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'Don't wash your car!': Blood rain warning for Spain as Saharan dust cloud to blow in from Africa - affecting Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

‘Blood rain’ warning for Spain: ‘Calima’ phenomenon will blow into Andalucia from today

WEATHER experts in Spain are predicting the arrival of the so-called ‘calima’ phenomenon today. From this afternoon, the skies are expected to turn hazy and

20 Feb, 2025 @ 14:38

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Weather

Tivoli World WILL reopen its doors: Costa del Sol theme park to be renovated after years of decay

THE long-awaited return of Tivoli World has been confirmed after years of delays. The theme park in Benalmadena, on the Costa del Sol, will open

20 Feb, 2025 @ 12:49

Costa del Sol·Lead

Costa del Sol train latest: 15 companies declare interest in building long-awaited project

THE long-anticipated train on the Costa del Sol has taken another step forward, with 15 companies submitting bids for the project. The bidding process for

14 Feb, 2025 @ 12:43

Costa del Sol·Lead·Travel News

Fears for missing New York banker who vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol over two weeks ago

AN appeal has been launched to find a missing US tourist who vanished from the Costa del Sol more than two weeks ago. Grant Barr,

13 Feb, 2025 @ 12:44

Costa del Sol·Estepona·Lead

Enormous family entertainment complex ‘unlike anything that exists in Malaga’ set to hit Spain’s Costa del Sol in 2026

A MAJOR new family leisure complex is set to be open in Malaga in 2026. The 15,000-square-metre entertainment project, near Plaza Mayor shopping centre, will

12 Feb, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

‘Keep my dreams alive’: American teen from Malaga appeals for funds to launch MotoGP career – and needs at least €50,000

AN American teen from Malaga has launched an urgent €50,000 appeal to ‘keep his MotoGP’ dream alive. Josh Wood, a 16-year-old from Fuengirola is raising

12 Feb, 2025 @ 13:43

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Woman ‘killed by husband’ in Benalmadena had requested a restraining order but was denied

A SPANISH woman was denied a restraining order against her ‘abusive’ ex-partner just days before he allegedly killed her, it has emerged. Catalina, 48, was

10 Feb, 2025 @ 14:27

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Outrage in Benalmadena after Nigerian man ‘kills wife then sets house on fire’: Locals gather in street

THE brutal killing of a woman in Benalmadena overnight has rocked the local community. A Nigerian man has been arrested after allegedly murdering his spouse

9 Feb, 2025 @ 13:38

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Boombastic music festival coming to Estepona this summer has already sold 10,000 tickets

ESTEPONA’s Boombastic music festival has already sold 10,000 tickets ahead of its July premiere. Pre-sale tickets for Estepona’s Boombastic music festival were made available on

4 Feb, 2025 @ 15:49

Costa del Sol·La Cultura·Lead

Watch: Wild boars storm shopping centre on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A SOUNDER of wild boars has been filmed running through a busy shopping centre on the Costa del Sol. In video footage shared online, a

4 Feb, 2025 @ 08:00

Animals·Costa del Sol·Lead·Video

Watch: Locals kayak through flooded streets of Spain’s Costa del Sol following DANA storm

THIS is the moment two locals were filmed kayaking through the flooded streets of the Costa del Sol on Monday. The footage, reportedly recorded in

4 Feb, 2025 @ 06:02

Costa del Sol·Lead·Video·Weather

WATCH: Torrential rain and flooding cause chaos on Spain’s Costa del Sol amid an orange weather warning for storms and hail

SCENES of flooding have returned to the Costa del Sol as Aemet enacts a major orange weather warning for storms and hail in the coastal

3 Feb, 2025 @ 09:29

Costa del Sol·Lead·Video·Weather

One dead and two injured after car ploughs into toll booth on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A MAN has died after a car he was travelling in collided with a toll booth on the Costa del Sol. At least two others

3 Feb, 2025 @ 07:00

Costa del Sol·Lead

Weather warning is issued for Spain’s Costa del Sol ahead of severe rain, storms and HAIL

A WEATHER warning has been issued for parts of Malaga on Monday, including the Costa del Sol. According to state weather agency AEMET, up to

2 Feb, 2025 @ 21:48

Costa del Sol·Lead·Weather

Exclusive: Brit expat’s warning after falling prey to ‘old school’ scam in Spain

A BRITISH expat has sounded the alarm after falling prey to a ‘classic’ scam on the Costa del Sol. Gomer Evans, from Wales, and his

2 Feb, 2025 @ 14:35

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Cadiz hotel is nominated for a prestigious National Geographic award

A LUXURY hotel in Cadiz has been nominated for a National Geographic Travel Award. THE SO/Sotogrande Spa & Golf Resort will compete in the Best

1 Feb, 2025 @ 14:17

Andalucia·Cadiz·Costa del Sol·Hotels·Lead·Nature·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

‘Illegal’ campers spark fury by dumping human waste onto Costa del Sol beach – as police ‘do nothing’

A FRUSTRATED expat has spoken out after ‘illegal’ campers were spotted throwing rubbish and human waste onto a Torrox beach. Doug Fairchild, 78 from Australia

1 Feb, 2025 @ 14:00

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Moment armed kidnappers are arrested in dramatic police chase after a man is snatched in Malaga seaside town

THIS is the moment Spanish Policia Nacional intercepted a car speeding down the motorway carrying a drug kidnap gang on the Costa del Sol. Police

28 Jan, 2025 @ 12:45

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Costa del Sol on yellow alert as Storm Herminia brings gale-force winds and heavy rains

The Costa del Sol has been placed under a yellow weather warning as Storm Herminia batters southern Spain with gale-force winds of up to 90

27 Jan, 2025 @ 11:24

Costa del Sol·Lead·Weather

Costa del Sol estate agents slam ‘ineffective and populist’ plans to tax non-EU property buyers and offer ‘real’ solutions for Spain’s housing crisis

A LEADING Costa del Sol property group has warned Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s proposed new tax measures targeting non-EU property buyers could damage one

26 Jan, 2025 @ 09:00

Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

Costa del Sol’s international schools could see a rise in popularity after Labour’s VAT imposition on UK private schools

A RECENT Financial Times article highlights that more British parents are considering international schools due to the 20% VAT on private school fees. Marbella, with

24 Jan, 2025 @ 17:12

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Education·Lead·Málaga·Malaga·Marbella

BBC soap set on Spain’s Costa del Sol set for re-run

A BBC soap set in Spain will return to screens 31 years after it was taken off air. Eldorado was released in 1992 as the

22 Jan, 2025 @ 17:00

Costa del Sol·La Cultura·Lead

Germans and Dutch dominate Spain’s luxury property market – but which areas will be hit in Pedro Sanchez’s ban on non-EU buyers?

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez’s plans to shut non-EU-non-resident buyers out of the Spanish property market could affect a number of areas popular with Brits and

22 Jan, 2025 @ 13:00

Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

Horror in Ronda: Man nearly has femoral artery severed in daylight knife attack while out walking his dog with his girlfriend in Spain

A MAN has been arrested in Ronda after allegedly stabbing a rival in the leg during a broad daylight attack, missing his femoral artery by

21 Jan, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Tourist, 28, charged with starting 12th floor Costa del Sol hotel fire: CCTV captured moment suspect bought petrol and a lighter

A TOURIST has been arrested for allegedly using an accelerant to start a fire in his 12th-floor hotel room on the Costa del Sol. The

15 Jan, 2025 @ 17:36

Costa del Sol·Lead

Public prosecution office opens investigation into homophobic Torremolinos club

MALAGA’S public prosecution office has opened an investigation into a Torremolinos club accused of an anti-gay hate crime. It comes after Casa Fatima promoted it’s

13 Jan, 2025 @ 16:37

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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