Spanish frigate captain on defending British carrier: ‘Our navies are learning to integrate’

A SPANISH naval captain has revealed how his frigate is tasked with protecting Britain’s HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier from attack whilst sailing through the Indo-Pacific. Captain Jaime Muñoz-Delgado Pérez, commanding the frigate Méndez Núñez, explained that his vessel has been handed the crucial job of ‘close air defence’ for the British carrier as […]

This surfer’s paradise is the only town in Andalucia’s top 10 most expensive outside of Malaga

NINE out of ten Andalucian towns with the most expensive housing are in Malaga province, with a typical 80-square-meter apartment costing an average €320,000. Tarifa in Cadiz is the only pricy town not located in Malaga. Benhavis is the Andalucian town with the most eye-watering price tag with apartments costing  €5,391 per square meter. That’s […]

Red tape nightmare for British couple’s bid to put solar panels on their Costa del Sol home

PAUL Bradbury and his wife have found themselves mired in a battle of licenses with local authorities preventing them from installing solar panels on their home. The pensioner couple wanted to install the panels on their rustic finca in Alhaurin de la Torre, but have found themselves unable despite both the local town hall and […]

Blas Infante: The stoic visionary in Spain who dreamt of an independent Andalucia

BLAS Infante Perez de Vargas had just turned 51 when he was executed on the dusty road to Carmona, a casualty of Spain’s descent into civil war. Born on July 5, 1885 in the hilltop village of Casares, dramatically set between Gaucin and Estepona, Infante’s life and death still cast a long shadow over Andalucia. […]

Historic Roman temple in Spain’s Cordoba finally reopens after €750K restoration

IF you know central Córdoba, you’ll likely recognise the soaring Corinthian columns that stretch nearly 40 feet into the deep Andalusian sky. These dramatic remains belong to the Roman Temple of Córdoba, partially reconstructed during the 1960s in what is now often called a “botched job.” Yet, after decades of setbacks and delays, the monument […]

Weather warning for the Costa del Sol: Yellow alert for heat in Marbella, Estepona, Fuengirola

SPAIN’S state weather agency Aemet has issued a yellow alert for high temperatures across the Costa del Sol, with thermometers expected to hit the mid-30s in Malaga capital tomorrow. The warning is in place from 1pm Saturday until 8.59pm on Tuesday, June 25, and covers much of the Sol and Guadalhorce region, including the popular […]

Travel misery in Spain with 60 flights cancelled on second day of easyJet cabin crew strike

Have you been impacted by easyJet strike action? If so, the Olive Press wants to hear from you: please email ben@theolivepress.es to get in touch THOUSANDS of holidaymakers have been left stranded across Spain after more than 60 flights were cancelled on the second day of easyJet cabin crew strike action. Flights were cancelled in […]

Spain envisions building its own terminal at Gibraltar airport in a ‘joint hub of over 120,000 people’

SPAIN is exploring plans to build its own passenger terminal at Gibraltar airport as part of ambitious proposals to create a cross-border transport hub serving more than 120,000 residents. The radical scheme would see La Línea, the Spanish border town, construct terminal facilities on Spanish soil to complement Gibraltar’s existing airport infrastructure following the post-Brexit […]

Brits face attempted murder charges after mass brawl inside Mallorca tourist restaurant

TWO British men have been arrested by the Guardia Civil for attempted murder following a mass brawl on Sunday morning in Palmanova, Mallorca. The Brits, aged 24 and 33, have also been charged with causing injury and public order disturbances. Three victims were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries caused by a broken glass […]

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