Walter Finch, Author at Olive Press News Spain

What is the Eastside Project? The €340m extension of Gibraltar being backed by a Vietnamese fund – and sparking outrage among some Spaniards

WORK continues apace on the land reclamation project on Gibraltar’s eastern flank, with a recent image capturing just how much the coastline has been transformed.

9 Sep, 2024 @ 18:30

National News

Revealed: The five most expensive properties in Spain are all found in this popular southern province

LUXURY property hunters have long been drawn to the Costa del Sol, but now it’s official – the top five most expensive homes for sale in

9 Sep, 2024 @ 15:30

Costa del Sol·Lead·Marbella·Property

‘Gibraltar will not blink’: Picardo issues rallying cry ahead of National Day as a Schengen border closes in and Spain says ‘we’re in extra time’ to reach a deal

GIBRALTAR Chief Minister Fabian Picardo struck an uncompromising tone in his National Day message ahead of showdown talks with Spain. The Spanish foreign minister Jose

9 Sep, 2024 @ 13:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar man, 49, awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to downloading child abuse images

A LOCAL man and DJ has been arrested in Gibraltar and charged with child abuse offences. Stuart Santos, 49, pleaded guilty to one count of

6 Sep, 2024 @ 18:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Drug mafias are ramping up activity ‘to a scandalous level’ on this major Andalucian river and coastline, warn prosecutors – and this is why

SPANISH authorities have sounded the alarm over the ‘scandalous proliferation of narcolanchas’ (drug boats) operating off the Cadiz coast. More than 230 high-speed boats were

6 Sep, 2024 @ 14:36

Cadiz·Lead

Double tragedy as body of British hiker, 32, is found in Spain’s Mallorca days after his girlfriend, 26, died in torrential storms

THE body of a British hiker who was washed away in torrent of water while hiking in Mallorca on Tuesday night has been found, the

6 Sep, 2024 @ 13:36

Lead·Mallorca

Trousers and a shoe found in desperate search for British hiker, 32, who was swept away after storms struck Spain’s Mallorca

RESCUE teams looking for a British hiker who was swept away by a torrent in Mallorca have found a pair of trousers and a shoe.

6 Sep, 2024 @ 10:01

Lead·Mallorca

Suspect in garden hoe attack in Spain charged with murder: Spaniard objected to Brit ‘walking his dog too close to his home’

THE Spanish man who allegedly killed a Brit with a garden hoe has been charged with murder and locked up in jail. Martin Allwright, 59,

5 Sep, 2024 @ 19:30

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Police take down Costa del Sol narco heist gang that pulled off daring van hijack in Marbella: Arrests made in Estepona and Casares

A NARCO stick up gang that pulled off a daring heist on the Marbella motorway to rob a van suspected of transporting dirty money has

5 Sep, 2024 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead·Marbella

‘There’s still hope’: Search continues for missing British tourist who was swept away by flash flood in Mallorca as specialist divers join the team

RESCUE teams have resumed the search this Thursday morning for a British hiker, 32, who was swept away by a surging river on Tuesday night.

5 Sep, 2024 @ 12:25

Lead·Mallorca

British tech company wins robotics contract in Spain to automate electric car assembly lines

A BRITISH robotics company has won a multi-million euro contract in Spain to deliver robotic assembly systems. Expert Technologies Group, a leader in its robotic

4 Sep, 2024 @ 20:00

National News

First ever British Legacy Fair comes to Spain’s Andalucia this September as Huelva celebrates its little-known connection to the United Kingdom

A LITTLE known fact about the little known province of Huelva is the deep influence Britain had on its history. British companies became heavily involved

4 Sep, 2024 @ 17:00

Lead

Green Spain leads the way: Renewable sources accounted for more than half of energy production in August as coal disappears from the mix

SPAIN’s renewable energy sources once again accounted for over half of the country’s electricity generation in August, according to provisional figures from Spanish power grid

4 Sep, 2024 @ 16:15

Environment·Lead

British tourist, 32, dead and his partner missing after being swept away by flash floods in Mallorca – amid ‘hurricane’ alert

A DESPERATE search is underway for a British tourist swept away in a flash flood after the body of her boyfriend was discovered on a

4 Sep, 2024 @ 12:01

Lead·Mallorca

Spain second best country in the world for prospective American expats

Spain’s booming housing market sets new record, but its pain for renters as price rises continue to soar in double digits – where does your area rank?

SPAIN’S housing market continues to burn brightly, with both purchase and rental markets seeing near-double digit price rises year-on-year. Homeowners and landlords will be pleased

4 Sep, 2024 @ 08:01

National News

Brits help break tourism record in Spain after MILLIONS visited the country in July alone this year – these are the top destinations for 2024

SPAIN’S tourism bubble shows no signs of bursting as the country welcomed 10.9 million international visitors in July this year – a 7.3% rise year-on-year.

2 Sep, 2024 @ 16:00

Lead·Travel News

Tragedy in Spain’s Sotogrande: Trocadero beach club employee, 25, is found dead in the restaurant’s swimming pool

POLICE have declared the death of a young man in the swimming pool of a swanky beach club a tragic accident. Emergency services were called

2 Sep, 2024 @ 12:35

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Gibraltar policeman, 32, arrested on suspicion of raping colleague in the police station

A SERVING Royal Gibraltar Police officer has been arrested on suspicion of raping a colleague at New Mole House Police Station. The 32-year-old local man

30 Aug, 2024 @ 16:02

Gibraltar·Lead

Spain has forcibly deported hundreds of irregular migrants this year, new EU figures show – as arrivals continue to surge

SPAIN removed 2,515 non-EU citizens in the first three months of the year as Europe continues to grapple with a surge in irregular migration. It

30 Aug, 2024 @ 16:00

Lead

Locals in Spain succeed in shutting down tourist flats in luxury Malaga tower blocks – but one owner blasts them as ‘radical anti-tourism activists who hate foreigners’

THE Mayor of Malaga has asked the Junta to close down tourist flats in a pair of new luxury tower blocks after a campaign by

30 Aug, 2024 @ 13:05

Lead·Malaga

Spain’s tourism industry is at major risk from climate change, study warns: These areas face losing the most holidaymakers

SPAIN is facing a devastating cocktail of climate change phenomena that threatens to decimate its tourist industry. Alongside Italy, France, and the UK, Spain has

29 Aug, 2024 @ 16:00

Environment·Lead

British widow whose husband, 59, was ‘killed by a neighbour with a gardening hoe’ in Spain appeals for help to pay €18,000 in legal fees

A BRITISH woman living in Spain is appealing for aid after her husband was brutally murdered with a garden hoe. Sarah Allwright is raising funds

29 Aug, 2024 @ 12:00

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

The countdown begins for Ronda’s iconic 101 Legion race: Timetable and Interesting facts

These are the ugliest and prettiest towns of every province in Spain’s Andalucia, according to AI – but do YOU agree?

YET another list of the most beautiful towns in Andalucia has been created. But this time the subjectivity is in the eye of a very

29 Aug, 2024 @ 09:05

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel

British expat defends leading an ‘anti-tourism’ campaign in Spain’s Tenerife after being branded a ‘hypocrite’

A BRITISH immigrant living in Tenerife has ignited controversy by leading an anti-tourism campaign that calls for a tax on holidaymakers visiting the popular Spanish

28 Aug, 2024 @ 14:44

Canary Islands·Lead·National News

‘Our paradise is now a nightmare’: Locals in Malaga fume after their luxury tower blocks become home to 110 tourist flats

RESIDENTS in a pair of tower blocks in Malaga are up in arms over the proliferation of tourist apartments that they claim create a ‘living

28 Aug, 2024 @ 13:08

National News

Post-Brexit Gibraltar deal is back ON as Spanish FM says it should be signed ahead of the November hard border deadline

A ‘FAIR and balanced’ post-Brexit deal for Gibraltar is practically complete ahead of the looming November deadline, the Spanish foreign minister has declared. “Our hand

28 Aug, 2024 @ 12:15

Gibraltar·Lead