The costas he was not
At a memorial service to his life, dozens of environmentalists paid tribute – and even donated a poem to the man known as ‘Mister Boyd’
Police are helpless as mentally ill girl robs homes
Homeowners in the Guadalhorce valley are being terrorised by a mentally ill girl breaking into their properties
Job Done
Footpath reopened after fight from plucky pensioner and an Olive Press campaign
Mayor sued for protecting his town’s water supply from golf developers
Coin mayor Gabriel Clavijo is being taken to court for canceling a huge golf macroproject that could have damaged his town’s main aquifer.
Matador Row
A row has broken out after Spain's most popular bullfighter won an award from the Culture Ministry.
Dolores Vázquez in the clear
A woman sent to prison for the murder of a teenager has been completely absolved of the crime.
Massacre remembered
During the early days of the Spanish Civil War, a large group of women and children were rounded up and shot in a chapel near
An ill wind
Residents slam secretive campaign that will see 75 ‘ineffective’ wind turbines destroy tourist industry and endanger rare birds around Antequera.
Grand Cru Andaluz
Wine extravaganza will be an assault on the taste buds (as well as the wallet)
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.
A High-way arrest
A SPANIARD has been arrested for driving without a licence, and with his wife and eight children in the back.
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
Ryanair tries to clear up fog of confusion
RYANAIR is insisting that a flight cancelled at the last minute at Granada airport was due to fog, despite airline representatives telling passengers at the
Rubbed out
After our report last issue about villas being built 20 metres from the beach in Mijas, activists demand date for Algarrobico hotel demolition in Almeria
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.
Passengers acuse Ryanair of lying
Fog of confusion as Ryanair accused of lying over suspicious cancellation
Profit Air
Winning a prize draw for Ryanair tickets left a couple 360 euros out of pocket
Becks Hams it up in Sevilla
HE certainly knows how to ham it up on the celebrity circuit. But now David Beckham has proved his total love of ham full stop.
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,
Missing Marta ‘killed’ by ex-lover
St Valentines day confession by 20-year-old boyfriend. Jealous former lover Miguel Carcaño, 20, admitted he had killed her in a fit of rage.
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