Malaga province has avoided the devastation that swept northern Spain this summer, with rapid intervention teams limiting major blazes to just a single fire exceeding one square kilometre. While more than 1,200 square kilometres burned in Leon province alone, Malaga’s…
A BAND of notorious Scottish gangland figures with links to mafia activity on the Costa del Sol have been arrested in Dubai. Steven Lyons, Ross McGill, Stephen Jamieson and Steven Larwood were detained by Dubai Police on September 17 following…
A MISSING expat whose body was found on the Costa del Sol at the weekend had recently landed a giant lump sum from a property sale. The Olive Press can reveal that Andrew Wade, 65, had finally secured over €400,000…
A HIGH-SPEED pursuit off the Marbella coast ended with three arrests after desperate narcos dumped dozens of petrol jerry cans into the Mediterranean Sea. The dramatic chase unfolded nine miles from shore on September 19 when Guardia Civil officers spotted…
PROPERTY owners across Spain can legally refuse to pay controversial community levies after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of residents who had fought a decades-long battle against contributing to building improvements they never wanted. The case centres on a…
THE countdown has begun for drivers in Malaga as the Costa del Sol capital prepares to start issuing fines for polluting vehicles entering its low emission zone (ZBE) from November 30. After a full year of warnings and education, the…
SPANISH banking giant BBVA has increased its hostile takeover bid for rival Banco Sabadell by 10%, declaring this will be its final offer with no further improvements or extensions. The Bilbao-based bank announced the sweetened deal just two days before…
KING Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain swapped palaces for pyramids this week as they toured Egypt’s legendary Valley of the Kings. The glamorous royals flew into Luxor on their state visit and were given a VIP look at ancient…
Ground floor apartment in Arenales del Sol, 88.00 m2 of living space, 7.00 m2 of kitchen, 19.00 m2 of living room, 37.00 m2 of terrace, 250 m from the beach, 3 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, ready to move into, equipped…
WHEN we think of sixteenth-century explorers, Christopher Columbus typically comes to mind. The media love to celebrate the businessman from Genoa, who, in his day, was regarded as a failure, and who (technically) didn’t ‘discover’ America. Perhaps we’d be better…
