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Woman And Child Injured As Car Overturns On AP-7 In Estepona

The accident occured yesterday evening A woman was injured after the car she was travelling in overturned on the AP-7 in Estepona. The accident occured around 18.00 hrs yesterday at KM 164 . The woman was transfered by helicopter to a Hospital in Malaga A child who was also in the car was also taken […]

Jessie J To Headline The Festival Of Music In Gibraltar

The convert will be held at Victoria Stadium The Festival of Music in Gibraltar is set to take place on the 8th Setember and it has been confirmed that Jessie J, will headline the festival. Another famous name on the bill is the former frontman of UB40 Ali Campbell. Also appearing will be three bands from […]

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Forest Fire Forces Evacuation In Calahonda

There were major fires on the Costa Blanca and on the Canary Island of La Gomera over the weekend A fire next to the AP-7 toll road near Calahonda yesterday forced the evacuation of two apartment blocks The fire was controlled late last night and the evacuated residents were allowed to return to their homes jmackie@costadelsol.st

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British Hiker Gordon Simm Still Missing

Hopes of finding him are fading each day The 63 year old Briitish hiker Gordon Simm who was last seen on July 21st is still missing and hopes of finding him are fading. His wife and children are to return to England  He was last seen by Dutch tour guide  Michael Tweehuijsen who is said to […]

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Heatwave To Hit Spain From Tomorrow

The heatwave will affect the whole country The State Meteorological Agency, AEMET has annoounced that the whole of the country is Spain is heading for a  heat wave this week with temperatures  reaching over 40º in some areas from tomorrow Friday is predicted to be the hottest day in the heat wave that is set […]

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Unemployment In Malaga Province Falls But Rises Elsewhere In Second Quarter

Figures accross Andalucia have shown an increase  Figures from the Encuesta de Población Activa (EPA) { Labour Force Survey (LFS) } have shown that there are one hundred fewer unemployed people in the province in the second quater compared to the figures from the first quater of 2012. The new figure is 274,800 which is the 5th […]

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Search Continues For Missing British Hiker

Gordon Simm Has not been since last Saturday The 63 year old British hiker who disapeared while walking near Nerja last Staurday is still missing and the area of the search for hime has been extened. Gordon Simm went for a walk in the Chillar valley in Nerja on Saturday and has not been seen since […]

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Pachages Of Hashish Found Floating Of Malaga Coast

The packages were found to contain hashish Beach Rescue staff on the playa de campo de golf in Malaga discoverd some packets in the water yesterday afternoon and handed the packages to the National Police The packages were discovered to contain around 20 kilos of hashish   jmackie@costadelsol.st

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Another Delay To Malaga Metro Opening Announced

The metro was due to open in 2009 The opening of the Málaga Metro will not happen before the end of 2013/ The news came just days after work re-started at Callejones del Perchel after the archaeological remains which were found at the site were removed/ It was also announced by the Junta who class the metro […]

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Spain’s Taxi Drivers To Hold Strike On August 1st

Taxi drivers are unhappy with a new law that will allow more rental cars with driver  A 24 hour strike by taxi drivers in Malaga province is scheduled for August 1st. The stuke will involve aropund 3000 taxis in the capitol aswell as in different municipalities inland and on the coast. The strike os partof a National […]

Guadalhorce Hospital In Cártama Ready But Cannot Open

The Hospital has been ready for months The Guadalhorce Hospital in Cártama on the Costa del Sol is ready for use but with no opening date is planned. The reason is that the new hospital needs to be connected to the electricity supply so the final instalation of the eqipment can be completed but no one […]