Rail line pledge

A HIGH-speed railway from Cartagena could be open by 2026. Transport Minister, Raquel Sanchez said the plan was to start electrification of the line between Cartagena and Chinchilla 'as soon as possible'.

On an electioneering visit for the PSOE in advance of elections, she insisted it was part of future planning but she could not provide any time frame for work to begin.

Voted top expat paper in Spain

A campaigning, community newspaper, the Olive Press represents the huge expatriate community in Spain with an estimated readership, including the websites, of more than two million people a month.