ISSUE NO. 1635
3 - 9 November 2016
AXARQUÍA - COSTA TROPICAL YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION
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Blast victims to seek justice Tram talks continue The long walk ALTHOUGH the project to create a coastal path linking Nerja with the other side of Malaga Province has stalled in recent years, the Malaga Provincial
Council has indicated that it is aiming to get the plans up and moving again as soon as possible.
THE Velez-Malaga tram could be a reality sooner rather than later, now that the Junta de Andalucia regional government has committed to chipping in €1 million to get the system up
and running. Representatives from the Velez-Malaga Council say that they hope to get the show on the road as early as next year.
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Earning their wings BUDDING birders may want to check out Almuñécar’s 30th Annual Ornithological Contest. Nearly 1,800 specimens trav-
elled from far and wide with their breeders for the chance to strut their stuff in this prestigious bird See page 8 show.
Swindlers stymied A GANG of fraudsters who posed as gas company workers to fleece unsuspecting victims out of their cash has been busted up and brought to justice. The crafty con-artists had successfully swindled people in See page 10 various parts of Axarquia. By Sam Croft Victims of the Velez-Malaga gas explosion are working with a local law firm to expose who, if anyone, was responsible for the horrific physical and emotional damage suffered that day. The news comes as the quiet Axarquia municipality marked the one-month anniversary of the blast, which saw chaos and confusion on the streets as the local San Miguel Feria was in full swing. Overall, 91 people were
injured in the explosion, which was traced back to a butane cylinder in the Cafeteria La Bohemia in the town centre. Significant material damages also occurred as a result. Legal eagles quickly began to rally behind those affected, and now, one month on, a group of 30 victims is seeking closure and somewhere they can place the blame. The platform for the affected was brought together by a Torre del Mar law firm run by Marta Moreno and Emma Romero. The group
and their lawyers are now waiting for the National Police to send the complete report to the courts to determine whether there is any criminal liability. Moreno indicated that the police document was still not finished, but that everyone involved was hoping that it would be completed very soon. “It will be then that we will know the reasons for what happened and whether it could have been avoided,” she added. Although no one was
killed in the explosion, which attracted global media coverage, dozens of people were attended to in the Hospital Comarcal de Axarquia in Velez-Malaga, some taking several days to recover from their injuries.
Captain sentenced A CROOKED boat captain who charged a group of Moroccan immigrants €1,000 each to be transported to Velez-Malaga has been sentenced to six years in prison. The court ruled that he had put the lives of his passengers at risk due to faulty equipment and lack of See page 13 provisions.