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Boris Johnson reveals recent stay in luxury villa on Spain’s Costa del Sol was freebie from Tory peer

Fiona Govan - 4 Nov, 2021 @ 18:58

BRITISH Prime Minister has revealed that his recent stay at a villa in Benahavis, inland from Spain's Costa del Sol, was a gift from...

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EXCLUSIVE: The villa that serves as secret hideout for Princess Diana’s 1990s trips to Spain’s Costa del Sol in...

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 24 Oct, 2021 @ 09:00

WITH a price tag of €15 million it is just the sort of holiday villa befitting a princess. In the hills near Benahavis, it boasts...

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Benahavis has it all: The ultimate guide to the hidden gem’ of Spain’s Costa del Sol

Kirsty Mckenzie - 15 Oct, 2021 @ 19:55

BORIS Johnson chose it as the location for his controversial autumn getaway, following in the footsteps of a long list of well-known people have...

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Crown and country: But Boris Johnson’s holiday in Spain’s Marbella doesn’t play well to the crisis-torn subjects back in...

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 12 Oct, 2021 @ 13:40

A ROW of photographers line the track outside the leafy Torre de Tramores estate in the foothills of Spain’s newest national park the Sierra...

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HORROR SHOW: Spain’s Estepona blaze goes into fifth night with 4 more villages evacuated

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 12 Sep, 2021 @ 20:36

2700 people evacuated with more villages in danger in biggest blaze for decades

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‘Pray for rain’: Firefighters battle blaze on Spain’s Costa del Sol into third night

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 10 Sep, 2021 @ 19:45

THE blaze on Spain’s Costa del Sol threatens to be one of the largest wildfires in the zone for decades. A total of 30 aircraft...

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LATEST: Arson suspected as firefighters battle to control blaze that has already scorched 2,000 hectares in hills above Spain’s...

Elena Gocmen Rueda - 9 Sep, 2021 @ 14:36

AN ARSONIST is believed to be behind a blaze above the Costa del Sol that has already scorched 2,167 hectares, authorities have revealed. It appears...

Andalucia

Pricey Homes: Five of the most expensive streets to buy a home in Spain are on the Costa del...

Cristina Hodgson - 18 Aug, 2021 @ 09:15

THE Costa del Sol boasts to being, once again, on the elite list of the most expensive streets in Spain. In fact, the municipalities of...

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EXCLUSIVE: AirBnB owner helped by Olive Press after Costa del Sol property trashed in illegal party

Katherine Brook - 4 Jul, 2021 @ 11:15

THE Olive Press has helped reader Aditya Jain win a battle against Airbnb after he was left with an €800 bill to clean up...

Andalucia

INDIAN SPICE: A taste of authentic cuisine in the Costa del Sol’s Benahavis

Dilip Kuner - 13 Mar, 2021 @ 14:09

Indian food is famous world over. But there is only one place to get your fix for your traditional favourites in Benahavis. Indian Spice has been...

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Yanks are coming: Surge in interest from Americans in property on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Dilip Kuner - 28 Feb, 2021 @ 12:18

A Costa del Sol property developer has revealed a surge in interest from American investors for property in the region. Bright says that up to...

Andalucia

EXCLUSIVE: Crisis emergency centre to battle floods and fires to open on the Costa del Sol

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 25 Oct, 2020 @ 14:15

A STATE of the art rescue and emergency centre is to be built in the heart of the Costa del Sol. The crisis nerve centre...

Andalucia

Spain’s most expensive home goes on sale on Costa del Sol for a cool €32 million

James Warren - 14 Aug, 2020 @ 12:44

Dubbed 'The Pride of Zagaleta', it is nestled on a 10,000 sqm plot of land that overlooks the Mediterranean

Costa Blanca

WATCH: Multinational gang of drug-smuggling kidnappers arrested in Spain’s Alicante and Malaga

Simon Wade - 4 Jul, 2020 @ 10:58

POLICE have smashed an international drugs ring and arrested 18 alleged smugglers in Alicante and Malaga. The gang of Moroccan, French, Indian and Spanish nationals...

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BREAKING: Body of woman found in popular rock pool in hills behind Spain’s Costa del Sol

Laurence Dollimore - 30 Apr, 2020 @ 00:59

THE body of a woman has been found in a popular hiking area in the hills of the Costa del Sol. The lifeless body was...

Andalucia

IN PICS: Why you NEED to visit Andalucia’s Benahavis this year

Joanne Oakley - 22 Feb, 2020 @ 09:00

The entire village is an open air art gallery, littered with poetic quotes from Shakespeare, Blake and Sabines to educate and inspire walkers as they wander through the winding streets

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Famous British businessman and Premier League football star flock to new Benahavis development

Staff Reporter - 14 Jun, 2019 @ 11:08

THE first building project in Benahavis village for more than a decade has proven a hit with more than half of its units already...

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Wealthy expat town in Spain becomes first in Malaga to elect far-right Vox into power

Tim McNulty - 30 Apr, 2019 @ 13:31

Vox was narrowly elected in ahead of the governing Popular Party, with the right-wing party securing 364 votes to their conservative rival's 356

Property

What has 2019 got in store for Spain’s property market?

Campbell Ferguson (OP Columnist) - 22 Feb, 2019 @ 13:05

IT’S early February and I am beginning to see more half finished developments finished. There are finally curtains in the windows, cars in the garage...

Andalucia

Costa del Sol bomb blasts part of escalating drug gang warfare police fear

Charlie Smith - 11 Oct, 2018 @ 16:12

The blasts come amid a spate of gang-related violence that has plagued Spain’s Costa del Sol in recent times

Andalucia

Two BOMBS explode in Marbella and Benahavis as drug mafia wars reach new heights

Laurence Dollimore - 10 Oct, 2018 @ 10:53

TWO 'bombs' have exploded in Marbella this morning. The explosive devices were set off at around 2am in San Pedro de Alcantara and Benahavis and...

Andalucia

JIHAD IT COMING: Spain’s ‘most dangerous terrorist’ facing 7-year-sentence after being snared on Costa del Sol ‘enjoying drugs, alcohol...

Laurence Dollimore - 11 Jun, 2018 @ 16:13

He used sites like Youtube to spread beheading videos and highly graphic propaganda videos

Property

Sales are flowing fast at Riverside, the first project in Benahavis village for over a decade

Staff Reporter - 12 May, 2018 @ 18:35

CONSTRUCTION has begun on the first building project in Benahavis village for more than 10 years - and it's selling fast! Since going on the...

Andalucia

Drones discover Malaga province has more than 4,000 illegal buildings… and counting

Laurence Dollimore - 5 Feb, 2018 @ 11:11

MALAGA province has more than 4,000 undeclared buildings, an investigation has revealed. The General Directorate of Cadastre discovered the haul last year after using drones...

Andalucia

Junta drafts up plans to overhaul transport network along Costa del Sol

Jed Neill - 1 Feb, 2018 @ 14:36

The draft plan called Plan de Ordenación del Territorio (POT), is part of a 20-year scheme to ease mobility along the coast and is more than 200 pages long.

Andalucia

Dozens of firefighters called to forest fire in Benahavis this morning

Jed Neill - 19 Dec, 2017 @ 13:58

Some 85 firefighters, two environmental agents, meteorology technicians were called to the Finca la Resinera forest just after 7:45 am in Benahavis.

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INTERVIEW: Meet Quique Dacosta, Spain’s Michelin-starred chef behind the new gourmet experience at Madrid’s Mandarin Oriental Ritz

Fiona Govan - 30 Nov, 2021 @ 18:51

The culinary genius is bringing his exquisite dishes to Madrid from Valencia, writes Fiona Govan.

Business Owner Is Arrested In Alicante Area Of Spain For Paying Low Wages And Threatening Moroccan Workers

Sweatshop owner is arrested in Alicante area of Spain for paying low wages and threatening Moroccan workers

30 Nov, 2021 @ 18:24

Head found in new age community near Granada is not a missing Dutch woman, ‘but a man in his...

30 Nov, 2021 @ 17:00

UPDATED: Everything you need to know about new travel rules between UK and Spain

30 Nov, 2021 @ 16:45

WATCH: Ryanair drama as passengers restrain aggressive man who wanted to open main door of plane en route between Spain and Hungary

WATCH: Ryanair drama as passengers restrain aggressive man who wanted to open plane door mid-air between Spain and Hungary

30 Nov, 2021 @ 16:13

Alexia Putellas makes history as first Spanish Ballon d’Or winner since 1960

30 Nov, 2021 @ 15:45

Electric scooter thief is caught out by modern technology on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Electric scooter thief is trapped by modern technology on the Costa Blanca in Spain

30 Nov, 2021 @ 15:10

Ecologists demand national park status for Sierra Bermeja above Spain’s Costa del Sol in wake of devastating wildfire

30 Nov, 2021 @ 14:37

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Spain’s scrap cathedral to live on after death of the ex-monk who built it piece by piece with his...

30 Nov, 2021 @ 13:17

Family business as Marta Ortega takes control of Spain’s Inditex fashion empire

30 Nov, 2021 @ 12:45

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Calahonda with pool – € 215,000

30 Nov, 2021 @ 12:07

Two children among four people killed in horrific Barcelona inferno

30 Nov, 2021 @ 12:00

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