Nerja News

The European Commission has issued an ultimatum to Spain regarding the dumping of solid industrial waste in the Huelva estuary. more »

The Minister of Housing, Juan Espadas, has stated that complaints relating to urban planning crime in Andalucia have dropped by 60% in the past two years, and not just as a result of the collapse of the construction industry. more »

Two people have been arrested in connection with a shooting incident in Torredonjimeno on Wednesday night in which two people were wounded, one of them seriously. more »

One man died and another was injured on Thursday when a crane came in contact with electrical cables in Linares, Jaén. more »

The telephone line set up to receive calls in connection with the €1 million reward being offered for information concerning the whereabouts of the missing body of Sevilla teenager Marta del Castillo received around 400 calls on the first day. more »

If all goes according to plan, the people of Archidona should see the completion of two major projects during the summer, these being the upgrading of the football ground and a new feria ground. more »

The Local Police in Ronda are to act as ‘custodians of the keys’ in cases of dependency as part of improvements to the telecare system in the town. more »

An anonymous donor has put up a €1 million reward for information leading to the discovery of the body of Marta del Castillo, the teenager who disappeared, presumed murdered, in January 2009. more »

Vélez-Málaga Council is to amend a local ordinance which will prohibit the placing of mobile phone antennae on the roofs of buildings in the town. more »

A 21 year old prisoner died in his cell at Alhaurín de la Torre prison as a result of the adverse effect of drugs hidden in his stomach. more »

Colmenar Council has decided to spend the vast majority of the funds available under the Fund for Employment and Local Sustainability (FEESL) to make improvements to the Virgen de la Candelaria infant and primary school. more »

A fire during the early hours of Tuesday morning at a residential home in Los LLanos, Ojén, resulted in eleven people having to be evacuated from their homes and two people being admitted to hospital. more »

Vélez-Málaga Council will be introducing signs in braille at several beaches in the municipality for the benefit of the visually impaired. more »

The Axarquia Health Management department has launched its own website as a public guide to hospital services and primary care with recommendations, useful links and phone numbers for users of the service and professionals. The address is: www.areasanitariaaxarquia.es

Torrox Council is making a third attempt, once again reducing the price, to try and sell three plots of land in Calaceite. more »

Renovation work on avenida Toré Toré in Torre del Mar is now finished with the ‘new avenue’ now boasting 240 parking places, cycle lanes in both directions, a landscaped central reservation and wide pavements to accommodate bar and restaurant terraces. more »

In just one week, thieves have stolen around 5,700 metres of cabling in and around Alhaurin de la Torre with the thieves, in some cases, carrying out their raids in broad daylight. more »