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Man arrested as alleged perpetrator of six sexual assaults in Vélez-Málaga

It has taken since April 2011 but police in Vélez-Málaga have finally been able to identify and detain an individual alleged to be responsible for at least six sexual assaults in the municipality. more

Torrox marina project to be published in six months

The manager of the Public Ports Agency of Andalucia (APPA), Sergio Moreno, and the delegate of Public Works and Housing in Malaga, Enrique Benitez, announced that the proposed marina project in Torrox will be made public in six months. more

Fire in Mancha Real claims life of 41 year old man

A fire in a house on calle Callejuelas Altas in Mancha Real early this morning claimed the life of a 41 year old man. The fire was reported at 06:40 and the cause of the blaze is under investigation.

Road traffic fatality in Vélez-Málaga

A 25 year old man died on Thursday evening in Vélez-Málaga after being hit by a bus. The incident occurred at 22:15 at km 46.9 on the A-356.

Garzon barred from office for 11 years

The Supreme Court has found judge Baltasar Garzon guilty of authorising illegal recordings of lawyers’ conversations and he has been banned from the legal profession for 11 years with no appeal possible against the ruling. more

57 arrested in connection with sharing child pornography

The National Police have arrested 57 people and charged another 24 in connection with the downloading of child pornography in an operation which covered 21 provinces in Spain. more

Back to cold weather

Thirty-nine provinces, including all eight in Andalucia, are now on alert for low temperatures which, in some areas, could fall to -9 degrees. more

Fire kills two in Palos de la Frontera

A fire early this morning in a shanty town on the San Jorge industrial estate in Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, claimed the lives of two people. An investigation is under way to determine the cause of the blaze.

Improvements to La Legión in Vélez-Málaga to be finished by April

According to the mayor of Vélez-Málaga, Francisco Delgado, improvement works to the La Legión area should be finished in April 2012. more

Rural theft

It is not only fruit, veg and machinery disappearing from local farms on a regular basis. Thieves have reportedly stolen 100 beehives from locations in Torrox and Frigiliana. more

Elderly woman dies in fire in Jimena, Jaén

An 85 year old woman died on Tuesday afternoon as a result of a fire at her home in calle Bella in Jimena, Jaén. The fire was caused by an electric fire coming into contact with a tablecloth.

Industrial fatality in Alcalá del Río, Sevilla

A 50 year old building worker died on Tuesday after falling ten metres while working on a pergola belonging to an insurance company in the centre of Alcalá del Río, Sevilla. The man was not wearing any form of safety harness at the time of the accident.

Elderly man knocked down and killed on calle Chaparil

An 84 year old man died on Friday afternoon as a result of injuries suffered when he was hit by a car in calle Chaparil. more

Paintings by Juan Truco

There is an exhibition of paintings by Juan Truco in the Municipal Exhibition Hall in calle Cristo from now until March 2nd. The exhibition is open on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 17:00 to 20:00 and Sundays from 11:00 to 14:00.

Keeping up the pressure

The Mayor of Nerja, José Alberto Armijo, has once again been in Madrid to try and instigate some sort of action relating to the proposed sewage plant for Nerja. more

St Valentine meal for Seniors

The Seniors St Valentine meal will be taking place from 16:30 on Tuesday February 14th at the Cueva de Nerja restaurant. more

Calle Alejandro Bueno roadworks completed

The renovation of calle Alejandro Bueno is now complete, just a few weeks behind schedule. The project, budgeted at €115,000 and was originally scheduled to take four months.

EQUO walk to the barranco de los Colmenarejos

EQUO, the Green Party, are organising a walk to the barranco de los Colmenarejos (Colmenarejos ravine) on Sunday to highlight the unacceptable conditions surrounding an abandoned quarry. more

Committees being set up to establish the Nerja-Torrox boundary

The municipalities of Nerja and Torrox have initiated contact to establish the boundaries between the two municipalities, an exercise which requires the setting up of committees in both towns. more

Live music at New River

On Saturday 11th of February, in celebration of the birth of Russell Martinez, Cherry & Jonny will be performing ‘live’ at the New River in calle Antonio Millón from around 22:00 until….late.

New opening times for the Foreigners Department

The Foreigners Department at the Town Hall is now only open on Thursdays from 10:00 to 14:00. Previously it was open on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.

New local mayoral representatives

The Council has approved the appointment of mayoral representatives, or local mayors, for the Barriada de los Poetas, Barriada de las Protegidas, Río de la Miel and Cantarriján. more

SPORTS NEWS

Barcelona versus Athletic Bilbao for the Copa del Rey

Barcelona will play Athletic Bilbao in the final of the Copa del Rey after beating Valencia 2-0 on Wednesday night. Athletic Bilbao were the first to qualify for the final after beating the minnows of Mirandes 6-2 on Tuesday. more

Granada 2-1 Málaga

A great chance to move back up into the European slots and Málaga managed to come away from Granada with nothing, losing 2-1. Ighalo and López were the scorers for the home side, Rondón getting one for the Blue and Whites.

NERJA REMINDERS

Carnival 2012 programme of events

XXIV Dia del Pedal

Preventing caterpillar infestation

Treatment of palms for Red Palm Weevil

Collection of old furniture in good condition

LATEST FEATURE

Almijara Bowls Club, Nerja

The Almijara Bowls Club in Nerja recently moved to an outdoor venue adjacent to the excellent bar and restaurant El Mirador just off the Frigiliana road, the MA-5105, after having formerly used the facilities of the local Indoor Sports Hall.

This move means that, weather permitting of course, members and visitors can enjoy a game of bowls almost every day of the year. The new custom made facility has four rinks where the game is Outdoor Short Mat Bowls. more

STRICTLY LOCAL...OR NOT

Busy in town…

February 11th, 2012

Strange weather at the moment. Warm in the sun, cool to cold in the shade and freezing indoors. Lots of people wandering about today with several large guided tour groups in the centre of town. more

Nice skies…

February 8th, 2012

A much warmer day today, so much so that the cafe terraces on the Balcón de Europa were pretty full and there were quite a few people brave enough to don their shorts! Nice skies this evening, too. more

Warmer times…

February 6th, 2012

What a lovely change to a warm wind today after the bitterly cold nonsense of the past few days. The high winds at the weekend damaged the cypress trees next to the convent in Plaza de la Ermita. They were apparently leaning at a rather unnatural angle and the fire brigade were called upon to intervene.

And today’s award goes to…

January 25th, 2012

Glad to see the Art of Creative Parking is not dead, the driver pausing for a moment to admire his handywork after completing his shopping. more

OTHER STUFF

Riotous Rhino

A zoo in Tokyo has been simulating a rhino escape to prepare staff for a possible emergency. It just has to be seen to be believed! Fake rhino attempts zoo escape

Storm in a beer mug

A beer called Top Totty has been banned from the Strangers’ Bar in the House of Commons because its pump plate, featuring a half-naked woman, offended a female MP.

Shadow equalities minister Kate Green was left ‘disturbed’ after seeing award winning ale’s advertising in the popular parliamentary watering hole. She called for a debate on ‘dignity at work in Parliament’ and asked for Top Totty to be ‘withdrawn immediately from the bar’.

Bun fun

Almost everything has its own championships these days, and rabbits are no exception. The Rabbit Olympics were first held in 1921 and over 3,000 animals from all over the world gather for two days of competition. Rabbit Olympics

2017, Josephine

Paris already has Disneyland and the Asterix Park, but if former minister Yves Jégo has his way, it will also have Napoleonland. Provided the required €180 million funding can be raised. more

FINANCE

Minimum wage frozen for 2012

The new government of Mariano Rajoy has decided to freeze the so-called minimum wage for 2012 at €641.40 per month, an unprecedented move in recent Spanish history. more

Eight Spanish banks ‘on review’

The credit ratings agency Fitch has warned that eight Spanish banks are ‘on review’ for a possible reduction in their credit ratings, mainly due to the profound adverse effect the eurozone crisis is having on economic and financial stability. more

CULTURE

José María Pérez Blanco “Perejil” has died in Sevilla

The singer José María Pérez Blanco “Perejil” died on Friday at the Hospital Virgen del Rocío in Sevilla after a long illness. more

Mario Vargas Llosa turns down presidency of the Cervantes Institute for the second time

For the second time, Nobel prize winning author Mario Vargas Llosa has turned down a government offer to become president of the Cervantes Institute, although he reiterated his willingness to cooperate with the institute. more

TECH

Kodak to cease making digital cameras

Eastman Kodak, a company founded 133 years ago and synonymous with photography, is to stop making digital cameras, video cameras and digital picture frames. more

Dutch court rules against Apple

A Dutch appeals court has rejected Apple’s claim that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 infringes its design rights and follows a ruling last year in which a judge threw out Apple’s call for an injunction against its rival’s tablet in the Netherlands. more

Google+ hits 90 million members

Larry Page, Google’s chief executive, announced that Google+ now has 90 million members, although no mention was made of how many of these are actually active on a regular basis.

Since launch, more than one million Google+ Pages have been created and in excess of 3.4 billion
Fphotos have been shared on the site. Facebook, which is 800 million members-strong, has more than six billion photos posted to its network every month and approximately 100 billion photos stored on its servers, making it the largest image-sharing platform in the world

WINING & DINING

Buddy’s Bar

There is a ‘for rent’ sign up in Buddy’s Bar in calle Málaga. The bar is still open and running normally.

Mariposa and Los Cuñaos

La Mariposa on calle Cristo is closed and looking for new owners, the former owners now running Doña Lola on the Plaza Balcón de Europa. Los Cuñaos, the ‘through bar’, on calle Herrera Oría is open again after being closed since September.

Albi renovated and open for business again

Cafe Albi on the Plaza Balcón de Europa is suitably renovated and once again open for business. Quite a few people on the terrace today taking advantage of the warmer weather.

Meson Asador de Castilla

The former Meson Cache on calle Málaga in Nerja is now the Meson Asador de Castilla.

WEB CRAWLER

Stylish farewells

Anyone fancying something a little bit different, here are some very innovative and interesting coffins. Boxed: Fabulous Coffins from UK and Ghana

All white then

Just type ‘Let it snow’ into your browser for a bit of harmless festive fun.

History on a map

History Pin is an interesting and good idea, a site where people add photos, audio clips and stories to a map for all to see. History Pin

Going out in style

The creator of Doritos, Arch West, died a week ago at the ripe old age of 97 years and, at his funeral, thesnack that made him famous will be scattered into his grave after the coffin is lowered. He’s the latest in a line of people who have had a ‘personal touch’ put on their final goodbye. 10 surprising final send-offs