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TENNIS legend Novak Djokovic has been fined €10,000 for making renovations to his Marbella villa without council approval. The Serbian ace currently plays in Miami Open. The two €5,000 penalties date back 15 months when Marbella City Council opened a file on the unauthorised work at the star’s Sierra Blanca urbanisation home. READ MORE Djokovic’s Bedroom is Luxurious Djokovic is …

DANGEROUS unapproved medicines and anabolic steroids with a retail value of €1 million have been seized from a Fuengirola storage area by the Policia Nacional. Two men were also arrested. The products were almost all purchased in Asia. They were then distributed to Spain. READ MORE Unlicensed drugs included treatments for breast cancer or erectile dysfunction following mastectomy. The majority …

THE Guardia Civil are looking for two ‘foreign’ nationals who beat up a Mijas resident in her eighties. Last Wednesday, March 19, men entered her rural El Hornillo property. After grabbing the woman by the neck, one of the intruders tried to strangle her. READ MORE It has been reported that two of the suspects had previously attempted to rob …

After suffering three burglaries in the past six month, a BRITISH pub-owner on the Costa del Sol demands better police presence. This week, thieves broke into the Rose and Thistle restaurant in La Duquesa (Manilva) and stole several charity tins. Simon Dearing of Simon Dearing Inc. said the thefts are part of a recent increase in thefts that has caused …

A Portuguese Man o’ War is spotted again on the Costa del Sol. On Sunday, a specimen of deadly jellyfish washed ashore on Carvajal Beach in Fuengirola. Fuengirola Se Queja, an Instagram account, put out a warning to its users, highlighting that the Portuguese Man O’ War is ‘highly dangerous’ and is capable of killing humans.  READ MORE Man o’ …

Marbella has seen a house completely destroyed after a night filled with heavy rains and thunder. Shared pictures on the internet Marbellasequeja The top half of one property is completely torn away on Instagram. The collapse of the building on Calle Aduar Leganitos in Calle Aduar, last night, did not result in any injuries. Today, a police cordon has been …

Heavy rains triggered by Storm Jana have caused flooding on the Costa del Sol.Online footage shows Torremolinos, for example, completely submerged by floodwater. The streets and stairs have been turned into rivers.In Velez-Malaga a family was rescued just moments before a torrential downpour washed their car away.In addition, the roads of Malaga and Marbella were also inundated. And this wet …

STORM JANA is still causing heavy rains and snow in many parts of Spain. In Murcia, authorities are desperately searching for a man who was last seen ‘shouting for help’ in the Segura River on Saturday. Aemet, the state weather agency in Andalucia has issued several yellow warnings for heavy rainfall. Included in the area are the majority of Sevilla …

BEACHES in ‘upmarket’ Marbella have lost 20% of their sand during the latest storms – which have also dumped an invasive algae on the resort’s shores. Diego Lopez, City Councillor for Environment, Beaches and Ports, confirmed the damage this week. He said in a statement: “Fontanilla beach is the hardest hit… erosion there has caused the disappearance of some 10,000 …

Construction has started on 98 luxury properties in Costa del Sol, with an expected completion date of 2027. Aedas Homes, the developer, said that it was responding to the demand for high-end homes from both domestic and foreign buyers. The development of two areas in Marbella & Estepona. Soul Marbella Sunlife II You can also find out more about the …