Environment
Police break up illegal ‘nomad land’ on Costa del Sol
People camping in around twenty motorhomes and various tents were ordered to leave the beach in the early hours of the morning
Eugenio Cabezas
Environment
People camping in around twenty motorhomes and various tents were ordered to leave the beach in the early hours of the morning
Tourism
Nerja’s Río Chíllar can attract up to 3,000 people a day, during the summer months, to the protected area in the heart of the Sierras Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama natural park
Community spirit
Nerja’s Taller de la Amistad is set to increase its service for children and young people, with funds from the Junta de Andalucía and the town hall
Crime
Torrox town hall argues that the problem is affecting tourism in many inland areas of Malaga
THE STORY BEHIND A PLACE NAME
The phylloxera plague of the 1870s is said to have begun in the village before spreading rapidly throughout the rest of Malaga province
Food and drink
The butcher and meat distrbibutor, based in the Axarquía area of Malaga province, bought the animal at the cattle fair in Galicia in the north of Spain
Missing person
The deceased was 62 years old and SOS Desaparecidos had activated a missing person alert on Thursday to try to find her whereabouts
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Property
Presenter Maggie Molloy and a film crew flew to the Costa del Sol to help a couple find their dream home for the RTÉ show Cheap European Homes
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The 69-year-old victim lived with his wife in a rural house in the area and was described by locals as "a handyman who was prepared to help everyone"
Local byelaws
Vélez-Málaga has also clamped down on the dumping of garden and construction waste and leaving furniture by street containers without notifying the town hall collection service
Drought crisis
Boreal Light says that its plants can produce up to 2,400 cubic metres of water per day and can be made available within a month. But the company claims there is little or no interest from the town halls it has approached in the worst-affected areas
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The victim's wife alerted the 112 Andalucía emergency services because her husband was trapped under the tree in Frigiliana and unconscious
Retail
The Aldi store will be the chain’s one hundredth in Andalucía and it aims to open a further ten in the region during the course of this year, according to the company
Weather
A thin covering of the white stuff can currently be seen on top of La Maroma and some of the other high peaks of the Sierra Tejeda y Almijara natural park in the Axarquía
Missing person
The corpse, which has not yet been formally identified, was found after an air and sea search scoured the area from Malaga to Almuñécar in Granada province this Wednesday morning