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Marbella begins €400,000 clean-up operation to repair the region’s storm-battered beaches as tourism begins to ramp up

MARBELLA has begun a costly beach clean-up operation to repair the region’s storm-battered beaches before peak tourist season. At a price of over €400,000, Marbella

24 Feb, 2026 @ 12:45

Lead·Marbella

Flights are diverted from Malaga airport due to foggy conditions

Tourist, 30, visiting the Costa del Sol on holiday is run over outside Malaga airport just minutes after landing

IF Carling did holidays, they probably wouldn’t begin like this. A 30-year-old tourist landed on the Costa del Sol on Monday ahead of a well-earned

24 Feb, 2026 @ 12:34

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Horror in Malaga: Young man savagely beaten outside nightclub by two thugs who screamed ‘antifascist’ as they threw punches

A BRUTAL attack outside a Malaga nightclub has left a young man hospitalised after two assaulters allegedly choked and beat him while shouting political slurs.

24 Feb, 2026 @ 11:48

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Malaga ‘set to lose one-fifth of its GDP by 2050 thanks to extreme weather driven by climate change’, alarming study finds

CLIMATE change is set to hamstring Malaga’s economy within the next three decades unless global temperatures are brought under control, a new study has warned.

24 Feb, 2026 @ 10:31

Environment·Green·Lead·Malaga·Weather

A mysterious joker calling himself the ‘Son of Cervantes’ is leaving bizarre anti-foreigner poems on statues around Malaga’s Ronda

EXPATS and locals alike have been left stunned after a mysterious poet launched a bizarre campaign demanding that foreigners leave the Malaga town of Ronda.

23 Feb, 2026 @ 18:15

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Homebuyers in Malaga need to find nearly €100k just to get a mortgage – and it’s no where near the worst in Spain

GETTING on the high-demand property ladder in Malaga has become a Herculean task for locals, with buyers now needing nearly €100,000 in cash just to

22 Feb, 2026 @ 12:30

Lead·Malaga·Property

Svenska Skolan Marbella – a Swedish education under the sun

SVENSKA Skolan Marbella offers something many families dream of: a secure Swedish school education combined with life in a Mediterranean environment. The school is approved

22 Feb, 2026 @ 11:00

Andalucia·Education·Marbella·Sponsored

Malaga hospitals in chaos as doctors’ strike cancels 200,000 appointments – what happens now?

MORE than 200,000 doctor’s appointments have been cancelled in Malaga following a nationwide strike over medical staff working conditions, official data shows. Roughly 4,000 surgeries

21 Feb, 2026 @ 11:00

Health·Lead·Malaga

Marbella’s San Pedro is finally to get its own bus station located on the exit to the Ronda road later this year

SAN Pedro de Alcantara is finally set to get its own dedicated bus station after years of complaints about scattered stops and poor connections in

21 Feb, 2026 @ 08:30

Lead·Marbella·Travel News

‘Don’t even think about coming to rob us’: Chaos in Malaga as over 40 machete-wielding masked youths gather to shoot fireworks and film rap video

A MALAGA rapper is facing public disorder charges after more than 40 masked youths armed with machetes and bats descended on the historic centre to

19 Feb, 2026 @ 19:28

crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Lining up the legends – the world’s golfing stars are descending on Spain three times this year

DO you fancy your chances against the golfing royalty? Well now’s the chance to test your clubs against Colin Montgomerie, Miguel Angel Jimenez or Paul

19 Feb, 2026 @ 17:13

Andalucia·Entertainment·Lead·Malaga·Sport

Malaga Airport will double in size: €1.5 billion upgrade includes new wing specially for British and other non-Schengen arrivals

BIG changes are coming for Costa del Sol travellers as Malaga Airport prepares for more UK flights, faster passport control and a much larger terminal.

19 Feb, 2026 @ 15:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

‘One at a time, no drink or drugs and get insurance:’ Marbella cracks down on reckless e-scooter users

MORE electric scooters are whizzing down Marbella’s coast – and now police are cracking down. This week, officers are closely monitoring e-scooter users across the

19 Feb, 2026 @ 13:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Weather alerts in Malaga as Storm Pedro brings strong winds – these are the affected areas

MALAGA is bracing Storm Pedro blows in, triggering weather warnings across the province for high winds and rough seas. The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has

18 Feb, 2026 @ 15:53

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Spain's Costa Blanca dominated foreign property sales in late 2025

Foreigners bought up nearly half of all properties sold in this Costa Blanca province in late 2025 – but Brits are falling

FOREIGN property buyers accounted for 13.52% of sales in Spain during the last quarter of 2025, with Alicante province the hotspot on overseas share of

17 Feb, 2026 @ 17:45

Alicante·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Property

La Viñuela: Malaga’s biggest reservoir makes remarkable recovery after nearly vanishing two years ago

TWO years after historic lows, Malaga’s La Viñuela reservoir has recovered to over 80% of its total capacity. Weeks of sustained rainfall have lifted Malaga’s

17 Feb, 2026 @ 14:45

Green·Lead·Malaga·Weather

WATCH: Horrified hiker gets trapped in mud up to the waist for EIGHT hours before rescue teams in Malaga finally pull him out

VIDEO footage shows rescue teams’ eight hour struggle to save a hiker trapped in mud up to his waist. The 53-year-old man had been adventuring

17 Feb, 2026 @ 13:45

Lead·Malaga

Spanish region which banned phones from schools says grades are UP and bullying is DOWN

Police investigate claims of school and cyber bullying in case of 14-year-old girl who ‘took her own life’ in Malaga’s Benalmadena

POLICE are investigating claims of both school and cyber bullying in the case of a 14-year-old girl who ‘took her own life’ in Malaga’s Benalmadena

17 Feb, 2026 @ 12:15

Lead·Malaga

High-speed trains between Madrid and Andalucia partially resume with trains as far as Cordoba and Sevilla – Malaga will have to wait

HIGH-SPEED train services resumed on Tuesday between Madrid and Andalucia following the suspension caused by the Adamuz disaster on January 18. State operator Renfe said

17 Feb, 2026 @ 11:18

Almeria·Andalucia·Cadiz·Cordoba·Granada·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Sevilla

Motorcyclist dies after falling from his bike in Marbella – the second in three months

A MAN died this Sunday after falling off his motorcycle in Marbella. The 54-year-old had been driving along Calle Guadalete when he fell from his

16 Feb, 2026 @ 13:22

Lead·Marbella

MISSING: Fears growing over British tourist, 79, who disappeared while holidaying on Spain’s Costa del Sol

CONCERNS are growing for the safety of a British tourist who went missing while holidaying on the Costa del Sol four days ago. Officers from

15 Feb, 2026 @ 15:26

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·National News

IN PICS: The ‘quirky’ side of Andalucia’s Ronda – through the refreshing new eye of an expat photographer

SHE has been taking photos in the Serrania de Ronda area of Andalucia for over three decades. Lies Wajer fell in love with the town,

15 Feb, 2026 @ 11:31

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

VOICES HEARD: Protesters vow to fight golf mega-project on last virgin coastal area on the Costa del Sol

DOZENS of expats have joined farmers and locals to protest a plan to plough up an area of virgin coastland to build a golf course.

15 Feb, 2026 @ 09:42

Environment·Green·Lead·Malaga·Property

Osteoporosis is no longer irreversible with treatment on the Costa del Sol: What you need to know about healing your bones

OSTEOPOROSIS is no longer irreversible – bones can recover with current treatments. The Rheumatology Unit at Hospital Quirónsalud Marbella leads the way in advances that

13 Feb, 2026 @ 18:10

Andalucia·Health·Marbella·Sponsored Article

WATCH: Costa del Sol A7 motorway is riddled with over 300 ‘terrifying’ potholes between Estepona and Marbella – and drivers are furious

HUNDREDS of potholes have appeared on Costa del Sol motorways after recent storms, prompting safety warnings and growing frustration among drivers. The A-7 and several

13 Feb, 2026 @ 10:00

Costa del Sol·Estepona·Lead·Marbella

Andalucia storm warning: More fears for Grazalema and Montejaque dam as up to 180mm of rainfall expected – yellow alerts for Ronda and Costa del Sol

ANDALUCIA is back on high alert today as the arrival of Storm Oriana threatens to unleash a fresh wave of chaos across a region already

13 Feb, 2026 @ 09:57

Andalucia·Cadiz·Cordoba·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Malaga

Marbella begins €400,000 clean-up operation to repair the region’s storm-battered beaches as tourism begins to ramp up

Tourist, 30, visiting the Costa del Sol on holiday is run over outside Malaga airport just minutes after landing

Horror in Malaga: Young man savagely beaten outside nightclub by two thugs who screamed ‘antifascist’ as they threw punches

Malaga ‘set to lose one-fifth of its GDP by 2050 thanks to extreme weather driven by climate change’, alarming study finds

A mysterious joker calling himself the ‘Son of Cervantes’ is leaving bizarre anti-foreigner poems on statues around Malaga’s Ronda

Homebuyers in Malaga need to find nearly €100k just to get a mortgage – and it’s no where near the worst in Spain

Svenska Skolan Marbella – a Swedish education under the sun

Malaga hospitals in chaos as doctors’ strike cancels 200,000 appointments – what happens now?

Marbella’s San Pedro is finally to get its own bus station located on the exit to the Ronda road later this year

‘Don’t even think about coming to rob us’: Chaos in Malaga as over 40 machete-wielding masked youths gather to shoot fireworks and film rap video

Lining up the legends – the world’s golfing stars are descending on Spain three times this year

Malaga Airport will double in size: €1.5 billion upgrade includes new wing specially for British and other non-Schengen arrivals

‘One at a time, no drink or drugs and get insurance:’ Marbella cracks down on reckless e-scooter users

Weather alerts in Malaga as Storm Pedro brings strong winds – these are the affected areas

Foreigners bought up nearly half of all properties sold in this Costa Blanca province in late 2025 – but Brits are falling

La Viñuela: Malaga’s biggest reservoir makes remarkable recovery after nearly vanishing two years ago

WATCH: Horrified hiker gets trapped in mud up to the waist for EIGHT hours before rescue teams in Malaga finally pull him out

Police investigate claims of school and cyber bullying in case of 14-year-old girl who ‘took her own life’ in Malaga’s Benalmadena

High-speed trains between Madrid and Andalucia partially resume with trains as far as Cordoba and Sevilla – Malaga will have to wait

Motorcyclist dies after falling from his bike in Marbella – the second in three months

MISSING: Fears growing over British tourist, 79, who disappeared while holidaying on Spain’s Costa del Sol

IN PICS: The ‘quirky’ side of Andalucia’s Ronda – through the refreshing new eye of an expat photographer

VOICES HEARD: Protesters vow to fight golf mega-project on last virgin coastal area on the Costa del Sol

Osteoporosis is no longer irreversible with treatment on the Costa del Sol: What you need to know about healing your bones

WATCH: Costa del Sol A7 motorway is riddled with over 300 ‘terrifying’ potholes between Estepona and Marbella – and drivers are furious

Andalucia storm warning: More fears for Grazalema and Montejaque dam as up to 180mm of rainfall expected – yellow alerts for Ronda and Costa del Sol

Feared Campo de Gibraltar hitman ‘El Pastilla’ is spectacularly cleared of murder on appeal after police botch identification

Traffic on Barcelona’s Rodalies commuter rail network collapses in the wake of deadly train crash last month

Revealed: The four Spanish coffee shops ranked among the best in the world

Costa Blanca real estate agents arrested for scamming foreign customers who ended up virtually penniless

Marbella begins €400,000 clean-up operation to repair the region’s storm-battered beaches as tourism begins to ramp up