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Beer-tastic! Sixth edition of Oktoberfest returns to Spain’s Torremolinos
THE popular Oktoberfest beer festival, an event that was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, returns to tourism hotspot Torremolinos. The councillor for...
€15,000 fine for venue and DJ who spat alcohol over revellers in Spain’s Torremolinos last summer
THE performance of DJ duo Les Castizos at a chiringuito in Torremolinos last summer, which caused a public uproar, has been sanctioned with a...
Did you feel it? Earthquake rumbles Spain’s Torremolinos
A MINOR magnitude 3.1 earthquake has been registered in Malaga province this Tuesday. The quake was felt yesterday, Tuesday afternoon, in the tourist hotspot town...
Torremolinos Pride returns to Spain’s Costa del Sol for 2021
THIS year's Torremolinos Pride Festival is to take place from 3 to 6 June, with Covid-19 restrictions in place. The seaside town of Torremolinos is...
Emergency services in Spain’s Torremolinos rescue dog trapped in swimming pool for two days
A DOG has been rescued by Policia local and firefighters from Torremolinos after becoming trapped in a private swimming pool. The incident took place in...
Off-duty policeman needed surgery after being glassed in face trying to break up fight outside Torremolinos nightclub
AN off-duty police officer who glassed in the face after he tried to break up a fight outside a Torremolinos nightclub has been awarded...
Torremolinos and seven other municipalities in Spain’s Malaga must close borders on Saturday after COVID-19 incidence rate surpasses 500...
EIGHT more municipalities in Malaga have exceeded an incidence rate of 500 cases per 100,000 people. Torremolinos, Viñuela, Archidona, Riogordo, Casabermeja, Humilladero, Cortes de...
Body recovered off beach after floating ‘for several days’ out at sea on Spain’s Costa del Sol
The lifeless body was called in at around 6:30pm when a swimmer first witnessed it floating some 50 metres from the shore on El Bajondillo beach
Woman tries to take own life on Estepona beach while pensioner drowns in Torremolinos on Spain’s Costa del Sol
Tragedy first struck at around 9:20am in Torremolinos when a 70-year-old came into trouble while swimming in the sea
Sighting of two whales off Los Alamos beach in Spain’s Torremolinos
The animals were seen cruising along the coast at a constant pace, keeping most of their bodies submerged under the water as they swam.
BREAKING: Man dies on Estepona beach in second drowning in two days on Spain’s Costa del Sol
Despite paramedics and Policia Local's best efforts to revive him, he was pronounced dead at the scene
BREAKING: British shopping centre giant Intu goes into administration, spelling doubts for Torremolinos resort on Spain’s Costa del Sol
BRITISH shopping centre giant Intu has gone into administration after failing to secure a debt repayment holiday from lenders. The company, which owns three malls...
Panic on Spain’s Costa del Sol over possible shark sighting in tourist hotspot
This possible sighting in Torremolinos would make it the third in 10 days
Fears for two missing kayakers last seen in waters off Spain’s Costa del Sol
The initial alert was triggered on Saturday informing that two two people had disappeared while kayaking in waters off a popular tourist hotspot.
Thief caught red-handed burglarising FOURTH Costa Blanca villa was also wanted on Spain’s Costa del Sol
GUARDIA Civil have arrested a Russian man as he was burglarising a fourth house in as many days on the Costa Blanca. According to reports,...
Pensioner found dead in street amid coronavirus lockdown on Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE body of a pensioner has been discovered on the side of the road on the Costa del Sol. The corpse of the 69-year-old man...
TRAGIC: British expat pensioner dies in house fire on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A BRITISH pensioner has perished in a house fire on the Costa del Sol. The unnamed man, 79, died from smoke inhalation after his apartment...
Mystery as body of female tourist found floating offshore on Spain’s Costa del Sol
AN investigation has been launched after the body of a female tourist was found floating off Spain's Costa del Sol yesterday. The 51-year-old Chinese-born holidaymaker...
Teenage boy saved from suicide attempt after police find him hanging onto bridge railing ‘with two fingers of one...
A TEENAGE boy has been saved after attempting to end his life by jumping off a bridge, police said. The young lad was holding onto...
Shocked beach-goers watch as drug boat carrying migrants runs ashore on Spain’s Costa del Sol
Authorities have seized the boat.
Expat arrested in Spain’s Malaga for forcing daughter to beg on streets was stopped for same offence in 2018
The 38-year-old was stopped by police in Torremolinos.
British expat shocked by ‘homophobic attack’ in gay hotspot on Spain’s Costa del Sol as ‘taxi drivers watched on’
Lee Roberts, from Manchester, was walking home from work in Torremolinos when he claims a Moroccan man began accosting him
Renovation of iconic Maria Barrabino house in Torremolinos almost complete after €135,000 cash injection
A MAJOR repair project on the historic Maria Barrabino house in Torremolinos is set to be completed within the next two months. The town hall...
Popular drag queen attacked by group of homophobic ‘foreign’ men in gay-friendly Torremolinos
Greco was taken to the local health centre where he was treated for defensive wounds, including scratches and bruised fingers
Fire burns through hammocks at Costa del Sol beach club
Passersby spotted flames coming from piles of hammocks and umbrellas by the El Sardina beach bar and called the emergency service
Guardia Civil cop who killed three people after causing pile up on Costa del Sol while driving on cocaine...
The unnamed officer caused a pile up on the A-7 in Torremolinos in 2017, killing three and injuring nine
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INFORM YOURSELVES!: Don’t miss a pair of informative – and free – expat seminars taking place on Spain’s Costa...
BRITISH expats, residents, and non-residents may be sick of hearing the word ‘BREXIT’ but most still need to consider its implications linked to living...
