Costa del Sol Spain

For the second year running, Mijas Town Hall is teaming up with the popular charity padel tournament ‘Todos con Cudeca’, sponsored by De Cotta Law, to raise funds for the Cudeca Foundation. The Cudeca Foundation’s work is supported by the event, which provides free palliative and medical equipment to people with advanced illness and their families. The tournament was officially …

The Guardia Civil has smashed an gang which used helicopters to smuggle Moroccan hashish in Spain. The helicopters that could carry up to 900 kilograms each flew from the Mediterranean to the south of Spain where hashish would be transported to other parts in Europe by road. The operation involved Moroccan, Belgian, and Swedish law enforcement agencies. READ MORE WAREHOUSE …

Gerry Hannam, a husband and wife team, were out on a Christmas day stroll with their daughter, Jenny. It was just over a year before Gerry suffered a massive, sudden cardiac arrest. Gerry collapsed without warning. A nurse who was off duty quickly started CPR and a National Theatre staff member rushed to the scene with a defibrillator. They restored …

Louie Louie in Estepona, a legendary live music venue that is known for its sing-along rock fanatics, celebrates a weekend of celebration with two of their best tribute concerts. Masterplan is the focus of Friday’s 19th December, an homage to Oasis. Beginning at 11.30pm. The crowd will be roaring in unison as they sing classics such as “Wonderwall”, Don’t Look …

Participants light candles outside and sing together. Credit: Ayuntamiento de Benalmadena Cudeca Foundation has successfully concluded its traditional Christmas event ‘Enciende una Luz’ (Light a Light), held on Friday, December 12, at the Cudeca Palliative Care Centre in Benalmadena. Scores of people came together for an afternoon full of emotion, togetherness and hope. They gathered to remember and honor those …

Manilva Council, in an effort to tackle housing shortages has enacted a bylaw suspending licenses for tourist accommodations In what they call “tense areas” for three years. Urbanism Councillor Juan Carlos Morejón said that the measure puts residents’ access to affordable housing first with the current boom in short-term rentals. The town now has 2,809 tourist homes that provide 14,877 …

A body was discovered by police searching for an older British woman who has vanished from home in southern Spain. The body was lying in vegetation near a motorway. Geraldine Ann (73), disappeared mid-September, shortly after she left her home in Chirivel near Granada after a disagreement with her husband. She left the house late at night, in her pyjamas, …

Almuñecar is warming up and doing its stretches for the 16th year of the San Silvestre Sexitana, the hugely popular festive fun run on Boxing Day, Friday, December 26, in aid of the local branch of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC). This non-competitive Christmas tradition in Costa Tropical is open to all age groups, both children and adults. Some …

EWN: So, how did you come to be on the Costa del Sol for these concerts? When did your connection to the area begin?Geoffrey Silver: Well, I used to come to Marbella on all my childhood summer holidays, so I have an affinity and love for the area. It’s like coming home in a way. Sunny memories and all! Geoffrey …

Ready, steady GO! Torremolinos San Silvestre 2025 Credit: Ayuntamiento de Torremolinos Torremolinos is warming up for the close of 2025 in its traditionally energetic way with the crack of a gun and what will be this year’s ninth year of the popular San Silvestre fun run, which combines sport, fancy dress, and charity on New Year’s Eve. The have-a-go, open-to-all …