It goes without saying that every girl has a different idea of what makes a perfect hen do. So how is it that Marbella hen weekends manage to hit the mark every time? Let’s start by ticking off the prerequisites of exquisite cuisine, sparkling nightlife and an eclectic choice of activities. Then add 26 kilometres of sun-drenched beaches, cheap flights and captivating Spanish culture, and you’re half way to discovering the ideal destination. But perfect hen nights shouldn’t be held in just ‘any’ luxury beach town. For this you need somewhere extra special to spend the most memorable weekend of your life: somewhere with as much glamour as culture, a town where you are at home in stilettos and sandals, and where only the most tasteful of tourists choose to go…

If reports are to be believed Duncan James of the famous boy band Blue hasn’t been keeping up payments on his former luxury Costa del Sol holiday home.

James is allegedly being sued for £23,500 of underpaid maintenance charges on a four-bedroom luxury apartment near Marbella on the Costa del Sol coast purchased by the pop star back in 2006.

The apartment was sold over 12 months ago however the owners of the prestigious Majestic Hills development  where the apartment is located insist that payments from when James owned it are still unpaid.

If you need any evidence that Marbella is proving resistant to the economic gloom that has dominated many life’s for the last 18 months then here it is…

A breath taking 18 new Ferrari’s have been sold by the C de Salamanca showroom in Marbella since January accounting for 30 per cent of the Italian super car total sales throughout Spain between January and August this year.

However it seems that it’s not just Marbella that’s enjoying the good times with sales of Ferrari’s in Spain increasing by 5.2 per cent compared to the same period last year. Madrid remains the no.1 location for most Ferrari owners, while Barcelona and Marbella are level at second in the list of buyers.

This luxury villa in Marbella is so special we wanted to showcase it on the blog. The four bedroomed Villa El Messidor is set in beautiful spacious gardens and has its own large private swimming pool. Situated on the doorstep Puerto Banus this villa is ideally located for anyone wanting to enjoy a fabulous holiday in one of Europe’s most exclusive resorts. The villa has 350m² building with a land/garden of 1000m².

It appears that Hollyoaks babe Jennifter Metcalfe can’t get enough of Marbella as she was spotted for the second time in a month enjoying the Spanish sun sporting a gold chain red bikini. Jennifer, who plays Mercedes Fisher in the Channel 4 soap, spent the day relaxing at exclusive Nikki Beach complex.

If rumours of a recent liposuction operation on her bottom and thighs are true then it certianly seems to have done a good job as the star strutted her stuff around the bar area.

After announcing a crack down on illegal street traders last week it seems that Marbella City Council is on a mission to clean up the city’s reputation by announcing further enforcement, this time on illegal beach massages. When it comes to offering massages we often think of seedy clubs offering massages behind blacked-out windows but what’s been going on across Marbella’s beaches is less sinister. It’s simply a case that unlicensed and unqualified masseurs are selling massage services to beach-goers.

A new law banning them from the beaches was introduced last year, however it hasn’t reduced the number of them operating in the area with 24 fines handed out in the last month alone and figures suggest a further 1,300 messages have been stopped since the 15th of June.

Hollyoaks actress Jennifer Metcalfe has been hanging out at Nikki Beach in Marbella this week as she posed in some sexy swimsuits for a poolside calendar photoshoot.

With news that Jennifer has been offered a place on this years Strictly Come Dancing series, it seems that she is enjoying a relaxing time on the Costa del Sol before returning to her hectic schedule back in Britain. If she does appear on the show she will be following in the footsteps of fellow Hollyoaks star Ricky Whittle, who got to the ‘Strictly’ finals last year.

Beach-goers in Marbella will be issued specially designed ashtrays in an attempt to keep the beaches across the region clean and tidy during the peak summer holiday season. The initative which is being sponsored by Nestlé and Relusur will see 15,000 ashtrays given out throughout July and August.

The ashtrays will be issued at entrances to the beaches and by sunbed workers across Marbella. The project has two aims, firstly to keep the beaches clean and safe for visitors and secondly to make smokers conscious of the littering effect caused by not using one of the beach ashtrays.

Reality TV star and former band member of Atomic Kitten Kerry Katona has been snapped enjoying a raunchy kiss on the street with her new man Adam Waldron whilst on holiday in Marbella this week. The couple allegedly met on social networking website Facebook back in May this year, but it’s still early days for the pair as Kerry has a reputation for often cutting relationships short.

According to the Daily Star Jack Tweed will be celebrating his successful court case by partying it up in Marbella on the Costa del Sol. Tweed has a reputation for going to town when it comes to a parties and he also enjoys the company of good looking girls so it’s not surprise that the Star are also reporting that he will be joined by a host of sexy models including Lauren Pope.