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.
Axarquia
News from Nerja and Axarquia
Finnish Woman Rescued
by Vivienne Hughes •
A Finnish woman, who had become lost whilst on an excursion, was rescued on Friday evening within the municipality of Frigiliana.
Lake Viñuela Flooding
by Martin Myall •
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
by Martin Myall •
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
by Vivienne Hughes •
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
by Martin Myall •
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
by Hugh MacArthur •
A foreign woman had to be rescued in the Parque Natural de las Sierras Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama.
Rescuers Now Very Close
by Vivienne Hughes •
With yesterday came a full week of desperate efforts to rescue the toddler, Julen, from down a narrow bore hole.
Policemen Sentenced over Drugs
by Martin Myall •
(COH 07C) The provincial law courts in Málaga have found 18 people guilty of drug trafficking, amongst them two policemen and one ex-policeman.
Frigiliana Goes Full Wifi
by Vivienne Hughes •
Lot’s of towns have areas where there is free-wifi access; coastal towns have it on the beaches, for example. Frigiliana has gone further.