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Quirky dog and human ‘canicross’ race coming to Malaga this weekend

Chloe Glover (Reporter) - 19 Jan, 2017 @ 20:00

The Canicross trail competition in Benahavis on January 22 is the latest in a series of pet events which are taking Andalucia by storm

Campbell Ferguson: Survey Spain

How financially strong is your town hall?

Campbell Ferguson (OP Columnist) - 11 Nov, 2016 @ 09:52

Why sussing out your local authority is fundamental before buying

Property

The costs of living the dream in the Costa del Sol’s most exclusive communities

Staff Reporter - 20 Sep, 2016 @ 08:55

Benahavis mayor Jose Antonio Mena recently described every mansion as a ‘small business’

La Cultura

Salvador Dali art lecture on the Costa del Sol

Rob Horgan - 17 Sep, 2016 @ 11:00

Lecture will focus on dreams and halluciations

Crime & Law

EXCLUSIVE: Bentley driving British killer granted bail just 91 days after Marbella hit-and-run

Rob Horgan - 5 Sep, 2016 @ 11:33

The privately-educated Westley Capper is now living at his exclusive Benahavis bolthole, it can be revealed

La Cultura

Open air films for kids returns to Benahavis

Lance Rutkin - 22 Jul, 2016 @ 17:00

The children's summer screenings return

Malaga

Hit-and-run victim was Bolivian mum who was riding bike when hit by Bentley-driving Brit in Marbella

Rob Horgan - 10 May, 2016 @ 14:22

The driver and another Brit - allegedly a wanted man - were later arrested drinking in a bar in Benahavis

Crime & Law

Man shot dead with hands tied behind back dug up in Benahavis

Iona Napier - 8 Apr, 2016 @ 12:35

The decomposing body had been buried close to the surface in a Benahavis garden

Malaga

Benahavis population to increase by 50% if Junta backs PGOU

Rob Horgan - 8 Apr, 2016 @ 09:35

Up to 1,063 new houses will be added to an additional 3,800 homes, which already have permission from the existing 1983 town plan

Sport

Luxury resort Villa Padierna makes bid for German golfers

Joe Duggan (Reporter) - 6 Nov, 2015 @ 08:40

The luxury course is aiming to attract 12,000 more golfers from Germany to the 'Golden Triangle'

Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Holy man left €5,000 down after wedding planner’s ‘fictional’ ceremony

Iona Napier - 30 Sep, 2015 @ 12:55

Man-of-the-cloth left thousands out of pocket amid claims mystery wedding didn’t take place

Sport

Luxury golf resort to open in Benahavis

Iona Napier - 8 Sep, 2015 @ 10:42

Westin tees off with a third Spanish resort

Crime & Law

VIDEO: Kidnapped man held hostage for six days freed from Benahavis villa in Marbella police raid

Rob Horgan - 1 Sep, 2015 @ 14:00

The unnamed man was tied up and held in a house in Benahavis, as kidnappers demanded €35,000 in ransom for his release

Celebrity

EXCLUSIVE: ‘People’s tenor’ Russell Watson waits an hour for Spanish wedding

Iona Napier - 24 Aug, 2015 @ 11:55

UK's top classical star spent 50 minutes fidgeting at the altar as his new young bride almost didn't show due to car mix-up

Politics

Tory MP Zac Goldsmith’s luxury Benahavis property

Iona Napier - 29 Jul, 2015 @ 15:48

The leading conservative candidate tipped to succeed Boris Johnson as London mayor has been holidaying at his family’s lavish country refuge for years

Property

Mr Boom of Benahavis: Scott Marshall’s secret to success

Staff Reporter - 21 May, 2015 @ 13:50

With nearly 30 websites all relating to the local area, it is no surprise that Scott Marshall is slowly cornering the market in the scenic growth town of Benahavis

Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Expats slam electrical store Worten after being left with faulty fridges and TVs

Iona Napier - 13 May, 2015 @ 11:09

Two furious expats slammed the ‘non-existent’ customer services at Worten’s Marbella and Fuengirola stores after the ‘useless’ appliances arrived broken or quickly breaking down

Food & Drink

Malaga to promote wine-making sector at forum

Tom Powell - 4 Apr, 2015 @ 16:00

The Vinia Malaga wine forum on April 27 will include tastings and exhibitions from 25 local bodegas

Malaga

Court blocks Marbella and Benahavis boundary change deal

Tom Powell - 26 Mar, 2015 @ 16:21

The ruling will be appealed

Andalucia

Ecologists lodge official complaint against Ronda town hall for Casa Rua project

Iona Napier - 21 Feb, 2015 @ 11:00

The group feels the initiative is ‘useless’ and a that a copy of Villa Padierna doesn’t fit in with Ronda’s tourism policies

Andalucia

Mayor of Marbella’s husband set to build 50 luxury homes on land given to Benahavis

Imogen Calderwood - 13 Jan, 2015 @ 17:26

Furious residents have launched a petition against the agreement

Food & Drink

Putin and Pingus deny wine collaboration

Tom Powell - 12 Jan, 2015 @ 14:04

Pingus founder Peter Sisseck claims reports he is selling 25 vines to a Costa mansion are unsubstantiated

Andalucia

EXCLUSIVE: Vladimir Putin’s personal vineyard at multimillion euro Marbella mansion

Tom Powell - 8 Jan, 2015 @ 16:13

Sources reveal 25 plants from Spain's top bodega Pingus have been flown down to the Costa del Sol. By Tom Powell

Andalucia

Monte Mayor golf club bought by Russian millionaires

Rob Horgan - 25 Dec, 2014 @ 16:00

EXCLUSIVE: Russian millionaires rescue one of Marbella’s top golf courses after three deserted years

Andalucia

Marbella mayor’s case against well-known lawyer thrown out by Law Society

Imogen Calderwood - 1 Dec, 2014 @ 15:39

Maria Angeles Munoz launched the case after Flores accused her of undeclared assets

Malaga

Benahavis is the tip of the property Golden Triangle

Tom Powell - 16 Nov, 2014 @ 17:45

Property experts are quietly confident that things are finally getting better in the charming village

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