AN Asian algae now declared an ‘invasive species’ is causing havoc on native biodiversity. In just a year it has spread 400 kilometres along Spanish coastlines, costing local councils millions in cleaning beaches and, even worse, destroying local sea meadows. These are crucial parts of the ecosystem that are a haven for marine life. Rugulopteryx […]
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MUSEUM in Spain’s Andalucia have tripled the number of visitors so far this year with respect to 2021. In fact, according to the Regional Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, Andalucian museums and archives have recovered their post-pandemic visitor figures. In the first half of the year, Andalucian museum centres have tripled their number of
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CREATIVE boat builders will be taking to the sea at the Ocean Village Marina to win some fabulous prizes at the annual Charity Cardboard Boat on September 2. The annual event promises to be lots of fun while raising money for St John’s Ambulance, Gibraltar Alzheimer’s, Dementia Support and the GBC Open Day. “Each year
Eyes Wide Shut. NO not the 1999 Stanley Kubrick film starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. I refer to the inactivity of the world’s leaders who refuse to see something in plain view. The effects of climate change are reported constantly in all the media. Not just here in the Olive Press, but in all
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A PAIR of Andalucian wines have received perfect scores of 100 in the prestigious Guia Peñín. These are the first wines to have achieved the top mark in the guide. The first is Alvear Pedro Ximenez Solera 1830, which is produced by Alvear, founded in 1729 in the Montilla-Moriles DO. The dessert wine is low
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A YOUNG person from Gibraltar will get the chance to speak to the UK Youth Parliament at the House of Commons on November 4, the government announced. The Gibraltar Government is organising an essay competition to select the lucky young person who will speak about ‘the most important issue affecting young people in Gibraltar,’ it
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IT is 500 years since Spanish explorer Juan Sebastian Elcano circumnavigated the world. September 6 marks the anniversary of his return to Sanlucar de Barrameda (Cadiz) after completing the remarkable feat, just two decades after Columbus had discovered the Americas. A fitting celebration involving a large flotilla of boats will be marking the event in
Apartment Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura 2 beds 1 baths € 156,000 Very cozy apartment with excellent sea views located in Puerto del Rosario, the capital of the island of Fuerteventura, it is located a few meters from the main bus station, in a very quiet neighborhood, 5 minutes by car from the island’s
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THE past couple of weeks has seen the pound to euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate fluctuate, before trending broadly higher in response to Bank of England (BoE) rate hike speculation. During this period we have seen GBP/EUR trade between a high of €1.1913 and a low of €1.1780. What’s been happening? After taking a tumble at
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A SPEED camera in Malaga generates the highest number of fines in Andalucia, and third highest in Spain, according to the latest report from the country’s traffic authority, the DGT. The speed camera located at kilometre 246 of the A-7, at Cerrado de Calderón (in the direction of Almeria) recorded 47,246 speeding fines in 2021—ranked
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