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of the perfect blend best local fish)... best ingredients.histor nature and its of gems; historThis is a coastline for the a hoolie By Jon Clarke HILE it’s blowingover 35 deic Tarifa, the bridgehead crossing in Spain, and a outside and well I’m sitting in and Moorsfor centuries and beaugrees in the sun, wondering silver service af s is, af- pointVejer, with its cobbled And don’t expect deep shade and is going menus in English or German…Thi restauof tiful culinary creation la Luz - the Coast its streets and dynamic what amazing on my table. from all, the Costa de of the ter - and a million miles away Indeed rant scene. coastline of laid to appear next Light in Zahora, one This is a the Costa del Sol. This is La Traina, of Andalucia. nearby cousin page true dining secrets carContinues on next and car a scruffy potholed the costas in general. Tucked away downbetween Vejer de la This is a coastline of castles(one of its you and corvina lane somewhere de los Atunes paccios, calas Frontera and Zahara find it by accident. are not going to
celibrated culinary THE Costa de la Luz’s the local surroundings, prowess is down to of the best quality inwhich produce some gredients in the world.are sherry, fish and the retinto’ ‘retinto’ The obvious examplesthe classic brown ‘retinto wonderful beef from see wandering around in cows, which you oftenthe beaches. the hills and even on ‘almadraba’ bluefin Of course the amazing (above), is spectacare tuna (top), caught nearby vegetables available ularly good and the particularly from Conil. who visit the coast, also of a high quality, the type of tourists crowd than its nearby Another reason is more refined quality and are prewhich has seen a distinctly del Sol. They demand rivals on the Costa pared to spend to get it.
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HE grew up diving for balls under the Spanish sun – and now Hannah Hampton has dived her way into English football folklore. The England goalkeep-
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er, 23, who spent much of her childhood living in Spain, pulled off two massive saves in a heart-stopping penalty shootout victory over Spain on Sunday. It allowed the Lionesses to secure back-to-back European Championship titles and earned revenge after Spain beat us in the World Cup two years ago. And if that wasn’t enough, the Birmingham-born
star stunned reporters by giving her post-match interviews in fluent Spanish. Her linguistic skills garnered cheers from fans on both sides of the pitch and went viral online. With Spanish fans left speechless and English expats swelling with pride, Hampton is being hailed as the ‘bilingual brick wall’ who shut down Spain’s Euro dreams. The Brummie spent five formative years in Spain, moving there with her teacher parents at age five. While living in Castellon province, her Continues on Page 3
ON THE RUN FAR-RIGHT rabble-rouser Tommy Robinson has done a runner again to Spain – this time fleeing to Tenerife just hours after allegedly knocking a man unconscious in London. The ex-English Defence League (EDL) leader vanished on Tuesday morning after being caught on camera pacing around an unconscious man at St.Pancras station. Olive Press sources revealed he had arrived in Spain on Tuesday morning and was ‘planning to visit Alicante’, where he has many local contacts.
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His departure came after a video showed him ranting beside the man claiming to witnesses: “You saw him come at me, bruv,” before bolting from the scene when police arrived. Paramedics were seen resuscitating the victim, who remains in hospital with serious injuries, as British Transport Police confirmed they were investigating a violent assault and seeking eye-witnesses. Within YOUR REAL ESTATE AGENCY FOR BENISSA, CALPE, MORAIRA hours, Robinson 966 112 428 · areacostablanca.com – who TOLDOS / AWNINGS
holds an Irish passport – was on a 5.55am Ryanair flight from Stansted to Tenerife South, the Olive Press discovered. Robinson - real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon - had landed in the Canary Islands by mid-morning, with one of our readers posting it on TikTok. The two videos posted were captioned ‘spotted Tommy Robinson getting on my flight this morning’ with Stansted as the location tag. However, the Olive Press can reveal, it is likely just a short pit-stop as sources believe he’s already plotting a return to his spiritual bolthole on the Costa Blanca. According to insiders, Robinson has used Tenerife before as a holding zone, including earlier this summer when he stayed in a €1.5 million villa near Adeje. He later headed to the luxury Quinta do Lago resort in Portugal, where he also stayed at Christmas.
He also then jetted to Benidorm for a few days, before popping up on far-right influencer Mahyar Tousi’s stag do. In fact, his travel trail paints a clear picture: every escape route seems to lead back to Albir and Finestrat, where he’s long had ties. He’s previously rented at the Campana Gardens complex – a development linked to mysterious Russian investors and promoted by fellow UK farright influencer Paul Thorpe. A trusted Olive Press source said this same network was behind a covert trip to Cyprus, during which he used Spain as a launchpad, flying out via Austria. “He always circles back to Costa Blanca,” said the source. “That’s where the money is. That’s where the people are who bankroll him.” Despite being bankrupt, Robinson has been spotted in dozens of luxury
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KNOCKOUT: Robinson (in blue) tells fellow traveller ‘He came at me’
properties across Spain and Portugal, often using them to record far-right podcasts with high-profile extremists like Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes. One of the villas he used, a gleaming white mansion in Albir, was revealed by the Olive Press to be owned by billionaire fashion tycoon Philip Day – boss of Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Peacocks. A spokesman for Day denied all knowledge of the matter. Robinson threatened Olive Press journalists when they investigated the property, snarling: “See if you like it when I knock on your mum’s door.” His history of using Spain as a legal escape hatch has raised ALL YOUR LEGAL alarms once again – particularISSUES DEALT WITH! ly with the seriousness of the latest assault. Some sources Here to help with your suggest he could even face attempted murder charges if the life in Spain including victim’s condition worsens. wills, residency, An Interpol Red Notice remains a possibility, should tax returns, buying British police push for and selling property cross-border cooperation. But for now, Robinson remains We speak your language! off the radar, possibly with the same backers footing the bill Centro Comercial Arenal, for this latest trip – just as they Avenida del Pla 126, Office 217, did with Cyprus. Javea 03730 And the big question remains: tel: 966 943 219 Where will Tommy turn up next? www.mylawyerinspain.com Opinion Page 6