Axarquia

News from Nerja and Axarquia

Lift Accident Deaths

An incident involving a lift-mechanism failure took the lives of two eldely residents of a building in Vélez-Málaga and left four other people injured to varying degrees.

Dark Thoughts Down on Burriana

A power cut is neither romantic nor cuts down on your electricity bill; you fall over trying to undress rapidly in the dark and so lose the will to live and you’ll still get charged for the utility service even when there isn’t one.

Nerja Fiestas Start Today

The annual fiestas in Nerja in honour of its patron saints Nuestra Señora de las Angustias and San Miguel Arcángel, will be held from Thursday the 8th (today) to Monday the 12th.

To Be or Not To Be

The Axarquía village of Arenas has a bullfighting show planned for their fiestas, complete dwarf bullfighters… then somebody complained.

Fatal 4×4 Accident in Arenas

There has been another fatal traffic accident in the Axarquía at the western end of the province of Málaga when a 4×4 driven by a man in his mid 60’s left the road and rolled down a steep embankment The accident, which occurred on Friday, took place on a rural lane (Camino de las Casillas)…

Fishing At A Loss

The crew of a fishing boat dumped a tonne of freshly caught anchovies into the sea in front of Caleta de Vélez in the Axarquia because the market prices was humilliatingly low.