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Drought-busting new park and sports complex with water-saving soil planned on Estepona’s eastern outskirts

PLANS have been unveiled for a sprawling 20,000 square metre green space on the eastern edge of Estepona municipality. The project, in the La Boladilla

23 Feb, 2026 @ 16:45

Estepona·Lead

Locals at war with upmarket polo club and its aristocratic owner for ‘plundering water’ and ‘driving his Mini Cooper at horse riders’ on Spain’s Costa de la Luz

A NEW battle of Trafalgar is brewing between the aristocratic owner of an exclusive polo club and locals who insist his property is illegally syphoning

23 Feb, 2026 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Environment·Lead

Man arrested in Andalucia on suspicion of animal cruelty after ‘pet dog is found hanging from a bridge’

POLICE in southern Spain have arrested a pet owner on suspicion of animal cruelty after his dog was found suspended above a fast-flowing body of

22 Feb, 2026 @ 19:15

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Homebuyers in Malaga need to find nearly €100k just to get a mortgage – and it’s no where near the worst in Spain

GETTING on the high-demand property ladder in Malaga has become a Herculean task for locals, with buyers now needing nearly €100,000 in cash just to

22 Feb, 2026 @ 12:30

Lead·Malaga·Property

Svenska Skolan Marbella – a Swedish education under the sun

SVENSKA Skolan Marbella offers something many families dream of: a secure Swedish school education combined with life in a Mediterranean environment. The school is approved

22 Feb, 2026 @ 11:00

Andalucia·Education·Marbella·Sponsored

WATCH: Activists troll mayor with birthday cake shaped like the illegal Algarrobico mega hotel on Almeria coast he refuses to demolish

A CONTROVERSIAL hotel built illegally on Almeria’s coast decades ago is back in the headlines after Greenpeace surprised a local mayor with a birthday cake

21 Feb, 2026 @ 11:31

Almeria·Environment·Lead

Malaga hospitals in chaos as doctors’ strike cancels 200,000 appointments – what happens now?

MORE than 200,000 doctor’s appointments have been cancelled in Malaga following a nationwide strike over medical staff working conditions, official data shows. Roughly 4,000 surgeries

21 Feb, 2026 @ 11:00

Health·Lead·Malaga

LIFE IN SPAIN: The all-American expat and painter from Philadelphia who conquered Spain’s bullfighting world

JOHN Fulton died on February 20, 1998, at the age of 65, leaving behind one of the most remarkable expat legacies in Andalucia. His story

21 Feb, 2026 @ 09:30

La Cultura·Sevilla

Marbella’s San Pedro is finally to get its own bus station located on the exit to the Ronda road later this year

SAN Pedro de Alcantara is finally set to get its own dedicated bus station after years of complaints about scattered stops and poor connections in

21 Feb, 2026 @ 08:30

Lead·Marbella·Travel News

Goodbye to Cadiz’s prize catch? The iconic bluefin tuna could be leaving Spanish waters – and you can guess why

CLIMATE change is pushing Atlantic bluefin tuna northward, threatening historic breeding grounds and putting one of Spain’s most valuable seafood industries at risk. Bluefin tuna,

20 Feb, 2026 @ 08:15

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

‘Don’t even think about coming to rob us’: Chaos in Malaga as over 40 machete-wielding masked youths gather to shoot fireworks and film rap video

A MALAGA rapper is facing public disorder charges after more than 40 masked youths armed with machetes and bats descended on the historic centre to

19 Feb, 2026 @ 19:28

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Lining up the legends – the world’s golfing stars are descending on Spain three times this year

DO you fancy your chances against the golfing royalty? Well now’s the chance to test your clubs against Colin Montgomerie, Miguel Angel Jimenez or Paul

19 Feb, 2026 @ 17:13

Andalucia·Entertainment·Lead·Malaga·Sport

IN PICS: Firefighters struggle to rescue horse trapped all night in mud in southern Spain

FIREFIGHTERS in Spain successfully saved a horse stuck in the mud in a gruelling rescue mission which took over two hours. They were called to

19 Feb, 2026 @ 17:00

Animals·Cadiz·Lead

At last! Spring arrives early in Costa Blanca and Andalucia with highs of 28C – this is where you can hit the beach this weekend

RESIDENTS across the Costa Blanca and Andalucia can dust off their sunbeds early this year as a warm front will finally arrive to sweep away

19 Feb, 2026 @ 16:49

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Malaga Airport will double in size: €1.5 billion upgrade includes new wing specially for British and other non-Schengen arrivals

BIG changes are coming for Costa del Sol travellers as Malaga Airport prepares for more UK flights, faster passport control and a much larger terminal.

19 Feb, 2026 @ 15:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is arrested for Epstein links: Ex-royal regularly holidayed in Sotogrande

A LONG-TIME tourist to Spain, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested over links to infamous paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The former British prince – who regularly summers

19 Feb, 2026 @ 14:44

Andalucia·Celebrity·Lead

‘One at a time, no drink or drugs and get insurance:’ Marbella cracks down on reckless e-scooter users

MORE electric scooters are whizzing down Marbella’s coast – and now police are cracking down. This week, officers are closely monitoring e-scooter users across the

19 Feb, 2026 @ 13:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Facebook 'love scam' gang cons woman into paying out €216k in Spain

Facebook ‘love scam’ gang in Spain cons woman into paying out €216k

AN ALMERIA woman looking for love was conned out of €216,839 by a gang who set up a fake online relationship via social media. Four

18 Feb, 2026 @ 16:15

Alicante·Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Weather alerts in Malaga as Storm Pedro brings strong winds – these are the affected areas

MALAGA is bracing Storm Pedro blows in, triggering weather warnings across the province for high winds and rough seas. The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has

18 Feb, 2026 @ 15:53

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Home sales in Spain fall for the eighth month running — but prices keep rising fastest in the Balearics and Andalucia

Foreigners bought up nearly half of all properties sold in this Costa Blanca province in late 2025 – but Brits are falling

FOREIGN property buyers accounted for 13.52% of sales in Spain during the last quarter of 2025, with Alicante province the hotspot on overseas share of

17 Feb, 2026 @ 17:45

Alicante·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Property

La Viñuela: Malaga’s biggest reservoir makes remarkable recovery after nearly vanishing two years ago

TWO years after historic lows, Malaga’s La Viñuela reservoir has recovered to over 80% of its total capacity. Weeks of sustained rainfall have lifted Malaga’s

17 Feb, 2026 @ 14:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Weather

WATCH: Horrified hiker gets trapped in mud up to the waist for EIGHT hours before rescue teams in Malaga finally pull him out

VIDEO footage shows rescue teams’ eight hour struggle to save a hiker trapped in mud up to his waist. The 53-year-old man had been adventuring

17 Feb, 2026 @ 13:45

Lead·Malaga

Spanish region which banned phones from schools says grades are UP and bullying is DOWN

Police investigate claims of school and cyber bullying in case of 14-year-old girl who ‘took her own life’ in Malaga’s Benalmadena

POLICE are investigating claims of both school and cyber bullying in the case of a 14-year-old girl who ‘took her own life’ in Malaga’s Benalmadena

17 Feb, 2026 @ 12:15

Lead·Malaga

High-speed trains between Madrid and Andalucia partially resume with trains as far as Cordoba and Sevilla – Malaga will have to wait

HIGH-SPEED train services resumed on Tuesday between Madrid and Andalucia following the suspension caused by the Adamuz disaster on January 18. State operator Renfe said

17 Feb, 2026 @ 11:18

Almeria·Andalucia·Cadiz·Cordoba·Granada·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Sevilla

Residents evacuated from rain-soaked Grazalema given green light to return as landslide risk subsides

RESIDENTS of Grazalema have started returning to their homes today after the entire town was evacuated over landslide risks. According to figure from local authorities,

16 Feb, 2026 @ 17:30

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Weather

Motorcyclist dies after falling from his bike in Marbella – the second in three months

A MAN died this Sunday after falling off his motorcycle in Marbella. The 54-year-old had been driving along Calle Guadalete when he fell from his

16 Feb, 2026 @ 13:22

Lead·Marbella

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