Axarquia
News from Nerja and Axarquia
Mother Tries to Drown Baby

Two policemen prevented a young mother from harming her baby yesterday afternoon around 17.45h near the Ingenio shopping centre in Vélez-Málaga. »
Nerja 4-Star Changes Hands

The Catalán hotel chain, Ona Hotels has acquired one of Nerja's 4-star establishments, Hotel Marina, which is more or less in front and below Hotel Avalon. »
Finnish Woman Rescued

A Finnish woman, who had become lost whilst on an excursion, was rescued on Friday evening within the municipality of Frigiliana. »
Lake Viñuela Flooding

The village of El Trapiche in the Axarquia was swamped last night when the main pipe supplying water to nearby municipalities burst on Viñuela Reservoir. »
Julen Found Dead

Twelve days after the child fell down the narrow bore hole, his lifeless body has been retrieved, extinguishing the last strands of hope. »
Nerja’s Illegal Dump Case

The illegal dump near Río de la Miel in Nerja, which was in use between 1998 and 2016, continues in the law courts to determine those responsible. »
Tragic Bore Hole is Illegal

Whilst the rescue mission to reach the toddler in Totalán continues into its tenth day, police investigations show that the bore hole was drilled illegally. »
Foreign Woman Rescued

A foreign woman had to be rescued in the Parque Natural de las Sierras Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama. »
Rescuers Now Very Close

With yesterday came a full week of desperate efforts to rescue the toddler, Julen, from down a narrow bore hole. »
Policemen Sentenced over Drugs

(COH 07C) The provincial law courts in Málaga have found 18 people guilty of drug trafficking, amongst them two policemen and one ex-policeman. »