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Luxury tourism professionals meet in Spain’s Malaga for first edition of ‘Malaga Luxury Summit’

MALAGA has hosted a one-day luxury sales summit, featuring various specialists in the premium and luxury travel sector. The first edition of the congress ‘Malaga

3 Mar, 2023 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Spain’s Malaga seeks direct flight to Miami and year-round connections to Qatar and Saudi Arabia

MALAGA aims to strengthen its position in the North American, Latin American and Middle Eastern markets. With the soon-to-be direct connection between Malaga – New

2 Mar, 2023 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

EXCLUSIVE: Under-fire Avanza bosses pull their socks up over wastage at Marbella bus station

BOSSES accused of wasting ‘thousands of euros’ at a bus depot have taken action after the Olive Press pointed it out to them. Users of

1 Mar, 2023 @ 19:30

Lead·Malaga

Bomb squad deactivates Spanish Civil War hand grenade in Malaga river

BOMB disposal experts have detonated a mortar grenade from the Spanish Civil War that was found at the mouth of the Guadalmedina river in Malaga

1 Mar, 2023 @ 09:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Spain’s Malaga to host Seatrade Cruise Med Fair again in 2024

March marks beginning of increased cruise activity in Spain’s Malaga port

THE cruise activity in the port of Malaga accelerates this month and will mark the start of what promises to be an intense spring season.

1 Mar, 2023 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Long Read: The tragic story of the American woman compelling her Pakistani father to take a paternity test in a Costa del Sol court

FOR Tamara Hibbs, growing up in the 70s and 80s in a white family among white communities in Baltimore and Kentucky had always been a

28 Feb, 2023 @ 18:31

Lead·Malaga·Must Read

Harry Potter star joins FreakCon 2023 festival in Malaga

A Harry Potter movie star will join a festival in Malaga which celebrates geek culture next weekend. FreakCon 2023, which takes place on March 4-5

28 Feb, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·Malaga·National News

Happy Andalucia Day!

Cities and pueblos across the region will today be celebrating Andalucia Day

28 Feb, 2023 @ 13:43

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Nightmare journey on Costa del Sol buses

Road to Mandalay: My nightmare on the Costa del Sol’s buses

I HAD been set the challenge of getting from Duquesa to La Cala de Mijas via public transport. Two coastal resorts on the Costa del

28 Feb, 2023 @ 12:17

Malaga

Sacked Malaga worker assaults and kidnaps boss before driving him for hours to Spain’s Benidorm area

A SACKED Malaga farm worker assaulted his boss and forced him to go on a 500 kilometre car journey to the Benidorm area. The victim,

28 Feb, 2023 @ 12:01

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Valencian Community

Restaurant in Spain’s Marbella awarded ‘sun’ in prestigious Repsol Guide

A RESTAURANT in Malaga province has received a ‘sun’ distinction from the prestigious Repsol Guide, a respected authority on Spanish cuisine. At the ceremony in

28 Feb, 2023 @ 08:45

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

Two men and a girlfriend arrested for kidnapping and torture over missing drugs and weapon stash in Spain’s Malaga

Three people have been arrested for kidnapping and torturing two men for four hours over a missing stash of drugs and weapons. The two victims

27 Feb, 2023 @ 19:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain's top court orders end of height discrimination against female police force recruits

Drug lord wanted by UK police finally arrested in Spain

A UK drug lord wanted over smuggling cocaine, ketamine, heroin and cannabis into the country has been arrested in Spain. Policia Nacional agents arrested the

27 Feb, 2023 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

EXPORT BOOM: Spain’s Malaga smashes its export record and reaches a new high of €2,880 million

MALAGA has celebrated a ‘historic record’ in exports thanks to an 18% growth in sales. The 2022 financial year for Malaga has closed with record

27 Feb, 2023 @ 10:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

Winter storm to bypass Malaga whilst 30 other province in Spain placed under alert for sub-zero temperatures

THE tenth storm of the season, storm Juliette, will hit Spain this Monday placing more than 30 provinces in the country, including the Balearic Islands,

27 Feb, 2023 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Malaga voted as one of the most family-friendly cities in Spain

MALAGA, which has always stood out as a favourite destination for foreign tourists due to the multitude of opportunities and its cultural and leisure offer,

26 Feb, 2023 @ 10:30

Malaga·Olive Press Travel

LACK OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT ON THE COSTA DEL SOL IS DRIVING TOURISTS AND RESIDENTS MAD

OVER half a million people live along the Costa del Sol, not counting Malaga city, a number that is said to triple during the summer.

24 Feb, 2023 @ 19:30

Lead·Malaga·Must Read·Travel News

Blooming Blossoms: Cherry blossom in Malaga named as one of most beautiful in all of Spain

ONE of the most beautiful spring sights in Spain is the cherry blossoms and Malaga can boast one of the most beautiful cherry blossom tree

24 Feb, 2023 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Nature·Other News

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Loggerhead turtle stranded on beach in Spain’s Malaga is rescued

A LOGGERHEAD turtle has been rescued from a Malaga beach last week by the city’s Local Police nature protection group (Grupona). It is believed that

24 Feb, 2023 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Mass Arrests In Spain's Malaga Over Fraudulent Residency Applications For British Citizens Including Criminals

Mass arrests in Spain’s Malaga over fraudulent residency applications for British nationals including criminals

THE Policia Nacional have arrested 47 people in the Marbella area over scams involving British citizens applying for Spanish residency in 2021 before a Brexit

23 Feb, 2023 @ 14:16

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

New evidence emerges in murder case of high-profile Brit killer Kenneth Noye

Police may reopen an investigation into how the UK’s ‘Public Enemy No 1’ was easily able to escape and live in Spain for two years.

22 Feb, 2023 @ 18:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

Spain S Costa Blanca Tourist Area Unveils Plans To Woo Back Uk Holidaymakers

‘Leave tourism alone!’ Spanish tourism boss demands compensation over EU’s new Brit-hitting ETIAS tourist tax

Spain’s tourism industry is demanding compensation for the loss of competitiveness once the new European Union’s ETIAS tourist tax comes into effect at the end

22 Feb, 2023 @ 17:45

Lead·Malaga·Must Read·National News·Travel News

8 arrested for defrauding 73-year old pensioner

73-year old man in Malaga takes his own life after being defrauded of over €58,000

POLICE in Malaga have arrested 8 people for defrauding a 73-year old man of €58,210 who subsequently took his own life last year. Three have

22 Feb, 2023 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Spain’s Antonio Banderas seeks to launch musical in English about Malaga-born artist Pablo Picasso

STAR of innumerable Hollywood movies, Antonio Banderas, has revealed that he is initiating negotiations with some Broadway companies about staging a musical in English about

22 Feb, 2023 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga