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ESTEPONA’S mayor under fire could be headed behind bars, after prosecutors asked for a five-and a-half-year jail sentence over allegations that he misappropriated government money. Jose Garcia Urbano has been a major player in the conservative Partido Popular since 2011, but he is now under fire for allegedly slipping thousands of euros in public funds to a former girlfriend. Marbella’s …

HUNDREDS OF Costa del Sol Residents face losing their homes in order to make room for a new luxury golf development, which critics claim is an outdated model of tourism. Greenpeace and Ecologistas en Accion, two environmental groups, have joined with expats and farmers to oppose the proposed project. This would see the construction of up to 680 Villas and …

NEWLY built three-bed penthouses are all the rage on the Costa del Sol, according to figures from Spain’s national property registrar – and British expats are leading the charge. The property portal Idealista has analysed sales for the third quarter 2025 and found that the three-bedroom apartment sold faster than other housing types in Spain. In fact, 37% of these …

This text was first printed on November 28, 2023 MARBELLA has grow to be a prostitution hotspot after a authorized loophole lets pimps function out of unassuming residences.  Within the centre of Marbella, individuals discover the previous city, get pleasure from cocktails and sunbathe on the seashore, however little do they know they might be proper subsequent to a brothel. …

YOU may not count on it, however within the very coronary heart of the Costa del Sol is a spot the place no two visits are ever the identical. Nature is at all times shifting, evolving, and provoking emotion every single day of the 12 months.  That extraordinary place is BIOPARC Fuengirola – you uncover it for the primary time, …

A FAMILY OF FOUR DIERED in their Torrox house from a suspected natural gas leak. The bodies of two teenaged children and a married couple were discovered Tuesday around 3:20pm. They died overnight after a butano stove was left on, which released deadly carbon monoxide fumes. READ MORE TUEDAY CALLE PONTILS CENE Said Rabah (53), and his wife Saadia (38), …

TOO many vacationers nearly pressured a Swedish expat on the Costa del Sol to promote up and return house. Eva made her admission on COPE Radio’s weekday evening La Linterna programme the place she stated she had now modified her thoughts due to having so many pals. She was chasing hotter climate than her native Sweden, and after toying with …

A 38-year-old man escaped Monday with only a minor injury to his leg after multiple gun shots were fired in the direction of the door leading into his Marbella apartment. The perpetrator of the crime, a 25-year-old man, fled in a car rental and was arrested by Policia Nacional in Algeciras – some 80 kilometers away. Around 5.30am, the incident …

A BRITISH MAN who is accused of carrying out the Mafia assassination style killings of two Scottish underworld figures, has said that his rights would be violated by being imprisoned in Spain. On May 31, a masked assassin gunned down two notorious crime bosses outside a packed Fuengirola pub – moments after the pair of high-ranking Scottish gangsters had watched …

WITH its eye-catching orange tree-lined streets, renowned gastronomy and spectacular monuments such as the Plaza de España or Royal Alcazar, it’s no surprise that Sevilla has become a leading destination for tourists eager to soak up some Spanish culture. In fact, the Pearl of Andalucia is Spain’s third most popular city with visitors, with around 4.8 million making the trip …