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Estepona promises to crack down on buses to Marbella after passengers rage at no-shows and drivers who don’t even stop

ESTEPONA town hall has vowed to tighten controls on its local bus service following a barrage of complaints about operator Avanza from furious passengers across

9 Oct, 2025 @ 10:57

Costa del Sol·Estepona·Lead

Scottish mafia shootings: Alleged hitman claims Spanish prison sentence would ‘infringe his human rights’

A BRITISH man alleged to have carried out the brazen Mafia-style assassination of two notorious Scottish underworld figures has claimed his human rights would be

7 Oct, 2025 @ 16:10

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Just need him blind and face melted’: UK ‘Lord of War’ arms trafficker told thug to ‘double dose’ in horrific acid plot before Costa del Sol arrest

A BRITISH arms dealer living in a luxury villa on the Costa del Sol plotted to ‘melt’ a rival’s face with acid before his arrest

6 Oct, 2025 @ 18:15

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Horror on the Costa del Sol after ‘tourist boat explodes in Fuengirola marina’: Eight injured, three seriously

EIGHT people have been injured after a frightening explosion on board a boat in the popular Costa del Sol resort of Fuengirola. Three of the

5 Oct, 2025 @ 12:01

Costa del Sol·Lead

Body of elderly Brit, 88, found on Spain's Costa del Sol

Costa del Sol property prices soar 17% as two-bed flat reaches an eyewatering €318,000

AN average two-bed flat on the Costa del Sol now costs an eyewatering €318,000. It makes Malaga province the most expensive place to buy in

2 Oct, 2025 @ 13:30

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

Estepona working to finally complete coastal footpath with a new stretch planned for the Bahia Dorada area

A NEW tender for works to build a wooden boardwalk connecting La Galera Beach with the dirt trail at Bahía Dorada has been put out.

1 Oct, 2025 @ 16:45

Costa del Sol·Estepona·Lead

Renting on the Costa del Sol gets more and more unaffordable – but don’t ‘criminalise landlords’

RENTERS on the Costa del Sol are facing the highest costs in Andalucia, with a typical two-bedroom apartment now setting tenants back €1,494 per month

1 Oct, 2025 @ 13:00

Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

Costa del Sol toll summer price hike ends today: Outrage as govt rakes in €30m from ‘most expensive highway in Spain’

THE controversial summer price surge on the Costa del Sol’s AP-7 toll road ends today (September 30). It will mark a four-month summer season in

30 Sep, 2025 @ 17:00

Costa del Sol·Lead

Arnie and Jared Leto draw 120,000 fans to the Costa del Sol for Malaga’s first Comic-Con spectacular

HOLLYWOOD heavyweights Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jared Leto helped Malaga’s debut Comic-Con smash all expectations. The four-day extravaganza at the Palacio de Ferias y Congresos, which

30 Sep, 2025 @ 09:36

Business & Finance·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Hooligan football firm holds wild Nazi-themed stag party on the Costa del Sol

A NAZI-themed stag party on the Costa del Sol was one of the last moments of freedom for a notorious drug-trafficking football hooligan firm. The

25 Sep, 2025 @ 15:30

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Inside the Dutch ‘Mocro Maffia’ plot that handed a machine gun to a teenage Belgian hitman to kill a weed club worker on the Costa del Sol

A RUTHLESS mafia group’s plot to recruit a Belgian teenager for a hit on the Costa del Sol has been given the terrifying title ‘violence-as-a-service’.

24 Sep, 2025 @ 15:47

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa del Sol zoo transfers nine captive dolphins to China – but why does Spain still permit circus-style shows?

NINE bottlenose dolphins from Selwo Marina in Benalmadena have been shipped to China, raising fears they will continue to be used in circus-style shows. The

24 Sep, 2025 @ 11:04

Costa del Sol·Green·Lead

Major Scottish gangland figures linked to horror double shooting in Fuengirola arrested in Dubai

A BAND of notorious Scottish gangland figures with links to mafia activity on the Costa del Sol have been arrested in Dubai. Steven Lyons, Ross

23 Sep, 2025 @ 17:46

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Possible foul play’: Missing Brit found dead in Estepona had just scooped half a million euros on a villa sale

A MISSING expat whose body was found on the Costa del Sol at the weekend had recently landed a giant lump sum from a property

23 Sep, 2025 @ 17:05

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

The ZBE fines are set to begin for Malaga’s low emissions zone – but what about other towns on the Costa del Sol?

THE countdown has begun for drivers in Malaga as the Costa del Sol capital prepares to start issuing fines for polluting vehicles entering its low

22 Sep, 2025 @ 17:42

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Spain unveils new €35 million patrol ship to fight drug traffickers off the Costa del Sol – armed with underwater drones, heliport and 50-strong crew

DRUG smugglers on the Costa del Sol are facing a formidable new foe after Spain’s Guardia Civil launched a new €35 million patrol ship to

22 Sep, 2025 @ 15:41

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Teen hitmen on the Costa del Sol: 17-year-old arrested for allegedly gunning down Dutchman in Fuengirola

A TEENAGER has been arrested in northern Europe for allegedly gunning down a man on the Costa del Sol – the first confirmed case in

22 Sep, 2025 @ 14:34

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Cocaine worth €5m found inside catalytic converters shipped to Spain's Valencia

Inside the audacious €1bn Costa del Sol cocaine empire that came crashing down after a routine inspection

It began with a routine inspection of banana crates in a Malaga warehouse back in 2018. What officers found inside would unravel one of the

22 Sep, 2025 @ 13:03

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Lifeguards stunned as two men zoom up to Costa del Sol beach on jet skis and flee when challenged

TOURISTS and beach-goers had to do a double take after a pair of men arrived at a popular Mijas beach by jet ski before abandoning

19 Sep, 2025 @ 17:03

Costa del Sol·Lead

Malaga Airport’s massive €1.5bn expansion plans: No need to remove liquids or laptops from bags

PASSENGERS travelling through Malaga Airport will no longer need to remove liquids or laptops from their bags once its new €1.5 billion expansion plan is

19 Sep, 2025 @ 11:26

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Spanish police catch narcos dumping drugs into the Strait of Gibraltar and seize almost seven tonnes

THE Guardia Civil has seized almost seven tonnes of hashish after stopping two drug shipments in the Strait of Gibraltar. The operation took place over

17 Sep, 2025 @ 15:13

Andalucia·Cadiz·Costa del Sol·crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

How to pick up a bargain in Marbella and Benahavis: Four homes up for auction in Malaga with bids starting from €6,600

FANCY picking up a bargain house on Spain’s glorious Costa del Sol? If you are, then you’re in luck as four houses are set to

16 Sep, 2025 @ 11:32

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Property

Flights are diverted from Malaga airport due to foggy conditions

Malaga airport posts best ever August passenger figures: British numbers wipe the floor with second-placed Germans

MALAGA-COSTA del Sol Airport had its best ever August in terms of passenger numbers, newly published figures reveal – with Brits eyeing up some summer

15 Sep, 2025 @ 15:21

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

More than 8,000 tourist flats to be removed from Malaga province

THE Spanish government has announced that over 8,000 tourist flats in Malaga province will be removed from online platforms such as Airbnb and Booking. Prime

15 Sep, 2025 @ 14:21

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Property·Travel News

Beachgoers form human chain to rescue a child being swept out to sea on the Costa del Sol

Beach goers on a Costa del Sol beach formed a human chain to save a young boy swept away by the current, Saturday afternoon. The

10 Sep, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa del Sol·Lead

Extension planned to the Costa del Sol coastal footpath near San Pedro – but where are other gaps and how close is it to being finally completed?

ESTEPONA town hall has announced plans to fill in a segment of the footpath linking Guadalmina Baja and Casasola as the 160km Costa del Sol

10 Sep, 2025 @ 15:00

Costa del Sol·Estepona·Lead

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Estepona promises to crack down on buses to Marbella after passengers rage at no-shows and drivers who don’t even stop

Scottish mafia shootings: Alleged hitman claims Spanish prison sentence would ‘infringe his human rights’

‘Just need him blind and face melted’: UK ‘Lord of War’ arms trafficker told thug to ‘double dose’ in horrific acid plot before Costa del Sol arrest

Horror on the Costa del Sol after ‘tourist boat explodes in Fuengirola marina’: Eight injured, three seriously

Costa del Sol property prices soar 17% as two-bed flat reaches an eyewatering €318,000

Estepona working to finally complete coastal footpath with a new stretch planned for the Bahia Dorada area

Renting on the Costa del Sol gets more and more unaffordable – but don’t ‘criminalise landlords’

Costa del Sol toll summer price hike ends today: Outrage as govt rakes in €30m from ‘most expensive highway in Spain’

Arnie and Jared Leto draw 120,000 fans to the Costa del Sol for Malaga’s first Comic-Con spectacular

Hooligan football firm holds wild Nazi-themed stag party on the Costa del Sol

Inside the Dutch ‘Mocro Maffia’ plot that handed a machine gun to a teenage Belgian hitman to kill a weed club worker on the Costa del Sol

Costa del Sol zoo transfers nine captive dolphins to China – but why does Spain still permit circus-style shows?

Major Scottish gangland figures linked to horror double shooting in Fuengirola arrested in Dubai

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Possible foul play’: Missing Brit found dead in Estepona had just scooped half a million euros on a villa sale

The ZBE fines are set to begin for Malaga’s low emissions zone – but what about other towns on the Costa del Sol?

Spain unveils new €35 million patrol ship to fight drug traffickers off the Costa del Sol – armed with underwater drones, heliport and 50-strong crew

Teen hitmen on the Costa del Sol: 17-year-old arrested for allegedly gunning down Dutchman in Fuengirola

Inside the audacious €1bn Costa del Sol cocaine empire that came crashing down after a routine inspection

Lifeguards stunned as two men zoom up to Costa del Sol beach on jet skis and flee when challenged

Malaga Airport’s massive €1.5bn expansion plans: No need to remove liquids or laptops from bags

Spanish police catch narcos dumping drugs into the Strait of Gibraltar and seize almost seven tonnes

How to pick up a bargain in Marbella and Benahavis: Four homes up for auction in Malaga with bids starting from €6,600

Malaga airport posts best ever August passenger figures: British numbers wipe the floor with second-placed Germans

More than 8,000 tourist flats to be removed from Malaga province

Beachgoers form human chain to rescue a child being swept out to sea on the Costa del Sol

Extension planned to the Costa del Sol coastal footpath near San Pedro – but where are other gaps and how close is it to being finally completed?

EXCLUSIVE: Fears in Alicante that ‘serial pet shooter’ is at large after a ‘friendly cat’ has bullet lodged in its leg

Eyebrows raised as Brits are urged to retire in Spain for ‘major attraction’ of the public healthcare system

Children convicted for sex assault offences doubles over seven years in Alicante area

Spaniards side with Britain’s FT in its assault on Spain’s ‘I win, you lose’ tax agency

Spain alone in voting to reject EU plans to return migrants to ‘safe third country’ in Brussels showdown