Carnival 2024
Surprises in store as forty years of carnival is marked in popular Costa del Sol holiday resort
The official opening ceremony of Nerja’s ‘Carnaval’ is taking place on Thursday 8 February at the town’s cultural centre
Eugenio Cabezas
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Drought crisis
New pipeline that will bring water to drought-stricken Axarquía enters testing phase
The Junta de Andalucía says that the network to transfer water resources from the Peñón del Cuervo treatment plant in Malaga city "will soon be operational"
José Rodríguez Cámara |
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Referendum
Axarquía village votes to keep fireworks
Seventy-seven per cent of residents in El Borge who took part in the referendum voted in favour of using pyrotechnics during this year's festivities
Eugenio Cabezas |
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112 incident
One dead and one injured after vehicle leaves the road in small Malaga province town
The accident on Monday evening in Colmenar resulted in the death of a 90-year-old man. A 70-year-old male was also injured and rushed to hospital in Malaga
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112 incident
Father-of-two motorcyclist dies after accident on Costa del Sol industrial estate
This latest fatality brings the number of motorcyclists who have lost their lives in Malaga province to four in the last ten days
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Drought crisis
Costa town set to introduce tougher rules on water use in drought situation
The council's draft text has 54 points and includes general provisions, rights and obligations, measures in situations of exceptional drought, measures for the efficient use of water, behaviour and fines
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Events
Malaga seaside town celebrates 50 years since the opening of its 'treasure cave'
La Cueva del Tesoro opened to the public in 1974 and it is the only one of its kind discovered in Europe. There are only two more like it in the world: one in Mexico and one in Asia
SUR |
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Animal welfare
Town on eastern strip of Costa del Sol gets tough with pet owners
From February, Rincón de la Victoria town hall will start to fine owners who fail to clean up after their dogs and who haven’t registered their animal's DNA
SUR |
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Community spirit
Parents of Costa del Sol baby who died after being diagnosed with cancer to hold charity gala to raise funds for research
Family members, with the help of different groups in Nerja, are organising a charity dance and music gala to remember little Jorge and raise funds for the CRIS Contra el Cáncer (against cancer) Foundation
Eugenio Cabezas |
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Environment
Environmental group demands action over proliferation of motorhomes on Costa del Sol ‘Nomad Land’
Signs prohibiting overnight stays have been vandalised and people staying in the area are “dumping of all kinds of rubbish: leftover food, wipes, toilet paper, excrement, urine, and other items", according to GENA-Ecologistas en Acción
Eugenio Cabezas |
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Agriculture
A 'superfood' grown on the Costa del Sol
A couple from the Axarquía harvest two thousand square metres of turmeric a year, of which 90 per cent is exported to other European countries, but they warn that the crop requires a lot of water
Eugenio Cabezas |
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Two accidents on the A-7 at Rincón de la Victoria cause several kilometres of tailbacks in both directions
Several cars collided on the Almeria-bound carriageway soon after a vehicle travelling towards Malaga hit the crash barrier
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Football
Costa del Sol football club ‘urgently’ seeks investors
Some players at Vélez-Málaga CF, who play in the Segunda RFEF league, have begun to leave after not being paid for almost four months
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International club donates 500 euros to Nerja food bank
Nerja Solidaria will be using the money to "support disadvantaged local families"
Jennie Rhodes |
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Education
Costa del Sol secondary school recognised for work on equal opportunities
Nerja's Sierra Almijara secondary school has won an Irene Award, which looks for educational projects that contribute to preventing and eradicating gender violence as well as promoting equality and a culture of peace
Eugenio Cabezas |