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Junta de Andalucía studying plans to construct pier in Torre del Mar

AGUSTÍN PELÁEZ

Plans to construct a pier off Torre del Mar beach have reemerged, two years after the project was first announced. However, the town hall has had to make a number of modifications to the original design, following indications from the Junta ... consultancy firm working on the design. The Junta de Andalucía is currently evaluating the viability of the current design.

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UK Ambassador meets head of the Junta de Andalucía

JOSÉ LUIS PIEDRA

...to Brexit with the EU, there will be a transition period at least until the end of 2020, during which time virtually everything would stay the same and no urgent measures would be required. Moreno explained that his Junta de Andalucía regional

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Regional government confident of enough water to supply Malaga province for two years

AGUSTÍN PELÁEZ

...see the work the Junta de Andalucía is carrying out at Malaga's El Limonero reservoir last Friday. The minister's comments come at a time when Malaga's water reserves total 346.4 cubic hectometres, 133 down on this time last year (479 hm3). Crespo ... minister also announced that a report by the Junta de Andalucía would be finalised by early February for the central government to approve a bypass from the Iznájar reservoir in Cordoba to Antequera. The project has been in the pipeline for a number of ... years but has not started yet due to the amount of red tape preventing it from getting under way. Crespo added that the Junta is carrying out repair work to 179 rivers and waterways in Andalucía, of which 41 are in Malaga province.

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Local politicians urge ministers to let the Costa del Sol go into Phase Two

M.D. TORTOSA / A. ROMERO

The president of the Junta, Juanma Moreno, said in the regional parliament in Seville on Wednesday that he was worried that Malaga and Granada provinces wouldn't be allowed by central government to go into Phase Two on Monday (25 May). His

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More than 5,600 people in Andalucía began treatment for alcoholism last year

JOSÉ LUIS PIEDRA

...recommendation and support from families and friends. World No-Alcohol Day World No-Alcohol Day takes place on 2 October each year, and the slogan for the most recent one was 'Today I'm not drinking, I'm proving my freedom'. The Junta de Andalucía organises ... and Internet. The Junta also has another community programme, focused on preventing drug dependency. This is called 'Ciudades ante las Drogas' (Towns against Drugs), and is carried out in conjunction with local councils. The main objective is to

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Junta leader crosses the Strait

The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, made an official visit to Morocco this week, where he met with several officials to discuss trade, the economy, immigration, cooperation and other issues affecting both countries. During the

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Junta plans to improve safety at Caleta de Vélez harbour

EUGENIO CABEZAS

The Junta de Andalucía has put out to tender a contract worth 42,229 euros to supply and install handrails and other safety and accessibility features along the coastal path of Caleta de Vélez harbour. The contract forms part of the ongoing project

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Estepona council hands over new hospital to regional health service

Charo MÁRQUEZ.

Estepona council agreed on Thursday to sign over the recently completed shell of the new local hospital to the Junta de Andalucía's health service, to be fitted out and made ready for use. The council has paid for the construction work at over 15 ... million euros and the Junta regional government is now required to keep its side of the deal and pay for the running and upkeep of the new building. The Junta has said it hopes to have it running "sometime in 2020".

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Junta promises more funds to protect Doñana after 50 years as National Park

JOSÉ LUIS PIEDRA

The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, said this week that the regional government is completely committed to preserving the Doñana National Park and will be investing 17.5 million euros in it this year. He also proposed that a ... Junta will work to raise awareness of the values of the National Park, and wants to forge close links with towns and villages in the area. He promised that "nothing that damages Doñana is going to be done", referring to the proposed motorway between

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Mijas hospitality school will be up and running by the beginning of 2020, says Junta

A. M. ROMERO

The budget plan for next year envisages the reopening of the CIO Mijas elite hospitality school next year. A sum of nearly half a million euros will be spent on refurbishing classrooms and communal areas so the school can start teaching courses su