When the open land behind Calle Los Huertos was turned into a huge, free car park, remaining so for almost ten years, there was reasons to celebrate – parking is a tremendous asset for any town that hopes to survive on tourism. The later move to put a pay barrier at the entrance put an end to that – but parking is parking.
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Illegal Surveillance Cameras
by Martin Myall •
The Agencia Española de Protección de Datos has forced the Nerja Town Hall to take down CCTV cameras , which had been installed without the necessary permission in the Jefatura de la Policía Local, on avenida de Pescia
Málaga Contraband Climbs
by Martin Myall •
Thanks to the crisis, one of the few business sectors that is growing in the province of Málaga is the illegal contraband in tobacco and alcohol. Of course, Málaga isn’t the only province where this is happening, nor is the phenomenon anything new, because smuggling is as old as the hills and always flourishes when times are hard.
El Chucho Topped Up
by Martin Myall •
On the 22nd of March the Nerja Town Hall approved a motion in a Plenary Meeting of the Town Council to send of a request to Demarcación de Costas de Andalucía Mediterráneo to have the town’s beaches sorted out, which had been badly damaged by winter gales, namely El Chucho.
Sewage Treatment Plant for Nerja
by Martin Myall •
The Mayor of Nerja, José Alberto Armijo (PP), announced that things could be moving, regarding the EDAR (Estación Depuradora de Aguas Residuales, or sewage treatment plant), which is about time as Nerja is just about the only town on the Costa del Sol that doesn’t have one. The budget amounts to 40.5m euros.
Bent Coppers?
by Martin Myall •
Five policemen are in the process of being tried in Mijas, charged with drug trafficking. These members of the Policia Local intercepted 170 kilos of hashish, but instead of turning the confiscated drugs over, they allegedly loaded them into patrol cars, took them to a private address and set about selling them.
CAS Events for April
by Editor •
The club agenda for the Costa Animals Society for April, including the AGM and annual Residents Day for Nerja.
HMS Ledbury Visit
by RNA •
Members and guests of Almuñecar Branch of the Royal Naval Association recently had the opportunity to visit a Royal Navy vessel, HMS Ledbury, while she was alongside in Málaga. The ship, which is also the oldest in the RN at 31, also has the dubious honour of being the first RN ship to deploy during 2012, having left Portsmouth in early January.
Málaga Murder
by David Darby •
The body of Málaga lawyer, Salvador Andrés Reina was found in the boot of his car near the bus station in the city last Friday. The find brings to an end, in the worst possible way, the uncertainty felt by the family over his disappearance. The 50-year-old lawyer’s body showed signs of having suffered a violent death.
Tango in Vélez Málaga
by Editor •
The next concerts by the theatre company, Arcos de Buenos Aire take places in Velez Malaga on the 21st of April: