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31 January - 6 February 2013
Police resort to using vans Many of Velez-Malaga’s police vehicles are either too old or have mechanical problems. As a result, officers are using unmarked
vans on loan from the town hall. The situation is becoming so bad that police unions have complained. Currently only three out of six patrol cars are in use and it has been necessary to use the van usually reserved for taking witness statements at accidents. Mayor Francisco Delgado said that 10 new vehicles will be in service before Easter week and commented that the previous administration owed €500,000 for renting police vehicles and they had not repaired them. “We have motorcycles the police officers can use. Furthermore, it FOUND: The inflatable dinghy was claimed to be stolen. would not hurt them to walk a little,” he added. A police officer, who wished to remain AN inflatable dinghy abandoned on the Cabria beach, anonymous, said: “We Almuñecar, is thought to have been used by drug have had to attend smugglers. various incidents and Local police said they found evidence of drugs and accidents during the also found remains of food of Moroccan origin. The 14 night shift using a van metre long dinghy was equipped with two 250 HP that is normally only outboard motors and a GPS system. used to transport officers Later that day, a Spaniard from La Linea claimed the from one place to launch was his and alleged it had been stolen. another.”
Dinghy of drugs
Nerja enquiries down NERJA tourist office saw 15.3 per cent fewer visitors last year. Figures just released show that 67,510 people visited the information point in 2012. Most popular months were March, April and
May. The typical tourist during the low season is made up of foreign couples over 65, with weekend breaks taken by middle-aged married couples, mostly nonSpanish. The high season attracts people between
the ages of 20 and 75, mostly Spanish families and single travellers, and couples who seek ‘activity holidays.’ The majority stay in self-catering apartments that have been reserved over the internet.
High speed internet for Rincon as agreement is signed RINCON DE LA VICTORIA will be the ‘first municipality in Malaga Province’ to have a high-tech fibre optic phone system. And that will bring high-speed internet connections to the town, said Mayor, Francisco Salgado. He has signed an agreement
with the director of the Magtel Group to convert the town to a fibre optic network. Around 12 kilometres will be installed using existing pipelines at a cost of €1.8 million, with work expected to be finished by the end of the summer.
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