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Drought latest in Spain: Malaga reservoir levels remain critical with NO rain forecast for the next week

RESERVOIR levels across Andalucia remain precariously low despite recent rainfall, new figures have revealed. It comes as the southernmost region of Spain suffers its worst

28 Feb, 2024 @ 12:31

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Must Read·Other News·Weather

Aldi to open a new store in this British expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa del Sol next month

A NEW Aldi store is arriving to a British expat hotspot on the Costa del Sol. It will be the budget supermarket’s 100th store in

28 Feb, 2024 @ 12:15

Business & Finance·Costa del Sol·Lead·Other News

‘Fake doctor’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol had ‘10 appointments per day’ and ‘charged up to €4,000 for treatment’

Have you been a victim in a fraud case? If so, message: tips@theolivepress.es A ‘FAKE doctor’ who defrauded patients on the Costa del Sol for

28 Feb, 2024 @ 10:48

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News

PSpanish police officer is arrested 'for groping a young woman's buttocks' at the Malaga feria

How a British gang based in Estepona trafficked cocaine and hashish to Europe by hiding the drugs in furniture deliveries- all while living in a hotel complex

A BRITISH man has been arrested for being part of a gang distributing drugs from the Costa del Sol across Europe via parcel delivery companies.

27 Feb, 2024 @ 17:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead·Other News

Spain's Costa Blanca has third-highest total of health worker attacks and threats in the country

Con man who ‘faked being a doctor for 30 YEARS’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol is arrested

A MAN who managed to fake being a doctor for over 30 years has been arrested. The 56-year-old had no medical training whatsoever and relied

27 Feb, 2024 @ 14:15

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Warning for dog owners: Hundreds of fines of up to €500 have been issued so far this year on Spain’s Costa del Sol – here’s how to avoid them

HUNDREDS of dog owners have been fined for failing to clean up after their pets in just one town on the Costa del Sol. Some

26 Feb, 2024 @ 11:42

Costa del Sol·Lead·OP Money Tree

The official best burger in Spain arrives to the Costa del Sol – but have YOU tried it yet?

SPAIN’S best burger will come to the Costa del Sol this summer after Burger Food Porn announced they will open a restaurant in Malaga. The

25 Feb, 2024 @ 15:45

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Sevilla

Revealed: How much money Marbella’s Puerto Banus REALLY makes – as rumours of decline are thoroughly quashed

MARBELLA’S Puerto Banus marina is continuing to be a massive money earner generating €954 million euros per year to the Costa del Sol’s GDP, according

20 Feb, 2024 @ 16:23

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

These are the new rules for jet skis, surfing, padel boarding and more along Spain’s Costa del Sol

NEW rules have come into force for sea safety in Costa del Sol waters, primarily affecting recreational boats and sports craft like jet skis, canoes,

17 Feb, 2024 @ 11:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Homes may run out of water on Spain’s Costa del Sol next week: Acosol to reduce pressure on supply networks due to the ‘critical’ drought and lack of rainfall

WATER pressure will be reduced in homes on the Costa del Sol next week and many could see their taps run dry, it has been

16 Feb, 2024 @ 10:54

Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead·Must Read·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Why did a building in Spain’s Estepona collapse and are other properties at risk?

A SOUVENIR shop in central Estepona is set to be demolished completely after the building suddenly collapsed on Wednesday. The property, located on Avenida de

15 Feb, 2024 @ 13:42

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Estepona·EXCLUSIVE·Lead

Annual Battle On Spain's Costa Blanca Against Processionary Caterpillar Nests

Toxic caterpillars capable of KILLING dogs are out in force on Spain’s Costa del Sol

MALAGA residents have complained about the appearance of processionary caterpillars which can be fatal to dogs if they come into contact with them. It follows

9 Feb, 2024 @ 20:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

This city in southern Spain is the number one holiday destination in Europe for 2024, say experts – but do YOU agree?

MARBELLA has been chosen as the best place to visit in Europe by readers of an online travel website. The Costa del Sol resort came

9 Feb, 2024 @ 16:15

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Public transport by BOAT could help ease traffic on the Costa del Sol's deadly A-7 road, say town hall bosses - as hospitality leaders renew demands for a train

Toll road should be FREE on Spain’s Costa del Sol until the train network is extended to Marbella and Estepona, insists conservative leader

THE leader of the Partido Popular (PP) in Malaga has called on the government to suspend the toll road on the AP-7 coastal road until

9 Feb, 2024 @ 12:32

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Politics

WATCH: Rain lashes southern Spain as Storm Karlotta rolls in – these areas are seeing the heaviest showers

STORM Karlotta, riding on a ‘sky river’ that stretches all the way from Venezuela to Spain, has finally brought long-awaited rains to the Costa del

9 Feb, 2024 @ 10:34

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Weather

PICTURED: Albanian ‘kingpin’, 48, who ‘tried to smuggle cocaine into Spain’s Costa del Sol by hiding three tonnes of the drug in BANANA shipments from Ecuador’ – as police make 30 arrests

YET another international drug trafficking cartel operating between the Costa del Sol and Ecuador has been smashed in a ‘mega operation’ that intercepted 3.2 tonnes

7 Feb, 2024 @ 13:30

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

WATCH: Flames engulf a popular restaurant in Spain’s Estepona as firefighters rush to extinguish the blaze

A POPULAR restaurant in the heart of Estepona has burnt down after local residents reported hearing an explosion during the night. La Casa de Mi

5 Feb, 2024 @ 12:21

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead

Hotel workers set to strike over Easter holiday in Spain's Murcia region

Fears for tourism in Spain this year as drought threatens to wreak havoc: Hotel bosses rush to assure visitors

NEWS coverage of the drought situation in Andalucia and possible water restrictions may be putting off foreign tourists from making hotel bookings in the region.

2 Feb, 2024 @ 09:22

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead

EXPLAINED: How to register to vote in UK general elections as a British expat in Spain – and which documents you will need

FOLLOWING the removal of the arbitrary 15-year limit, British citizens living abroad are now eligible to vote in UK general elections and referendums regardless of

16 Jan, 2024 @ 11:40

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Must Read·Politics

Storm Irene is coming to Spain: Rain is forecast for much of the country from tomorrow – including on the Costa del Sol

RAINFALL is set to hit the Costa del Sol as Storm Irene sweeps across Spain from Tuesday, January 16. The Atlantic tropical storm, christened Irene

15 Jan, 2024 @ 16:45

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Weather

How much money do I need to save to buy a property in Spain’s Andalucia? Study reveals eye-opening figures for each province

A NEW study has revealed how much a single person needs to earn in order to buy a property in Andalucia. Research conducted by financial

15 Jan, 2024 @ 12:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

Plastic crisis in Spain: Millions of pellets of potentially toxic microplastics are washing up on beaches and 'accumulating in fish and other seafood'

Plastic plague: An ecological disaster is unfolding on the shores of northern Spain – but could the pellets reach the beaches of the Costa del Sol?

THE millions of plastic pellets that have washed up on the shores of northern Spain and sparked an ecological disaster have now reached France and

14 Jan, 2024 @ 12:00

Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead

la concepcion reservoir mijas fuengirola

More water cuts coming to Spain’s Costa del Sol in MARCH if there is no significant rainfall, government warns

COSTA del Sol residents could find themselves facing water cuts as early as MARCH as the drought continues to affect Spain’s Andalucia. Western Costa del

14 Jan, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead·Malaga

Pictured: Stunning eco-friendly ‘mega market’ coming to Spain’s Costa del Sol following a €12million investment

CONSTRUCTION of Fuengirola’s new Mercacentro will start on January 22 at a cost of over €12 million. The project has been funded by a surplus

13 Jan, 2024 @ 12:15

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Property

Flights are diverted from Malaga airport due to foggy conditions

Malaga airport ‘to expand its third terminal’ after record number of people flew into Spain’s Costa del Sol last year

LAST YEAR’S big increase in passenger numbers at Malaga airport has prompted airport operator Aena to commission a study to expand terminal T3. The Malaga-based

13 Jan, 2024 @ 07:30

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Drought latest: Water will be cut off for 7 hours per day in this town on Spain’s Costa del Sol from MONDAY

FUENGIROLA has become the first municipality on the Costa del Sol to cut domestic drinking water supplies due to the severe drought that is affecting

12 Jan, 2024 @ 14:15

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead·Malaga

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