Local
Álvaro frías / Juan Cano
The morning tranquility of El Bajondillo beach in Torremolinos was interrupted in dramatic fashion last Friday when a large boat, those typically used by drug smugglers, landed on the beach at great speed. The boat's occupants fled the scene on
Sport
MARINA RIVAS
Carol was not involved in Sunday's match in Palma de Mallorca but she had a good excuse. The centre forward, 27, was in Dubai picking up the award for the best beach soccer player in the world. The award, given out by Beach Soccer Worldwide, the ... leading organisation in this sport, recognised by FIFA, was the only one to be awarded to a woman. Before joining Malaga, Carol's list of achievements included gold and two silver medals in the European beach soccer championships with Spain and also won
LifeStyle
FRANCISCO JIMÉNEZ
Sundays can be spent taking a walk, enjoying the good weather on the beach or doing something different with the family. Or a combination of all those and for a very worthy cause. That's what more than 600 people did at Sacaba beach in Malaga last ... weekend, collecting up a massive amount of plastic and teaching children that it is antisocial and damaging to the environment to leave rubbish lying around on beaches and around the Guadalhorce river. Lidia Guzmán was one of those who took part. The ... "They usually join in with all the initiatives we do, and when we told them about the trip to pick up plastics from the beach they were keen to come along," explained Lilian Pérez. The monitors with La Asunción scouts group said the same. "They liked
Local
Ivan Gelibter
A beach in La Cala de Mijas had to be closed to the public again this week due to a break in a sewage pipe. This was the second time in two weeks that Los Cordobeses beach had to be closed for the same reason. Sources at Mijas town hall say the ... the other day and a large amount of sewage emptied out of the pipe, which is why the beach had to be closed again. Although at present only Los Cordobeses beach is still affected, the authorities initially had to close all the beaches from El Bombo
Local
Ivan Gelibter
...square with 210 parking spaces, as well as shops, restaurants and bars for beach users.
Local
Jennie Rhodes
Organisers of Torre del Mar's Weekend Beach festival announced on Thursday that the first tickets for the 2020 event are to go on sale on Sunday 20 October. Some 15,000 tickets, priced from 33 to 45 euros, will be available from 5pm via the
Local
SUR
Around 30 volunteers collected a tonne of rubbish from Calaceite beach in Torrox last Sunday to mark International Beach Cleanup Day. After the cleanup the volunteers were invited to have lunch, during which they shared ideas about organising
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
A Spanish man died in a tragic incident off Eastern Beach on Monday, when his boat was involved in a collision with a Customs vessel in the middle of the night. The Royal Gibraltar Police have named the man as 42-year-old Alfredo Morodo Gutiérrez, a
Local
Eugenio Cabezas
Police are continuing their search for three of five north African migrants who arrived at Torrox's Peñoncilla beach in a small boat at around midday on Tuesday. Two of the men were caught and detained. A number of beach-goers witnessed the ... incident and recorded it on their mobile phones before sending it to contacts via Whatsapp. The videos show a National Police helicopter following the boat to the shore, before the men jumped out and made their way along the beach.
Local
Jennie Rhodes
Organisations and individuals along the Costa del Sol and Costa Tropical will be doing their bit this weekend to participate in International Coastal Cleanup Day, which is held annually on 22 September. Beaches from Estepona to Motril will see ... cleanups on the Misericordia and La Caleta beaches in Malaga from 10am, while in Estepona volunteers are invited to meet at Laguna Village large car park at 9.45am. Hessian bags will be provided to put rubbish in and children will be given a certificate for ... their participation. For more details of the event see the Facebook page: Beach Cleanup Estepona. Volunteers are invited to share a paella lunch after the Calaceite beach and sea clean up on Sunday 22 September in Torrox. The event will start at