Green shoots in the Sierra Bermeja
More than 9,000 hectares of woodland were destroyed by last year's fire. A visit to the area, six months later, shows how nature is starting to make a recovery in the Genal Valley
Matías Stuber
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Green shoots in the Sierra Bermeja - in images
Nature is starting to make a recovery in the area destroyed by fire last year
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Goodbye, Storm Celia: only the eastern side of Spain will see much rain this weekend
The Balearic Islands, Valencia, Murcia and eastern Andalucía will see the worst downfalls, with more than 200mm falling in some places
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Public appeal to find missing man in Torremolinos
He is described as 1.72 metres tall, with brown hair and brown eyes and wears prescription glasses. He was wearing black jeans and a white check shirt when he was last seen
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Hundreds of Serranía residents protest in Ronda the closure of Unicaja bank branches in the area
People from Villanueva de Tapia and Istán also joined the protest. More Unicaja offices will close this Friday, 18 March
VANESSA MELGAR |
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Rare seal, native to the North Atlantic and Arctic Pole, spotted along Andalusian coastline
An adult male was sighted on Tuesday on the Saladillo beach in Estepona, on Wednesday in El Peñoncillo de Torrox and this Thursday morning it was spotted in Motril, after being located for the first time last month in Huelva and Cádiz
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No special Covid restrictions planned in Andalucía for Easter week
The Junta is asking people to be sensible and wear a mask in crowded places but hopes that Semana Santa this year will generally be normal
Isabel Méndez | -
Andalucía draws up a plan of action to attract more German tourists
It was announced by Miguel Muñoz, the Junta's general secretary for Tourism, at a forum organised by SUR this week
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This is the photograph that led to a fake news tweet about the Junta head's visit to a hospital
The Partido Popular in Andalucía is calling on the opposition PSOE party to apologise after it shared the false information about the president of the Junta de Andalucía on Twitter
José Luis Piedra |
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Almuñécar student in Poland: "I never imagined that during my Erasmus I would experience a refugee crisis"
Tatiana Ramirez, a 20-year-old university student from Almuñécar, is helping thousands of families fleeing Ukraine at a camp in Poland
Pilar García-Trevijano | -
Watch as skiers take to orange snow in Andalucía's Sierra Nevada
The calima weather phenomenon carried Saharan sand with it to the south of Spain, this Tuesday morning
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Junta's head calls for energy taxes to be reduced and a special fund for Ukrainian refugees to be set up
The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, says EU Next Generation funds should be used to deal with the effects of the war and the impact on energy prices
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Andalucía offers to take in 1,200 refugees and wants a State plan to coordinate the regions
The regional government president, Juanma Moreno, has also said that information is available on the Junta website for people who want to help in some way
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Andalucía is expecting 28 million tourists this year, despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The Junta points out that it is considered the most competitive region in terms of tourism, and the data for 2022 is positive
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Almuñécar town hall to pay over 100,000 euros for plans to develop Cerro Gordo in 2005
The agreement, signed when Juan Carlos Benavides was mayor, involved a large housing development on land now affected by the logging that he has criticised
Pilar García-Trevijano |