Last checked: 11 August 2026
Fuengirola news, in English, read with an eyebrow: the town hall, the seafront, the works that never quite finish, and everything else on the Costa's busiest stretch.
A passenger injured by a sudden stop at Fuengirola station will receive €20,713.83 after the court ruled Renfe failed to prove it had taken necessary safety measures. The operator's argument that the woman lacked a ticket was dismissed as implausible given her injuries.
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The town hall has completed 300 linear metres of vertical gardens on the Arroyo Pajares bridges. The work was carried out by council staff rather than external contractors.
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Fuengirola has granted initial approval for 300 new homes in Los Pacos, splitting the supply between 189 private units and 111 social housing. The project occupies 38,360 square metres of the Cerro del Agua sector, one of the municipality's last major land reserves.
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Fuengirola and Mijas' Las Lagunas district join Sevilla's Coria del Río on West Nile alert after virus-carrying mosquitoes turned up in traps; five mild human cases confirmed this season.
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A €1 'Mega Millonario' scratch card bought from a kiosk in Plaza de la Hispanidad turned out to be worth a thousand times its weight in gold.
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