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• Wind record blown away

  
  The Olive Press — Authority: 132
  MORE than half of Spain´s electricity was generated by wind turbines for several hours this weekend – equivalent to the output of eleven nuclear plants. The national record – set only days earlier – was blown away thanks to the high winds that swept across the country. For some five hours on Sunday morning, ...
  15 hours ago

• Has homesick parrot flown home?

  
  The Olive Press — Authority: 132
  AN expatriate has brought in the police after her pet parrot went missing. Lydia Kabare, 36, is offering a reward of 100 euros, after her African Grey Red Tail called Wiwi was apparently stolen on October 18. The parrot – who apparently calls out his former address ‘48 Weststead Road’ near Tunbridge Wells, as ...
  18 hours ago

• Best greenway in Europe

  
  The Olive Press — Authority: 132
  THE Via Verde de la Sierra, which goes from Olvera in Cadiz to Puerto Serrano in Sevilla, has been voted as the best Greenway in Europe. The route, which runs along a railway line that was never finished, won the award for promotion and tourism development at the ceremony in Belgium. The 36 kilometre route that ...
  19 hours ago

• Sexy Beast makes Andalucia return

  
  The Olive Press — Authority: 132
  SIR Ben Kingsley, best known for his starring role in gangster flick Sexy Beast, will make a welcome return to Andalucia to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Sevilla European Film Festival this week. His last work-related visit to Spain was in 2001 to play the psychotic Don Logan in the cult movie directed ...
  19 hours ago

• My vow to beat motorbike muggers

  
  The Olive Press — Authority: 132
  AN Irish expatriate has vowed to fight against a rising spate of motorbike-muggings in Jerez. Lavinia FitzGerald is organising a demonstration to demand the installation of CCTV, as well as extra police to patrol the streets of the city, where she has lived for three years. Her move comes after being mugged twice ...
  19 hours ago

• Andalucia to subsidise home buyers to tune of 1 billion Euros

  
  Costa del Sol property blog — Authority: 113
  The government of Andalucia, or Junta, announced yesterday a subsidy of 1 billion Euros to help liquidate the region’s property glut estimated at around 70,000 newly-built homes.Like the ‘cash-for-clunkers’ programme used to subsidise car sales, public money will now be showered on house-hunters in Andalucia. ...
  3 days ago

• Andalucia to subsidise home buyers to tune of 1 billion Euros

  
  Spanish Property Insight Blog — Authority: 420
  Property in Andalucia - a needy cause? The government of Andalucia, or Junta, announced yesterday a subsidy of 1 billion Euros to help liquidate the region’s property glut estimated at around 70,000 newly-built homes. Like the ‘cash-for-clunkers’ programme used to subsidise car sales, public money will now ...
  3 days ago

• Spanish Airline Strike Action

  
  AMLA Spain News & Property in Spain on The Spanish Property MLS — Authority: 148
  Iberia Airline ,the Spanish passenger carrier has left hundreds of their passengers stranded because of strike action.There were 400 flights cancelled over two days due to cabin crew strikes..The strikes were called in protest against “repeated failure by the company to reach a new collective agreement”.The cabin ...
  4 days ago

• Seville Man Freed

  
  AMLA Spain News & Property in Spain on The Spanish Property MLS — Authority: 148
  The domestic violence court in Seville in Andalucia sentenced a man to a prison sentence for allegedly inflicting wounds on his partner.There were eight reports filed and it now appears that they were false.He has spent 11 months in prison for this alleged abuse but has now been freed. It has been established that he ...
  5 days ago

• Malaga’s Phoenicians

  
  AMLA Spain News & Property in Spain on The Spanish Property MLS — Authority: 148
  Construction work at Malaga airport has uncovered the oldest Phoenician remains ever discovered in the area.A full report of the discoveries is going to be given to a conference in Tunis next week. The site covers more than 3 hectares in an area known as La Rebanadilla on the right side of the River Guadalhorce,where ...
  6 days ago

• A bottomcough…or simply a fart!

  
  The Olive Press — Authority: 132
  What is that? María and I were two hours into our journey when it first hit my nostrils. This was rancid. It reeked of rotten eggs, garnished with fresh curry and horse manure. Within seconds, I was past nauseous, wishing I had one of those suicide pills given to soldiers to avoid being tortured prisoners of ...
  6 days ago

• The Best of Andalucia

  
  The Olive Press — Authority: 132
  A PAIR of landmark exhibitions of Spanish history have opened in Cordoba and Sevilla. The two shows offer a fascinating insight into the days when the Moors and Phoenicians made Spain one of their key strongholds. As well as providing the Roman Empire with three Caesars, Andalucia was also the centre of the world ...
  6 days ago

• Noise does pay

  
  The Olive Press — Authority: 132
  A FAMILY have been awarded 45,000 euros after having to put up with 15 years of noise pollution. The Spanish family lived next door to a pub in Pulpi, Almeria, that played music louder than 56 decibels around the clock, often failing to close at the time it was meant to. The High Court in Andalucia ordered Pulpi ...
  6 days ago

• Wrecking ball swings again

  
  The Olive Press — Authority: 132
  AN ILLEGAL property has been demolished in Alhaurin el Grande. The three-storey house was built on rural land without permission. The provincial court in Malaga ordered the demolition, stating that the house has had a major impact on the landscape in the local area. Alhaurin court had already found the owner ...
  6 days ago

• The Feria de Pedro Romero in Ronda

  
  Andalucia Travel Guide — Authority: 112
  Ronda´s most celebrated festival is the annual Feria Goyesca de Pedro Romero, which takes place during the first week of September every year. Whatever you think of bullfighting there is no doubt that it still holds a special place in the hearts of Ronda residents. The Feria de Pedro Romero history Ronda´s most ...
  6 days ago

• Demolition nightmares

  
  The Olive Press — Authority: 132
  Case 1 Retired lawyer John Toomey and wife Marissa are among the 300 families caught up in the Banana Beach saga. Despite initially not believing that the authorities would demolish the Marbella complex, they have been forced to realise it is now an imminent threat IT TOOK us a while to come to terms with the ...
  1 week ago

• Briton hits golfing jackpot

  
  The Olive Press — Authority: 132
  A SECOND British golfer has hit a money pot in Spain in just one month. Ross Fisher, 28, will enter the world’s top 16 after becoming the fourth Briton to win the Volvo World Match Play Championship, at Finca Cortesin, in Casares. His win over American Anthony Kim comes just a month after Ross McGowan won the ...
  1 week ago

• UK bank in Spanish property kickback scandal

  
  The Olive Press — Authority: 132
  TWO executives at British bank RBS have been suspended over allegations that they took kickbacks on mortgages awarded for Spanish homes. The pair, Alan Dawson and Simon Clark, allegedly creamed off tens of thousands of euros from deals done through “trusted” agents. The bankers, who were responsible for Spanish ...
  1 week ago

• A towering furore

  
  The Olive Press — Authority: 132
  SEVILLA has been declared an endangered heritage site due to the construction of a massive skyscraper opposite the historic centre. The city is one of six Spanish sites included on a World Monuments Fund (WMF) list of 93 endangered architectural and cultural heritage sites around the world. The 178 metre tall ...
  1 week ago

• Exclusive: England soccer star buys €3.5m mansion

  
  The Olive Press — Authority: 132
  ENGLAND star Glen Johnson has splashed out 3.5 million euros on the perfect party home should England romp to World Cup glory next summer. The Liverpool defender bought the luxurious seven-bedroom villa, complete with private pool, cinema and solarium in exclusive Sotogrande. Johnson, 25, has become a new ...
  1 week ago

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