ISSUE NO. 1557
7 - 13 May 2015
AXARQUÍA - COSTA TROPICAL YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION
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Magnificent May!
Spy in the sky
Hotels welcome flood of tourists over long weekend There were scarcely any empty rooms to be found on the Costa Tropical for last week’s holiday, with hotels almost 100 per cent full. The bumper weekend has led experts to predict a hot summer! See Page 2
226-year jail call Alcaucin’s former mayor on trial for corruption The ex-mayor of the tors want the full weight Axarquia town will be of the law brought to tried next year on corrupbear if he is found See Page 3 tion charges and prosecuguilty.
Ship of many stories TV fishing vessel to help tourists discover Nerja La Dorada, a full-size replica of the ‘Chanquete’ boat from classic Spanish TV series Verano Azul, is to become an information point in new plans to help visitors See Page 4 see the best of the town.
Tender out for park AERIAL
photography is being used to check for unlicensed buildings and extensions
Drugs haul A 24-YEAR-OLD man was arrested by Guardia Civil in Motril after allegedly trying to smuggle six kilos of hashish through the port, hidden inside his car’s battery. The drug was found during a routine check of vehicles travelling on board the Volcan de Tinamar ship from Melilla. Sniffer dogs were the first to alert the authorities of the presence of drugs. The man, who has a previous criminal record, has been remanded in prison.
Jobless queues down in Malaga The service sector has led the April fall with 2,940 people finding work
By Maria Jose Fernandez Unemployment rates have decreased in Malaga by 3,446 people in April, bringing hope to residents in the Axarquia and Costa Tropical. The data represents the second highest fall in Andalucia, beaten only by Sevilla, which registered a reduction of 5,330 people, thanks to the April Fair holidays. In total, 14,425 people have been taken off the lists of those out of work in Andalucia. A total of 206 people have been deregistered as unemployed in VelezMalaga, if compared with the figures
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from the previous month. This rate is similar to those registered back in 2012, when unemployment amounted to 9,811 people. In Torrox, 75 people found a job during April, while in Nerja a total of 182 more are now employed. All areas have experienced the April drop, led by the service sector, which reduced by 2,940 people, followed by construction (618 fewer unemployed), agriculture (-237) and the industrial sector (-68). By gender, women continue to be the most affected by unemployment, with 101,309 of them registered as jobless, as opposed to 87,144 men.
Council invites bids to build ‘Tolkien inspired’ park The proposed Rincon de la Victoria park has been controversial, but now the tender process to build a land of ‘fantasy, fairy tales and elves’ has sparked significant interest. See Page 5
New support centre Hub for people with Alzheimer’s to open soon Velez-Malaga will have a day-care centre providing assistance for people with the debilitating
mental condition by the end of June, as construction work nears completion. See Page 9
Arctic adventure Torrox man completes eight-day journey across ice Manuel Calvo travelled 300 kilometres in temperatures that reached -32ºC on a sled pulled by a team of 16 dogs as his only means of transport, to promote the See Page 10 image of the sled dog.