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Angry dog owner fined A VELEZ-MALAGA man has been sentenced to pay a €180 fine after he insulted two Local Police officers when they asked him to put a muzzle on his dog.
Cheap rent SAVINGS BANK La Caixa will provide six houses under special rental provisions for people at risk of social exclusion in Benagalbon. Those to benefit from the scheme will pay a rent of between €85 and €150 per month.
No tax rise NERJA COUNCIL will not raise local taxes next year, Councillor for Finance Antonio Villasclaras has announced.
Charity concert THE Calderon de la Barca theatre in Motril is hosting a charity event for the benefit of Acompalia tomorrow (Friday) at 9pm. Tickets are €10 and can be bought by calling 664 776 251.
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Red tide disaster Fishing families face bleak future A RED TIDE is putting the futures of 100 fishing families at stake. A large concentration of aquatic micro-organisms, known as a ‘red
European Union (EU) regulations prevent the harvesting of shellfish when a red tide affects the fishing waters. The reason is that the algal bloom may produce poisons which are absorbed by shellfish. When eaten, infected shellfish can cause severe poisoning and even death. More than 100 Malaga families depend on the 80-boat fleet. Overall the La Caleta fishing industry has seen an 85 per cent fall in profits since the summer, when the red tide started. Fishermen’s guild representative Jose Luis Guerrero confirmed that some people have already sold their boats. “Our future is at stake,” he said. A NEW tourist office has opened in the historical centre of Velez-Malaga The fishing ban featuring a unique relic of Moorish times. started in July and there The so-called House of the Narsy Arch tourism office is dominated by one are no signs of the EU of the best preserved mirhab arches found in Andalucia. lifting it. Fishermen Councillors for Tourism and Employment, Rocio Ruiz and Lourdes Peña hoped the national (pictured) inaugurated the office, which happens to be the first one built in government would put the historical centre of the town. The 14th century arch is the main element pressure on the EU to of the office. The premises have been declared a monument of cultural lift the ban, which is, interest. The decoration of the arch, which has remained intact since it was according to them, the built, throws light on how small mosques looked during the Nasry times. only way to save them.
tide’, or algal bloom, has meant shellfish boats at la Caleta Port in Velez-Malaga have had to remain tied up in port.
Office has Moorish appeal
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