Marbella waiter turns entrepreneur with ‘at-table’ mobile phone charger device
A waiter serving diners in fashionable Marbella has invented a system to charge mobile phones at tables. Esteban Romero, 36, has spent the last ten
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Oops, we did it again! How the Olive Press reported from the wildfire in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol
GETTING close to the flames and talking to victims and firefighters. While other expat newspapers watched it from afar, translating stories from Spanish websites, the
Spain’s Malaga prepares for its first post-covid San Juan night
MALAGA City Council is preparing its first San Juan night after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The last two years saw beaches
Alleged fraudster pensioner in Spain claims she ‘can’t even use WhatsApp’
A 73-YEAR-OLD Malaga woman accused of online fraud has claimed she ‘doesn’t even know how to use WhatsApp’. Maria, from Rincon de la Victoria in
‘You’ve aged well!’ Obama jokes with Spain’s PM on visit to Malaga
FORMER US President Barack Obama met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez during his visit to a tech conference in Malaga and the pair shared
CRUISING: Spain’s Malaga port to receive 41 cruise ship calls this summer—matching pre-pandemic figures
THE number of cruise ships expected to dock this summer at the port of Malaga matches the figures for the same period in 2019, before
Costa del Sol beaches ‘black flagged’ over polluting sunscreen
THE Ecologists in Action organisation hands out two black flags per province in Spain each year for beaches which are not meeting environmental standards. The
Incidence of skin cancer in Spain’s Malaga has increased 15-fold in 50 years experts warn
IN celebration of Skin Cancer Prevention Day, yesterday, Monday June 13, the dermatology department of the Clinical Hospital in Malaga organised a series of activities
ROCKING IN: Former President Barack Obama heads for Spanish hotel where Guns N’Roses, Peter Andre and Gareth Bale normally stay
HE is easily the hippest of ex-presidents, so it’s no surprise to learn he’s staying at a hotel normally frequented by rock and football stars.
British holidaymakers forced to sleep in car as wildfire threatened villa on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A BRITISH woman visiting friends in Benahavis has had her holiday turned upside down after being evacuated in the wake of a forest fire. Retired
Last stand: British expat refuses to leave her home despite risk as wildfire approaches town in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol
ONE British expat resident in Benahavis refuses to leave her home, defying orders to evacuate by authorities fearful of the risk from a wildfire raging
IN IMAGES: Smoke engulfs homes as 3,000 residents evacuated in Pujerra wildfire in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol
SOME 3,000 residents have so far been evacuated from their homes as firefighters battled against a wildfire raging across the hills above Estepona and Marbella
Spain’s Malaga to host most important cruise fair in Europe
MORE than 3,000 people from 70 countries are expected to attend Europe’s most important cruise fair hosted this September in Spain’s Malaga. The international cruise
‘We only want quality tourists’ insists mayor as row brews over holiday lets in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE Mayor of Malaga has clashed with the holiday home sector on the question of the quality of tourism in Malaga. Francisco de la Torre,
Pensioners in Spain’s Malaga robbed of bank cards by two women who watched them tap in PIN numbers at ATMs
POLICE in Malaga have arrested two women who stole bank cards from pensioners and illegally withdrew money from their accounts. The duo aged 24 and
Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol declares itself a Ukrainian province for fundraising campaign
MALAGA is vying to become Ukraine’s unofficial 25th province in a solidarity campaign to help the war-torn country. Local businesses have been asked to back
Cruise ship passenger feared dead after falling overboard west of Spain’s Balearic Islands
AUTHORITIES are searching for a female cruise ship passenger who fell overboard on Sunday morning. The unnamed passenger fell into the water at 2.00 am
Extra police will patrol streets in crackdown on stag and hen parties in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol
EXTRA police are being brought in to patrol the streets of Malaga in a crackdown on stag and hen parties in the city on the
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MUST WATCH: Exclusive video shows Ryanair staff ply drinks to rowdy stag dressed as a mop!
Dressed as a mop the bridegroom was sent by a baying, cheering group up and down the aisle for five minutes ‘to clean the plane’.
Cat shot in school playground in Spain’s Malaga raises security concerns
A CAT has allegedly been shot with an air weapon inside the grounds of a public school in Alhaurin de la Torre. The incident took
Forest firefighting unit prepares Spain’s Malaga to face summer of high fire hazard
INFOCA, the agency that deals with fire emergencies in Andalucia, is preparing for the high-risk season which begins today, on June 1, and continues until
Spain’s Malaga set to sizzle with ‘warmer than average’ summer forecast
THIS summer will bring ‘warmer than average’ temperatures, weather expert reveals. According to Jesus Riesco, director of the AEMET Malaga Meteorological Centre, temperature rises have
Virtual reality to take pain out of needle pricks for children at Spain’s Malaga Maternity Hospital
THE Maternity Hospital in Malaga has started using virtual reality (VR) technology to help kids with extreme needle anxiety. Millions of kids have medical problems
