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Sotogrande, Marbella and Estepona are among Spain’s priciest places to rent – but the most expensive tops out at over €4,000 a month

RENTING in Spain’s most sought-after locations has never been more costly, with Sotogrande, Marbella, and Estepona ranking among the priciest areas in the country, according

17 Feb, 2025 @ 16:00

Estepona·Lead·Marbella·Property

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

Estepona mayor is ‘not exonerated and more evidence will be submitted in appeal’ claims victims’ lawyer after judge threw out sexual abuse case

THE allegations against the mayor of Estepona have not been proven to be false and new evidence will be submitted, the prosecuting lawyer has insisted.

3 Feb, 2025 @ 12:00

Estepona·Lead

Sexual abuse complaint against Estepona mayor is dismissed: Misuse of public funds case to go ahead next month

A JUDGE has dismissed a complaint of sexual harassment by a local policeman against the high-flying mayor of Estepona. The complainant had alleged that the

29 Jan, 2025 @ 12:32

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Estepona mayor under second investigation in Spain: High-flying politician hired his alleged victim on hard-to-justify salary

THE chickens may be coming home to roost for Estepona’s high-flying mayor after a second investigation was opened into his conduct in office. Partido Popular

12 Dec, 2024 @ 21:59

Costa del Sol·Estepona·Lead

Estepona mayor’s troubles deepen: Embattled leader ‘handed €60k-a-year job to unqualified wife of his alleged victim’, court hears

THE woes of Estepona’s mayor could be set to deepen after a court heard he handed a plum €60,000-a-year position to the partner of the

5 Dec, 2024 @ 16:16

Costa del Sol·Estepona·Lead·Politics

Estepona mayor ‘sexual abuse’ case latest: Policeman told court he’d ‘shoot himself’ before working for right-wing leader again

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29 Nov, 2024 @ 19:00

Andalucia·Estepona·Lead

Estepona mayor refuses to step down over allegations he sexually abused a policeman on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE mayor of Estepona has refused to resign over claims that he sexually abused a male police officer and his wife over the space of

22 Nov, 2024 @ 19:00

Estepona·Lead

British police offer reward for information on father and son who mysteriously vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol five years ago

UK police have launched a fresh appeal into the disappearance of a British father and son who vanished from the Costa del Sol more than

18 Nov, 2024 @ 19:09

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead·Malaga

Estepona mayor attends court over sexual abuse allegations on Spain’s Costa del Sol: 61-year-old ‘suspect’ refuses to answer questions

THE Mayor of Estepona refused to answer any questions when he attended court today to testify as a suspect over allegations of sexual abuse. Jose

18 Nov, 2024 @ 14:04

Estepona·Lead

Inside the colourful world of Estepona’s embattled mayor: Link to Hitler’s translator, a swinger’s castle on the Costa del Sol and ‘wife-swapping trips to Germany’

FOR decades he’s been the ‘teflon mayor’, for whom tales of dodgy dealings and questionable connections would never stick. But sexual allegations of dirty weekends,

17 Nov, 2024 @ 11:30

Estepona·EXCLUSIVE·Lead

Mafia among us: Brit, 43, arrested in the UAE over murder of Serbian gangster in luxury Costa del Sol villa during drug-fuelled after-party

A 43-year-old British man has been arrested in the United Arab Emirates on suspicion of committing a murder in a squatted luxury villa in Estepona.

5 Nov, 2024 @ 17:37

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Estepona harassment scandal: Mayor accused of setting up policeman with sought-after €2,000 apartment to ‘satisfy his sexual desires’

FRESH details that have emerged surrounding the sexual harassment scandal engulfing the mayor of Estepona. He has been accused of abusing his position to sexually

31 Oct, 2024 @ 08:00

Estepona·Lead

Mayor of Estepona is accused of sexual harassment of male town hall employee

THE Mayor of Estepona is facing investigation over claims of sexual harassment against a male employee at the town hall. The victim’s complaint claims Jose

29 Oct, 2024 @ 13:19

Estepona·Lead

Brits praise ‘beautiful’ and ‘more affordable’ new rooftop bar in Estepona after becoming ‘fed-up’ of ‘luxury’ venues

A NEW rooftop venue in Estepona has been praised after expats and locals alike became ‘fed up’ with luxury beach bars. The latest development in

22 Oct, 2024 @ 14:41

Estepona·Olive Press Travel

Police identify man whose body was found dumped with his throat slit on a property in Spain’s Estepona

POLICE have identified a man who was found dead in a property in Estepona at the weekend. The victim was found with a slit throat

16 Oct, 2024 @ 09:57

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Body of unidentified man with a cut throat is dumped near major holiday resort on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The victim, who has not been identified, has no relation the property in which he was found

14 Oct, 2024 @ 16:45

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Father, 74, and son, 18, arrested for dealing cocaine to Estepona community from their villa on the Costa del Sol

A 74-year-old father was leading his 18-year-old son in running a cocaine operation from their villa on the Costa del Sol. The pair, 74 and

9 Oct, 2024 @ 15:25

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Looking for live music on the Costa del Sol? These are the best spots in Estepona, according to local expat ALEX COOPER

ESTEPONA is often considered to be the chilled out younger sibling to Marbella, famed for its more sedate and laidback vibe. But in a special

5 Oct, 2024 @ 16:30

Entertainment·Estepona·Olive Press Travel

Estepona’s iconic Blue Dolphin chiringuito is demolished

AN ICONIC Estepona beach bar- The Blue Dolphin- has been demolished after closing last year. The Blue Dolphin on Playa La Rada was for many

4 Oct, 2024 @ 14:00

Costa del Sol·Estepona·Lead

Relief for Estepona family as Kinahan-linked British boxer, 24, is convicted of murder for stabbing son, 19, to death during cocaine-fuelled road rage attack in Spain

A YOUNG British boxer who stabbed a Spanish teenager to death and fled Spain four years ago has been found guilty of murder. Lewis Briggs,

1 Oct, 2024 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

British expat boxer admits to killing Spanish teenager in first day of horror road rage murder trial

A YOUNG British boxer who stabbed a Spanish teenager to death and fled Spain dramatically confessed to the crime in court yesterday. Lewis Briggs, 24,

24 Sep, 2024 @ 11:50

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead