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Spain’s eroding coastline: Images taken 70 years apart show how beach on the Costa del Sol is being ‘eaten’ by the sea

BEACHES on the Costa del Sol are slowly disappearing due to climate change, land usage, and other human activities, reveals a series of striking photographs

7 Jul, 2024 @ 11:40

Andalucia·Malaga

Spain’s Marbella to enhance beaches with addition of 120,000 cubic metres of sand

MARBELLA City Council has embarked on a major initiative to improve its beaches by adding a substantial amount of sand. A total of 120,000 cubic

31 Jul, 2023 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga

Metal Detector Prohibited In Search For Missing Wedding Ring On Costa Blanca Beach In Spain

Metal detectors banned from wedding ring search on Costa Blanca beach in Spain

DETECTORISTS have criticised a ban from a Costa Blanca council on looking for a missing wedding ring on a beach with a metal detector. A

4 Aug, 2022 @ 11:23

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Beach nourishment: Spain’s Malaga to receive 300,000 m3 of sand in effort to restore sand loss due to recent storms

MORE than 30,000 cubic metres of sand will be pumped into Malaga’s beaches in efforts to restore the coastline. Work is already underway to restore

5 May, 2022 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Monasteries and museums: Why Mallorca is one of the best winter destinations in Spain

IN THE depths of winter Mallorca may not seem like the ideal holiday destination. Many businesses and restaurants are closed for the season and the

30 Jan, 2022 @ 10:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Balearic Islands·Travel: Mallorca

COVID-19: Costa del Sol to get 900 ‘beach agents’ while one town to clean sand ‘nightly’ in Phase 2 of Spain’s coronavirus exit plan

MALAGA will deploy 902 ‘beach agents’, while one Costa del Sol town is to conduct nightly sand ‘cleaning’, it has been announced. The measures come

29 May, 2020 @ 17:08

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

FEELING BLUE: Here are the 17 Costa del Sol beaches which have lost their blue flag status

The Association of Environmental and Consumer Education has blamed illegal building, including some beach bars, for the shocking news

8 May, 2019 @ 09:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Tourists in Spain could face PRISON for writing name in sand on protected beaches

Perpetrators could be fined up to €600 or face prison, while visitors to the island will now have to get written permission before visiting the

11 Feb, 2019 @ 19:05

Crime & Law·Lead·Travel News

Spain takes top spot for boasting best beaches in the world

The country has broken global records by holding a whopping 590 blue flags for the quality of its sandy shores

8 May, 2018 @ 17:37

Environment·Lead

Raining Renaults: Don’t be alarmed at the largest student rally in Morocco

We’re talking a pandemic of dinky French hatchbacks plastered with sponsorship stickers, travelling along the highways and byways of Spain in a contest to find

18 Feb, 2018 @ 12:01

Belinda Beckett: Mistress of Sizzle·Business & Finance·Entertainment·Environment·Nature·Travel News

How to remove wet sand from your body in one easy trick

And it works on everyone!

24 Jul, 2017 @ 11:41

Environment·Lead·National News·Nature