https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/andalucia/malaga/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Fri, 15 Aug 2025 12:03:10 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oplogo-favicon-150x150.png https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/andalucia/malaga/ 32 32 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/16/watch-how-malaga-plans-to-transform-itself-with-a-series-of-garden-bridges-criss-crossing-dry-river-bed/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/16/watch-how-malaga-plans-to-transform-itself-with-a-series-of-garden-bridges-criss-crossing-dry-river-bed/#respond Sat, 16 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429337 MALAGA City Council has unveiled ambitious plans to turn the dry bed of the Guadalmedina River into a chain of landscaped pedestrian ‘plaza bridges’ linking both sides of the city.]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/16/watch-how-malaga-plans-to-transform-itself-with-a-series-of-garden-bridges-criss-crossing-dry-river-bed/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/malaga-feria-southern-spains-biggest-summer-party-kicks-off-tonight-with-fireworks-drones-and-dancing/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/malaga-feria-southern-spains-biggest-summer-party-kicks-off-tonight-with-fireworks-drones-and-dancing/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429713 HOLD onto your sombreros! The famous Malaga Fair, southern Spain’s biggest summer blowout, explodes into life tonight. Even though the full fiesta officially runs from August 16-23, tonight’s (Friday August]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/malaga-feria-southern-spains-biggest-summer-party-kicks-off-tonight-with-fireworks-drones-and-dancing/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/mijas-wildfire-extinguished-by-forest-firefighters-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/mijas-wildfire-extinguished-by-forest-firefighters-in-spain/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:03:42 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429623 A WILDFIRE in Mijas that started yesterday afternoon has been controlled. The fire started in the Cortijo de Los Ortejones area near Santana Golf  and sent a towering plume of]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/mijas-wildfire-extinguished-by-forest-firefighters-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/breaking-wildfire-breaks-out-in-spains-mijas-prompting-helicopter-emergency-response/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/breaking-wildfire-breaks-out-in-spains-mijas-prompting-helicopter-emergency-response/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2025 14:43:25 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429486 A WILDFIRE has been declared in Mijas, on the Costa del Sol, shortly before 16:00 on Thursday 14th August. The blaze is affecting the La Cala Hills area, according to]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/breaking-wildfire-breaks-out-in-spains-mijas-prompting-helicopter-emergency-response/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/residents-of-malaga-street-confined-to-their-homes-due-to-plague-of-disease-ridden-cats/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/residents-of-malaga-street-confined-to-their-homes-due-to-plague-of-disease-ridden-cats/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:47:59 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429446 RESIDENTS of Rincon de la Victoria in Malaga claim that the local cat colony has become “completely out of control,” causing frequent disturbances to their daily lives. Since 2021, an]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/residents-of-malaga-street-confined-to-their-homes-due-to-plague-of-disease-ridden-cats/feed/ 2 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/ronda-chasing-hemingway-in-the-hills-of-andalucia/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/ronda-chasing-hemingway-in-the-hills-of-andalucia/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:13:02 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429295 MORE than a century after Ernest Hemingway’s much-written-about tour of Spain, which included a stop in the idyllic mountain town of Ronda, this Andalusian pueblo still remembers his passion for]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/ronda-chasing-hemingway-in-the-hills-of-andalucia/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/13/malaga-bans-new-tourist-apartments-for-three-years-to-protect-housing-market/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/13/malaga-bans-new-tourist-apartments-for-three-years-to-protect-housing-market/#respond Wed, 13 Aug 2025 13:54:16 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429159 MALAGA has slammed the brakes on the city’s booming holiday flat market – banning the registration of any new tourist apartments for the next three years. Mayor Francisco de la]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/13/malaga-bans-new-tourist-apartments-for-three-years-to-protect-housing-market/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/horror-in-malaga-as-nigerian-man-smashes-champagne-bottle-over-swedish-girlfriends-head-during-hotel-room-brawl/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/horror-in-malaga-as-nigerian-man-smashes-champagne-bottle-over-swedish-girlfriends-head-during-hotel-room-brawl/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428773 A MALAGA hotel room brawl saw a woman stab her boyfriend after he smashed a champagne bottle on her head. Both have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The fight]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/horror-in-malaga-as-nigerian-man-smashes-champagne-bottle-over-swedish-girlfriends-head-during-hotel-room-brawl/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/stabbing-in-puerto-banus-a-teen-ended-up-in-hospital-as-onlookers-watched-in-horror/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/stabbing-in-puerto-banus-a-teen-ended-up-in-hospital-as-onlookers-watched-in-horror/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:31:04 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428659 A VIOLENT street fight in Puerto Banús, Marbella, left a teenager in hospital and one person under arrest in the early hours of Saturday morning, according to El Español. The]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/stabbing-in-puerto-banus-a-teen-ended-up-in-hospital-as-onlookers-watched-in-horror/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/dubai-princes-e160m-dolphin-yacht-turns-heads-as-it-docks-in-spains-malaga/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/dubai-princes-e160m-dolphin-yacht-turns-heads-as-it-docks-in-spains-malaga/#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2025 14:47:40 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428446 BLING on the water is back in Malaga – and this time it’s on a whole new level. The yacht Yas, owned by Dubai’s crown prince Hamdan Bin Mohammed bin]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/dubai-princes-e160m-dolphin-yacht-turns-heads-as-it-docks-in-spains-malaga/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/malagas-population-booms-thanks-to-foreign-influx-now-nearly-1-8-million/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/malagas-population-booms-thanks-to-foreign-influx-now-nearly-1-8-million/#respond Sun, 10 Aug 2025 09:15:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428419 MALAGA is booming – and it’s mostly down to foreigners moving in. The province has seen its population grow to nearly 1.8 million, thanks largely to a foreign influx. Malaga]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/malagas-population-booms-thanks-to-foreign-influx-now-nearly-1-8-million/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/dad-and-kids-rescued-after-canoe-capsizes-in-spains-genil-river/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/dad-and-kids-rescued-after-canoe-capsizes-in-spains-genil-river/#respond Sun, 10 Aug 2025 06:31:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428439 A FATHER and his two children aged eight and 10 had to be rescued after their canoe capsized, leaving them clinging to a tiny river islet. They had been paddling]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/dad-and-kids-rescued-after-canoe-capsizes-in-spains-genil-river/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/09/cool-colourful-and-100-local-malagas-must-try-summer-dishes-with-recipes/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/09/cool-colourful-and-100-local-malagas-must-try-summer-dishes-with-recipes/#respond Sat, 09 Aug 2025 07:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427798 AS the sun blazes and thermometers climb into the 40s, locals ditch the hot stews and roasts in favour of something lighter, colder – and deeply traditional. Welcome to the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/09/cool-colourful-and-100-local-malagas-must-try-summer-dishes-with-recipes/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/tunnel-trouble-as-ave-fast-track-train-is-being-held-up-after-major-water-leak-and-collapse-between-malaga-and-madrid/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/tunnel-trouble-as-ave-fast-track-train-is-being-held-up-after-major-water-leak-and-collapse-between-malaga-and-madrid/#respond Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428134 By Alfred Clarke THE recent fracturing of a series of inside slabs of a fast-track rail tunnel in Spain has led to a row between regional politicians and Madrid. It]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/tunnel-trouble-as-ave-fast-track-train-is-being-held-up-after-major-water-leak-and-collapse-between-malaga-and-madrid/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/malaga-feria-2025-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-costa-del-sols-biggest-party/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/malaga-feria-2025-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-costa-del-sols-biggest-party/#respond Fri, 08 Aug 2025 12:59:49 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427751 MALAGA is getting ready to party like never before as the Feria de Agosto 2025 returns from August 16 to 23, transforming the city into a week?long whirlwind of colour,]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/malaga-feria-2025-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-costa-del-sols-biggest-party/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/guardia-civil-rescues-18-migrants-from-illegal-tobacco-factory/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/guardia-civil-rescues-18-migrants-from-illegal-tobacco-factory/#respond Thu, 07 Aug 2025 14:22:38 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428213 EIGHTEEN men from Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia have been rescued from an illegal tobacco factory in Andalucia, where they were forced to roll up to eight million counterfeit cigarettes]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/guardia-civil-rescues-18-migrants-from-illegal-tobacco-factory/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/this-pasta-dish-is-going-viral-online-and-not-for-the-reason-youd-expect/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/this-pasta-dish-is-going-viral-online-and-not-for-the-reason-youd-expect/#respond Thu, 07 Aug 2025 08:48:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428057 PUERTO Banus, Marbella – This glitzy seaside promenade is known for its luxury yachts, designer boutiques, and buzzing nightlife. But recently, it’s a humble pasta dish that’s stealing the spotlight.]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/this-pasta-dish-is-going-viral-online-and-not-for-the-reason-youd-expect/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/06/review-michael-buble-tribute-show-at-la-sala/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/06/review-michael-buble-tribute-show-at-la-sala/#respond Wed, 06 Aug 2025 13:43:50 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427988 Peet Rothwell, an expat from North Wales, has been performing Michael Bublé tribute shows for 15 years. Zoe Dahse went along to his show at La Sala to watch him]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/06/review-michael-buble-tribute-show-at-la-sala/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/police-fined-e16k-for-filming-ill-man-defecating-by-the-road-and-sharing-it-on-whatsapp/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/police-fined-e16k-for-filming-ill-man-defecating-by-the-road-and-sharing-it-on-whatsapp/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:11:52 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427741 THREE Malaga cops have landed their force with a €16,000 bill after secretly filming a man taking a roadside poo – and sharing the video on WhatsApp. The man had]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/police-fined-e16k-for-filming-ill-man-defecating-by-the-road-and-sharing-it-on-whatsapp/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/04/two-young-irish-tourists-left-with-serious-facial-injuries-after-horrifying-robbery-on-spains-costa-del-sol/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/04/two-young-irish-tourists-left-with-serious-facial-injuries-after-horrifying-robbery-on-spains-costa-del-sol/#respond Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:44:43 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427437 TWO young Irish tourists have been left in hospital with serious facial injuries after falling victim to a violent robbery on the Costa del Sol. The pair were walking through]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/04/two-young-irish-tourists-left-with-serious-facial-injuries-after-horrifying-robbery-on-spains-costa-del-sol/feed/ 0