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Be Warned: Los Mateos Access Cut
As of Monday the 21st right up until the end of the month, the access road for Los Mateos (near Rescate) will be cut whilst roadworks are carried out. This affected section joins the junction on the rural lane leading up to Peña Escrita to the hamlet. »
La Herradura Street Lighting
The maintenance department of the Town Hall has been busy making changes to street lighting in the village, shaving off 5,000 watts from the municipal lighting bill. »
Motril Austerity Measures
The Motril Town Hall is set to cut 8,000,000 euros from its budget in order not to raise municipal taxes or be forced to axe jobs, the Vice-Mayor/Councillor for the Economy, José García Fuentes, explained. »
Video Clip shot on Nerja Beaches
The municipality of Nerja was chosen as the setting for a musical video clip, as well as a photographic report during the last week of April. The photographic report was shot on beaches, Las Alberquillas, El Pino and El Cañuelo., whilst El Cañuelo was also the setting of the musical video clip. »
Provincial Tourist Office for Nerja
The Costa del Sol Tourist Board has chosen Nerja as the site for its first and new office, which is situated in Calle Carmen, next to the Balcón de Europa. The main objective of the office will be to promote Axarquía via its 'on-line' and 'Contact Centre.' »
Defiant Mother
The Municipal Police of Málaga arrested J.A.l.R. who had moments before wrestled a toddler from its mother's arms. The 35-year-old man was more interested in his victim's small backpack, but literally holding the baby for ransom until she handed the the prize over seemed a good plan. »
Arrested for Impersonating a Councillor
In the town of Escúzar (Granada), a political skirmish took place on the Internet on a forum where a contributor called Nopolítico was laying into the Mayor prior to the municipal elections, and then against the same man after losing office and now as a PP councillor, Manuel Alférez Bonilla. »
Sporting Nerja
The Town Council has been developing 'sport tourism,' offering the town's enviable climate and top-notch sporting facilities, which has attracted elite athletes with the proximity of the London Olympics 2012. »
Bank Robbery in Almuñécar
Very little information is available at the moment, but the robbery took place around 08:30 at the savings bank Unicaja in the Plaza de Madrid, whilst cleaning staff were still working. According to sources from the Policía Local, the thieves arrived on a blue scooter, carrying knives. The Unicaja branch later on in the... »
Not on The Cards
For our none-native, English speakers, when you say that something is 'on the cards,' it means that it is foreseeable and almost inevitable, but what happened in a bar in Almuñécar, during a game of cards, was certainly 'not on the cards,' and is a reminder that disaster stands behind just about any quotidian... »
