHES on the Costa del Sol are slowly disappearing due to climate change, land usage, and other human activities, reveals a series of striking photographs

7 Jul, 2024 @ 11:40

Andalucia·Malaga

Young tourist ‘is strangled unconscious and raped’ in Marbella: Moroccan suspect ‘stalked victim for a kilometre after she walked past him in the port’

A 23-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested on suspicion of raping a tourist in Marbella. CCTV footage seen by police captured the horror moment the young

6 Jul, 2024 @ 10:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

These are the best chiringuitos and beach clubs in Spain this summer, according to ‘Traveler’ magazine

THE prestigious Traveler magazine has chosen two of Malaga province’s beach clubs – also known in Spanish as chiringuitos – among its best of the

5 Jul, 2024 @ 14:35

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

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Malaga needs three new reservoirs and two new desalination plants to tackle drought woes, warn experts

MALAGA will need three new reservoirs and two more desalination plants in order to overcome the province’s chronic drought crisis. This was the conclusion of

5 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·Malaga

Hotel bosses in Malaga blast ‘irresponsible’ anti-tourism protests for ‘demonising our main industry’

MALAGA’S hotel sector has launched a campaign to woo back its key customers after fears that recent bouts of turismofobia have scared foreign visitors away.

4 Jul, 2024 @ 08:30

Lead·Malaga

Five loggerhead turtles born on a Marbella beach prepare to start life in the sea after a year’s training at marine zoo

FIVE loggerhead turtles born on a Marbella beach last year are set to be released into the sea after being nurtured in a marine zoo.

4 Jul, 2024 @ 08:00

Environment·Lead·Marbella

Marbella launches probe into number of tourist flats after ‘historic’ protests in Malaga

MARBELLA is investigating the impact of tourist flats in the city after neighbouring Malaga was hit by protests. Mayor Angeles Muñoz has announced the town

3 Jul, 2024 @ 14:15

Lead·Marbella

Hard Rock Hotel Marbella Palladium Group

Marbella’s Hard Rock Hotel is taken off the property market: Sources cite ‘lack of offers’ for €140 million listing

THE Hard Rock Hotel in Marbella has been taken off the property market – its owners will, instead, keep the establishment on their portfolio, thanks

3 Jul, 2024 @ 10:12

Lead·Marbella·Property

Squatters block €650m project in Marbella: Plans for luxury Four Seasons hotel are delayed as 60 ‘okupas’ refuse to leave beachfront site

PLANS for a luxury Four Seasons hotel in Marbella are being delayed by a 60-strong group of squatters, it has emerged. Dozens of men, women

2 Jul, 2024 @ 14:33

Lead·Marbella

Marbella residents set to enjoy €13 million upgrade to AP7 motorway – while plans for a much-needed Costa del Sol train languish

MARBELLA residents are set to benefit from a hefty investment to install noise reduction panels along the motorway running through the town. The €13.1 million

2 Jul, 2024 @ 14:30

Costa del Sol·Lead·Marbella

Malaga mayor breaks silence after ‘historic’ anti-tourism protest saw thousands of locals take to the streets at the weekend

MASS demonstrations against ‘excess tourism’ in Malaga have forced the mayor to speak up. The protests on Saturday called for a reduction in tourist rentals

1 Jul, 2024 @ 14:30

Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Bus driver is filmed SPITTING at cars and swerving between lanes while driving passengers along Spain’s Costa del Sol

THIS is the moment a bus driver was filmed spitting at a car while travelling at speed and swerving between lanes along the Costa del

1 Jul, 2024 @ 14:21

Costa del Sol·Lead·Marbella

Spain’s Puerto Banus is the most expensive port to dock a yacht in Europe, according to new ranking

PUERTO Banus on Spain’s Costa del Sol is the most expensive port in Europe for mooring a yacht- based on daily rates. The up-market Marbella

1 Jul, 2024 @ 11:27

Costa del Sol·Lead·Marbella

Thousands of locals take to the streets of Malaga in latest protest against ‘excessive’ tourism in Spain

THOUSANDS of locals have taken to the streets of Malaga today to protest against the ‘excessive’ tourism model. Demonstrators gathered in Plaza de la Merced

29 Jun, 2024 @ 12:29

Lead·Malaga

Horror in Mijas: Thugs beat up woman in her 80s while robbing her home

New shooting on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Man is shot in the buttocks and thigh in Mijas

A MAN has been shot in the buttocks and thigh in Mijas in the latest Costa del Sol shooting. The Guardia Civil are investigating an

28 Jun, 2024 @ 15:44

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Malaga

Major resort in Spain plans to fine tourists €750 for peeing in the sea

BATHERS who decide to relieve themselves in the sea at Marbella’s beaches will be fined up to €750. The measure makes up part of the

25 Jun, 2024 @ 15:45

Costa del Sol·Lead·Marbella

Weather warning for southern Spain: New DANA will bring rain, storms and hail this week with parts of Malaga and Cordoba on yellow alert

THE fledgling Costa del Sol summer is forecast to be interrupted by the rare occurrence of summer rain storms. While summer showers are not entirely

25 Jun, 2024 @ 11:14

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Football leaks whistleblower promises to release sensational ‘criminally relevant’ allegations against Manchester City already facing 115 charges at top conference on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A FOOTBALL leaks hacker who revealed alleged wrongdoing by Premier League champions Manchester City has sensationally announced he will release more damning evidence against the

24 Jun, 2024 @ 18:45

Lead·Marbella