23 - 29 July 2015
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ISSUE NO. 1568
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River plan under way Chillar protection controversy rumbles on A PROTECTION plan is currently being drafted by regional and local governments to prevent damage to and preserve one of the most important natural monuments of Nerja, the Chillar River. See Page 2
Nowhere else to go Migrants ask for humanitarian help TWELVE migrants who arrived last week at Motril Port after being rescued from a dinghy are to request asylum
in Spain, alleging it would be dangerous to return to their home countries as they are at See Page 3 war.
No water for some Lack of supply causing concern amongst residents TOWNS across the Axarquia region are struggling to fill their glasses with water as reservoirs are said to be at their minimum levels. Some residents have not had a supply for more than a week. See Page 8
Regularisation at last! LIGHT at end of the tunnel for owners of ‘illegal’ homes By Maria Jose Fernandez OWNERS of illegal homes bought in good faith across the Axarquia region are celebrating the latest news that the government is planning to finally regularise their properties. Up until this moment, illegal homes bought in good faith could not aspire to any kind of regularisation; the reason being that the current Urban Planning Law
in Andalucia (LOUA) establishes the status of these homes as illegal, a status which does not expire. This means that the continual threat of demolition was hanging over them like a sword. However, the governing board of the regional government approved a draft law on Tuesday, July 21, which will modify three articles of the LOUA. This in turn is expected to benefit some 25,000 illegal homes bought in good faith, most of them
located in the Axarquia and Almanzora (Almeria) regions. The new draft establishes that a home will be suitable for legalisation six years after being built, as long as it is not located in areas at risk of flooding, in an area of ‘special protection’ or affected by legal or administrative records. The proposal will have to be ratified in the Andalucian Parliament before it can pass into law.
Night shopping spree Second nocturnal event expected to be a hit ALMUÑECAR business owners are preparing for the town’s second ‘Shopping Night’, scheduled for this
weekend. Major discounts and a myriad of entertaining activities are in store for visitors. See Page 16