Costa del Sol

Ironman 70.3 World Championship will be held at Marbella on November 8, 9 and 2025.  Over 7,000 international athletes will compete in the historic event, which includes a 1.9-kilometre swim in the Mediterranean near Puerto Banús, a 90-kilometre cycling route through scenic towns like Ojén, Coín, and Cártama, and a half-marathon along the Marbella coastline connecting to Puerto Banús. The …

Mijas Council reported that local police took action after receiving an tip-off about the illegal occupation of a house in the El Faro neighborhood. In a statement, it was explained that agents in plainclothes rushed immediately to the house after the owner called in an emergency and warned about the presence of unauthorised individuals in her house. A quick intervention …

Fuengirola Town Hall has developed a special cleaning plan for the busy summer period.  The mayor of Ana Mula has announced that from June to September, 38 more workers will be added to the cleaning crew to deal with the waste and increased demands caused by the increase in tourists and visitors. Mula said, “Fuengirola’s cleanliness and order has always …

Juan de Dios Álvarez, a local police officer from Benahavís, has qualified to represent Spain at the 2025 World Police & Fire Games, held in Birmingham, Alabama. Native of Jerez de la Frontera and member of the Club Atletismo Chapín Jerez, Álvarez will compete in middle-distance running, cross-country, and relays, demonstrating his dedication to both elite athletics and serving the …

Aena President, Maurici Lucena unveiled a major expansion plan on Friday, 26th June, at a meeting between the mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre and the provincial council president, Francisco Salado.  The ambitious and forward-looking project, which is detailed in the next Airport Regulation Document (DORA III), will be approved by September 2026. The expansion will almost double the …

The old ‘Residencia de Tiempo Libre’ de Marbella will soon be converted into a hotel complex and the Andalusian Regional Government is going to carry on owning the property.  The project, led by the Department of Economy, Finance, and European Funds, is expected to generate over €4 million annually in operating fees, which will be given over to essential public …

On Tuesday evening, 24th June, a dramatic fire broke out on a supply ship in the Bay of Algeciras. This prompted a rapid rescue and activation of the emergency maritime protocols. The vessel’s seven crew members, Ceutamar 5After abandoning the ship, thick black smoke rose in the sky. The fire started just after 5:30pm near Algeciras. It engulfed this small …

A young couple, in desperation on Thursday, 26th June, enters the ADINTRE center in Fuengirola run by Joyce Gyimah, BEM. They are in need of food and assistance. They have no other place to go. As in hundreds of cases similar to this on the Costa del Sol they were just evicted due to non-payment of rental after the man …

Has easyJet’s strike affected you? If you have, please contact the Olive Press by email at ben@theolivepress.es. After the easyJet cabin staff strike, more than 60 flights have been cancelled. This is a huge inconvenience for thousands of holidaymakers. As cabin crew from the budget airline took part in the second of three days of planned industrial action, flights were …

Mijas has launched the ‘Ask for Angela’ campaign, a UK-originated initiative aimed at preventing gender-based violence and supporting women who feel unsafe in public spaces, particularly in bars and nightclubs.  Ana Mata, the head of the Equality Department and Mayor of Mijas, introduced this campaign during a Thursday 26th, June press conference. The ‘Ask for Angela’ programme allows women who …