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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Tiny village in Spain’s Granada left bemused by immaculately-organised illegal New Year’s rave that went on for FIVE days

Municipal authorities have been left stumped as to how an illegal six-day New Year’s Eve rave attended by 5,000 people outside a small village in

5 Jan, 2023 @ 19:00

Granada·Lead

Gang that exploited undocumented migrant workers from Morocco busted in Spain’s Malaga province

A criminal group that exploited undocumented migrant workers, mainly from Morocco, in the agricultural sector has been broken up. The group is accused of selling

5 Jan, 2023 @ 18:30

Lead·Malaga

Spain adds more red tape to digital nomad visa scheme leaving British expats ‘in limbo’

Spain to introduce new visa by end of January that will permit non-EU digital nomads to live and work in the country

Spain’s new digital nomad visa for non-EU citizens to live and work in the country for up to five years is set to come into

5 Jan, 2023 @ 16:45

Lead·National News·Travel News

Shock as Prince Harry’s bombshell memoir ‘Spare’ mistakenly goes on sale in Spain five days ahead of official release date

Prince Harry’s much-anticipated memoir ‘Spare’ has mistakenly gone on sale in Spain, with customers able to purchase copies before the official publication date of January

5 Jan, 2023 @ 13:45

Lead·National News

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A wild 36 hours in Morocco – via the disaster of public transport

With such quick and easy access to Morocco across the Strait of Gibraltar, it’s something of a wonder that more people in the south of

1 Jan, 2023 @ 18:00

Olive Press Travel

Malaga wracked by cold and flu invasion as Spain prepares to celebrate the New Year

Colds and the flu are spreading like wildfire through Malaga as the citizens prepare to welcome in the new year. Primary healthcare and emergency care

30 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Health·Lead·Malaga

Basic food prices have soared by over 38% since 2019 in Spain

Who is eligible for the government’s new €200 cash giveaway in Spain and how to claim it

A NEW anti-crisis plan has been approved that includes a one-time payment of €200 for cash-strapped families. The Social Shield initiative is aimed at families

30 Dec, 2022 @ 08:45

National News

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Pair of alleged low-level Ronda crack houses selling cocaine and heroin to neighbours raided by police in Spain’s Malaga area

A pair of crack houses have been raided by police in Ronda where cocaine and heroin was sold to the neighbours. Police arrested two men

29 Dec, 2022 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Homeless man paid to have stag’s name tattooed on his forehead by vile drunk Brits in Spain’s Benidorm finally having it removed, while still awaiting a simple sorry

A HOMELESS man who was paid by a vile stag party in Benidorm to have the groom’s name tattooed on his forehead is finally on

26 Dec, 2022 @ 12:12

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Must Read

Spain keeps its amber status on UK COVID-19 travel lists

Spain’s romance with Turkey blossoms thanks to the rise in popular Turkish TV shows and health tourism

SPAIN has started to fall in love with Turkey this year due to the popularity of Turkish TV series and health tourism. This love affair

25 Dec, 2022 @ 19:00

Lead·National News·Travel News

Malaga police break up Marbella-based drug-trafficking operation flooding the streets of Spain with heroin

Spanish authorities have struck a blow against some of the worst narcotraffickers with the recent dismantling of a major heroin trafficking operation in the province

23 Dec, 2022 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Blow struck against Spain’s far-right radicalisation problem as hundreds of violent websites taken down

Spain’s burgeoning far–right radicalisation problem has been struck a blow after a coordinated operation took down 240 Spanish websites related to terrorist attacks and violent

22 Dec, 2022 @ 14:28

Lead·National News

Labour reforms help improve shocking youth employment figures in Spain by reversing ‘hire-and-fire’ regime

Spain’s labour policy reforms have led to a significant increase in the number of young workers with permanent contracts, new stats show. Youth unemployment rates

19 Dec, 2022 @ 19:00

Lead·National News

Far-right leader Tommy Robinson flouts English football ban to attend second division match in Spain

Far-right thug Stephen Yaxley-Lennon has boasted of attending a football match in Spain, despite being banned from attending ‘all regulated football matches, home and abroad’

19 Dec, 2022 @ 17:15

Lead·National News

Husband of scandal-embroiled Tory peer Michelle Mone facing five years in jail for fraud in Spain

The husband of Scottish Tory peer Michelle Mone is facing the possibility of more than five years in prison if he is found guilty of

19 Dec, 2022 @ 13:05

Lead·National News

NOTHING TO HIDE: Marbella lawyer Antonio Flores talks exclusively to the Olive Press about dawn raid as part of €2 billion European tax fraud probe

A MARBELLA lawyer has slammed a ‘heavy-handed’ dawn raid over a VAT fraud that was splashed over the media. Antonio Flores is furious that 12

18 Dec, 2022 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead

It’s now two decades since intrepid expats Giles Birch and Jonathan Buzzard opened the British Ski Centre in Spain, which has conquered all peaks

STROLLING through the doors of the Crescendo bar at the foot of the slopes is like walking into a skiing resort in the 1970s. Its

18 Dec, 2022 @ 16:15

Lead·Travel News

School girl triggers international culture clash with her TikTok ridiculing Spain’s habit of translating the names of the British royal family

THE release of the new Netflix documentary, Harry & Meghan, has set off a firestorm – but not perhaps the one people expected. A school

17 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·National News

WATCH: Exploding meteor ‘bright as a full moon’ spotted in skies of south Spain amid days of endless rain

In spite of the endless rains that have soaked Andalucia this month, a meteor as bright as a full moon was spotted streaking through the

13 Dec, 2022 @ 19:30

Lead·Technology

Jubilation for Ronda residents in Spain’s Andalucia as plans for enormous solar panels thwarted on environmental grounds

GREEN campaigners are celebrating after a series of giant solar panel projects were put on ice. So far three out of five proposed schemes in

13 Dec, 2022 @ 16:31

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Scientists make multiple sclerosis breakthrough which could leader to faster diagnosis and new treatments

Scientists in China have identified three crucial genes related to Multiple Sclerosis (MS), which raises the possibility of earlier diagnosis and advances potential treatments. The

13 Dec, 2022 @ 12:45

Health·Lead

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Child gender stereotyping in the sights of the Spanish government this Christmas

THE Spanish government is cracking down hard this Christmas on a new offence: gender stereotyping among children. A study commissioned in 2020 into children’s toy

12 Dec, 2022 @ 20:15

Lead·National News

Tom Hanks spotted enjoying himself in Madrid on wet and cold weekend

Cinematic legend Tom Hanks was spotted taking a stroll through the streets of Madrid this weekend with his wife Rita Wilson. He was in the

12 Dec, 2022 @ 17:57

Lead·Madrid

Thirteen-year-old boy drops dead during Youth League football match in Spain’s Malaga

A 13-year-old boy died suddenly while playing in a youth league football match in Málaga on Sunday. The game was quickly stopped as soon as

12 Dec, 2022 @ 17:48

Lead·Malaga

New green bus lane opens for Malaga Tech Park commuters to help ease Spain’s rush hour gridlock

A NEW €2 million bus lane was opened today for commuters travelling from Malaga and the metropolitan area to the Malaga TechPark in a bid

12 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Spanish housing market booming off the back of foreign demand while Spaniards stop buying

FOREIGN demand has been propping up the Spanish housing market even as demand from the biggest buyer – the British – has dried up, Spanish

12 Dec, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·Property

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Tiny village in Spain’s Granada left bemused by immaculately-organised illegal New Year’s rave that went on for FIVE days

Gang that exploited undocumented migrant workers from Morocco busted in Spain’s Malaga province

Spain to introduce new visa by end of January that will permit non-EU digital nomads to live and work in the country

Shock as Prince Harry’s bombshell memoir ‘Spare’ mistakenly goes on sale in Spain five days ahead of official release date

A wild 36 hours in Morocco – via the disaster of public transport

Malaga wracked by cold and flu invasion as Spain prepares to celebrate the New Year

Who is eligible for the government’s new €200 cash giveaway in Spain and how to claim it

Pair of alleged low-level Ronda crack houses selling cocaine and heroin to neighbours raided by police in Spain’s Malaga area

Homeless man paid to have stag’s name tattooed on his forehead by vile drunk Brits in Spain’s Benidorm finally having it removed, while still awaiting a simple sorry

Spain’s romance with Turkey blossoms thanks to the rise in popular Turkish TV shows and health tourism

Malaga police break up Marbella-based drug-trafficking operation flooding the streets of Spain with heroin

Blow struck against Spain’s far-right radicalisation problem as hundreds of violent websites taken down

Labour reforms help improve shocking youth employment figures in Spain by reversing ‘hire-and-fire’ regime

Far-right leader Tommy Robinson flouts English football ban to attend second division match in Spain

Husband of scandal-embroiled Tory peer Michelle Mone facing five years in jail for fraud in Spain

NOTHING TO HIDE: Marbella lawyer Antonio Flores talks exclusively to the Olive Press about dawn raid as part of €2 billion European tax fraud probe

It’s now two decades since intrepid expats Giles Birch and Jonathan Buzzard opened the British Ski Centre in Spain, which has conquered all peaks

School girl triggers international culture clash with her TikTok ridiculing Spain’s habit of translating the names of the British royal family

WATCH: Exploding meteor ‘bright as a full moon’ spotted in skies of south Spain amid days of endless rain

Jubilation for Ronda residents in Spain’s Andalucia as plans for enormous solar panels thwarted on environmental grounds

Scientists make multiple sclerosis breakthrough which could leader to faster diagnosis and new treatments

Child gender stereotyping in the sights of the Spanish government this Christmas

Tom Hanks spotted enjoying himself in Madrid on wet and cold weekend

Thirteen-year-old boy drops dead during Youth League football match in Spain’s Malaga

New green bus lane opens for Malaga Tech Park commuters to help ease Spain’s rush hour gridlock

Spanish housing market booming off the back of foreign demand while Spaniards stop buying

Granada shaken again as two earthquakes strike in three minutes

Torremolinos before the boom: Dutch pioneer who arrived in 1963 puts his 1960s aerial photos of the town on show

Malaga residents can sign up for Spain’s newest Costco this week – but no store until 2027

Storm Adam latest: Javea drenched by more than 100 litres in 12 hours as Costa Blanca red alert kicks in, and a funnel cloud forms over Alicante

Spain and Italy agree to scrap border checks as Sanchez and Meloni end Ceuta row

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