Officers from the Guardia Civil have rescued seven walkers, including four children, who had become lost in the Sierra Bermeja in the municipality of Estepona.
The Guardia received notice of the incident at about 15.00 last Monday after a number of the party used mobile phones to report that they were lost.
The group of […]

As political parties announce themselves for the race to control Estepona town hall, one party and candidate stand out amongst all others. Lorenzo Ramet, a police officer with the Policia Local has formed a political party to challenge for the Mayoralty, in the election taking place in around four months time. Ramet’s party, “Partido […]

Several Palm trees were set alight on Sunday afternoon by vandals. The trees were located where Avenida de España meets Avenida del Carmen. Vandalism has been on the rise for some time now, especially given the rise in youth unemployment within the town. Last year the statue to the tourist, by the Correos in Estepona, […]

About 70 English and Irish families have joined forces to bring a class lawsuit for alleged fraud and embezzlement relating to the construction of 350 apartments in the area of Arroyo Vaquero, Estepona. The events date back to 2006 when Ocean View Properties reached a marketing agreement with the promoter Sun Golf Real Estate Development […]

The emergency department for outpatients in West Estepona has no thermometers. That is the situation a couple faced last Monday afternoon when they went to the Ambulatorio with their 5 year old after he had spent the night with a fever of 39 degrees.
When they arrived the doctor on duty said it was not possible […]

2010 is proving to be a good year for the tourism industry in Estepona. According to the latest figures, from Spain’s National Statistics Institute, hotel occupancy for July increased by 10.12% over the same period last year. Year on year, the number of overnight stays in July, has increased from 115,035 to 124,401 . Interestingly, […]

Estepona Property Prices Have Fallen 50 percent in the last Two Years. A recent report by Banco Santander has highlighted the fact that property prices in Spain have fallen by over 30% in Spanish cities and over 50% on the Spanish Costas, since their peek to late 2007.
The report will come as no surprise to […]