Andalucía has augmented its Guardia Civil police force by 343 officers.
Free prescriptions for toddlers
As from August 2008, medicines for children under one year of age will be free of charge.
Temperature alerts
Jaén, Cordoba and Sevilla are on ‘orange alert’ for temperatures of over 40 degrees in the shade. Granada province is on yellow alert, where the temperatures are expected to be just under the 40 degrees in the shade. These temperatures are expected to continue until June 29th.
Jobless
Unemployment throughout Andalucía continues to rise with a total of 551,404 registered unemployed, up by 5,885 on April 2008.
The new Government of Andalucía
Manuel Chaves has been inaugurated as President of the Government of Andalucía for a sixth consecutive term.
Up to 15,000 small businesses could fold in Andalucía
As many as 15,000 small businesses in Andalucía could go under in the next couple of years.
It’s Nursery School application time
From now until April 15th is the time for applying for nursery places for children aged three years or under and the Junta de Andalucía has scrapped the socio-economic requirements (income etc) for such applications.
LESS PAPERWORK
When it comes to signing up for, or amending details, relating to public services, we are all used to the ‘please include a copy of your DNI’ and ‘We need a copy of your Empadronamiento along with the application’. But that’s about to change.
NEW REGULATIONS REGARDING DANGEROUS PETS, INCLUDING DOGS
The Junta de Andalucía has approved new regulations relating to dangerous or exotic pets considered to pose a threat either to people or the environment.