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Tourists day out SALOBREÑA is celebrating the World Tourism Day tomorrow (Friday) under the theme ‘Tourism and Water.’ Events include a tapas and wine tasting at the local Tourism Office at 12.30pm and free entrance to the castle during the day.
Badly hurt A 15-YEAR-OLD boy was in collision with a car while trying to cross the N340 road in Motril. He was admitted to the Santa Ana Hospital with severe injuries to his body. At the time of going to press, he was stable after surgery.
Rock rescue TWO young men were rescued by the Provincial Maritime Service after they got trapped at the Salobreña Rock due to heavy sea waves. They were both unharmed.
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Crash motorbiker accused of arson after fire near local shopping centre
A MOTORBIKER on the run has been arrested by Local Police officers for allegedly starting a fire near the
Rincon de la Victoria shopping centre. Even though the fire started next to a residential area, no homes had to be
evacuated. “Residents were scared because of the size of the flames, but no significant damage has been caused,” Infoca firefighters said. Two Infoca firefighter units, as well as Rincon de la Victoria, Velez-Malaga and Malaga firefighters helped put out the fire, stopping the traffic in a nearby road for two hours. The alleged arsonist was involved in a collision with a car on the A7 motorway in Rincon de la Victoria in which three people, two WATER PLANT: Expected to be built in the Aguahierro area, northeast Nerja. adults and an eight-yearold girl, were injured on Sunday. He then fled the scene and, according to sources, remained hidden next to the Rincon de la Victoria shopping centre for two WORK to build a much anticipated internet sites about the state of the days. sewage plant in Nerja might start at the water. Police believe the end of the year. In a meeting held with Environment accused had self-harmed Nerja, despite its normally crystal clear Ministry representatives in Madrid, Nerja as he had sustained an waters, has been attracting bad publicity mayor Jose Alberto Armijo stated the injury to his neck by the on social networking sites such as council is expecting the project to be time of his arrest. TripAdvisor for an alleged sewage passed in October. Police are reportedlly problem at the Burriana beach. This would be the last step before the investigating if the man Videos posted earlier this year verification of the suitability of the plot stole the motorbike from a purported to show raw sewage at the devoted for the plan in the Aguahierro man in Rincon de la Victoria popular bathing beach. And that has led area, and eventually its building. after threatening him with to worries British tourists may be put off “I hope the start of the works become a gun. coming to the town. The debate has a reality before the end of the year,” said The accused has been been going on for several years on Armijo. remanded in custody.
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