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Transport
Almuñécar installs smart parking facilities for bicycles and scooters
The project, spearheaded by the Costa Tropical town's tourism department, involves an investment of 145,000 euros financed by NextGenerationEU funds
Ideal
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Jet skis
La Herradura residents call on regional government to ban jet skis
A citizens’ group has drafted a letter calling on the Andalusian regional government to establish a marine corridor linking two protected natural areas on the coast where the use of jet skis should be prohibited
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Beaches
These are the six best beaches in Andalucía according to The Times: the ‘number one’ is in Granada
Two beaches on the province's Costa Tropical have been ranked among the top six in the region by the British newspaper
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Brexit
Life after Brexit in southern Spain: 'I used to travel to England five times a year to visit my children; now I only go once'
British residents in Almuñécar and Salobreña on Granada province's Costa Tropical explain the consequences of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU have had on them
MJ Arrebola | -
Culture
Norwegian music groups fill the streets of Almuñécar
The festival has become one of the highlights of the Costa Tropical town's cultural calendar and organisers are already making plans for the next event
Jennie Rhodes |
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Economy
Andalucía saw decline in eating out in 2025 due to higher housing and car expenses
The average household budget in Andalucía in 2025 was 30,826.97 euros, below the Spanish average, which exceeded 35,000 euros
Cristina Vallejo | -
Legal
Spain to cover 50 per cent of Andalucía's dependency care funding with new reform
The region will receive an additional 954 million between 2026 and 2027 to care for the 352,209 people with recognised disabilities
Antonio M. Romero | -
Animal welfare
Huelva man saves two cows from the slaughterhouse and keeps them as pets
After encountering the animals by chance, the 60-year-old from Lepe spent months navigating regulations to register them as companion animals on his property
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112
Investigation opens after 18-year-old dies following fall from balcony in Almuñécar
The Andalucía emergency 112 service received phone calls at around 8am on Wednesday 24 June to say that a man was lying on a street near the seafront in the Costa Tropical town
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Andalucía prepares for summer tourism boom with surges in jobs and spending
The regional government expects around 14.2 million passengers to arrive between July and September, an increase of 2.6 per cent on last year
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Tourism
Symbolic first stone laid as construction of five-star hotel gets under way in La Herradura
The project, spearheaded by the Fuerte Hoteles Group, will involve an investment of more than 14 million euros and create more than 100 direct jobs in the Costa Tropical town
MJ Arrebola | -
Culture
Tomb Raider series being filmed on location in Almeria and Tabernas
Many residents of Almeria have already seen film crews setting up in various parts of the city and the province
E. Gabriel Llanderas | -
Rail transport
Seville-Madrid high-speed rail resumes services more than ten hours after fallen power cable sparks fire
The fall of an electrical cable caused serious damage to the overhead power lines and a fire, affecting high-speed, medium-distance and commuter trains in Andalucía
Miguel G. Casallo and Salvador Vallejo |
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Crime
Sex case suspect arrested in Almeria after trying to swim out to sea to escape police
Five officers rescued the 21-year-old man from drowning following a violent sexual assault on a woman inside a motorhome
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BEaches
Almuñécar's lifeguard and assistance service launched as summer gets under way
The town hall has explained that the operation will run until 10 September and that there are four new staff members to assist people with reduced mobility
Ideal |