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Gran Noche Carnavalesca In Sabinillas

The doors open at 8pm, The best acts from the Carnival of Cádiz will go to  Sabinillas on the 28th July to participate in the Gran Noche Carnavalesca.   The gala is scheduled performance of many groups who took part in the final in    February.   The acts include  Las chirigotas ’Los puretas del […]

Pedestrian Dies After been Hit By A Truck In Algarrobo Costa

The driver of the truck was backing up at the time of the accident A pedestrian has died after been hit by a truck in Algarrobo Costa  as they were crossing the street.  The incident occurred at 11.00 on calle Velero a service road parallel to the old N-340 According to witnesses the incident,  the truck […]

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More Than 6000 Marijuana Plants Seized In Estepona

Four people have been arrested National Police have seized more than 6,000 marijuana plants at two luxury villas on the Costa del Sol and have arrested the four responsible for the plantations. Two Spanish citizens, natives of Malaga, and two of Bulgarian origin were arrested In total 6,411 plants, along with approximately 31 kilos of […]

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Row In Torrox Over Adapted Vehicles For Disabled People

The licences were issued eight years ago Residents of Torrox and taxi professionals have denounced the lack of adapted vehicles for disabled people in the in the town. This is despite their been several licenses issued eight years ago   subject to the implementation of such cars. However the mayor, Francisco Muñoz (PSOE) said that for […]

Jellyfish Swarms Starting To Subside

The swarms arrived on the Malaga coastline this weekend The swarms of jellyfish that arrived this weekend are slowly starting to subside but  yesterday there were still numerous concentrations along the coastline There were more than 1200 reported stinging incidents on Saturday in Malaga  Despite the latest plague the the central government has no plans to provide means […]

Fire In El Cerro del Aguila

The fire broke out around 08.40 this morning A fire broke out in a wooded area near El Cerro del Aguila, located between the towns of Colmenar and Alfarnate forcing the evacuation of four homes. The fire is now under control jmackie@costadelsol.st

Jellyfish Plague Affects Malaga Coastline

The swarms arived yesterday and continue to affect the coastline today Swarms of jellyfish affected the Malaga coastline yesterday  swept in by the east wind. From mid-morning the danger flags were out  the flags of danger but even with the warnings hundreds of swimmers suffered stings along the coast. In Malaga alone there had been […]

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Don Miguel Hotel Workers To Be Paid After 8 Years Wait

The Hotel is set to reopen  8 years after the Don Miguel Hotel in Marbella closed the 80 ex workers are finally going to be paid their outstanding wages. The 550 room hotel closed its doors eight years ago but now Fundación Magna Invest, a Arab owned company based in Luxembourg have announced they plan to […]

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Four Injured In Two Car Pileup In Igualeja

One of the injured was trapped in one of the cars A collision between two vehicles on the A-397 close to Igualeja has left four people injured. The accident happened at around 15.10 today ay KM 26 The injured people who were  two women aged 62 and 32  and two men aged 66 and 26 were […]

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Fire In Apartment Block In Nerja Forces Evacuation

The residents of the block were evacuated as a precaution A three-storey building in the town of Nerja was evacuated in the early hours of  this morning{Thursday} following a fire in a home in the building The fire broke out in an apartment block in calle Chaparil  15 residents were evacuated ars a precaution and […]

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Thieves Break Into the Ermita De La Virgen De La Peña In Mijas

Thieves have broken into the la ermita de la Virgen de la Peña in Mijas and stolen three crowns including the main crown At 4.20am today the alarm was raised and security forces made their way to the ermita in avenida de El Compás They found the lock broken and on investigation found that the […]