GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es MALAGA’S Conde del Guadalhorce reservoir has reached an unprecedented low. The reservoir now stands at just 19.2% of its total capacity, surpassing its previous record of 19.4% set in 2005. With a maximum capacity of 66 cubic hectometres, the Conde del Guadalhorce reservoir is left with a mere […]
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GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es MALAGA-COSTA DEL SOL Airport’s commendable strides in reducing CO2 emissions have garnered recognition on the global stage. The Malaga airport has achieved the ‘Optimization’ level (Level 3) in the Airport Carbon Accreditation certification. This program recognises airports’ efforts to manage and decrease their carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The
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GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THE recent tragic deaths of two Iberian lynxes due to vehicle collisions in the Doñana region have raised concerns about the safety of these endangered animals. The incidents occurred on July 31 and August 3 along the A-483 road, which connects Almonte and Matalascañas in Huelva. Ecologists in
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested three men who burst into a Villareal mosque and threatened the congregation. The detained trio are said to be members of a neo-Nazi radical skinhead group and have been accused of hate crimes and trespass. A police statement said that one of the
SPAIN’S scorching summer has found the country inviting in an unwelcome guest: ticks, which can latch onto both wild and domesticated animals. But these arachnids (indeed they belong to the same group as spiders and scorpions) are also far more perilous to humans than is commonly realised. They are capable of transmitting over 50 different
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A STRAY firework from Calpe’s ‘Castell de la mar’ display on Sunday morning caused a fire at part of the city’s historic Roman archaeological Banys de la Reina site. The fire was centred on a landfill site by Morello Mill and there was slight damage done to paintwork
Two plain-clothes officers have been arrested in Marbella over allegations they solicited sexual favours from two undocumented women in exchange for not reporting them. One of the women made a complaint on July 31 which stated the two officers, who were in plain clothes, had stopped them to ask for documentation and then later sexually
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A BRIT and an Irishman have been arrested for allegedly being part of a major Costa del Sol based drug gang that has been dismantled after a two-year police operation. A Policia Nacional source has told the Olive Press that a 53-year-old British and an Irishman aged 41 are among the 23 members of the
The majority of Spain has been placed under weather warnings until at least Thursday due to soaring temperatures aided by a blast of hot air from Africa. The country’s weather agency AEMET today warned that Jaen, in Andalucia, could see highs of 44C between 9am and 12pm on Wednesday, when the mercury is expected to
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es Fears are growing of a new type of crime in Marbella following two brazen ‘ram-raid’ robberies in the space of just 24 hours. A jewellery store and a mobile phone shop on the same street in San Pedro de Alcantara were both targets of thieves at the weekend.
