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One of UK’s most wanted fugitives arrested at gym on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A JOINT operation by the Spanish police, National Crime Agency and Merseyside Police has snared one of the UK’s most wanted fugitives on Thursday...
Drugs lord arrested at luxury Costa Blanca home in Spain for exporting narcotics via lorries across Europe
A Polish drugs lord who used lorries from Spain to transport drugs to Scandinavia and Eastern Europe has been arrested by the Guardia Civil.
Officers...
3 bedroom Finca/Country House for sale in Coin – € 399,000
Finca/Country HouseCoín, Málaga
3 beds
2 baths
€ 399,000
2 houses on 1 plot! This beautiful finca is located in the countryside...
New Year’s Eve celebrations cancelled in three towns in Malaga province on Spain’s Costa del Sol
TOWN halls in Malaga province have started to cancel their New Year’s Eve celebrations as COVID cases rise.
Coin, Alhaurin de la Torre and Fuengirola...
WHERE TO STAY: The best rural retreats in Spain’s Guadalhorce Valley
Guadalhorce valley has some great rural retreats, writes Jon Clarke
Protests mount against mega solar farm plans for Spain’s Costa del Sol
PROTESTS against proposed giant solar panel farms are gaining strength across the Costa del Sol with the latest demonstrations held in Coin, Castellar and...
Coin in Spain’s Malaga rules out field hospital after new COVID-19 outbreak detected in disabled centre
According to mayor Francisco Santos, the centre has been disinfected and residents isolated so that care can continue to be provided
Bleaching of streets ramped up in small inland town in Spain’s Malaga following ‘worrying’ rise in COVID-19 cases
Education centres will also be disinfected both inside and outside daily, while playgrounds will be closed from 10pm to 6am to avoid crowds gathering
Demonstrations against opening of new quarry in Spain’s Andalucia
RESIDENTS in Coin have been protesting against the opening of a new quarry.
BRA-ZILLIONS: Defect €2 coin advertised at €2.5 million on Ebay for depicting goddess Europa ‘wearing a bra’
PAUSE for a moment before purchasing your next pint or pincho de tortilla - the €2 coin in your hand could be worth €2.5...
IN PICS: raw sewage pumped out at three places off Nerja beaches
RAW sewage is being pumped out in three places just off the shores of Nerja, an investigation by the Guardia Civil has revealed.
The three...
Where to eat in the Guadalhorce Valley
ALL around the Guadalhorce Valley you will find vegetable gardens, orchards and fields of crops.
And with such a fabulous range of local produce it...
Get lost in the white towns of Guadalhorce
I SPEND 15 minutes gawping at the rugged Alhaurin el Grande mountain range from our balcony before I realise I am late for breakfast.
We’re...
MISSING: Fears for elderly British expat not seen since flash floods hit inland Malaga
A BRITISH man is believed to be missing from Malaga.
https://www.facebook.com/OrgullososDeCoin/posts/2300353899993341
Roger Hanks, 73, has not been seen since flash floods wreaked havoc on Malaga and...
British expats protest ‘cruel’ bullfight in Malaga after learning it was funded by their taxes
The protest was organised alongside a 1,300-strong petition
EXCLUSIVE: Bank in Spain refuses payout to fix British expat pensioner’s gate as ’wind was not strong enough’
AN expat pensioner has been forced to fork out for new gates despite having insurance for over 17 years.
Sylvia Rush, based in Alhaurin el...
Wanted British pensioner arrested on Costa del Sol for €2.5 million coin investment scam
A BRITISH pensioner has been arrested on the Costa del Sol for her alleged involvement in a coin investment scam.
The 71-year-old woman, from London,...
GANG WARFARE: Two dead, several injured and cars torched after organised brawl between rival Roma families in Malaga
TWO people have been killed and at least five injured following a brawl between two rival Roma families.
The battle was organised in the Fuensanta...
Homeless couple receive much needed financial help from Olive Press reader
Paul will put the money towards a deposit for a flat
Brave British expat and cystic fibrosis campaigner Becky Baker passes away
The family of British expat Becky Baker of Coin, who had the lung condition, has been left 'overwhelmed' by the volume of tributes to her they have received
EXCLUSIVE: Expat couple forced out by Malaga landlord living between car and shed with 17 rescue dogs
The couple moved to Spain 15 years ago
World famous La Vuelta cycling race to return to Andalucia in 2017
Almost one quarter of the brutal 3297.7km long La Vuelta will take place between August 30 and September 3 in the region, which was entirely missed off the contest’s route last year
Three Kings: Where to watch parades in Andalucia on January 5
Millions of people are expected to come out and join in with the huge Cabalgatas de Reyes, which will snake their way through both bustling cities and tiny villages
CHRISTMAS APPEAL: Volunteers needed to help Costa del Sol flood victims
Kind-hearted businesses are also needed to do their bit for those living in stricken areas such as Coin, Cartama and Fuengirola, whose homes were ruined in the recent deadly Malaga region deluges
IN PICTURES: Astonishing shots of flood rescues in Malaga
Two people have lost their lives, while 76 people have been rescued from their homes in Alhaurín de la Torre, Cártama, Álora, Marbella and Estepona alone
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U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Plea as petition for expat drivers in Spain nears 5,000 signatures
A PETITION demanding an answer from the British government over the right for expats to drive in Spain is nearly halfway there.
Nearly 4,500 people...
