February 2023

Building for the future: Andalucian luxury villa to be ‘Spain’s first carbon-zero home’ powered by unique hydrogen system

A PROJECT for what is claimed to be the first zero-carbon luxury home utilising a hydrogen generating system in Spain has gone on sale. Running costs for the eco-home are expected to be 90% cheaper than similar new builds. Photo: Mediterranean Homes/Creo The villa will run on 100% carbon free energy supplied by a ‘domestic […]

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The Spanish town looking for someone to run a bar for 20 euros per month

The council of Cumbres de Enmedio in Andalucia, with 50 inhabitants, wants someone to rent the town’s only bar for €20 per month.  The Huelva municipality is Andalucia’s smallest town, with the fewest inhabitants and its own council. Workers from the council went twice a week to the town during the Covid-19 pandemic with residents’

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WATCH: Team of Valencia firefighters pull survivors from rubble of Turkey earthquake

After a catastrophic earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter Scale hit Turkey and Syria on February 6, whole neighbourhoods full of people in their homes were flattened. An emergency operation was initiated by teams of international rescuers to rush to the affected areas and help rescue the survivors. Watch this Olive Press video of a

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Case of mad cow disease detected on farm in northern Spain

Spain has detected a case of mad cow disease in the country’s north on Friday.  The atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was detected in a dead cow in the northwestern region of Galicia, the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) announced on Friday. The disease, commonly called mad cow disease, was detected after the 22-year-old

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Palma gang forged vital medical documents for anti-anxiety pills

A gang in Palma has been sentenced to a combined seven years and 10 months in prison for falsifying vital medical documents used to prescribe anti-anxiety pills. The four men were accused of obtaining clonazepam, a depressant drug only available on prescription, by creating fraudulent medical prescriptions.  They used their own details on private health

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Look who’s talking: Just when you thought it was safe, Giles Brown makes a post Xmas return 

JUST when you thought it was safe to go back to the last pages of the Olive Press. I’m back. A combination of pre and post Festive season and New Year commitments and celebrations, plus yet another birthday in mid-January, meant that I had no time to put the proverbial pen to paper – or

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2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Aguas Nuevas with pool garage – € 109,900

Aguas Nuevas, Alicante   2 beds   1 baths € 109,900 Apartment in Torrevieja, Aguas Nuevas area, 69 m of surface, 9 m2 of terrace, 1300 m from the beach, 2 double bedrooms, a bathroom, property in good condition to move into, fully equipped and furnished kitchen, has a closet-pantry for storage Wood interior carpentry,

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Petrol thief stole 2000 litres of diesel from trucks, transport vans in Mallorca

A Mallorca man accused of stealing 2000 litres of petrol on 13 separate occasions has been arrested.  The 35-year-old allegedly targeted trucks and transport vans parked at warehouses in the Marratxi and Santa María industrial estates in Palma. Truck drivers would refuel, park overnight and return in the morning to empty tanks.  At the time

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WATCH: Archeologists unearth sanctuary dedicated to the ancient god Mithras in Spain’s Cabra

A SANCTUARY dedicated to the ancient god Mithras has been uncovered by archaeologists excavating at the Villa del Mitra in Cabra, Spain. Mithras was a demiurgic figure, believed to be the god of oaths and justice, as well as having influence over the sun, water and cattle. A cult religion dedicated to this god spread

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