Meetings & News
The Costa Press Club meets on average every two months at different venues in Malaga and on the western Costa del Sol, usually with a dinner and sometimes with guest speakers or special events. Guests and potential new members are welcome (contact any committee member). If you have an idea for a venue or guest speaker, please let us know.
Upcoming
Celebrate the festive season with dinner in Benavra restaurant, La Cala de Mijas, with a seasonal quiz and our Secret Santa gift draw. Guests welcome.
Archive
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Rafael Pérez Peña, honorary consul of Portugal, spoke about his book on the history of Malaga’s consular corps, joined by the consuls of Ireland and Denmark.
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A rare visit inside the 112 Emergency Coordination Centre at Málaga TechPark, followed by dinner nearby at Hotel Posadas de España.
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The summer meeting of the Costa Press Club was held at Bioparc in Fuengirola, with an Open Mic session, a tour of the tropical gardens and a night show of mammals and birds.
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CPC members enjoy a behind-the-scenes evening at Les Roches Marbella International School of Hotel Management, with a talk on the future of hospitality and a three-course dinner prepared by students.
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Neil Hesketh represented the Costa Press Club at the World Press Freedom Day event organised by the Asociación de la Prensa de Málaga, alongside other media groups from across the province.
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The Costa Press Club and its members have been recognised by Estepona town hall for their long-term support of the council's Foreign Residents Department.
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Five CPC members on a panel at ProMálaga Economistas discuss how they use AI in their work today and where they think it's heading for journalism.
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The 2025 Costa Press Club Christmas dinner at Benavra restaurant, La Cala de Mijas, with a 'Twelve Days of Christmas' quiz won by Joanna Styles and Andrew Forbes.
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Fernando Fernández Alcaide on the real catastrophe risks on the Costa del Sol, social media dangers in emergencies, and tools journalists can use to protect lives.
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A walking tour of Málaga's 19th and 20th century press heritage led by Laura López of the University of Málaga, revealing the city's overlooked role as a pioneering press hub.
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A day-long excursion through the Axarquía's new Corazón Moscatel route, visiting the villages of Almáchar and El Borge for grape traditions, wine tastings and bandolero history.
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The Costa Press Club's start-of-summer party at El Faro Playa (Charcón Beach), with an Open Mic session, a spectacular seafood paella and the best summer look competition.
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A guided tour of Estepona's stunning new Centro Cultural Mirador del Carmen and a discussion on the resurgence of the library in the digital age, led by director Alejandro Simón.
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The Costa Press Club renewed its formal cooperation agreement with the APM, strengthening ties between foreign and Spanish-language media in Málaga Province.
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Investigative journalist Lydia Cacho receives the Journalists for Equality Prize from the Asociación de la Prensa de Málaga ahead of International Women's Day.
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Mexican investigative journalist Lydia Cacho on her extraordinary career fighting for children's rights, living in exile, and the courage it takes to bear witness.
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The annual AGM at Restaurante Tapa y Tai in Fuengirola, followed by a 'Bangkok Banquet' prepared by My Thai restaurant chain owner Simon.
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The 2024 Costa Press Club Christmas dinner at El Olivo restaurant, La Cala de Mijas, with turkey, a seasonal media quiz and Secret Santa.
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A behind-the-scenes tour of the Journalism and Communication Sciences Faculty at Málaga University, hosted by Dean Juan Antonio García Galindo.
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Civil Guard officers from Seprona on their wide-ranging environmental protection work, from protected species enforcement to investigating forest fires and multi-million euro fraud.
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The Costa Press Club's summer kick-off party at El Faro Playa, with Open Mic presentations and the best 'summery look' competition.
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AEHCOS president José Luque on Marbella's tourism renaissance and Hotel El Fuerte's €31 million transformation, plus a tour of the newly upgraded Óbal Urban Hotel.
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A panel of CPC authors - Joan Fallon, Nick Foster and Katie Lewis - on the realities of writing and publishing in the digital age, at La Alvaroteca in Málaga.
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Neil Hesketh elected as the new CPC President at an Extraordinary General Meeting and AGM at Restaurante Vegetalia, Fuengirola.
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The 2023 Costa Press Club Christmas party at El Olivo restaurant, with a seasonal quiz won by Jennie Rhodes and Joan Fallon, and the traditional Secret Santa.
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A private guided tour of the 'La Imagen de Picasso' exhibition in Málaga, exploring how the artist was portrayed across all media during the 50th anniversary of his death.
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SEO and AI specialist Sonia Ingriselli on how artificial intelligence is already reshaping the media industry, and why journalists can still differentiate themselves.
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An Open Mic evening at LaKala Beach restaurant in La Cala de Mijas, with a tribute to late president Jesper Sander Pedersen and member presentations on their latest projects.
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Event organiser Alicia Garrido on the years of determination it took to bring the Solheim Cup to the Costa del Sol - and what its economic impact means for the region.
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PR consultant Pilar Candil on the challenges of promoting Spain's top chefs, including the secrets of how Michelin stars are awarded, at Verum El Asador de Málaga.
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The Costa Press Club's 2023 Annual General Meeting at Restaurante Vegetalia in Los Boliches, Fuengirola.
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The first Costa del Sol screening of a 1981 'lost' documentary about rural Andalucía, rescued from celluloid archives by researcher Antonio Javier González.
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A milestone celebration marking 20 years of the Costa Press Club, with live music, guest speakers and a charity raffle.
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An Open Mic midsummer party at Venta El Jinete near La Cala de Mijas, with member presentations on topics from 'Dr Quién' to first aid and Costa del Sol cinema.
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Members made their own chocolate bars at the ethical Mayan Monkey Mijas factory before pizza at Restaurante La Piedra - a long-postponed treat finally delivered.
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The Costa Press Club's festive Christmas dinner at the Club Danés, with a Danish-themed menu, snaps ritual, Secret Santa and a quiz won by Mogens Fischer and Neil Hesketh.
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Award-winning hotel and travel photographer Michelle Chaplow on adapting to COVID protocols, mastering remote portrait photography, and pioneering NFT certificates in fine art.
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Sprout World's communications director Stine Mynster on how her multinational team adapted during the pandemic, at the Hotel Ilunion Hacienda de Mijas.
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After 519 days, the Costa Press Club gathered in person at Finca Naundrup in Calahonda for Open Mic talks on foreign residents' integration, vision, social media and more.
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An audiovisual journey through Torremolinos in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, when the town was Spain's most famous resort, presented by the founders of torremolinoschic.com.
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The Costa Press Club's Christmas party at Miraflores Golf Club, with a communications quiz won by Rachel Haynes and Nicole King, followed by Secret Santa.
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Club committee member Sally Harrison shared tales of a remarkable career spanning television, radio, the West End stage, acting and professional ice skating.
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Journalist Jorge Lemos on the history of Puerto Banús, and crime novelist Garry Waite on his Costa del Sol thriller 'The Warm War' - two writers, one iconic marina.
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A guided tour of Málaga's historic English Cemetery followed by dinner at the Hard Rock Café on Muelle Uno - history and high energy in one evening.
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A round table with journalists Agustín Rivero, Damián Ruíz Fájula and Mats Björkman on the future of professional investigative journalism in the age of social media.
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Former foreign correspondent Hans Kuitert on why journalists covering international terrorism and conflict resist the label of hero.
And many more meetings since 2002…
The Costa Press Club has been bringing media professionals together on the Costa del Sol for over two decades.
