18 Oct, 2016 @ 13:21
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Spanish town may fine church over its ‘noisy bells’

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The church in question, in Mostoles

A SPANISH town is considering fining a medieval church €16,000 because its bells are ‘too noisy’.

The Ayuntamiento of Mostoles, near Madrid, said it has measured the noise level of the Our Lady of the Assumption Church following complaints from residents.

They found that the bells were 30 decibels above the 55 rate allowed by town regulations.

Normal conversation produces around 55-60 decibels while an airplane in flight can produce 110-120.

Parish priest Ignacio Torres has said the bells have always been ringing in the town, and that he has no idea how the church would pay the fine if it was enforced.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
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3 Comments

  1. The church was likely there ringing its bells long long before any bars & the people would have accepted it as part of everyday life for probably hundreds of years. To make a fuss now is quite ridiculous & should their Town Hall attempt inflicting a fine, it would likely bring strong protest from the church as a whole & not just the local priest. Similar bells are rung all over Spain although I personally don’t care for their tune—–they ARE Spanish church bells.

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