Yet another beach tragedy, this time in Torre de Mar, involving a 70-year-old German woman who drowned this morning, August the 23rd.
Axarquia
News from Nerja and Axarquia
Brit Dies on Torrox Beach
by Vivienne Hughes •
Monday the 22nd saw the death of a British tourist in Torrox; the 12th person to die on Málaga beaches this year.
Medical Centre Tribulations
by Martin Myall •
Nerja has a project for a new medical centre – one that has been dragging on for the last 13 years – but owing to a recent court sentence, it is looking even more distant.
Brit Boy Injured in Nerja
by Hugh MacArthur •
A lucky escape for an 11-year-old British boy in Nerja after a 5-metre fall near Playa del Salón left him unconscious.
Nerja Bathers Scare
by Paula Anthony •
Two young swimmers had the emergency services out in Nerja when they got into difficulties between El Chucho and La Torrecilla beaches.
Frigiliana Killing
by Hugh MacArthur •
A 76-year-old man allegedly killed his 71-year-old wife in their cortijo in the Axarquia village of Frigiliana, in the area known as Pago de Lizar. The man then left a note confessing to the crime and then committed suicide.
Sewage Treatment Plant Blues
by Martin Myall •
You might have noticed that the sewage-treatment plant in Nerja is not exactly a hive of activity; that’s because it’s dead in the water.
Sick and Starving Animals
by Vivienne Hughes •
Two people were arrested in Vélez-Málaga after it was discovered that they had 22 horses and four dogs all sick and emaciated. The accompanying photo speaks for itself.
Illegal Beach Campsite Cleared
by Vivienne Hughes •
Around 30 campers-cum-squatters were turfed off Playa de La Caleta in Maro, Nerja by the Guardia Civil and Policía Local yesterday.
Nerja Cine Club – May
by Paula Anthony •
A full list of films being screened by the Nerja Cine Club this May, including Star Wars – The Awakening.