ISSUE NO. 1687
2- 8 November 2017
A XARQUÍA - C OSTA T ROPICAL
YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION
A PRIVATE nursery in Torre del Benagalbon may be forced to close its doors. It comes after the Torresol centre was shut down by Rincon de la Victoria Council following a complaint from the Andalucian Association of United Children’s Schools, which claims that it is not authorised by the Spanish Ministry of Education. A total of 30 children between the ages of 0 and three are currently stuck at home as a result of the move. An official from the school, speaking anonymously, told local media sources that the issue is connected to a change of ownership which has been unresolved for a decade. “The Junta de Andalucia is requesting a document that the council won’t give us due to a town planning problem relating to the plot where the school is built. “It is a very unpleasant situation and we hope it can be resolved quickly.”
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HEIST: The Unicaja branch in Huelin and (inset) the Huelin pharmacy and bank in Benamargosa.
Manhunt Gunman on loose as one held By Matt Ford Police are probing a series of armed raids in Malaga Province. The three attacks happened within a 24-hour period, with a local pharmacy and bank hit ahead of a second bank robbery in the village of Benamargosa. Investigators believe the two earlier incidents - both of which occurred in the Huelin district of Malaga City - may be related, while a suspect has been held in connection with the third. In the first assault, a ski mask-clad
gunman burst into a pharmacy on Calle Infantes before punching the assistant on duty, who handed over the contents of the till. The next day, a man wearing a motorcycle helmet over a balaclava entered the Unicaja branch on Calle La Hoz. He initially stood in line before pulling out a gun and shouting at staff to hand over the cash. But a female client managed to escape the scene and raise the alarm at a local bar, with the raider fleeing before police arrived at the scene, sparking a manhunt.
THREE men and three women have been held on suspicion of drug trafficking in Velez-Malaga. The accused allegedly owned eight marihuana plantations containing 550 plants which they powered with stolen electricity. A probe was launched after investigators received a tip about a family living in Velez-Malaga which was growing and selling cannabis, leading to a police raid on their homes, which reportedly smelled strongly of the plant.
Less than half an hour later, a second Unicaja branch was targeted in Benamargosa, after a man dressed in motorbiking gear and wielding an axe threatened staff before making off with €18,000 in cash. The mayor, Jose Gallego, confirmed that he fled on foot, dropping bank notes as he went, and police were able to track him down after he threw his clothes and weapon into a nearby rubbish container. The case remains open as detectives work to determine whether he worked alone or with an accomplice.
Smash and grab A FRIGILIANA pensioner claims to have been robbed at home. The 70-year-old victim told police that a gang of thugs entered his property near the Los Cortijos de San Raf ael ur bani sat i on just before dawn, tying and gaggi ng hi m before hitting him with the butt of a gun and t hr eat eni ng t o shoot him. He said that he managed t o escape unhar m ed but t hat t he thieves stole a Volkswagen Touareg car plus €300 in cash, two expensive watches, j ewel l er y i ncl udi ng gold rings and a collection of 200 antique 2,000 peseta coins. The m an, who has not been named, added that he thinks the robbers were connected to him in some way, either directly acquainted or being friends of a friend.