Back to the past
Supreme Court leaves Marbella without a plan
Save our houses
Any house built since 1986 that doesn’t comply with guidelines of that year may be illegal, which is a terrifying reality for thousands of expats
Marbella’s town plans scrapped questioning legality of 16,500 homes
Tens of thousands of homes in limbo after Supreme Court scraps planning and Marbella returns to the rules of 1986
Luxury resort Villa Padierna makes bid for German golfers
The luxury course is aiming to attract 12,000 more golfers from Germany to the 'Golden Triangle'
UPDATE: Battle wages on between Marbella Michelin-starred restaurant and Christian brotherhood
Despite the owner of Marbella restaurant Skina complaining three months ago little has been done
Costa del Sol architect Donald Gray honoured with award
The award recognises work that respects the surrounding countryside and traditional Spanish architecture
Nine women freed in illegal brothel raid in Marbella
Nine prostitutes kept in squalid conditions have been freed in a police raid. Three Portuguese pimps have also been arrested after keeping the women hostage
Marbella mayor unveils International Tourism plans
According to sources, the town hall is planning to enlist a Hollywood star to help
How to reduce the risk of avoidable blindness
Keep an eye on your vision
High court denies San Pedro independence bid from Marbella
It was ruled that Marbella and San Pedro are too close together for separation to be an option
A tale of two Spanish property markets
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times... Now we're living in an interesting time, when two very different real-estate markets
Warwick rowers strip off on Spanish beaches for 2016 calendar
Risque rowers bare all for charity calendar loved by Sir Ian McKellen and Stephen Fry
Making Andalucia easier
Ulf Hessedahl and his Andalucia Development 'one stop shop' have been involved in property for over 30 years
Excitement builds at currency expert HiFX as Spanish property market booms
The property market is on the up, and so are spirits at leading currency company HiFX, writes Rob Horgan
Traditional Sunday lunches with live music launched at La Sala restaurants
Sunday roasts and chill out music at La Sala
Sevilla singer Isabel Pantoja released from prison for third time
Pantoja released for third time as she serves two-year money-laundering sentence
Downsized Abbey
Giles Brown gets down to some fiscal belt-tightening… Marbella style!
Taylor Wimpey Espana sales soar as Spanish property booms
The subsidiary of the British company has already sold out five developments
Gangland war about to ‘explode’ on Costa del Sol
Execution of Gary Hutch could spark gangland drug battle on Costa del Sol as crimelord Christy Kinahan flushes out disloyal associates
Let’s be friends
Respect should normally be a two-way street
Irish gangland figure killed in his swimming pool in Marbella
Right-hand man to Irish drug lord Christy Kinahan, Gary Hutch was shot three times
130,000 people visit Malaga to learn Spanish each year
Over 130,000 budding linguists touch down in Malaga each year to brush up on their Spanish
It’s only Rock ‘n’ Roll and I like it …
… but Giles didn’t get a look-in on the concert circuit this year
Marbella facing town hall crackdown on live music scene
EXCLUSIVE: Live music could be mostly curtailed under a new town hall crackdown
EXCLUSIVE: Marbella Michelin-starred restaurant wages war on Christian brotherhood
Battle of Biblical proportions as Marbella restaurant and brotherhood lock horns over late-night noise
Spain’s expat-owned businesses see summer business boom
EXCLUSIVE: Expat hospitality businesses prosper on coast and inland