Tag Archives: Costa del Sol

Almost 70% of respondents in Malaga Province said they would ditch their car and use public transportation if they could.According to the latest edition of Barometro de la Provincia de Malaga. If they had the option, 68.3% Malaga Province residents said they would choose to travel by train or buses instead of their car.  Currently 64% of respondents use their …

MANILVA will soon open its first ‘doggy beach’. You will be able enjoy the Costa del Sol’s beaches with your dog by Easter. The ‘doggy beach’ is located on Playa de las Arenas, approximately 5km south of San Luis de Sabinillas, not far from Punta Chullera. If you want to visit the beach, you should park in the ‘Parking Playa’ …

Rafa Matutes (a businessman) and Rafa Nadal (a former tennis player) have been given approval to build up to 50 luxury homes along Estepona’s coastline. Palya Invest, a joint venture formed by the two men last year to build 40 properties around Nagueles de Marbella. Their potential total Costa del Sol investment comes to over €200 million. READ MORE ABEL …

A SWEDISH fraudster who ripped off investors to the tune of over €2.3 million via a bogus investment scheme has been arrested in Marbella. The Policia Nacional detained the 36-year old man under an European Arrest Warrant. The man is said to be a wealthy man who lived in a luxurious Marbella house, protected by sophisticated security measures. READ MORE …

It is possible that a UKRAINIAN and Spanish couple who died on Tuesday after falling to their death from the eighth floor of an apartment block in Malaga City, did so as part of a pact for suicide. This is the working theory of the Policia Nacional in relation to the deaths after the double tragedy that was reported around …

Two areas on the Costa del Sol – Marbella, and Velez-Malaga – have topped Spain’s list of largest house price increases in the first three month of 2025. The figures were compiled by IMIE Local Markets based upon appraisals performed by Tinsa. Velez Malaga was the top performer with a 17.6% increase compared to 2024’s same quarter. Marbella came in …

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 …