A second man has been arrested in Torrox for breaking the lock down. This time it was a Pakistani resident of Nerja who not only went out when he shouldn’t have, but also ignored the police officers’ instructions.
Axarquia
News from Nerja and Axarquia
Biker Dies in Nerja
by Hugh MacArthur •
You’d have thought that with the lock down and virtually nobody on the roads, there wouldn’t be any accidents, yet there has been a fatal one in Nerja.
Councillor-cum-Builder Scandal
by Martin Myall •
A councillor at the Torrox Town Hall has been caught over an illegal build; an 24-sq/m apero (mini cortijo) without a licence in an area known as El Merlí.
New Oncology Services
by Vivienne Hughes •
Good news for those living in the Axarquía area as the Hospital Comarcal de la Axarquía is now providing Oncological services Monday to Friday.
Nerja Mayor Faces Reckoning
by Martin Myall •
The Public Prosecutor for the law suit over Nerja’s illegal dump has recommended that the Mayor of Nerja be banned from office if found guilty.
Frenchwoman Hits Pedestrian
by Hugh MacArthur •
A French driver knocked over a pedestrian of the same nationality in Torre del Mar on Saturday evening. According to the police, when breathalysed she was over the limit.
Reprieve Suspended?
by Vivienne Hughes •
It is calculated that there are some 300,000 illegal dwellings in Andalucía, 50,000 of which are in Málaga with 20,000 of those in the Axarquía area.
Nerja Mayor in Court
by Martin Myall •
A whole host of politicians and ex-politicians from Nerja, including the present Mayor, are coming up before the judge over the untreated sewage that gets pumped into the sea.
Belgian Driver Dies
by Vivienne Hughes •
A Belgian driver died on Monday after the car left the road and tumbled down a barranco some 200 metres.
Telltale X-Ray
by Hugh MacArthur •
A man involved in a traffic accident was found to have small drug packages in his entrails when X-rayed for chest injuries – he was arrested.