A fruit farmer in the Axarquía has just cut down his plantation of avocado tree, all 600 of them, because there isn’t enough water available to maintain them alive.
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Blue Rebellion
by Hugh MacArthur •
Residents of Vélez-Málaga were out on the streets yesterday over Town Council plans to impose new Blue Zones on many streets.
Junta Urges Less Water Usage
by Martin Myall •
The Junta de Andalucía has requested that fourteen municipalities that take water from the Axarquía reservoir, La Viñuela consume less water.
Torrox Paragliding Accident
by Vivienne Hughes •
A paraglider flyer crash landed over the weekend on a beach within the municipality of Torrox. It was around 17.00h that witnesses to the accident phoned the emergency call centre number 112 to report that a paraglider had come down on Playa Calaceite, crashing down onto rocks there. They immediately despatched an ambulance and alerted…
Storm Damage on Axarquía Coast
by Vivienne Hughes •
Wave action provoked by gale-force winds along the Axarquía coastline has ruptured a mains water pipeline in municipality of Vélez-Málaga.
Elderly, Drunk and Marooned
by Martin Myall •
An 82-year-old man, seriously over the limit, collided with a raised roundabout in Vélez-Málaga. Fortunately he was only slightly hurt.
Shooting the Neighbours’ Cats
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Policía Nacional in Vélez-Málaga have arrested a 52-year-old man and confiscated his air rifle for shooting his neighour’s cats.
Fatal Aircraft Accident
by Hugh MacArthur •
One person was killed and another was seriously injured when their light aircraft crashed, operating out of Vélez-Málaga airdrome.
Toasted Axarquia
by Hugh MacArthur •
You were right in thinking that last weekend was very hot on the coast – it’s always hot inland, but the coast usually fares better.
Axarquia Jabs on Demand
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Andausian Health Service is going all out in Axarquia providing jabs for all those that turn up, born between 1952 and 1981.