ISSUE NO. 1691
30 Nov - 6 Dec 2017
A XARQUÍA - C OSTA T ROPICAL
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Sacking vote collapses TWO parties are at loggerheads over a failed bid to oust Nerja’s mayor. The Partido Popular (PP) and Ciudadanos are now caught up in a war of words after failing to agree terms for a vote of no confidence in Mayor Rosa Arrabal. Ciudadanos called the PP “theatrical,” while they in turn were accused of breaking a proposed agreement “unilaterally.” The PP further claimed Ciudadanos walked away from negotiations after learning three of their councillors would still face investigation over their alleged part in an illegal landfill should the no confidence vote succeed.
Drought aid agreed THE Junta de Andalucia will provide subsidies for irrigators who use recycled water. The initiative is designed to compensate farmers after they are being hit with a new round of water restrictions from tomorrow (Friday). Irrigators will be given financial incentives for using recycled water from sewage plants at Algarrobo and Velez-Malaga after La Viñuela reservoir dropped to 22.7 per cent of its capacity. Water shortages have already begun to affect crop yield and the Junta has shown it is keen to avoid further losses to the €300 million industry.
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Skull mystery
BIG BIRD THREAT: Scene of the poisoning.
Raptor drama Vultures die after poisoning By John Smith Tens of griffon vultures have been poisoned in the Sierra de Zafarraya. It comes after an officer from SEPRONA - the Guardia Civil’s nature protection branch - spotted a number of the huge birds flying with difficulty. When he arrived at the spot where he had seen the birds in the Sierra de Zafarraya in Granada he discovered that they were all dead. And it has now been confirmed that they were poisoned. A police official said that this is one of the most horrific attacks on vulnerable local
wildlife in the past 10 years and the Seprona is doing all that it can to track down the culprit after investigators discovered a number of poisoned baits in the vicinity. The dead vultures were sent to the Centre for Analysis and Diagnosis of the Wildlife in Malaga City and there is a possibility that the person responsible may be discovered. It is believed more than likely that the birds consumed poisoned lamb or mutton meat and based on a similar case some years ago, it may be possible to isolate the DNA of the sheep and match that with records of local sheep. What particularly enrages
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environmentalists is that Griffon Vultures are carrion eaters, consuming flesh from dead animals and generally do not hunt and kill domestic animals such as sheep or goats.
LA VIÑUELA: Scene of the gruesome find. A POLICE probe has been launched after a human skull was found by a dog. The alarm was raised by a resident of La Viñuela, whose pet brought it to his home after digging in a nearby field. Guardia Civil investigators swooped on the scene and confirmed that the remains were human, sparking a search for the remaining bones. The skull - which police say is complete - has been sent to a specialised forensic laboratory as detectives aim to determine the age, sex, race and cause of death.