Costa del Sol

According to both councils, a coordinated police operation on Sunday, August 3 in Torremolinos, and Benalmadena, resulted in 2,324 counterfeit goods and 1 arrest. The confiscated items included handbags (including trainers), football kits, sports pants, basketball shirts and tracksuits. All of these were suspected to be counterfeit. The operation was conducted by both local police departments under a new partnership …

Two separate emergency landing incidents occurred in Spain. The air traffic controllers as well as airport authorities had to respond quickly. Sunday, August 3rd, a flight from Barcelona bound for Essaouira in Morocco made an unexpected landing in Malaga. The passenger was pregnant and needed urgent medical treatment. According to Spain’s Air Traffic Controllers, (@controladores), on X, an aircraft already …

You would think that with a Napoli scarve and Maradona pictures on the walls, the pizzas in Tarifa’s Trattoria were good. But owner Luciano Fabricio is taking no chances. The Neopolitan cuts no corners when it comes to offering the best pizzas and pasta in town…and possibly the whole Costa de la Luz. Having won the Best Independent Pizza award …

Come together at Las Delicias in Malaga. Credit Toni Moroillas, Instagram. Residents in Malaga City have taken to the streets and social media to protest against persistent street litter. Now locals are cleaning up their own streets. This outcry comes after comments by Mayor Francisco de la Torre, who claimed he’d never heard of anyone complaining about trash in the …

As you stroll past the pots of flesh in Puerto Banus, your heart will naturally sink. When confronted with a crowd of holidaymakers in pasties, a group entitled Saudi teenagers or a mob of rubberneckers, the hackles immediately rise. It’s not surprising that most expats flock to the north of Spain during this time. You might find it difficult to …

It is one of Costa de la Luz’s most popular and famous beaches The kilometres-long white sandy beaches are a magnet for families who bring their children to enjoy a day at the beach. But it would seem that there is nothing new in this – proof has been discovered that Neanderthal man did just the same thing 150,000 years …

The only village in Andalucía bearing a name linked to Franco’s regime, “Villafranco del Guadalhorce”, has officially been renamed “Villa del Guadalhorce”.  The decision was approved by a majority vote in the Alhaurín el Grande town council on Friday, August 1, which complies with Spain’s Democratic Memory Law, and which mandates the removal of references to the Francoist dictatorship from …

The iconic Glasgow pop-rock group Texas will be performing at Starlite Occident in Glasgow on Monday, 11th August for a night filled with their best songs.  The Scottish group, formed in 1986 rose to fame when their 1989 chart-topper “I Don’t Want A Lover” reached number eight. Texas, a Scottish band formed in 1986, has sold over 40 million albums …

The mayor of his town, Juan Antonio Lara, must be sighing and wishing for a vacation as he has suffered yet another setback due to previous administrations. The council has been forced to spend almost half a mil of taxpayers’ money to pay a heavy fine due to previous councils. Benalmadena Town Hall has been ordered to pay €444,850 due …

The Estepona City Council is nearing the end of a project that was launched over a decade ago. It aims to create a continuous route for pedestrians along the entire coast. The project, which aims to connect the coast route on foot, has now reached 95 per cent completion, and the remaining sections are close to their conclusion. The latest …