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Cruel scammers in Spain are arrested for ‘pretending to find missing dogs and charging their desperate owners compensation’

TWO people have been arrested in Mijas for allegedly defrauding owners of lost dogs seeking information about their missing pets. Three people were conned in

18 Jul, 2024 @ 22:00

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead

British-German couple warn against moving to Spain after being told to ‘go back home to their own country’ and suffering post-Brexit red tape nightmare

A BRITISH-German couple have given up on living in Spain after being told to ‘go back home’ and facing a ‘bureaucratic nightmare’ due to post-Brexit

17 Jul, 2024 @ 14:12

Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

'Love Hug' robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain's Costa Blanca Warning over ‘love hugging’ scam in Murcia after string of elderly people are targeted by gang TWO members of a ‘love-hug’ gang that travelled around Spain robbing elderly people have been jailed. Four Romanians- aged between 28 and 31- rented a 9 APR, 2024 @ 11:30 ALICANTE·CRIME & LAW·LEAD·MURCIA·OTHER NEWS Expat Brits in Benidorm sold drugs to bar and hotel customers with express deliveries via an electric scooter British tourist has expensive gold chain stolen by Benidorm ‘love hug’ thief who foolishly publishes social media photos of her showing it off A WOMAN stole a gold chain from a British tourist in Benidorm but was arrested days later after posting social media images of her wearing 27 NOV, 2023 @ 16:30 BENIDORM·COSTA BLANCA·CRIME & LAW·LEAD·VALENCIAN COMMUNITY ‘Love Hug’ robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain’s Costa Blanca Callous ‘love hug’ robber targeting old people- and even offering sex- gets fifth arrest in recent months on Spain’s Costa Blanca A PROFESSIONAL ‘love hug’ street robber has been arrested in Alicante for the fifth time in recent months. The 26-year-old woman travelled all round Spain 15 AUG, 2023 @ 17:15 ALICANTE·COSTA BLANCA·CRIME & LAW·VALENCIAN COMMUNITY One of Spain's most-notorious 'Love Hug' robbers is arrested on Costa Blanca One of Spain’s most-notorious ‘Love Hug’ robbers is arrested on Costa Blanca

Plain-clothed police arrest couple using ‘love hug’ method to steal luxury watches from pedestrians in Spain

A MARRIED Romanian couple have been arrested for a series of ‘love hug’ robberies after plain-clothed Guardia Civil officers helped a potential victim on a

13 Jun, 2024 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Two people are killed after car plunges off motorway bridge on Spain’s Costa del Sol

TWO people have died after their car plunged off a bridge on the AP-7 motorway. The tragic incident unfolded at around 9.15am in Mijas on

10 Jun, 2024 @ 10:48

Costa del Sol·Lead

Solutions needed: Water restrictions in Spain are a challenge for real estate agents, buyers and holiday makers

By Christofer Fogelberg of Start Group on the Costa del Sol AS we approach the summer of 2024, we are facing a new challenge in

3 Jun, 2024 @ 10:42

Andalucia·Other News·Property·Sponsored

CANCELLED: Hugely popular Cala Mijas festival is pulled by organisers ‘after the city council failed to pay their bills’

THE Cala Mijas festival will not take place this year following a row between the organisers and the City Council. Last Tour took to X

26 Apr, 2024 @ 20:04

Costa del Sol·La Cultura·Lead

Tap water in town near Marbella is deemed ‘not fit for consumption’ – affecting 5,000 residents

5,000 residents cannot drink tap water in THIS Marbella town after it is deemed ‘not fit for consumption’. The Junta health department has declared water

19 Apr, 2024 @ 11:48

National News

Everyone’s a VIP at WL Costa Properties

Q Can you update me on the Real estate market at this present time? The Real estate market on the Costa del Sol is very

2 Apr, 2024 @ 08:33

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Other News·Property·Sponsored

Rock solid: The serious Costa del Sol company that is more than simply an estate agency

Casa Costa Property based in central Fuengirola, minutes from the train station and Church Square, has recently opened. It is not ‘just an estate agency’

2 Apr, 2024 @ 08:22

Andalucia·Other News·Property·Sponsored

RIP: British toddler Robin loses his battle to cancer after chemotherapy in Spain stopped working – as tributes pour in for ‘brave and beautiful boy’

TRIBUTES are pouring in for Robin, a British toddler who lost his battle to cancer after chemotherapy stopped working. The two-year-old was diagnosed with a

1 Apr, 2024 @ 08:51

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Must Read

IN PICS: Spain’s first police dog who helps teach children how to read visits school on the Costa del Sol

SCHOOLS on the Costa del Sol have welcomed Spain’s first ever police dog who helps teach children how to read. READ MORE: Highly intelligent robot

21 Mar, 2024 @ 12:01

Andalucia·Animals·Lead·Malaga

Mijas wants to keep beaches and chiringuitos open for 11 months of the year

MIJAS has put forward a proposal to keep beaches and chiringuitos open for 11 months of the year. READ MORE: Win a VIP day at

20 Mar, 2024 @ 10:52

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

GIVEAWAY: Win a VIP day at Max Beach Mijas featuring luxury pool beds and a bottle of Moet – here’s how to enter

MAX Beach has launched a special competition to celebrate the start of its summer season. The popular beach club, bar and restaurant is offering a

15 Mar, 2024 @ 17:38

Food & Drink·Other News

Where’s good to eat on the Costa del Sol this Valentine’s Day? These popular Metro group restaurants are offering great food, live music – and even complimentary cava!

FINDING somewhere decent to eat on Valentine’s Day can often prove a nightmare – especially when you leave it to the last minute! Well today

9 Feb, 2024 @ 16:28

Food & Drink·Olive Press Travel·Other News

WATCH: Huge fire breaks out on Spain’s Costa del Sol just moments after celebrating the start of 2024 – forcing residents to be evacuated

THIS is the moment a forest fire broke out on the Costa del Sol late last night. Flames were reported by the mayor of Mijas

1 Jan, 2024 @ 10:43

Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Mijas fire which destroyed hundreds of hectares of land ‘was most likely set deliberately’

A FOREST fire which destroyed 250 hectares of land and at least one property while forcing hundreds to evacuate was ‘most likely deliberate’, it has

17 Nov, 2023 @ 10:19

Lead

Many Brits who retire to Spain ‘will end up alone and isolated’, experts warn: Embassy calls in experts to help better integrate UK-born residents

SOME 72,000 Brits who retire to Spain’s Costa del Sol risk becoming ‘alone and isolated’, the British Embassy has warned. Diplomats have reportedly asked the

15 Nov, 2023 @ 13:56

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead

British expat’s property is donated to a donkey charity on Spain’s Costa del Sol after she failed to leave a will before her sudden death

TWO Costa del Sol charities have been gifted a former expat’s property following her unexpected death. Expat Maureen Thomson had lived in Benalmadena for 22

14 Nov, 2023 @ 15:36

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead

Mijas fire: Flames are stabilised after a more than 12-hour firefighting operation involving multiple aircraft and 10 ground troops

A FOREST fire in Mijas was finally brought under control on Sunday night. The inferno kept firefighters busy after being sparked in the Venta los

12 Nov, 2023 @ 22:11

Lead

BREAKING: Forest fire on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Residents are evacuated as Level 1 emergency is declared

A FOREST fire is currently raging on the Costa del Sol. According to Andalucia’s firefighting service INFOCA, a fire was declared in Mijas at around

12 Nov, 2023 @ 10:19

Lead·Malaga

Time for a new bed with The Bed Warehouse

TIME FOR A NEW BED? The Bed Warehouse has you covered in Spain’s Andalucia

ARE you missing the quality of UK brands and UK manufactured beds? Don’t want to pay transport costs? We’ve got it covered, with delivery as

22 Oct, 2023 @ 12:00

Andalucia·Malaga

Pedro Sanchez visits the Costa del Sol: Spain’s PM enjoys The Strokes at the Cala Mijas music festival

SPAIN’S prime minister Pedro Sanchez enjoyed a night of music at an international festival on the Costa del Sol on Friday. The socialist leader, 51,

2 Sep, 2023 @ 12:41

Lead·Malaga

REVIEW: Brit Pop at its finest at the Cala Mijas Festival as Baxter Dury, Idles and others send the (mostly) Spanish crowds wild

WITH his unusual Tai chi/ yoga stances, he stalked the stage with the grace of a ballet dancer. But, make no mistake, Baxter Dury had

1 Sep, 2023 @ 14:45

La Cultura·Malaga·Must Read

Three Costa del Sol municipalities among the five most expensive places to rent a home in Spain

THREE Costa del Sol municipalities have been ranked among the five most expensive towns and cities to rent a property in Spain. Benahavis, Marbella and

23 Aug, 2023 @ 11:15

Andalucia·Estepona·Lead·Marbella·Property

Police Seize more than twenty bottles of ‘laughing gas’ from a group of youths in Spain’s Mijas

THE Mijas local police have recently intervened in an incident involving a group of underage individuals using nitrous oxide, commonly referred to as ‘laughing gas’,

10 Aug, 2023 @ 08:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Rogue cosmetician who injected Botox into more than 100 people at her Costa del Sol home with NO medical licence is arrested

Are you a victim of this woman? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A WOMAN who performed more than 100 Botox injections and other treatments at her

8 Aug, 2023 @ 11:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga