Axarquia

News from Nerja and Axarquia

Calle Chaparil Facelift

The Nerja Councillor/Delegate for Infrastructure, Antonio García, the forthcoming commencement of the roadworks on Calle Chaparil from Avenida del Mediterráneo up to the Plaza Tutti Fruti.

Nerja Medical Centre

At a Plenary Meeting of the Nerja Town Council it was agreed to send a request to the Junta de Andalucía, asking them to make good their pledge before the Town Hall concerning the Centro de Salud project.

Calle El Barrio Facelift

The Councillor for Infrastructure, Antonio García, has announced that the Town Council has approved a project to do up Calle El Barrio, connecting Calle Castilla Pérez and Antonio Millón. The 275,000 budget will come from the Provincial Council

Dog Attack

An Alsatian dog attacked two women out walking a dog in the industrial estate area of Vélez-Málaga. One woman had her hand badly bitten whilst the other had to be treated for shock after her dog was killed. Both women were treated at the Hospital Comarcal de la Axarquía.

Law-Court Project On Hold

The Torrox law-court building to remain on the back-burner because the Junta de Andalucía has no funds for it, explained José Luis Ruiz Espejo, when he paid a visit to the Torrox Town Hall.

Illegal Houses in the Axarquía

Many foreign residents have complained that the Decreto 2/2012 de la Junta de Andalucía which deals with houses built on green-belt land does not taking into account that their homes were built with town-hall-issue building permissions, adhering strictly to approved projects

Faint Hope for Nerja Golf?

After the local business association and the Nerja Town Hall had called upon the Junta de Andalucía to change its stance on the golf-course project the Delegate for the Provincial Council, José Luis Ruiz Espejo, promised to take the affair to the Consejería de Medio Ambiente y de Ordenación del Territorio in Sevilla; or in other words, the Junta.

Maroween

The Nerja municipal dependency of Maro, has combined the tradition of eating roasted chestnuts and sweet potato on All Saints Day with the ever-more-popular Halloween and come up with Maroween.