Costa del Sol

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 …

A tiny pedestrian-only street in Marbella is one of the most festive places in Andalusia. The streets are adorned with handmade ornaments and decorations made by residents. Calle Cordoba, in Marbella, has become the perfect place to stop during the festive season. This enchanting enclave is filled with twinkling light, Christmas trees, crafts and sleighs. It’s located between Huerta de …

Eva hails from Shap in Cumbria. “Back then it was called ‘Westmorland and Cumberland’. “Today it’s called Cumbria, the Lake District,” she recalled. In search of a Better Life Eva recalls the contrasts of her childhood and adult life. Her father moved to provide better opportunities for her. “We moved down to Darwen (Lancashire) and I attended a business school …