Costa del Sol Spain

Fuengirola’s best at work in Valencia Credit: Ayuntamiento de Fuengirola. Fuengirola’s firefighters were awarded the prestigious Gold Medal of Cuerpo de Bomberos at a celebration of their patron saint, San Juan de Dios. The award is given to 13 firefighters who helped in Valencia during the recovery effort after the DANA flooding. Led by Chief José Julián Bueno, the team, …

Soroptimists International celebrates International Women’s Day in Las Lagunas de Mijas at the Gala de la Mujer. The day reminds many women of how far women have come and how much more they still need to do. Soroptimist International Costa del Sol members took the opportunity of the storms to celebrate differently. They attended the event instead of marching and …

Verses of the Sea Credit: ENW: Teresa Heffernan The literary community in Garrucha continues to grow with the launch of the Micro-Poetry Literary Contest on 12The th March 2025 This year’s theme, ‘You sail a fishing boat through the history of Garrucha and dedicate a poem to the sea and its fishermen’—invites participants to explore the town’s deep connection with …

Grease your chains, cyclists! The inaugural Marbella Cycling Weekend is on from March 14 to 16, hosted at the Luis Ángel Maté Cycling Campus in Elviria.  The Marbella City council and local cycling club organise this three-day festival, which offers a mixture of guided rides, expert training, and social activities, all aimed at getting local residents to pedal away. Friday …

San Diego Comic-Con will be making its first-ever international stop in Malaga. The Palacio de Ferias y Congresos will host the festival that is known around the world, which includes pop culture, comics and entertainment. Rare plastic figurines of movie character characters are also included. At a star-studded event at the Gran Hotel Miramar, the Málaga Comic-Con was announced  It …

Restaurante Everest Fusion is located at No.2 Diana Park Commercial Estepona, situated between San Pedro and Estepona. The restaurant is located in Diana Park Commercial Estepona No.2, between San Pedro del Mar and Estepona. It was created by Gobinda, who hails from Nepal.  Gobinda has trained with 3* Michelin chefs throughout Europe including Sweden and the UK before opening his …

The Spanish National Court suspended the 413 million-euro fine that was imposed by the National Market and Competition Regulator (CNMC) on Booking.com back in July 2024. The penalty against Booking.com is the most severe in CNMC’s history. The portal cites abuses of dominant position, as exemplified in the ban that it imposed on hotels who wanted to advertise prices lower …

In Spain, there is only one economic sector where there is not a gender pay gap. It is more accurate to say that the pay gap only affects male workers in one sector. This pay gap is peculiarly found in the construction industry, which is a male-dominated trade. According to the study “The gender pay gaps in Spain: What factors …

Birgitte Mellentin in her Alhaurín studio. Hailing from Denmark, although most of her family is Norwegian, retired theatre and movie set designer Birgitte Mellentin from just outside Copenhagen has continued her artistic drive with her paintings, setting up a studio in the heart of the Guardalhorce Valley in Alhaurín el Grande. Birgitte: ‘I always paint even if it‘S not a …

Spain’s pension system is less than one month away from its first test. Before 1 April, the independent authority for fiscal responsibilities (AIReF), will present a report assessing the effect of new measures aimed to delaying the retirement age and balancing pension books. This analysis will be crucial to know if it is necessary activate the ‘closure’ clause and take …