https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/andalucia/cadiz/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:48:09 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oplogo-favicon-150x150.png https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/andalucia/cadiz/ 32 32 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/illegal-housing-project-halted-as-spains-surfer-paradise-coast-battles-wave-of-luxury-developments/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/illegal-housing-project-halted-as-spains-surfer-paradise-coast-battles-wave-of-luxury-developments/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:48:06 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408790 THE junta has halted an illegal urbanisation on rural land in the area of Ribera de La Oliva in Barbate, using orders for suspension of use for 53 plots.  The]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/illegal-housing-project-halted-as-spains-surfer-paradise-coast-battles-wave-of-luxury-developments/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/greenpeace-and-wwf-team-up-to-block-reopening-of-toxic-water-mine-responsible-for-andalucias-worst-environmental-catastrophe/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/greenpeace-and-wwf-team-up-to-block-reopening-of-toxic-water-mine-responsible-for-andalucias-worst-environmental-catastrophe/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408738 ENVIRONMENTALISTS are up in arms over plans to reopen a mine which ‘will dump billions of litres of toxic water’ into two of Spain’s UNESCO Heritage sites. The infamous Aznalcollar]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/greenpeace-and-wwf-team-up-to-block-reopening-of-toxic-water-mine-responsible-for-andalucias-worst-environmental-catastrophe/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/22/spains-famous-almadraba-tuna-fishing-season-kicks-off-in-cadiz-this-week/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/22/spains-famous-almadraba-tuna-fishing-season-kicks-off-in-cadiz-this-week/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:36:29 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408298 THE ALMADRABA tuna fishing campaign officially got underway on Monday, with the first Atlantic bluefin tuna being hoisted onto the decks of the fishing trawlers off the coast of Barbate]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/22/spains-famous-almadraba-tuna-fishing-season-kicks-off-in-cadiz-this-week/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/21/watch-runner-is-taken-to-hospital-in-a-helicopter-after-half-tonne-bull-tosses-him-into-the-air-in-spains-cadiz/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/21/watch-runner-is-taken-to-hospital-in-a-helicopter-after-half-tonne-bull-tosses-him-into-the-air-in-spains-cadiz/#respond Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=407943 THIS is the dramatic moment as a bull runner was struck and thrown by a charging bull during a traditional bull-running event in southern Spain this weekend.  The incident occurred]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/21/watch-runner-is-taken-to-hospital-in-a-helicopter-after-half-tonne-bull-tosses-him-into-the-air-in-spains-cadiz/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/17/protests-planned-against-us-ships-carrying-arms-for-israel-at-spains-largest-port-sets-up-another-confrontation-with-trump/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/17/protests-planned-against-us-ships-carrying-arms-for-israel-at-spains-largest-port-sets-up-another-confrontation-with-trump/#respond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:05:18 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=407171 A PROTEST has been organised in Algeciras for Sunday denouncing the alleged use of Spanish ports as a logistical stopping point for military cargo in transit to Israel.  The platform,]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/17/protests-planned-against-us-ships-carrying-arms-for-israel-at-spains-largest-port-sets-up-another-confrontation-with-trump/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/16/watch-scientists-are-attaching-cameras-to-orcas-in-the-strait-of-gibraltar-amid-growing-yachtie-anger-over-dangerous-interactions/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/16/watch-scientists-are-attaching-cameras-to-orcas-in-the-strait-of-gibraltar-amid-growing-yachtie-anger-over-dangerous-interactions/#respond Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:45:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=406843 ORCA season is returning to the Strait of Gibraltar and scientists are already working on ways to mitigate their interactions with sail boats amid rising anger from the region’s skippers.]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/16/watch-scientists-are-attaching-cameras-to-orcas-in-the-strait-of-gibraltar-amid-growing-yachtie-anger-over-dangerous-interactions/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/15/mystery-of-dead-body-discovered-face-down-on-a-spanish-beach-next-to-gibraltar-is-solved/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/15/mystery-of-dead-body-discovered-face-down-on-a-spanish-beach-next-to-gibraltar-is-solved/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=405519 THE body of a man was found on the beach of San Bernardo, in La Linea, right next to Gibraltar. The body was lying face down in the sand, near]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/15/mystery-of-dead-body-discovered-face-down-on-a-spanish-beach-next-to-gibraltar-is-solved/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/14/police-rule-out-narco-killing-behind-death-of-man-found-in-river-in-spain-with-bag-of-bricks-tied-around-his-neck/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/14/police-rule-out-narco-killing-behind-death-of-man-found-in-river-in-spain-with-bag-of-bricks-tied-around-his-neck/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 15:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=406214 THE man who was found in a river in Trebujena, close to Cadiz, is thought to have committed suicide, according to police sources.  The Guardia Civil discovered the body of]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/14/police-rule-out-narco-killing-behind-death-of-man-found-in-river-in-spain-with-bag-of-bricks-tied-around-his-neck/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/09/watch-fancy-a-free-fridge-bizarre-rescue-operation-continues-after-dozens-of-units-fall-into-the-sea-off-the-coast-of-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/09/watch-fancy-a-free-fridge-bizarre-rescue-operation-continues-after-dozens-of-units-fall-into-the-sea-off-the-coast-of-spain/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=405045 A SURREAL clean-up operation is underway off the southern coast of Spain. Dozens of white refrigerators and several cargo containers have been spotted floating in the Strait of Gibraltar and]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/09/watch-fancy-a-free-fridge-bizarre-rescue-operation-continues-after-dozens-of-units-fall-into-the-sea-off-the-coast-of-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/24/its-not-over-weather-alerts-are-issued-for-parts-of-malaga-and-cadiz-tomorrow-before-scorcher-this-weekend/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/24/its-not-over-weather-alerts-are-issued-for-parts-of-malaga-and-cadiz-tomorrow-before-scorcher-this-weekend/#respond Mon, 24 Mar 2025 15:31:26 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=402035 A SERIES of weather alerts have been issued for Andalucia tomorrow, dashing hopes that the worst of the weather was officially over today. The yellow warnings by state weather agency]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/24/its-not-over-weather-alerts-are-issued-for-parts-of-malaga-and-cadiz-tomorrow-before-scorcher-this-weekend/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/24/surfer-paradise-in-southern-spain-is-being-flooded-with-luxury-developments-including-a-five-star-hotel-between-two-natural-parks/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/24/surfer-paradise-in-southern-spain-is-being-flooded-with-luxury-developments-including-a-five-star-hotel-between-two-natural-parks/#respond Mon, 24 Mar 2025 14:53:26 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=401992 A WAVE of luxury developments is sweeping over the Costa de la Luz resort of Tarifa. The coastal gem, famed for its pristine beaches and strong winds, is now the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/24/surfer-paradise-in-southern-spain-is-being-flooded-with-luxury-developments-including-a-five-star-hotel-between-two-natural-parks/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/24/two-earthquakes-in-the-gulf-of-cadiz-rattle-southern-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/24/two-earthquakes-in-the-gulf-of-cadiz-rattle-southern-spain/#respond Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:36:56 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=401909 AN earthquake has been detected off the coast of southern Spain this morning. According to Spain’s National Geographic Institute (ING), the tremor measured 4.3 on the Richter scale. The epicentre]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/24/two-earthquakes-in-the-gulf-of-cadiz-rattle-southern-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/13/new-water-transfer-pipeline-between-the-campo-de-gibraltar-and-costa-del-sol-opens-just-days-after-reservoirs-were-forced-to-release-overflow/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/13/new-water-transfer-pipeline-between-the-campo-de-gibraltar-and-costa-del-sol-opens-just-days-after-reservoirs-were-forced-to-release-overflow/#respond Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=399800 A CRUCIAL new pipeline connecting Campo de Gibraltar’s water supply to the Costa del Sol has been opened, offering vital respite to the usually drought-starved region. Junta President Juanma Moreno]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/13/new-water-transfer-pipeline-between-the-campo-de-gibraltar-and-costa-del-sol-opens-just-days-after-reservoirs-were-forced-to-release-overflow/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/12/sotogrande-sees-property-prices-surge-by-30-in-a-year-resort-dubbed-spains-monaco-and-once-favoured-by-british-royals-becomes-luxury-hotspot/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/12/sotogrande-sees-property-prices-surge-by-30-in-a-year-resort-dubbed-spains-monaco-and-once-favoured-by-british-royals-becomes-luxury-hotspot/#respond Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=399554 PROPERTY prices on the upmarket Sotogrande urbanisation in Cadiz province leapt up by 30% in 2024. The average sale price was €1.9 million putting it on a par with other]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/12/sotogrande-sees-property-prices-surge-by-30-in-a-year-resort-dubbed-spains-monaco-and-once-favoured-by-british-royals-becomes-luxury-hotspot/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/12/search-and-rescue-mission-is-on-for-five-suspected-narcos-who-fell-into-the-water-after-a-collision-between-speed-boats-during-police-chase-in-southern-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/12/search-and-rescue-mission-is-on-for-five-suspected-narcos-who-fell-into-the-water-after-a-collision-between-speed-boats-during-police-chase-in-southern-spain/#respond Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=399566 FIVE suspected drug traffickers are missing after a narco speed boat collided with a stationary one during a high-speed chase on a river in Sevilla. A further two were injured]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/12/search-and-rescue-mission-is-on-for-five-suspected-narcos-who-fell-into-the-water-after-a-collision-between-speed-boats-during-police-chase-in-southern-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/07/exclusive-acerinox-steelworks-spews-frequent-toxic-clouds-into-the-bay-of-gibraltar-while-spanish-authorities-turn-a-blind-eye/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/07/exclusive-acerinox-steelworks-spews-frequent-toxic-clouds-into-the-bay-of-gibraltar-while-spanish-authorities-turn-a-blind-eye/#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=398337 THE sinister cloud of orange gas that the Acerinox steelworks belched out over the Bay of Gibraltar last week is something that’s ‘suspiciously frequent’, insiders claims. A denuncia filed to]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/07/exclusive-acerinox-steelworks-spews-frequent-toxic-clouds-into-the-bay-of-gibraltar-while-spanish-authorities-turn-a-blind-eye/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/04/watch-weather-chaos-in-cadiz-sees-40-people-trapped-in-cars-while-jerez-racing-circuit-is-underwater/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/04/watch-weather-chaos-in-cadiz-sees-40-people-trapped-in-cars-while-jerez-racing-circuit-is-underwater/#respond Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:43:40 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=397873 THIS is the moment Cadiz firefighters rescued 40 people from 20 vehicles after they became trapped on the motorway. Heavy rains over the weekend and yesterday caused the Salado river]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/04/watch-weather-chaos-in-cadiz-sees-40-people-trapped-in-cars-while-jerez-racing-circuit-is-underwater/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/19/campo-de-gibraltars-historic-problems-must-become-a-priority-for-the-eu-after-being-intensified-by-brexit-say-spanish-socialists/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/19/campo-de-gibraltars-historic-problems-must-become-a-priority-for-the-eu-after-being-intensified-by-brexit-say-spanish-socialists/#respond Wed, 19 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=395134 ANDALUCIA’S socialist party has called for the Campo de Gibraltar region to be designated a ‘priority territory in Europe’ after reeling from the impact of the UK leaving the EU.]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/19/campo-de-gibraltars-historic-problems-must-become-a-priority-for-the-eu-after-being-intensified-by-brexit-say-spanish-socialists/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/18/narco-is-killed-at-sea-after-his-boat-collides-with-police-vessel-off-southern-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/18/narco-is-killed-at-sea-after-his-boat-collides-with-police-vessel-off-southern-spain/#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:19:19 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=394930 A MEMBER of a narco boat crew died after colliding with a Guardia Civil vessel during a chase on Monday evening. The pursuit happened 20 nautical miles south of the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/18/narco-is-killed-at-sea-after-his-boat-collides-with-police-vessel-off-southern-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/12/one-year-on-from-barbate-cop-killings-in-spain-police-in-the-strait-of-gibraltar-are-still-unarmed-drugs-are-cheaper-than-ever-and-trafficking-is-taking-root-in-coastal-towns/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/12/one-year-on-from-barbate-cop-killings-in-spain-police-in-the-strait-of-gibraltar-are-still-unarmed-drugs-are-cheaper-than-ever-and-trafficking-is-taking-root-in-coastal-towns/#comments Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=393572 SPAIN’S Guardia Civil have claimed that they are still ‘unarmed’ one year after the killings of two officers and that drug trafficking is growing and ‘taking root in coastal towns.’]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/12/one-year-on-from-barbate-cop-killings-in-spain-police-in-the-strait-of-gibraltar-are-still-unarmed-drugs-are-cheaper-than-ever-and-trafficking-is-taking-root-in-coastal-towns/feed/ 1