Three abseiling enthusiasts, two men and a woman, had to be rescued by the Guardia Civil after one of their ropes became snarled and they couldn’t use it to continue on down the gorge. Going back up was equally impossible. The rescue team received a call out from the emergency 112 service at 21.00h one…
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The Spanish region of Andalucia (Andalusia)
Sun Beds on Playa Cañuelo
by Martin Myall •
The Nerja Councillor for Beaches and the Environment, Nieves Atencia, has passed on the news that the provincial delegate for the Junta de Andalucia has accepted the town’s request for the permanent placing of sun beds and sunshades on Playa Canuelo, which is a protected beach.
The Town Hall Be Nice Guide
by Martin Myall •
The Town Hall has announced that it is working on the compilation of a guide or manual on how to attend members of the public, to be used by its staff.
Uncontrolled Dumping Countered
by Martin Myall •
The Environment Department of the Salobreña Town Hall has decided to crack down on uncontrolled rubbish dumping around the town, ranging from domestic rubbish to building waste. Besides being a public health risk, they are also an eyesore, says a Town Hall spokesman.
Police Not Silly
by Martin Myall •
A man from Mamola (coastal town to the east of Motril) was arrested by the Guardia Civil, accused of submitting a false robbery report with the aim of illegally obtaining compensation from his car insurance company.
Vegetation in the Riverbeds
by Martin Myall •
The Almuñécar Town Hall has got around to cleaning the hitherto dry riverbeds, as they are overgrown with vegetation that would not only create an obstacle for the water, but would also end up floating just off the beaches should a rush of water appear – which is eminent.
Bus Station Blues
by Martin Myall •
Just to cheer you up before moving onto the gist of the article, the bus-ticket kiosk that has been operating all summer is set to close at the end of September – that is unless they receive instructions to the contrary.
New La Herradura Classroom
by Martin Myall •
The school parents association (AMPA) and the Head of the junior school, Las Gaviotas, begun a new school year with an extra multi-purpose classroom, which has been built by the Town Hall down the side of the school playground.
Nerja Sewage Treatment Plant
by Martin Myall •
The Mayor of Nerja, José Alberto Armijo, has announced that the Central Government is still behind getting the town’s sewage system sorted out. The Mayor said that Madrid has now opened the process for the selection of ‘economic proposals’ at the Ministry of the Environment.
La Herradura Makes The National Lottery
by Editor •
The First Councillor for La Herradura, Juan José Ruiz Joya, has announced that the National Lottery Organisation has agreed to use an image of La Herradura Bay on its lottery ticket on the 18th of October, to commemorate the 450th anniversary of the shipwreck of the Spanish Fleet in the village’s bay.