Kicking off to kick the habit in Spain
A series of arrests have been made after fights broke out over the new smoking ban
Timeshare lynchpin raided
Police swoop on four offices for "suspected breach of consumer law"
‘We are walking alone’, claim expat fire victims
EXCLUSIVE: Row breaks out over Fire Aid concert that raised €18,000 for
EXPLAINER: Why Spain is still fascinated by the 1999 Rocio Wanninkhof murder on the Costa del Sol
IT’S no surprise the death of Rocio Wanninkhof in 1999 is still fascinating armchair sleuths, writes Olive Press editor Jon Clarke, who wrote a book
EXCLUSIVE: Protected valley near Granada in southern Spain faces destruction by motorway and new homes after administrative blip
ENVIRONMENTALISTS are up in arms after the swish of a pen left an ancient valley near Granada’s Alhambra stripped of protective status. They claim the
Tourism chiefs in Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol launch campaign to save resort’s beaches
TOURISM business leaders in Marbella are demanding action to halt erosion that threatens to wash away beaches in the popular seaside town on Spain’s Costa
Eight arrested in Spain’s La Linea after police seize massive haul of contraband tobacco
EIGHT people have been arrested and 38,000 packets of contraband tobacco have been seized in La Linea in five raids during the past week. Spanish
Man behind spate of burglaries in Spain’s La Linea re-arrested by police
A 46-year-old man who was released with charges in October has been re-arrested for more robberies in the Spanish town of La Linea. The detainee,
Murder-suicide? Police investigate deliberate house fire in Spain after a mother and her two young children were found dead inside Almeria home
??TWO young children and a woman found dead inside a burnt-out house may have been killed in a murder-suicide. The family home in the El
Metalworkers strike in Spain’s Andalucia turns violent as police are attacked in Cadiz
CADIZ metalworkers have to taken to city streets for a third day in their wages strike. On Wednesday they cut roads leading into the Andalucian
Orange alert for strong gusts of wind and five-metre-high waves this Thursday in Spain’s Malaga
SPAIN’S weather agency AEMET has forecast wind gusts up to gale force 8 on the Axarquia, Costa del Sol and Guadalhorce coastline. Strong Levante winds
House fire kills two children and an adult in Spain’s Almeria
TWO children and an adult were killed in a fire at a house in Almeria. They all tragically died at the scene of the blaze
COVID-19 incidence rate on the rise in five of the six health districts in Spain’s Malaga
FIVE of the six health districts in Malaga province have recorded an increase in their infection rate. The rise is particularly marked in the Serrania
Antonio Banderas back on stage with musical premiering in his hometown of Malaga in Spain
Antonio Banderas is back on stage and has transformed Malaga’s Soho Theatre into 1970s New York for his latest production, the musical ‘Company’. Banderas stars
Spain’s Renfe celebrates ‘Black Friday’ with AVE high-speed train tickets at bargain prices—including Malaga-Madrid from just €20
RENFE has joined the Black Friday celebrations with the launch of AVE and Larga Distancia tickets at bargain prices for travel in 2022 to the
Scientists in Spain’s Malaga create bioplastics made from tomato skins that decompose in seawater within a month
MALAGA scientists have created an alternative to petroleum-derived plastics using the remains of tomato skins. Bioplastics produced from the remains of tomato skins, which decompose
Andalucia-Algarve rail connection still a “dream” says Portugal’s Prime Minister
PORTUGUESE Prime Minister Antonio Costa has said that it is “a dream” of his to be able to unite the regions of the Algarve, in
Almeria to Algeria ferry resumes service after 20 months suspension
THE city of Almeria in Spain’s Andalucia welcomed the resumption of ferry services to Algeria on Saturday, November 13. All services had been suspended 20
Almeria couple part of international criminal gang arrested over €326,000 internet scam
THE National Police have arrested a couple from Almeria who were allegedly involved in a €326,000 internet scam that was operated by an international criminal
Mysterious question marks appear in the sky above Malaga as fans speculate Antonio Banderas could be behind the bizarre stunt
ANTONIO Banderas is believed to be behind the mysterious question marks etched out in the sky over Malaga. Across the city, a number of punctuation
Woman climber dies after falling almost 100 meters in the Tajo de Ronda
A GERMAN tourist died after suffering a fall while practicing climbing on the Via Ferrata del Tajo de Ronda, in the province of Malaga, on
Cat colony problem causes conflict between residents in Spain’s Antequera
A COLONY of about 40 cats in Callejon Piscina in Antequera is causing conflict in the area. There is a sector of the population that
Inland Malaga boost
DRIVING forwards: A National Park visitor centre, motorway and sewage works are part of the budget plans for inland Malaga next year. A NEW motorway
43 arrests as fake Euro notes were sold from Andalucia in Spain via social media
AN online business selling counterfeit Euro notes has been smashed by the Policia Nacional in association with Europol. The two operation ring-leaders have been arrested
British man face jail for sexual offences against 11-year-old child on the Costa del Sol
A BRITISH man on the Costa del Sol accused of sexually abusing a child is facing five years in jail. The 59-year -old is alleged
Travel in Spain: Full list of cut Renfe train services impacting Malaga
Dozens of axed Renfe trains may not be restored under the planned post-pandemic timetable unveiled today. The changes which take place from Friday, November will
Major delays following HGV horror as lorry smashes in tunnel on busy Costa del Sol motorway
COPS have raced to a busy Malaga motorway after a horror smash. Emergency services were called to the crash in a tunnel on the A45
Rival Swedish gangs based on the Costa del Sol involved in Fuengirola shooting
THE National Police have arrested seven members of two extremely violent Swedish criminal gangs in the towns of Malaga, Marbella, Fuengirola and Alicante. The gangs, based on the Costa del Sol, have been
Malaga man left pet dog untreated for years with six-kilo tumour
A MALAGA dog owner left his neglected pet struggling with a huge painful tumour rather than taking it to the vet. Nature Protection Group (Gruprona)