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Axarquia
News from Nerja and Axarquia
British Man Dies from Burns
A 75-year-old British man passed away on Sunday the 16th after nearly a month of being treated for extensive burns. »
Ambulance in Road Accident
An ambulance was involved in a collision in Torrox around 07.40h on the 5th at the entrance to a tunnel on the eastbound lanes of the A-7. »
Brit Saved on Nerja Beach
A British woman was rescued from drowning on a Nerja beach, thanks to the prompt action of two key beach-going visitors: a policeman and a lifeguard. »
Hope for Nerja Medical Centre
For the last 14 years Nerja has been waiting for its new medical centre and now, finally, it looks like it will finally happen, pending a category change. »
Two Nerja Fires
There have been a couple of fires in Nerja; one affected a house and the other a campervan in the proximity of Rio Chíllar. »
Maro Beach Drugs Bust
A police operation resulted in a drugs bust on a Maro (Nerja) beach during the early hours of the 1st of June. »
Molotov Virgin
A man carried out a molotov-cocktail attack on the idol of the Virgen de los Desamparados in a convent in Vélez-Málaga at the beginning of May. »
El Morche Suicide Averted
A Torrox Policía Local patrol managed to stop a man from committing suicide in the early hours of the 6th in his holiday flat near the mouth of Río Güi (El Morche). »
Sewage Treatment Woes
Yes, we’re obviously talking about Nerja, whose new sewage-treatment-plant work must be going faster than light… as its going backwards - just joking. »
Germans Killed in Plane Crash
Three German citizens were killed in a plane crash involving a light aircraft in the Axarquia This is the second such accident in that area. »