Walter Finch, is the Digital Editor of the Olive Press and occasional roaming photographer who started out at the Daily Mail.
Born in London but having lived in six countries, he is well-travelled and worldly. He studied Philosophy at the University of Birmingham and earned his NCTJ diploma in journalism from London's renowned News Associates during the Covid era.
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Spain to crack down on online porn: Government wants to limit people to 30 sessions a month – with usage controlled by ‘access cards’

THE Spanish government is seeking to introduce a ‘digital card’ that will limit the number of times someone can access porn websites each month. The

2 Jul, 2024 @ 12:00

Lead·Other News

Malaga mayor breaks silence after ‘historic’ anti-tourism protest saw thousands of locals take to the streets at the weekend

MASS demonstrations against ‘excess tourism’ in Malaga have forced the mayor to speak up. The protests on Saturday called for a reduction in tourist rentals

1 Jul, 2024 @ 14:30

Lead·Malaga

Province in Spain demands independence: Why ‘historic’ Leon wants to become its own autonomous community

THE Province of Leon is seeking to break away and become a self-governing autonomous community. Currently part of the Castilla y Leon autonomous community, the

1 Jul, 2024 @ 12:30

Lead·Politics

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I’m a British “guiri” and witnessed Marbella’s first bullfight in almost a decade – this is my verdict on the Spanish tradition’

“DON’T go in,” a blonde woman with a broad English accent told me. “If you go in there, you will hear their grunts of pain

30 Jun, 2024 @ 09:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

EXCLUSIVE: Enterprising Dutchman proposes to tackle Spain’s housing crisis in the Balearics by offering social housing on cruise ships

A DUTCHMAN is spearheading an innovative proposal to tackle Ibiza’s housing crisis head on. Retired business coach Hans van de Rakt, 64, wants to dock

28 Jun, 2024 @ 14:00

Balearic Islands·Ibiza

Gibraltar facing calls for a Conflicts of Interest Act as the McGrail Inquiry’s five-week public examination into the Rock’s inner workings draws to a close

THE Government of Gibraltar is facing calls to create new legislation to manage conflicts of interests in the tiny jurisdiction. A Conflicts of Interest Act

27 Jun, 2024 @ 19:00

National News

Jet2 announces new route between the UK and the ‘coast of light’ in southern Spain

BRITISH tourists may be about to discover Spain’s largely unheralded ‘coast of light’ as Jet2 announces a raft of new flights to the region. The

27 Jun, 2024 @ 13:00

Cadiz·Olive Press Travel

Gibraltar man, 47, sentenced to 12 years in jail for raping and imprisoning a woman

A GIBRALTAR man has been locked up for falsely imprisoning a woman and raping her on on two separate occasions. Identified by his initials EG,

27 Jun, 2024 @ 10:44

Gibraltar

Weather warning for southern Spain: New DANA will bring rain, storms and hail this week with parts of Malaga and Cordoba on yellow alert

THE fledgling Costa del Sol summer is forecast to be interrupted by the rare occurrence of summer rain storms. While summer showers are not entirely

25 Jun, 2024 @ 11:14

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Football leaks whistleblower promises to release sensational ‘criminally relevant’ allegations against Manchester City already facing 115 charges at top conference on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A FOOTBALL leaks hacker who revealed alleged wrongdoing by Premier League champions Manchester City has sensationally announced he will release more damning evidence against the

24 Jun, 2024 @ 18:45

Lead·Marbella

Two brothers, 21 and 29, arrested for vicious nightclub brawl that saw two men stabbed multiple times on the Costa del Sol – one left with a 15cm gash

TWO brothers were part of a gang of five who have been arrested for the brutal stabbings of two men multiple times on a night

24 Jun, 2024 @ 14:30

National News

Welcome to Barcelona, Leo: Man is gunned down in the street as Pope prepares to inaugurate Sagrada Familia tower

San Juan celebrations turn deadly in Spain: Two people are shot dead in Girona while a third has his throat slit in Barcelona

THE San Juan festivities turned into a night of mayhem in Catalunya as a man had his throat slit in the street in Barcelona. A

24 Jun, 2024 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

PICTURED: Friend pays tribute to 27-year-old ‘adventurous soul’ who died after falling from a cliff on the Costa del Sol

THE 27-year-old man who fell to his death from a clifftop in the Costa del Sol resort of Nerja has been named as Turkish national

24 Jun, 2024 @ 10:47

Costa del Sol·Lead

Cash is still king for majority of people in Spain when going out shopping or to a restaurant

Do you earn above the average? Andalucia comes mid-table in new salary rankings across Spain: Madrid and the Basque Country the highest earners

THE average salary in Andalucia crept up to over €2,000 a month in 2022. At €24,042 a year, it represents a 3.8% increase on 2021,

23 Jun, 2024 @ 08:00

Lead

IN PICTURES: New ‘lantern-like’ translucent power plant in Spain will give locals a glimpse into renewable energy production

AN innovative new thermal power plant with a distinctive ‘lantern-like’ shape has emerged from the plains of northern Spain. Located in Palencia, an Estepona-sized town

22 Jun, 2024 @ 13:00

Environment·Property

British tourist is stabbed to death outside a nightclub in Spain

A BRITISH tourist, 30, was stabbed to death outside a nightclub in a seaside town near Barcelona. Catalan police confirmed that the victim was involved

21 Jun, 2024 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain to remove tax on olive oil and brands product a ‘necessity’ following spike in prices

THE Spanish government has decided to remove VAT on olive oil in a bid to bring the price of the Mediterranean staple down. This decision

21 Jun, 2024 @ 11:26

Lead·Other News

Travel expert Simon Calder says visitors to Spain could be turned away if they fail to show certain documents

INFLUENTIAL travel expert Simon Calder has warned Brits they could face holiday headaches at the Spanish border this summer. Writing in the Independent, Calder pointed

20 Jun, 2024 @ 16:15

Brexit·Lead·Other News·Travel News

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Man, 27, dies after falling off cliff by popular beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A 27-year-old man lost his life after he fell from a cliff at a popular Costa del Sol resort. The tragic event occurred yesterday evening

20 Jun, 2024 @ 10:34

Costa del Sol·Lead

Drone taxis will take you from Malaga Airport to Marbella by 2030 – this will be the price of the journey

THE journey from Malaga to Marbella could be shortened to just 20 minutes by taking a futuristic drone taxi – but it won’t come cheap.

19 Jun, 2024 @ 15:45

Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Malaga airport set for another record breaking summer: Officials anticipate breaking the 600 flights a day barrier in July

MALAGA airport is ‘optimistic’ it will break the 600 flights a day barrier this summer. The headspinning number would mean 65 flights departing or landing

19 Jun, 2024 @ 13:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Paul McCartney to play in Madrid: Everything you need to know about the legendary Beatles star’s shows in December

EX-BEATLES legend Paul McCartney is set to return to Spain to play two concerts in Madrid next December. The former Beatles frontman will perform at

18 Jun, 2024 @ 17:30

Entertainment·Lead·Madrid

Spain comes rock bottom in latest NATO defence spending rankings and fails to make 2% target as overall alliance budgets surge

SPAIN has been ranked last of the 32 countries in NATO for military spending in the latest data from the transatlantic alliance. Spending just 1.28%

18 Jun, 2024 @ 15:15

Lead·National News

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A tale of two housing markets: Malaga’s booming property construction comes as the province sees hundreds of thousands of homes standing empty

MALAGA’S booming housing construction market comes with a remarkable caveat. A total of 2,074 new homes were registered between January and March in the province,

18 Jun, 2024 @ 13:30

Lead·Malaga·Property

‘Andalucia heading straight to 40C’: First intense heatwave of the summer expected to hit Spain by this weekend and stay for the rest of June

THIS weekend could see Spain’s first prolonged heat wave of the summer as temperatures break the 40C barrier. The mercury is set to rise dramatically

18 Jun, 2024 @ 12:00

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Luxury cruise ship company targets Spain’s Malaga as its new ‘destination of luxury’: Explora I will dock in the city four times in 2024

MALAGA can expect another influx of tourists as a new cruise ship company targets the Costa del Sol capital as a ‘destination of luxury’. Explora

18 Jun, 2024 @ 10:39

Cadiz·Lead·Malaga

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