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Dutch drug kingpin who botched assassination attempt on Kinahan clan rival arrested by police in Spain

A DUTCH crime boss who Spanish police say fumbled an assassination attempt against a member of the Kinahan cartel has been arrested on the Costa

14 Jun, 2021 @ 09:54

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Police officer hit by car after school parking row in Marbella

POLICE have arrested a man after he hit a cop outside a school in Marbella. The 36-year-old was dropping his daughter off at Mario Vargas

13 Jun, 2021 @ 15:18

Crime & Law·Other News

NO LAUGHING MATTER: Police warning after two seriously injured in Marbella falls blamed on laughing gas

POLICE have sent out a warning about the dangers of laughing gas after two people in Marbella were involved in horror falls in just 24

10 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Lead

K9 unit in Spain’s Marbella cracks down on drugs

THE K9 unit of the Marbella Policia Local has issued 222 fines for the consumption or possession of narcotic drugs on public roads so far

10 Jun, 2021 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

HORROR PLUNGE: Brit seriously hurt after fall from third floor balcony in Spain’s Marbella

A BRITISH man was seriously injured when he fell from a third floor flat in San Pedro de Alcantara (Marbella). The 31-year-old suffered multiple fractures

9 Jun, 2021 @ 13:15

Lead

Protests mount against mega solar farm plans for Spain’s Costa del Sol

PROTESTS against proposed giant solar panel farms are gaining strength across the Costa del Sol with the latest demonstrations held in Coin, Castellar and Salinas,

8 Jun, 2021 @ 13:47

Environment·Lead

‘It’s better than Brixton’: Marbella made the front pages again!

MARBELLA made the front pages in the UK once again last month when The Guardian, not known for salacious reporting, ran a 10,000-word feature entitled

6 Jun, 2021 @ 08:45

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear

Spain’s Marbella signs off new contract for popular Starlite Festival until 2027

THE most popular music and cultural festival on the Costa del Sol has signed a new contract for the next six years in breakthrough deal.

1 Jun, 2021 @ 10:30

La Cultura·Lead

How padel tennis arrived in Spain thanks to Marbella’s ‘father figure’ Alfonso De Hohenlohe

A NEW tin of balls and a satisfying thwack. The squeak of the trainer’s sole pivoting and a sweaty outstretched arm, pleading and praying to

30 May, 2021 @ 15:32

Sport

Nowhere to hide: Is the Costa del Sol still the safest place for fugitives?

Suspects on the run are being forced look for alternative hiding places as police clamp down on criminals in the Costa del Sol

29 May, 2021 @ 17:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Villa Paradiso helps you to fight social media addiction

VILLA PARADISO can help you to stop your ‘social media addiction’

CHECKING and scrolling through social media sites has become an increasingly popular activity over the last decade. That has risen dramatically further since the start

9 May, 2021 @ 15:00

Health

BE AWARE: The issues facing SL limited company directors in Spain

Lawyer Antonio Flores of Lawbird in Marbella on the SL limited company debts - and directors’ personal responsibility

3 May, 2021 @ 10:14

Antonio Flores: Legal Problems·Columnists

International singer and restaurateur Toni Dalli dies at Marbella home

TONI DALLI, the International singing star who rose from the Yorkshire coal mines to become a household name in the UK and US in the

30 Apr, 2021 @ 11:58

Entertainment·Lead·National News·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Mystery fire guts famous Costa del Sol restaurant of UK TV star Elliott Wright

ONE of the Costa del Sol and Spain’s most emblematic restaurants has been gutted in a mystery blaze. Olivia’s in La Cala de Mijas, Spain,

26 Apr, 2021 @ 10:16

Lead·Malaga·Other News

REVIEW: Kava, the hottest new restaurant in Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THERE is almost nothing routine about Kava. The cooks also serve as waiters, the head chef taught himself at home and everything on the wine

23 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

Lawyer turned chef wins Repsol award for Marbella restaurant on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A SELF-taught chef with a Masters degree in law is lighting the way for a new culinary revolution on the costas. Lawyer Fernando Alcala, 30,

23 Apr, 2021 @ 19:15

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

Phoenix Programmes: helping people in Spain who are struggling in the pandemic

SINCE the start of the pandemic last March there has been a sharp rise in the number of people turning to alcohol and drugs to

15 Apr, 2021 @ 13:12

Health·National News·Other News·Sponsored

Second devastated bride calls on Sisu hotel in Spain’s Marbella to refund booking after fire

A SECOND bridal party is calling on a Marbella hotel to refund her booking over six months after the resort burned down in a dramatic

14 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Malaga

Hash hidden in fuel cans on boat recovered in drug raid at Guadalmina beach

POLICE intercepted drug-loaded boats carrying 510kg worth of hash in the waters near Marbella. Guardia Civil and National Police launched a joint operation to target drug traffickers working

11 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

Malaga

Beautiful Beachfront Dining at The Costa del Sols Finest Restaurant

El Oceano…paradise is closer than you think!

THE fabulous El Oceano is delighted to announce that it is now open for the 2021 season! After a challenging year to say the least

11 Apr, 2021 @ 10:25

Food & Drink·Other News·Sponsored

Girl, 10. falls to death from eighth-floor of Valencia apartment block in Spain

Brit cocaine dealing fugitive nabbed in Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol

SPANISH police say they have arrested a fugitive British cocaine dealer who is supposed to be serving a life sentence in the UK. The 37-year-old,

4 Apr, 2021 @ 11:57

Lead

BREAK WITH GAMBLING ADDICTION: Experts Villa Paradiso give advice

ONLINE gambling has seen a big rise over the last year due to the COVID pandemic with people having more time on their hands. Marbella-based

23 Mar, 2021 @ 17:00

Health·Sponsored

Municipalities in Spain’s Costa del Sol and Serrania de Ronda including Marbella and Ronda move to COVID-19 Alert Level 2

FOLLOWING a meeting by the territorial committee of High Impact Public Health Alerts to analyse the epidemiological situation of each municipality, the health districts of

19 Mar, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga