Local
FRANCISCO JIMÉNEZ
...area for many people in Malaga. This resolution from the Junta removes the two final obstacles which were holding the project up. It has accepted the appeal from city hall for this future park to be treated as a public works project and not an
Local
Eugenio Cabezas
Malaga's provincial authority has agreed to fund a project to build a parking area for up to 22 caravans and motor homes in the Axarquía village of Canillas de Albaida. The town hall wants to increase tourism to the village, which is situated in t
National
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 ... celebrations to mark its 50th anniversary as a National Park. They approved the move towards guaranteeing the park's future, so it can continue to be a worldwide icon and a benchmark for sustainable development. The next step will be for the Andalusian ... executive to officially propose a specific clause regarding the importance of the park and the need to preserve it in the next modification to the Statute of Autonomy. This would give it the same level of protection as the other National Park in the region,
Travel
ANDREW FORBES
Delta Rustic lodge hotel in Toubacouta, in the delta national park. Modest accommodation in private circular, thatched cottages, with private pool and a restaurant. It's quite magical to sip a drink at the bar, as the sun sets over the delta, and the ... wildlife park where visitors can see antelopes, gazelles, elephants and rhino which roam grasslands amongst huge baobab trees. The restaurant makes for a good stop-off on a road trip heading south. Eating al fresco you are surrounded by abundant wildlife, ... ReserveDeBandia.com Accro Baobab Adventure Park, Bandia, Petite Côte A family-friendly park built amongst baobab trees, with challenges, obstacles and zip-lines. Suitable for children and adults. Accro-Baobab.com Joal-Fadiouth - Petite Côte Island
Local
A. M. ROMERO
...visit to Malaga last week. He also confirmed that the hospital would be constructed on the 48,600 square metres of land currently taken up by the Hospital Civil's car park. Two million euros will be spent on drawing up the plan which will be ready by
Local
IGNACIO LILLO
A test track in the newer, northern part of the Andalusian Technological Park is to be used for the testing of the European driverless and connected cars of the future, thanks to an agreement between the Spanish Telefónica company and the German
Travel
Andrew Forbes
Yet I headed south by road, discovering the 150 kilometres of the 'Petite Côte' (a favourite coast for surfers) and then arrived at the vast wetlands of the Siné-Saloum river delta national park. A Senegalese musician.FORBES The main roads ... restore and rewild areas like the Bandia Wildlife Reserve where native species are being introduced and indigenous fauna protected - albeit in in the context of a wildlife park. These projects are in collaboration with landowners and hospitality businesses ... Unesco-listed Siné-Saloum national park, not far from the border with The Gambia, one leaves behind the contrived wilderness of the Bandia, and the commercialised safaris of the Fathala Wildlife Reserve and instead one is embraced by genuine nature on a truly
Local
FERNANDO TORRES
To create a unique garden which is completely sustainable is the objective of Alhaurín de la Torre town hall. The project will be the first xerogarden in the area and will be created in the Ermita del Cerro park. The practise of xeriscaping and
Local
T. BRYANT.
The Mayor of Benalmádena, Víctor Navas, inaugurated a new recreational area and information centre in the Parque Los Limones earlier this week. The park has recently undergone a complete refurbishment as part of the town hall's urban redevelopment
What to do
Tony Bryant
The municipal auditorium in La Paloma park in Benalmádena will host a special tribute concert that will recreate the sounds and ambience of the 1980s pop music scene on Friday, 30 August. The three-hour concert will present celebrated Spanish band