ISSUE NO. 1553 // 9 - 15 APRIL 2015
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Hopes rise as jobless rate falls
EWN FRONT EXTRA
Renovation boost
By Maria Jose Fernandez
MALAGA Provincial Council has approved a budget of €335,000 to carry out infrastructure improvements in Nerja, Salares, Genalguacil and Cuevas Bajas.
Work for all A TALK on Employment and Disability was held yesterday (April 8) at Motril Town Hall with the aim of debunking negative stereotypes and prejudices on disability and contributing to the community’s access to employment.
Early start A PROJECT has been launched across Salobreña’s nursery and primary schools entitled ‘Learning while playing’, which aims at spreading equality knowledge at an early age to raise awareness and contribute to a society free of gender discrimination.
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A great Easter THE Easter holidays saw Nerja hotels fully booked, with the occupancy rate nearing 100 per cent. Between Maundy Thursday (April 2) and Easter Sunday (April 5), 95.86 per cent of hotel rooms were booked, according to data provided by the different establishments and analysed by the tourism office.
Throughout the Easter holidays in Nerja, the average hotel occupancy rate reached as high as 89.33 per cent. This shows, according to the town’s mayor Jose Alberto Armijo, that the financial situation is in a recovery phase. In addition, the mayor emphasised the town’s excellent safety
record, as Local Police officers reported that no significant incidents had taken place during the holidays. Head of the Business Owners’ Association, Angela Diaz, also commented on the great results and stressed that the occupancy levels had beaten the national average, which amounted to 81 per cent.
HOPES are on the rise for the future of the region as the jobless rate in towns across the Axarquia and Costa Tropical has seen a significant fall. The good weather during the Easter holidays, the proximity to the summer season as well as employment initiatives launched by the Junta de Andalucia regional government, amongst other factors, have contributed to the positive results. Velez-Malaga has gone from 9,972 unemployed residents to 9,843, according to the most recent data. In total, 129 have found a job in the Axarquian town. Torrox has also seen 58 inhabitants leave the ranks of the unemployed, going from 1,758 to 1,700. In Rincon de la Victoria the data has also been positive, with 112 residents finding a job in March. In Nerja, 165 citizens found work. In provincial terms, Malaga came third on the list for the greatest reduc-
tion in unemployment in Spain, with a drop of 4,761, leaving the total at 191,899. The province was only beaten by Madrid and the Balearic Islands, reportedly due to the start of the tourist season and the reopening of many hotels for Easter. Costa Tropical municipality Motril has surpassed the provincial average (2.94 per cent) as well as the Andalucian percentage (4.66) in terms of employment creation, reaching a figure of 5.54 per cent.