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Traffic nightmare after landslide destroys major road between Marbella and Ronda – and it will take MONTHS to repair

THOUSANDS of workers will be left with longer daily commutes after a major landslide on the A-397 road. The A-397 is the main connection between

10 Mar, 2025 @ 15:22

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Nature·Weather

Furious shop owner says she was almost killed when her building collapsed in Spain’s Estepona – as she blasts ‘shameful’ local government

THE owner of a souvenir shop that suddenly collapsed in Estepona on Wednesday has said it was a “miracle” that she wasn’t killed. Souvenirs Estepona,

16 Feb, 2024 @ 14:00

Estepona·Lead

Wild boar causes chaos with a three-car pìle up on a Costa Blanca road in Spain

Spain’s Andalucia to implement ‘Exceptional’ measures to control wild boar population—including selective hunting

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es FOLLOWING recurrent sightings of wild boars in urban areas, including several boars which surprised beachgoers in Marbella last

7 Aug, 2023 @ 11:15

Andalucia·Animals·Environment·Lead

Junta approves €107 million contract for ambulance services across the Malaga province.

On July 11th, the Junta approved the authorisation of a €107 million contract for ambulance service in the Malaga province. It will take effect in

15 Jul, 2023 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Malaga

Four endangered Iberian lynxes released into the wild in Spain’s Granada

FOUR Iberian lynxes have been released into the wild in the Sierra Arana region of the Andalucian province of Granada as part of a breeding

23 Feb, 2023 @ 08:45

Environment·Granada·Lead

Junta to begin the second phase of Spain’s Sierra Bermeja recovery plan

THE second phase of the Sierra Bermeja Forest Restoration Plan, prepared by a multidisciplinary team, will begin tomorrow, February 20, with a €2.4 million budget.

19 Feb, 2023 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Spain’s Andalucia forms expert team on drought amid increasing water scarcity concerns

WITH water levels in Andalucian reservoirs continuing to drop at an alarming rate, sitting at an unsettling 23% of their capacity, the Junta has formed

4 Nov, 2022 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead

Andalucia’s suicide rate is higher than Spain’s average

ONE person killed themselves every 14 hours in Andalucia during 2020, according to the Junta. Some 793 people died as a consequence of suicide in

3 Sep, 2022 @ 14:15

Health·Lead·National News

Spain’s Almeria to have second dog friendly beach

THE JUNTA has just granted the authorisation for a second dog friendly beach on Almerian shores. There is currently only one official dog friendly beach

6 Aug, 2022 @ 10:30

Almeria·Lead·Other News

EXPLAINER: How €680 million of Junta de Andalucia cash was embezzled in ERE scandal, Spain’s biggest EVER public money corruption case

OVER €25,000 per month on cocaine, €400,000 for a fake chicken farm and thousands on bottomless gin and tonics

27 Jul, 2022 @ 10:01

Crime & Law·Lead

Protected coastline at Spain’s Sotogrande set for €120 million mega-project of 300 buildings

GREEN groups have joined the Junta to appeal the construction of a €120 million mega-project in one of Andalucia’s most fragile protected spaces. Ecologistas en

16 Jul, 2022 @ 16:34

Cadiz·Lead

Schools in Spain’s Andalucia to remain face mask free for next school year

MASKS will not be compulsory in Andalucian schools during the next school year. According to the recommendations drawn up by the Junta, face masks use

6 Jul, 2022 @ 08:45

Education·Lead

Two Mijas wildfire in Spain’s Costa del Sol declared under control

UPDATE: Fourth person arrested in connection with Spain’s Pujerra fire

THE Guardia Civil’s Seprona nature protection service has arrested and questioned a fourth person in connection with the latest Sierra Bermeja forest fire. The latest

16 Jun, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Current heatwave prompts forest fire concerns in Spain’s Andalucia—with call for ‘maximum caution and responsibility’ from all citizens

JUST days after the first major fire broke out in Sierra Bermeja, experts warn that rising temperatures in the affected areas may pave the way

13 Jun, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead

Nearly 100 deer die in a natural park in Spain’s Andalucia due to weather-related lung disease

MYSTERIOUS mass deer deaths have been investigated by the Junta. Between March and April of this year, almost 100 deer carcasses were found in the

9 May, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Granada·Lead

All COVID-19 restrictions—bar masks indoors—lifted in Spain’s Malaga

AFTER more than two years of pandemic—which has seen home confinement, state of alarm, perimeter closures and closures of non-essential activity—all the limitations due to

17 Mar, 2022 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·Malaga

Schools in Spain’s Andalucia aim to ditch face mask rule after Easter Week

Spain’s Andalucia aims to ditch face mask rule in schools after Easter Week

NORMALITY in Andalucian schools is getting closer with the Junta proposing to drop the mask mandates after the Easter holidays. The Regional Minister for Health

2 Mar, 2022 @ 08:45

Education·Health·Lead

Schools in Spain’s Andalucia await instructions on the end of face masks in classrooms

Masks in schools in Spain’s Andalucia no longer be mandatory once ‘80% of children have been vaccinated’

ANDALUCIAN schools will be able to ease up on their mask policies once “80% of children have been vaccinated” the Deputy Regional Minister of Health,

24 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

Education·Lead·Other News

Malaga Cf Vs Cd Tenerife Friendly Match In Malaga, Spain 07 Aug 2021

COVID-19 passport extended until January 31 in Spain’s Andalucia

THE Andalucian Superior Court of Justice of Andalucia (TSJA) has authorised the extension of the COVID-19 passport until January 31 in all places where it

14 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

Health·Lead

Spain’s Andalucia to continue without restrictions—but proposes extension of COVID-19 passports for hospitality sector

FOLLOWING a meeting by the regional government’s ‘Committee of Experts’ yesterday, Monday January 3, the Junta has not proposed any new coronavirus pandemic control restrictions.

4 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

Health·Lead

COVID-19 restrictions in place in Spain’s Andalucia ahead of New Year’s Eve

THE Omicron variant’s continued spread around Spain has marked this year’s Christmas holidays, with Andalucia facing New Year’s Eve at a very high risk level

30 Dec, 2021 @ 08:45

Health·Lead

COVID-19 measures and restrictions to return to Spain’s Andalucia in the New Year

THE Junta’s committee of experts and provincial health committees will meet next week to discuss new COVID-19 control measures in light of the increase in

28 Dec, 2021 @ 08:45

Health·Lead

Benidorm bars and restaurants forced to close due to lack of staff for peak tourist season on Spain's Costa Blanca

Spain’s Andalucia seeks to make COVID passports mandatory to access bars, restaurants, and clubs

THE JUNTA has proposed the use of COVID passports for nightlife venues and the hospitality sector. In a frantic attempt to halt the sixth wave

10 Dec, 2021 @ 08:45

Health·Lead

Spain’s Andalucia considered ‘key’ territory in recovery of Iberian imperial eagle

THE Spanish Imperial Eagle, also known as the Iberian imperial eagle, Spanish eagle, or Adalbert’s eagle, was close to global extinction in the 1960s and

2 Nov, 2021 @ 09:00

Environment·Lead·Other News

All of Spain’s Malaga, except Costa del Sol, drops to COVID-19 Alert Level 1—which sees coronavirus control measures eased and night curfew on Malaga city beaches lifted

THE whole province of Malaga, except the Costa del Sol health district, has been given the green light to transition to COVID-19 Alert Level 1.

9 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·Malaga

Andalucian president unveils plans for new €375 million hospital in Spain’s Malaga

ANDALUCIA president, Juanma Morena, has announced that Malaga will get a new ‘first-rate’ hospital costing €365 million. The regional leader says it is part of

3 Aug, 2021 @ 17:45

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