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Green group gives President of Spain’s Andalucia award for ‘environmental destruction’ over his controversial ‘land grab’ bill

THE President of Andalucia has received the dubious Atila Andalucía 2020 award by the environmental group Ecologists in Action. The leading nature protection group gave

6 Jun, 2020 @ 14:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Nerja’s ‘Neanderthal’ paintings in Spain probably work of modern humans

A TEAM of researchers has decided that what was thought to be the only example of Neanderthal cave painting in the world may be the

4 Jun, 2020 @ 12:04

Lead

Spain’s COVID-19 crisis creates even more delays at Nerja’s water treatment plant

The next stage in the process is the drilling of a 17-metre hole into the Burriana cliff face

15 Apr, 2020 @ 15:47

Lead

Petition against new 680-home luxury golf complex near Spain’s Costa del Sol gains momentum during COVID-19 confinement

"It will destroy one of the most important things that Nerja has as a tourist asset, its landscape"

7 Apr, 2020 @ 09:51

Lead·Property

BREAKING: Psychiatric patient with coronavirus flees from Madrid to Spain’s Costa del Sol

A MAN has been arrested today for fleeing to the Costa del Sol after testing positive for coronavirus in Madrid. The Guardia Civil intercepted the

31 Mar, 2020 @ 14:02

Lead·Madrid·Malaga

Young German man killed in horror crash on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A YOUNG German man has died after being involved in a horrific car crash. The 24-year-old was killed on the A-7 motorway passing through Maro,

7 Jan, 2020 @ 09:00

Lead·Malaga

Chartered financial planner and OP columnist Jonathan Holdaway is one step away from the home of his dreams in southern Spain – but he won’t be adopting ALL the local traditions

It’s amazing how just moving a few kilometres into a different postcode, can make a massive difference in price

17 Aug, 2019 @ 16:39

Business & Finance·Columnists·Property

Rock climber drowns in front of daughter after 30-metre plunge into sea near Spain’s Costa del Sol

After the incident, at 1:30pm on Sunday, a jet ski from the Andalucia Health Service, took FCB to Maro Beach

15 Jul, 2019 @ 08:16

Lead·Malaga

Life in the laid-back East of the Costa del Sol has never seemed more appealing

‘WELCOME to the most beautiful town in Spain,’ toothless local Jorge calls out in broken English as I wipe the sweat from my brow. (OK,

25 Jun, 2019 @ 10:10

Lead·Travel News

Costa del Sol forest fire under control after 29 firefighters and two planes mobilised to tackle blaze

It comes after a Brit was arrested last week following his admission of starting a forest fire in Nerja

28 May, 2019 @ 17:12

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Jet2 removes Costa del Sol beaches from its website after Olive Press probe into raw sewage pumped into sea

Other package holiday firms TUI and Thomas Cook, are still promoting the affected beaches on their websites

25 May, 2019 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

British expat arrested for starting forest fire on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH expat has been arrested over a forest fire which broke out in Nerja today. The 43-year-old is believed to have confessed to lighting

20 May, 2019 @ 21:15

Crime & Law·Lead

ROCKY ROAD: Drivers in Spain’s Andalucia narrowly escape falling five-tonne boulder

With a history of rock falls in the area the mayor took no chances in sealing off the highway ahead of heavy rain forecasts

21 Nov, 2018 @ 00:38

Environment·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Nature·Other News

British boy, 5, drowns in swimming pool on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH boy has drowned in a swimming pool on the Costa del Sol. The five-year-old was on holiday when he died in Nerja yesterday

24 Oct, 2018 @ 15:09

Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Storm, hail and rain turn streets of Nerja into rivers

NERJA was hit by a surprise onsalught of rain and hail yesterday which turned the streets into rivers. In just 15 minutes, 15 litres of

2 Oct, 2018 @ 12:03

Environment·Lead·Malaga

SAVE OUR DOGS: Desperate plea to save 50 animals as expat charity ‘forced out’ of property

There will be a gathering outside Nerja town hall on Saturday

19 Jul, 2018 @ 14:54

Environment·Lead

Axarquia to be left a ‘poor cousin’ if Junta de Andalucia leaves it off AVE railway plans

Politicians in Axarquia are urging the Junta de Andalucia not to forget them during plans to build new high-speed railway. The long discussed AVE service,

15 Feb, 2018 @ 14:11

Lead·Malaga

British expats are not registering on the padron and Costa del Sol towns are worried

COSTA del Sol towns popular with British expats are concerned at the rising number of unregistered residents. It comes after new figures revealed at least

29 Jan, 2018 @ 12:04

Almeria·Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·Politics

Costa del Sol town is the only one in Spain to make it on Tripadvisor’s top 10

TRAVEL website Tripadvisor has listed the top 10 emerging worldwide destinations to visit and a town on the Costa del Sol made the grade. Nerja

13 Jan, 2018 @ 13:00

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EXCLUSIVE: Expat warns how widely-used cancer detection method on Costa del Sol missed 30mm tumour

AN expat is demanding answers after thermal imaging of her breasts missed a life-threatening tumour. German Anke Werner, 53, claims the screening failed to recognise

20 Aug, 2017 @ 09:26

Health·Lead·Malaga