Costa del Sol

The Spanish police have conducted raids on the Campo de Gibraltar. The operation, codenamed ‘Taguada’, saw police action across La Linea de la Concepcion and San Roque, with Guardia Civil officers searching five properties and confiscating eight vehicles used for transporting the illegal tobacco. Five properties were searched by police and 100,000 contraband cigarettes packs were seized. Another eight vehicles …

Celebrating Diego Fernández: Vera’s Master Harpsichord Maker. Credit Shutterstock: Buffy 1982 This year marks the 250th anniversary of Diego Fernández (26 December 1703-15 February 1775), the renowned harpsichord maker from Vera. On 15 February, to celebrate his legacy, Auditorio Ciudad de Vera will host an event that brings together music lovers in honour of one of Vera’s most notable historical …

Emergency services respond to the tragic car accident that claimed two lives on Marbella’s Golden Mile Credit : Shutterstock, Robalito Marbella‘s Golden mile sees fatal collision Emergency Services responds to Scene of Heartbreak On Marbella’s Golden Mile, a beautiful love story tragically ended. Both a Moroccan and a British woman in their 30s died in a horrible car accident on …

Habana Vieja. Credit: Ayuntamiento de Estepona. Huber will be closing at the end the month. The restaurant is still as popular as ever, with weekends selling out every time. But retirement has come.  Huber invited their most popular artists for February to return for one last goodbye. Havana Vieja, a Cuban band that has been a perennial favourite, will be …

The Chipperfield Tower is a 144 story hotel that the Qatari royal family’s Hesperia Group has proposed for Malaga’s port. It will be finished in ten years.  The new design includes a conference centre, 350-390 guest rooms and a five-star Grand Luxury Hotel. The investment in the tower is expected to exceed €120 million, with the final design delivery expected …

The desperate search for a missing American bicycle is under way. He vanished in Andalucia nearly two weeks ago. Matt Opperman, 50 years old (pictured above), was last seen in the vicinity of Segura de la Sierra. The Olive Press reported tonight that his brother Marc Opperman said: “His vehicle was found recently near Castillo de Segura de La Sierra.” …

Continental Lovers, bringing their Punk/Glam sounds to Estepona for their album promotion tour, dropped by Louie Louie Friday night. Continental Lovers confirmed that they will be touring Spain during the month of Februrary. Continental Lovers, a quartet from Nottingham in the UK, are indebted and influenced by Glam Rock bands like The New York Dolls. Punk Rock is also a …

Minuit 10. Credit: Carence Jazz Club. Minuit 10 has a unique French accent and a feeling of walking across the desert with Harry Dean Stanton in his shoes, while Alice Coltrane combines her mysticism with Harry Dean Stanton. They are not jazz musicians most of the times, but they do occasionally dip into instrumentalisations which echo the contemporary Jazz hooks. …

Marbella company confirms it will clone dead legendary horses. These will be made available for international auctions to breeders and fans of the equestrian industry.  The Ovohorse company, based in Marbella, announced in a statement that it will ‘rebirth horses born 40 years ago’ thanks to a cutting-edge cloning process, which will ‘redefine the preservation of genetic heritage in the …

A WEALTHY American Businessman was jailed in Spain for eight years for the murder of his Russian spouse near Gibraltar, 2021. Michael Martin Hoseyni, 55 at the time, admitted to strangling his wife, Yana Rose, 40, to death in a rented apartment in La Línea de la Concepción on Christmas Day.  Then he embarked on an absurd cross-country trip with …