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GUIDE ON PAGES 24 - 28 ISSUE NO. 1778
1 - 7 August 2019
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TEN workers of the public nursery of El Faro de Torrox will be fired this week as a change in management leaves many more jobs in danger. The employees were originally hired by a private firm more than 10 years ago to run the centre, however recent takeovers of management by the Junta de Andalucia have left the workers unemployed. Workers unions representing the nurseries condemned the actions and called for re-evaluation of the employees’ positions. The take-over was originally delayed for one year to allow negotiations to avoid dismissals, however talks fell through and the action will take place this September. It is thought the actions by the Junta and the Board will affect around 73 more employees across Almeria, Chipiona, La Linea de la Concepcion (Cadiz) and Sevilla.
Arson arrests A 25-YEAR-OLD was arrested by the Local Police of Velez-Malaga early Saturday morning after allegedly committing his third act of arson in consecutive nights in the town of Torre del Mar. According to Local Police sources the man was apprehended after the third fire was started in a paper and cardboard container in the coastal town. The previous Friday night, waste containers on the Plaza de la Santa Cruz de VelezMalaga burned and flames spread to an abandoned patch of land, causing damage to much vegetation and three cars parked in the area. Thursday night saw a similar incident after containers were set alight along Calle Aceituneros. The man is currently under police custody and awaiting questioning.
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HAUL: Bales of hashish seized in the raids.
Drug busts on Axarquia coast by James Warren ALMOST 40 people have been arrested this past month in three separate drug operations, enlisted to stop the import of hashish from Morocco into the ports of Velez-Malaga and Rincon de la Victoria. Along with the arrests, 1,400 kilograms of hashish have been seized.
The first operation, the Guardia Civil awaited the arrival of a smuggling vessel on the beach of Velez-Malaga. Based on intelligence the authorities arrested 17 people who were waiting on the arrival of the boat, however the boat fled offshore. The second bust came as officers surprised a group of 10 people carrying out
a transaction of 1,200 kilograms of hashish on the beach. The final arrests were made after Operational Services Centre (COS) learned of two suspicious vessels travelling towards the port of Rincon de la Victoria. They were intercepted and seven more were arrested in connection with the operation.
Baviera Golf saved THE Baviera Golf resort in Velez-Malaga was given a lifeline this week as it was brought out of insolvency t hanks t o a t akeover by Spanish investors. A m eet i ng was hel d on Monday (July 29) overseen by the Councillor for Enterpr i se and Em pl oym ent , María José Roberto, to sign over the company to Chakar International Investments, SL. The signing over means that the company will not close its doors at the end of July as was planned, and there will be a strong possibility that many jobs will be recovered. Baviera Golf entered administration at the start of the year thanks to an econom i c downt ur n i n t he property and tourism market. However the signing over breathes new life into the renowned resort. Councillor Roberto explained: “It is fantastic to be able to keep Baviera Golf open and, above all, not losing so many jobs and maintaining an important space dedicated to leisure, sports and tourism in our municipality.”