Granada
The vessel, which is being stored on land used as a car park in summer in La Mamola, will eventually be scrapped if no one claims it
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Transport
Now local business leaders, politicians and Motril's port authority are looking for new ways to fund the project
Weather
Alerts have been activated by Aemet throughout the day in two provinces of the region
Gastronomy
The Feria del Caracol de Bornos in the Sierra de Cadiz is a unique opportunity to sample new dishes, watch snail-racing and enjoy lots more activities including live music
Tourism
The Oasis of the Seas, one of the world's largest cruise ships, is amongst them and it will be a different type of visit to 2019 when it underwent emergency repairs at the city's Navantia shipyard
Animal welfare
Despite the complaints, the Guardia Civil's nature protection wing, Seprona, said it found "nothing to report" during the last inspection in Motril
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
Some 116 people died last year in the region in such incidents: "this doesn't make the news, but if they were all inside a single plane and it crashed, it would"
Skiing
There was scarce snowfall early on in the 2023/4 season followed by heavy snow storms which produced the best skiing days, but which, on the other hand, forced the closure of the facilities for 14 days
Employment
Spain's latest labour force survey shows a 7.2% increase in the number of young people doing nothing in the first quarter of 2024
Weather forecast
A deep trough will bring wet and cold weather to the Andalucía region during the first half of the week, according to state agency Aemet
Population
Access to work, Brexit, the financial crisis and the pandemic have all had an influence on the data
THE STORY BEHIND A PLACE NAME
The area was first settled in prehistoric times, but the town was founded in 1704 by Gibraltarians during the War of the Spanish Succession
Crime
The potato fraud uncovered by the Guardia Civil in Andalucía involved falsification and cover-ups in traceability documentation and misrepresentation in packaging and final labelling
Product recall
The Eroski, Alteza and Bonpreu products have also been distributed in Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León, Catalonia, La Rioja, Madrid and the Basque Country
History
The fortress is still owned by the state but has been closed for several years