Romantic writer dies after stressful battle with developers
'Gentleman scholar' Alastair Boyd became the victim of a "mafia-style" campaign by golf developers after opposing the controversial Los Merinos scheme
Wrecking ball hits Marbella
The first of a number of scheduled demolitions has begun with the knocking down of two illegal buildings in the town.
Cash is King (size)
160,000 euros found under bed of mayor arrested for thousands of illegal licences
Bank bomb in Gaucin
Gas bomb blew up in the middle of the night smashing windows and causing the collapse of part of Unicaja bank’s ceiling.
Drunk, without lights, and driving wrong way down motorway
A 54-year-old man has been arrested for driving the wrong way around the Málaga Ring Road with no lights and almost four times over the
Briton in Prison threat for leaving baby in car
Malaga prosecutor have charged the man with abandoning his 14 month old son after he left him to await the arrival of a friend at
One man and his pig
So concerned were Sid and Pauline Olivera about the welfare of their snuffling neighbour, they have adopted him
Ronda toll road scheme could be put on hold
A controversial motorway linking Ronda with the Costa del Sol has been held up amid claims that the project has been scrapped.
Vicious attack on British woman in Estepona
A British woman has been knocked unconscious during a brutal attack in Duquesa Port. Maxine Daniels, 60, was hit over the head with a crowbar,
Are you shore?
• Luxury villas go up just metres from the sea despite coastal law banning building within 100 metres • Work goes ahead in Mijas while
‘Best bargain hotel in the World’ near Ronda
Hotel Molino del Santo, in Benaojan, has also been voted ‘Best Hidden Gem in Europe’ by the millions of customers who use the Trip Advisor
Torre earner
British writer makes small fortune listing Torremolinos as one of world’s most authentic places
Banks threatened for not supporting local business
Angry at the reduction and withdrawal of investment for small businesses, Coin town hall has threatened to fight back
Wild wolves born in Antequera
They were once common across most of the Iberian Peninsular. But wolves are now found in only a few small parts of Spain.
Red card for celeb homes?
The Valle Romano development - where leading Premiership football stars Paul Robinson, Michael Brown and David Bentley have homes - is being investigated as part
Hollywood star’s Marbella home closer to demolition
It appears the Spanish justice system has finally caught up with actor Antonio Banderas
“New city” set for Malaga
ONE of the country’s biggest housing developers is planning 70,000 new homes next to Malaga’s technology park. Martinsa-Fadesa has designed plans for the macro-development just
Malaga mass graves grow
Exhumation reveals remains of 900 Franco victims
Did Junta ignore Marbella corruption?
Roca insists regional government “knew” of his activities
Highway to hell
Planned motorway will bring rapid "costafication" inland, claim locals
Open: the most expensive road in history
After two years of delays, the Nerja-La Herradura stretch of the A7 road finally gets its official opening
Police to interview King over Motril girl
Letter to former lover claims the murderer “has to pay Graham for what he has done to the Motril girl”
Fat cat boss bagged
A FAT-CAT boss who sacked his staff by text message when his compensation firm went bust has been tracked down to Marbella. Inland Revenue investigators
Police find 60,000 euros in home of Alhaurín mayor
Police investigating an alleged case of urban corruption in Alhaurin el Grande have found 60,000 euros in cash during a raid on a house belonging
Protected chameleons could sink massive shopping centre plan
A colony of chameleons is threatening the development of a huge shopping centre and hotel complex on the Costa del Sol
The search for Lorca’s Grave
WHEN the Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936, Gerald Brenan was living with his wife Gamel Woolsey in Churriana, a village west of Málaga.