Costa del Sol

Helen Elizabeth Williams of Fidelio and Áurea Peralta. Credit: Ayuntamiento de Benalmadena. Fidelio animal shelter received a visit from Áurea Peralta, the Benalmadena Council’s Animal Welfare Councillor, for a meeting which focused on advancing joint efforts to ensure all animals currently housed at the shelter find adoptive homes within the next year, and they agreed on the timeframe before the …

Local festival celebrations are in full swing, and the beautiful mountain village of Benahavís is no exception. The 2025 Fair and Festivities will take place from August 14-17, and offer a wide range of activities to suit all ages and interests. The four-day festival will include everything from children’s activities and traditional events, to free food samples and colourful street …

IT was just after dawn when elite Guardia Civil officers swept into a quiet hillside neighbourhood of Almuñecar on Granada’s Costa Tropical. A few moments later, one Europe’s most wanted narcotics traffickers was led out of a luxurious villa in handcuffs. Juxhin Drazhi – an alleged Albanian Mafia Boss wanted by Interpol – fled the property when the Rapid Action …

Jamones Popi celebration, Estepona promenade. Credit: Salvador José Guerrero Román – FB Estepona, Spain, is currently hosting one of Malaga Province’s most important summer gastronomic events, the 10th World Ham Festival ‘Popi, Ciudad de Estepona’, running until Sunday, August 17. Organised by prize-winning ham cutter José María Téllez, or ‘Popi’ to his friends, and Estepona Council, the festival has become …

Health officials are raising alarms over the fact that melanoma is increasing at a faster rate than the national average in Malaga Province.  The region’s health authority struggles with an emergency of public health, made worse by the abundance of sunshine and relaxed outdoor lifestyle. At Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga, over 180 cases were recorded in 2024 alone, which …

A violent street fight in Puerto Banús, Marbella, left a teenager in hospital and one person under arrest in the early hours of Saturday morning, according to El Español. Around 1:40 in the morning, an incident occurred on Avenida Julio Iglesias near a restaurant. Around ten youths were involved in the fight. The victim was injured in the arm by …

The Assumption Day of Mary is a major Catholic feast that will be celebrated in Spain on Friday, 15 August.  As the bank holiday fell on a weekend this year, it created a long, relaxing weekend. It is also known as “puentes de agosto”, or August Bridge. Traffic will be a bit heavier on Thursday and/or Sunday due to this …

Show your appreciation Credit: Elasmus T Godfrey Jenny and Alan Boardman from Mijas spearheaded an initiative to bring hope and a renewed vision for nearly 1,000 residents living in remote villages near Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forrest. The Eyedrop Project, thanks to the generous donations of glasses collected along the Costa del Sol and distributed during a visit in January, enabled …

As summer brings an influx of visitors to the Baños de la Hedionda in Casares, the historic Roman natural baths in Casares, the local council has introduced a free reservation system to manage access during peak daytime hours. This measure aims to limit the number of people who enter the iconic dome structure and preserve its architectural and historic value. …

Three members of the notorious “timo la estampita” criminal gang, also known as the “wallet con”, were arrested by the National Police in Estepona.  The suspects, two men and one woman, aged 20, 25, and 53, were detained as alleged perpetrators of a June 2025 fraud that cost a victim €7,900. The old swindle that dates back to 1910 continues …