Three German citizens were killed in a plane crash involving a light aircraft in the Axarquia This is the second such accident in that area.
Axarquia
News from Nerja and Axarquia
Nerja Fire Station Blues
by Hugh MacArthur •
Since the protest by about 30 firemen in front of the wholely inadequate fire deport in Nerja in March this year, little has happened, but the banners and signature book remain.
Franco, Falangists & Nerja
by Martin Myall •
Franco is long dead but there are still many people in Spain who are fanatic supporters – the funeral service in Nerja for a Franco-era minister was a demonstration of this.
No to Maro Golf
by Hugh MacArthur •
A neighbourhood association for Nerja and Maro is collecting signatures against the macro, urban development project that includes an 18-hole golf course in Maro.
Endesa Electrician Scam
by Hugh MacArthur •
This time it was con artists mascarading as electricitians from Sevillana-Endesa operating in Nerja and targeting elderly foreign residents.
Nerja Grua Rates
by Vivienne Hughes •
There are certain Spanish words that foreign residents soon pick up; tapa, multa, siesta, grua, fiesta and autovia, amongst others, which is why using grua requires no translation.
2017 Nerja Residents’ Day
by Paula Anthony •
The Nerja Día del Residente was held on Sunday the 2nd in the Plaza de España – which is just behind the town-hall building – and enjoyed a good turn out.
Nerja April Cine Club
by Paula Anthony •
Here is the list of foreign-language films to be screened in Nerja by the Cine Club during the month of April, plus an opera with Placido Domingo.
Drunk Driver Rampage
by Hugh MacArthur •
drunk driver caused mayhem in Torre del Mar in the early hours of the 18th but fortunately nobody was hurt, although damage was caused.
Nerja Mountain Rescue
by Paula Anthony •
A 65-year-old Spanish tourist had to be rescued by a specialised Guardia Civil unit from a peak above Nerja, Pico del Cisne, on the 19th of March.