Road repairs set to begin

Fuengirola Council is set to start a programme of repairs to around 60 roads which suffered damage during the rains.

Card copier arrested in Marbella

Police in Marbella have arrested a 38 year old owner of a retail establishment who copied the credit card details of clients and used the information to gamble online. The detainee, a Spanish national, obtained around €9,000 from the copied cards. He was arrested for similar offences in both May and June 2012.

Violent mugging in Marbella

Police are appealing for witnesses to a violent mugging in Marbella at around 02:15 on February 11th which left a 34 year old Swedish woman with a fractured leg. A security camera in the area failed to identify the assailants.

Shooting outside disco in Marbella

A man was seriously injured early on Saturday morning in a shooting incident outside a disco in bulevar Alfonso de Hohenlohe, near the Hotel Guadalpin,in Marbella. The incident occurred at 06:15 and could have been related to a dispute whereby some individuals were refused entry. The National Police are investigating the incident but no arrests have yet been made.

Two bank robberies in Marbella

There were two very similar bank robberies within three hours in Marbella on Wednesday morning, netting the thieves at least €86,000 in total.

Marbella fire has claimed one life so far

One person has so far died in the 20 kilometre wide forest fire currently raging uncontrolled along the Costa del Sol and affecting the municipalities of Marbella, Mijas, Alhaurín el Grande, Ojén and Coín.

Devastating fire on the Costa del Sol

Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in Marbella and the surrounding area during the night as a wildfire rages uncontrolled with flames up to 30 metres tall.

Body recovered at Marbella beach

The body of a man was recovered on Saturday evening in the waters off playa Venus in Marbella, just in front of the Hotel El Fuerte. A member of the public  discovered the lifeless body floating in the sea and notified the authorities.