Community spirit
El Taller de la Amistad in Nerja has received a 35,000-euro grant from the council to support its programmes and activities aimed at integration and wellbeing
Weather
Benamargosa held a full council meeting at which the plan to request the declaration was approved and Almogía will meet on 28 November to approve the plan
Infrastructure
The locals are getting their water from tankers while the damage to the supply pipes caused by the ‘Dana’ storm is being repaired
Community spirit
Torrox town hall will provide information in English during a talk at the Edificio de Usos Múltiples on Thursday 21 November
Politics
Judy Rust is a member of the socialist PSOE party in opposition at Nerja town hall
Community spirit
Nerja-based charity Appa raised 4,300 euros to help the dogs and cats in the town
Weather
Unofficial gauges in Comares recorded the torrential downpour as there is no official data from Spain's state weather agency Aemet or the Junta de Andalucía's Hidrosur network
Sport
Pablo Guirado Lara from Rincón de la Victoria has already won a gold medal in the European Team Championship
Agriculture
Lemon, avocado and vegetable plantations and irrigation systems have been devastated by the recent floods
Christmas
More than one million LED lights will illuminate twenty kilometres of streets in the Costa del Sol resort this festive season
Weather
Residents of Benamargosa in the Axarquía have started to clean up the mud and debris that reached almost two metres in height in fifty properties as the river burst its banks during the recent 'Dana' storm
Weather
Foreign visitors staying at the Laguna Playa campsite in Torre del Mar and the Almayat FKK campsite in Almayate spent the night on campbeds in a local sports centre
Crime
Hikers walking in the El Nogal area of Almuñécar found the animal partially buried in an attempt to hide it and reported it to the Guardia Civil
Weather
Rivers have burst their banks, roads are cut off and businesses, garages and homes in Benamargosa, Periana, Vélez-Málaga, Torre del Mar, Comares, Cútar, Cómpeta, Torrox, Canillas de Aceituno and Arenas have been flooded
Weather
Houses and businesses near the Río Benamargosa have flooded and the mayor is advising residents who live in the danger area to "move to higher ground"