Friday, March 29, 2024

Cadiz

Blown away by Tarifa and the Costa de la Luz

Fifteen years after her first taste of Tarifa, Iona Napier returns to the wind capital of Europe and well, once again, gets... blown away

Sandblasted and set-free in Sancti Petri

For what it lacks in size, Sancti Petri makes up for in beauty, history and gusto, writes Tom Powell

Over 60% of Olive Press readers back campaign for Independent Republic of La Linea and Gibraltar

The ‘Referendum adhesion a Gibraltar’ Facebook group has gained 500 likes since it was launched

Richest and poorest towns named in Spain

With just 12% unemployment and an average income of €54,000 it comes as no surprise that those with most cash in their wallets live in Madrid’s Pozuelo de Alarcon

Cadiz ecologists saving loggerhead sea turtles

Since 2008, 188 injured sea turtles have been treated in Algeciras before being returned to the waters

La Linea drug problem ‘out of control’, says Guardia Civil association

A worrying lack of staff and resources has led to an uncontrollable number of drug traffickers in the area

Centro Impulso: The most forward-thinking childhood therapy centre around

The team of four trained specialists deal with developmental issues, as well as speech impediments

New Podemos mayor in Cadiz ensures shelter for evicted family

He and four other councillors, who had stood against repossessions in the city, joined protesters at the home of the family

British expat killed in paragliding accident in Cadiz

An experienced paraglider dies moments after take-off in the Sierra de Líjar mountain range

New La Linea mayor offers support after Gibraltar fans injured in crash

A coach carrying football fans back from a European Qualifier with Germany suffered a major crash

Toe-tal nightmare! New mayor of Spanish town Jerez has a footwear disaster as she gives inaugural speech

The PSOE's Sanchez was invested as mayor after agreeing a pact with Ganemos Jerez and Izquierda Unida

Two-star Michelin chef Angel Leon cooking to raise runds for Cadiz nature reserve

The ‘Chef of the Sea’ Angel Leon is cooking up a storm to raise money for a Cadiz nature reserve

Spain drug haul finds 200kg of cocaine smuggled inside pineapples

The cargo was bound for two businesses both run by Spanish nationals of Colombian origin

EXCLUSIVE: TV host Nick Knowles and family escape to Sotogrande

Jessica Knowles, 27, speaks to the Olive Press about why they made the sudden move to Spain

Former police boss arrested with 1,800 illegal packets of cigarettes in La Linea

The ex-chief of La Linea local police was picked up with the contraband, which had a street value of €7,931, stuffed inside suitcases in the boot of his car
CATS sotogrande

EXCLUSIVE: Sotogrande residents up in arms after 30 cats poisoned

The group of expats are particularly angry after they had been paying to have dozens of the area’s stray cats neutered at the cost of €50 each

Jorge Lorenzo wins Spanish MotoGP at Jerez

Italian Valentino Rossi took third to become the first man to claim 200 podium finishes and retains the championship lead

San Roque’s €5 million casino and leisure centre project approved

The Junta has given the green light for the grand return of the San Roque casino

A battle for nature in the bay of Cadiz

Once a war zone, today an ecological battle ground – Rob Horgan discovers why a singer, a sculptor and a Michelin-starred chef are fighting to turn an island in the Bay of Cadiz into a bird-watching paradise

Expat couple’s former B&B faces demolition over previous owner’s alterations

The Jimena property is facing a demolition order from the town hall over some illegal additions made by a previous over two decades ago

Jerez gears up for first European MotoGP race of the season

Jerez is gearing up for this season’s MotoGP with a trio of Spaniards vying to lay down their title credentials

UPDATE: Missing Dutch tourist found after being robbed in Spain

The Dutch tourist who was declared missing in Algeciras on April 1 is safe and on her way home to Amsterdam
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UPDATE: Missing Dutch tourist last seen at Hotel Aura Algeciras in Spain

A Dutch tourist has been reported missing, last seen at Hotel Aura Algeciras with a friend on April 1

Human remains found in turbine of a Guardia Civil patrol boat

The vessel is now moored in Sotogrande port, where the remains will be sent for analysis

Abandoned Cadiz nature reserve to be brought back to life

Twitchers are set to flock to Trocadero Island as rare species return

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