Travel
Flying high? Jerez airport cannot truly take off without a runway extension
Cadiz city's football team and their recently aborted flight to El Salvador highlights a take-off issue that has been known about for years
Álvaro Mogollo
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Health
Andalusian government activates plan to combat effects of extreme heat on health this summer
The preventative plan will focus on population groups at serious risk from high temperatures, such as people with cardiovascular and respiratory diseases
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Law
Sitting courts in Andalucía will be suspended if the temperature exceeds 27C
The region's Ministry of Justice has set this threshold in the case of outages or breakdowns in air-conditioning systems when courts are in session
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Leisure
This is the longest swimming pool in Europe, and it just so happens to be in Andalucía
At a whopping 85 metres long it offers the perfect place to escape the summer heat
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Employmnet
Looking for a job? Businesses in Andalucía are short of at least 28,500 workers
The region is one of only three in Spain where the number of vacancies has increased in the last year, and these are the sectors where there are most opportunities
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Personal finance
Andalucía's free card for the over-65s: what discounts does it entitle you to receive and how do you apply for it?
The Junta's 'Sesentaycinco' scheme offers discounts from more than 1,000 businesses and others benefits related to the health and wellness, tourism, culture and leisure sectors
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Tourism
The village in Granada that National Geographic compares to Rome for its 'little Pantheon'
La Encarnación church in Montefrío is known as 'La Redonda' because of its circular ground plan covered by an immense dome
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Nature
Spate of snakes entering homes in Granada province reported in one week
All the reptiles, which have all been safely captured by the authorities and released elsewhere, are "harmless" and help control the rodent population, according to a local expert
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Weather
Alerts for high temperatures activated in four provinces of Andalucía: Spain's Met Office warns of highs of up to 42C
The state agency (Aemet) said "isolated and occasional showers are not ruled out" in the region on Thursday, "which may be accompanied by storms and 'calima' mud deposits" in some areas
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Bodegas Excelencia: the ideal space for wine tourism and production
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Food and drink
These are some of the tastiest places in Andalucía's Cadiz, according to National Geographic's Traveler magazine
Here's a run down of where to find the best gastronomy in some of the province's prettiest towns and villages - both inland and along the coast
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Events
Motril international air festival to be live-streamed for the first time ever
There will be several cameras located at strategic points including the Axarquia aerodrome where many of the participating aircraft will take off from
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Environment
Granada Geopark to host next annual forum of the 17 geoparks in Spain
The event is open to the public to allow people to learn about the work being done in the different Spanish geoparks and what these Unesco sites mean for their regions
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Environment
Andalucía faces up to a high-risk wildfire season with more fire-fighting resources
The Junta's specialist Plan Infoca forest fire brigade will have a budget of 244 million euros this year and deploy 4,700 personnel across the region
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112 incident
Four people investigated for wildfire in Tarifa which is being fought by 18 aircraft and 175 firefighters
The Junta de Andalucía's emergency plan has been activated, with 600 hectares so far affected since the forest fire broke out on Monday afternoon
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EU elections 2024
More than 446,000 Andalusians will be able to vote for first time in European elections on 9 June
The figure represents 6.6 per cent of the total of 6,754,636 voters who are eligible to vote in the region
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