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Hotel Incosol in Marbella Closes After 39 Years
After 39 years, the hotel Incosol closed down on Sunday due to a lack of economic resources. The 130 workers have pledged to stay on and wait for an investor to buy the hotel. They will carry out maintenance duties and make an inventory of everything...
Costa del Sol Highway in the Dark
The Ministry of Development has cut the lights on the A-7 highway that passes by Estepona. Marbella, Fuengirola and Mijas will be next. The four Costa del Sol municipalities have decided to stop paying for electricity bills of the A-7 streetlights,...
30,000 Costa del Sol Hotel Beds Empty this Winter
A total of 30,000 hotel beds on the Costa del Sol are due to go unoccupied this winter as 35% of the hotels plan on closing. According to the CCOO worker’s union in the first ten months of 2010 employment in the hotel sector went from 12,203 in...
Marbella Police Arrest British Man Accused of Rape
Police have arrested a British man resident in Marbella in connection with allegations of a sexual assault on a girl, also of British nationality. The British man, who works in public relations apparently met the girl at the place where he worked. After...
Dead Body Found Floating in Puerto Banus Waters
Police are investigating the death of a British man found dead floating in Puerto Banus waters Wednesday. The discovery was made at midnight on Wednesday when a group of people found the dead body floating next to a boat in the Puerto Banus marina. The...
Marbella Legalizes Two GIL-era Developments
Marbella has legalized two developments which had been built illegaly during the GIL epoch. A total of 225 homes were legalized under the new PGOU plan. In exchange, developers had agreed to give part of the land to the government and paid 1.3 million...
Union Announces Strike at the Luxury Marbella Club Hotel
The CCOO union has called for a six-day strike at the luxury Marbella Club hotel for the dismissal of 18 workers. These employees have already appealed to the Labor Court demanding the annulment of the dismissals. The strikes are planned for the 27th...
Marbella Judge Imposes 60 Million Euros Bond in Sean Connery Case
Marbella judge Ricardo Puyol has imposed a bond of 60 million euros for civil responsibility upon the main defendants in the “Goldfinger” case, amongst them is the Scottish actor Sean Connery. Also amongst the defendants is the wife of the...
Marbella to spend 280,000 euros on Christmas lights
The Christmas lights in Marbella this year will cost the town hall 280,000 euros. The installation of the Christmas lights has already begun in the main streets, avenues and squares of Marbella, Puerto Banus, San Pedro de Alcantara, Nueva Andalucia and...
