Malaga News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Sotogrande, Marbella and Estepona are among Spain’s priciest places to rent – but the most expensive tops out at over €4,000 a month

RENTING in Spain’s most sought-after locations has never been more costly, with Sotogrande, Marbella, and Estepona ranking among the priciest areas in the country, according

17 Feb, 2025 @ 16:00

Estepona·Lead·Marbella·Property

A gunman is filmed launching a gangland attack in Puerto Banus, Marbella, in November 2024

Marbella has the highest crime rate in ALL of Andalucia, as offending surges in Malaga

THE ‘upmarket’ resort of Marbella has the highest number of criminal offences per person in Andalucia, new figures show. The crime report for the last

17 Feb, 2025 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

RIP Alfredo: ‘Beloved’ owner of iconic San Pedro restaurant dies as tributes pour in for Marbella ‘legend’

THE owner of the eponymous Alfredo’s restaurant in San Pedro de Alcantara has died. Alfredo, originally from Jimena, is a legend in Marbella after founding

16 Feb, 2025 @ 13:31

Lead·Marbella

Exclusive: Spain forks out €2million to house migrants at plush Costa del Sol hotel

THE SPANISH government will spend almost €2 million housing migrants in a four-star Costa del Sol hotel until April, the Olive Press can reveal. The

14 Feb, 2025 @ 19:00

Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Is Airbnb in trouble in Spain? Tourist flat reservations plummet in Malaga following local backlash

MALAGA tourist apartment bookings fell by 37,000 between July and November last year due to a reduction in domestic demand, according to economists. Major protests

14 Feb, 2025 @ 12:48

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Watch: Outrage as bikers brazenly ignore red line on deadly Malaga road – days after scheme was heralded a success

MALAGA locals are outraged after bikers have brazenly ignored a new safety measure on a ‘deadly’ road just days after it was praised. Between Marbella

13 Feb, 2025 @ 16:30

Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Video

Enormous family entertainment complex ‘unlike anything that exists in Malaga’ set to hit Spain’s Costa del Sol in 2026

A MAJOR new family leisure complex is set to be open in Malaga in 2026. The 15,000-square-metre entertainment project, near Plaza Mayor shopping centre, will

12 Feb, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

‘Keep my dreams alive’: American teen from Malaga appeals for funds to launch MotoGP career – and needs at least €50,000

AN American teen from Malaga has launched an urgent €50,000 appeal to ‘keep his MotoGP’ dream alive. Josh Wood, a 16-year-old from Fuengirola is raising

12 Feb, 2025 @ 13:43

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Pictured: Spanish woman ‘killed by her Nigerian ex’ in Benalmadena just days after restraining order was denied

THE provisional results into an autopsy on a Benalmadena woman- Lina- allegedly murdered on Sunday by her husband- suggests that she was strangled. Medics haven’t

11 Feb, 2025 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Watch: Spanish cop kneels on British ‘thug’ in Marbella as plot to kidnap crypto broker is foiled

SPANISH police have arrested three British men in a dramatic operation following an alleged kidnapping plot involving a UK-based cryptocurrency broker on the Costa del

11 Feb, 2025 @ 12:33

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella·Video

Watch: Marbella padel club is raided by armed police just weeks after shooting of ex-MMA fighter

A MARBELLA padel club has been raided by police just weeks after a customer was shot at in the car park. Video footage shared on

10 Feb, 2025 @ 22:56

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella·Video

Wild boars force evacuation of children’s playground in Malaga – amid surge in incidents along the Costa del Sol

DOZENS of children, teenagers, and their families have been forced to evacuate a Malaga park after a group of wild boars invaded the area. Residents

10 Feb, 2025 @ 16:04

Animals·Lead·Malaga·Nature

Spain to paint red lines on deadly roads across the country after trial in Malaga reduced crashes

MORE of Spain’s dangerous secondary roads will have red lines painted down the middle after fatal accidents dropped on a Malaga highway that tried it

10 Feb, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·Malaga·National News

British driver and female passenger are killed in horror 3am car crash on Marbella’s Golden Mile

A BRITISH man was one of two people killed in a horror car crash in Marbella this morning. The 37-year-old and a 36-year-old Moroccan woman

7 Feb, 2025 @ 14:03

Lead·Marbella

Marbella is now the most expensive holiday destination in Spain, hotel figures show

MARBELLA has become Spain’s most expensive tourist destination for hotel stays, according to the latest figures from Spain’s National Statistics Institute (INE). The data reveals

6 Feb, 2025 @ 08:30

Lead·Marbella·Travel News

Botox clinic in Marbella’s San Pedro is among dozens across Spain accused of using illegal products

A BOTOX clinic in San Pedro de Alcántara, Marbella, is among dozens across Spain implicated in the use of illegal aesthetic medicine products, following a

5 Feb, 2025 @ 13:24

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Marbella

Founder of Nikki Beach Marbella dies: How US businessman got his start at McDonald’s before building global empire

JACK Penrod, the visionary founder and owner of Nikki Beach Hospitality Group, has passed away at the age of 85 after a long battle with

5 Feb, 2025 @ 12:22

Lead·Marbella

Arrest is made over murder of US priest, 80, inside Malaga tourist flat: Two suspects still at large

A MOROCCAN man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an American priest was found dead inside a Malaga tourist flat in January. Father

4 Feb, 2025 @ 16:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

DANA brings snow to Malaga as storm batters the Costa del Sol

MALAGA has welcomed snow this week as a new DANA storm batters the coast. It has been falling in various areas of the province at

3 Feb, 2025 @ 16:06

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Picturesque village in Malaga with homes from just €35,000 is seeking new residents

A PICTURESQUE village in Malaga is seeking new residents as a part of a depopulation initiative. Alfarnate, some 55km from Malaga airport, boasts rolling green

3 Feb, 2025 @ 15:35

Malaga·Olive Press Travel

Exclusive: Tensions flare in Malaga as locals blame murder of US priest on tourists who ‘attract thieves’ – while new ‘guiris go home’ graffiti emerges

By Yzabelle Bostyn and Tom Ewart Smith in Malaga MALAGA locals have blamed tourism and immigration for the brutal murder of an American priest. The

2 Feb, 2025 @ 14:37

Lead·Malaga

‘Illegal’ campers spark fury by dumping human waste onto Costa del Sol beach – as police ‘do nothing’

A FRUSTRATED expat has spoken out after ‘illegal’ campers were spotted throwing rubbish and human waste onto a Torrox beach. Doug Fairchild, 78 from Australia

1 Feb, 2025 @ 14:00

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Pictured: US priest, 80, found ‘brutally murdered’ inside Malaga tourist flat

AN American priest found dead in a Malaga tourist flat has been named as Father Richard Gross. The 80-year-old’s body was discovered on January 21,

30 Jan, 2025 @ 11:27

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Exclusive: Pret A Manger is coming to Malaga airport as part of Spain-wide expansion

MALAGA airport will soon be home to a Pret A Manger, the Olive Press can reveal. The British cafeteria chain, which pulled in over €1billion

30 Jan, 2025 @ 11:25

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

Exclusive: Brit expat fury in Spain after hundreds of migrants are moved into a four-star hotel overnight

A ROW has broken out between expats after hundreds of migrants were moved into a quiet Costa del Sol town ‘overnight’. It came after residents

29 Jan, 2025 @ 18:15

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Politics

Frustrated expat blasts ‘illegal vanlifers’ who ‘throw human waste’ onto beach

A FRUSTRATED expat has spoken out after ‘illegal’ campers were spotted throwing rubbish and human waste onto a Torrox beach. Doug Fairchild, 78 from Australia

29 Jan, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga