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Easter fair LUX MUNDI Ecumenical Centre in Torre del Mar will hold an Easter Bazaar on Friday April 4. There will be a boutique, bric–a-brac, preserves, cards, books, cakes, tombola and more. It will run from 11am to 1pm.
Nerja in playoffs THE Nerja basketball team has reached the playoffs for the title after beating rivals CV Carmen by 73-89.
Food drive NERJA Post Office has joined a national food collection campaign. Baby food, tinned food, oil, pasta, etc, can be dropped off at their office in Almirante Ferrandiz Street.
27 MARCH - 2 APRIL 2014
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Demolition threatened homes saved THOUSANDS of home owners - including many expatriates are breathing a sigh of relief after their seafront homes had a cloud of uncertainty lifted from them. Owners will be allowed to bequeath or sell homes and businesses which infringe Spain’s previous Coastal Law. The law was announced last year and the text has now been made public. New regulations annul a clause in the 1988 law warning that buildings
and businesses on the 100-metre strip measured from the high tide mark would be demolished in 2018. Under the new law, the Environment Ministry confirmed that concessions are safe for another 75 years and authorisations for four more years. Thanks to the new law the right to remain in these properties is now transferable to third parties as a legacy or through a sale, with the proviso that Environment Ministry authorisation is
obtained first. The ministry also has the right to widen the state-owned strip to 200 metres and veto construction of new homes or hotels. The idea behind the original legislation was to protect the shoreline and immediate coastal area from unchecked development, but it also affected properties which had previously been built perfectly legally. The Ministry of the Environment will be able to fine the owners of illegal buildings with up to €1.2 million. Local
councils will be able to levy a fine of up to €12,000. The hope is that the heavier fines will discourage illegal construction. But while the law from the national government - helps many, thousands more homes in inland areas are
still blighted by the threat of demolition from the Junta de Andalucia regional government. They have been declared ‘illegal’ with planning permissions withdrawn by the Junta, despite the owners having bought in good faith. Editor says... Page 10