https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/costa-del-sol-5/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Thu, 14 Aug 2025 14:44:26 +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/costa-del-sol-5/ 32 32 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/costa-del-sol-town-sparks-row-with-plans-to-demolish-historic-bullring-for-chinese-themed-park/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/costa-del-sol-town-sparks-row-with-plans-to-demolish-historic-bullring-for-chinese-themed-park/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429352 A ROW has erupted in Benalmadena over plans to demolish the town’s historic bullring to make way for a car park for a €15 million Chinese-themed cultural park. The project]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/costa-del-sol-town-sparks-row-with-plans-to-demolish-historic-bullring-for-chinese-themed-park/feed/ 1 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/explore-the-history-culture-and-hidden-gems-of-ancient-costa-del-sol/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/explore-the-history-culture-and-hidden-gems-of-ancient-costa-del-sol/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:00:06 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429343 For thousands of years, all cultures have passed through the Costa del Sol. A recent discovery of human remains in the cave of Pecho Redondo in Sierra Blanca shows evidence]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/explore-the-history-culture-and-hidden-gems-of-ancient-costa-del-sol/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/gibraltar-teens-arrested-in-spain-after-sneaking-into-long-closed-tivoli-amusement/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/gibraltar-teens-arrested-in-spain-after-sneaking-into-long-closed-tivoli-amusement/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:03:30 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428728 TWO 16-year-old Gibraltarians have been caught breaking into Benalmadena’s long-shuttered Tivoli World amusement park in the early hours. Security cameras picked them up forcing open an emergency gate on the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/gibraltar-teens-arrested-in-spain-after-sneaking-into-long-closed-tivoli-amusement/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/watch-police-arrest-british-irish-gang-on-costa-del-sol-who-smuggled-tons-of-marijuana-to-ireland-hidden-in-animal-feed/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/watch-police-arrest-british-irish-gang-on-costa-del-sol-who-smuggled-tons-of-marijuana-to-ireland-hidden-in-animal-feed/#respond Thu, 07 Aug 2025 16:15:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428236 A COSTA del Sol-based gang with British, Irish, and Spanish members that exported marijuana inside animal feed pallets has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. It’s believed that up to]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/watch-police-arrest-british-irish-gang-on-costa-del-sol-who-smuggled-tons-of-marijuana-to-ireland-hidden-in-animal-feed/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/2025/08/05/tragedy-on-spains-costa-del-sol-as-three-year-old-dutch-girl-drowns-in-swimming-pool/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/tragedy-on-spains-costa-del-sol-as-three-year-old-dutch-girl-drowns-in-swimming-pool/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:03:24 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427712 A THREE-YEAR-OLD Dutch girl has died on the Costa del Sol after drowning in a swimming pool. Emergency services were called to a property in Alhaurin de la Torre, a]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/tragedy-on-spains-costa-del-sol-as-three-year-old-dutch-girl-drowns-in-swimming-pool/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 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/04/british-fugitive-wanted-over-several-murders-crashes-his-car-and-gets-arrested-on-the-costa-del-sol/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/04/british-fugitive-wanted-over-several-murders-crashes-his-car-and-gets-arrested-on-the-costa-del-sol/#respond Mon, 04 Aug 2025 09:58:25 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427329 A BRITISH fugitive wanted for several murders has been arrested in Mijas after crashing his car. The man is said to be linked to a ‘dangerous’ London-based criminal gang. The]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/04/british-fugitive-wanted-over-several-murders-crashes-his-car-and-gets-arrested-on-the-costa-del-sol/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/five-hospitalised-after-fire-erupts-at-marbella-beach-bar/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/five-hospitalised-after-fire-erupts-at-marbella-beach-bar/#respond Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:46:58 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426585 EMERGENCY crews rushed to Nagüeles beach in Marbella just before midday on Tuesday after a fire broke out at a two-storey beach bar, leaving several people needing medical treatment for]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/five-hospitalised-after-fire-erupts-at-marbella-beach-bar/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/body-of-elderly-brit-88-found-on-spains-costa-del-sol/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/body-of-elderly-brit-88-found-on-spains-costa-del-sol/#respond Wed, 30 Jul 2025 09:45:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426185 THE body of a British expat reported missing in Nerja on July 22 was found by hikers the following day. Vic Ashworth was a renowned engineering expert in the field]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/body-of-elderly-brit-88-found-on-spains-costa-del-sol/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/29/police-in-spain-issue-fraud-warning-scammers-use-fake-qr-codes-from-dgt-to-swindle-thousands-in-bogus-fines/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/29/police-in-spain-issue-fraud-warning-scammers-use-fake-qr-codes-from-dgt-to-swindle-thousands-in-bogus-fines/#respond Tue, 29 Jul 2025 14:50:10 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426347 FRAUDULENT speeding tickets displaying the city’s coat of arms have been found by local Malaga police. The fines reportedly lack basic information, such as the place where the driving offence]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/29/police-in-spain-issue-fraud-warning-scammers-use-fake-qr-codes-from-dgt-to-swindle-thousands-in-bogus-fines/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/29/uk-police-investigation-as-tommy-robinson-fimed-next-to-unconscious-man-and-fears-grow-he-may-return-to-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/29/uk-police-investigation-as-tommy-robinson-fimed-next-to-unconscious-man-and-fears-grow-he-may-return-to-spain/#respond Tue, 29 Jul 2025 10:35:53 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426271 AN investigation has been launched after British far-right extremist Tommy Robinson was filmed near an unconscious man at London’s St Pancras station, sparking fears in Spain that he may soon]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/29/uk-police-investigation-as-tommy-robinson-fimed-next-to-unconscious-man-and-fears-grow-he-may-return-to-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/28/police-seize-anabolic-steroids-with-e3m-street-value-on-costa-del-sol/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/28/police-seize-anabolic-steroids-with-e3m-street-value-on-costa-del-sol/#respond Mon, 28 Jul 2025 13:10:30 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426154 AN ANABOLIC steroids trafficking racket has been busted by the Policia Nacional on the Costa del Sol. 1.7 million doses of steroids in 78,000 packs have been seized in Estepona,]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/28/police-seize-anabolic-steroids-with-e3m-street-value-on-costa-del-sol/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/22/shocking-shootout-at-aldi-supermarket-on-the-costa-del-sol-blamed-on-turkish-mafia-war/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/22/shocking-shootout-at-aldi-supermarket-on-the-costa-del-sol-blamed-on-turkish-mafia-war/#respond Tue, 22 Jul 2025 07:25:09 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=425239 A SUPERMARKET shootout that saw an innocent bystander hit in the arm has been blamed on rival Turkish mafia groups. The terrifying gun battle broke out in broad daylight as]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/22/shocking-shootout-at-aldi-supermarket-on-the-costa-del-sol-blamed-on-turkish-mafia-war/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/21/german-police-are-patrolling-the-costa-del-sol-during-high-summer-with-more-foreign-coppers-set-to-come/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/21/german-police-are-patrolling-the-costa-del-sol-during-high-summer-with-more-foreign-coppers-set-to-come/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2025 14:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=425155 HOLIDAYMAKERS on the Costa del Sol are getting a pleasant – or perhaps not-so  – surprise this summer as they spot police officers from their own countries patrolling alongside their]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/21/german-police-are-patrolling-the-costa-del-sol-during-high-summer-with-more-foreign-coppers-set-to-come/feed/ 2 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/21/watch-man-rescued-attempting-to-reach-spain-from-africa-in-just-an-inflatable-ring/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/21/watch-man-rescued-attempting-to-reach-spain-from-africa-in-just-an-inflatable-ring/#respond Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=425085 A YOUNG man had the blessing of a saint after he was rescued from the Mediterranean sea 20km off the Costa del Sol. Rescuers were astonished to realise he was]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/21/watch-man-rescued-attempting-to-reach-spain-from-africa-in-just-an-inflatable-ring/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/18/watch-mijas-donkey-taxis-forced-to-work-during-heat-alert-while-operators-ignore-new-welfare-laws/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/18/watch-mijas-donkey-taxis-forced-to-work-during-heat-alert-while-operators-ignore-new-welfare-laws/#respond Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=424801 ANOTHER complaint has been filed against Mijas’ controversial donkey taxi operators after they were caught working them during an extreme heat warning. Animal rights group PACMA lodged the complaint with]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/18/watch-mijas-donkey-taxis-forced-to-work-during-heat-alert-while-operators-ignore-new-welfare-laws/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/18/watch-spanish-police-make-another-astonishing-cocaine-haul-and-nab-costa-del-sol-based-danish-sailboat-gang/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/18/watch-spanish-police-make-another-astonishing-cocaine-haul-and-nab-costa-del-sol-based-danish-sailboat-gang/#respond Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:26:11 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=424645 SPANISH police have dismantled a major drug trafficking organisation based in Torremolinos after seizing a staggering 1.6 tonnes of cocaine from a sailboat intercepted near the Azores. The dramatic bust]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/18/watch-spanish-police-make-another-astonishing-cocaine-haul-and-nab-costa-del-sol-based-danish-sailboat-gang/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/14/a-colourful-night-of-the-songs-dance-and-soul-of-spains-true-flamenco-comes-to-sotogrande/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/14/a-colourful-night-of-the-songs-dance-and-soul-of-spains-true-flamenco-comes-to-sotogrande/#respond Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:07:37 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=424055 THE gypsy caves of the Albaicin and Sacramonte barrios of Granada have for centuries chimed with the most authentic strains of flamenco. Now, for one special night only, its purest]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/14/a-colourful-night-of-the-songs-dance-and-soul-of-spains-true-flamenco-comes-to-sotogrande/feed/ 0