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A man was arrested in Costa del Sol for allegedly pointing a pistol loaded at a policeman during a tense confrontation late at night. The suspect, a 22-year-old known to police for previous drug offences, is said to have aimed the weapon at the officer following a routine traffic stop – only to later drop the gun before attempting to …

A former Premier League footballer has been identified as the man arrested in an daring drugs raid at Costa del Sol. Neil Clement, 47 was handcuffed in Mijas by police undercover earlier this week on suspicion of an offense against public safety after they detected suspicious movement in and out his shop. The British national was taken into custody at …

Friday, 19th December 2025 at 10:26 The Mijas contemporary art centre in Calle Málaga is currently hosting an exhibition of paintings by renowned Danish national Kurt Ard, an artist who celebrates his centenary this month. The artist has spent more than half his life living in Spain, specifically in Andalucía. The exhibition is open until 12th February and consists of …

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 British fugitive wanted by police for multiple murders, who crashed his car in Mijas, has been arrested. The man is said to be linked to a ‘dangerous’ London-based criminal gang. The Briton, who has not been named, was arrested by himself after an argument took place at a gas station on Thursday lunchtime. READ MORE SEIZED GUNS & AMMO(Mijas …

Friday, 25th July 2025 at 09:28 Banana Kitchen is currently showing a collection by Swedish artist Henrik Diamant. Diamant, who was born in Stockholm but now lives in Mijas Pueblo in Spain, began painting when he was a young child. His work reflects influences of Swiss-French architectural painter Le Corbusier, and the symbolic style of Spanish surrealist painter Joan Miró. …

On Monday night, a British man was killed in Mijas. Guardia Civil has not confirmed the details of the victim’s age and whereabouts. Around 8.10pm, witnesses reported eight to ten gunshots on Calle Urbaneja within the Sitio Calahona Urbanisation. READ MORE Two men are suspected to have been involved and they waited outside of the Naundrop Sports Club where the …

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 …

A desperate grandfather has appealed for help five years after British squatters occupied his Costa del Sol house.  Birmingham native Kenneth Jobe (pictured above), 84, told the Olive Press he ‘hasn’t got much time left’ and is ‘exhausted’ after going back and forth with the courts in a bid to remove the English couple. K.B, an expat of 33 years, …

An outbreak of measles was reported in a secondary school located in Mijas, following an earlier one that had occurred at a nursery within the same municipality. Although both incidents occurred in Mijas there does not seem to be a link between them. The secondary school confirmed two cases of children under 13 years old who were not MMR vaccinated. …