There have been a couple of fires in Nerja; one affected a house and the other a campervan in the proximity of Rio Chíllar.
Tag Archive for Málaga
German Yachtsman Missing
by Hugh MacArthur •
A sea search continues for a German yachtsman who sent out an SOS on Sunday the 4th to say that his craft was sinking off the Costa del Sol, in front of Puerto de la Duquesa.
Maro Beach Drugs Bust
by Hugh MacArthur •
Norwegian Killed by Bees
by Hugh MacArthur •
A 70-year-old Norwegian man met his death in Mijas when he was attacked by a swarm of bees.
Brit Drink-Driver Causes Chaos
by Martin Myall •
A drink-driver has caused injuries to eight people in Marbella yesterday evening when British man drove down a pedestrian street in the Puerto Banús area of the town.
Roe Deer Released
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Environmental Department of the Junta de Andalucia runs a programme for repopulating the Parque Natural de las Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama with roe deer.
Another Toddler Drowning
by Vivienne Hughes •
A 3-year-old boy was involved in an accident in a private pool on Sunday the 21st in Rincón de la Victoria, Málaga, dying the next day.
Molotov Virgin
by Hugh MacArthur •
A man carried out a molotov-cocktail attack on the idol of the Virgen de los Desamparados in a convent in Vélez-Málaga at the beginning of May.
The Crutch Murder Weapon?
by Vivienne Hughes •
An 85-year-old woman is being tried this week, accused of killing her 82-year-old husband with one of her crutches, dealing out 14 blows with the said ‘weapon.’
El Morche Suicide Averted
by Vivienne Hughes •
A Torrox Policía Local patrol managed to stop a man from committing suicide in the early hours of the 6th in his holiday flat near the mouth of Río Güi (El Morche).

