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12 - 18 SEPTEMBER 2013
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Cash crop harvested TWO men, aged 22 and 39, have been charged with a crime against public health after they were caught by National Police officers in a fruit field in VelezMalaga, allegedly in possession of several marihuana plants and cuttings.
Hiker saved A HIKER who became trapped in the Chillar river in Nerja due to heavy rains and suffered an injury to her knee was rescued by members of Civil Protection.
Prize-winners A NATIONAL Organisation of Spanish blind people (ONCE) lottery draw saw a prize of €150,000 being won in Velez-Malaga, and a total of €950,000 in Andalucia.
Summer of recovery Hotels full as tourists return to the Axarquia
IT has been a summer of recovery for local hotels with occupancy rates of up to 95 per cent. According to the Costa Tropical Hoteliers Association, Almuñecar resorts saw an occupancy rate of 90 per cent in July and August. That is a 4 per cent increase in
relation to 2012, with more Scandinavian and French visitors than ever. And hoteliers across the Axarquia have been reporting better figures than in 2012. The increase is credited to a series of marketing campaigns promoting the town internationally, according to
the Almuñecar Tourist Board. Occupancy was especially high in four-star hotels, with peaks of 95 per cent. The tourist board is expecting equally bright figures in September with an estimated 80 per cent occupancy rate during the first 15 days of this month. Meanwhile, in August, holiday accommodation Torre del Mar Mayor establishments in VelezFrancisco Delgado Bonilla Malaga registered an gave little weight to the occupancy rate of 82.5 issue, saying the flooding per cent, a 6 per cent was just an accumulation of increase over last year. water in zones where it is Velez-Malaga Tourism usual. Councillor Rocio This happened despite Ruiz expressed her the overflow channels satisfaction at the rise in being open from 10am, visitors, and highlighted Delgado added. the town’s national and international appeal.
Political storm in Torre del Mar A POLITICAL storm is brewing in Torre del Mar after recent rains flooded El Copo and Protegidas. Jesus Perez Atencia, spokesperson for the ProTorre del Mar independent political party, blamed the town council for the flooding. He said it should have opened the overflow
channels in the sewerage system sooner following a warning by the Met Office for storms which ultimately dumped 21.8 litres of rain per square metre on the town. “This lack of caution could have had serious consequences,” claimed Atencia.
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