ISSUE NO. 1623
11 - 17 August 2016
AXARQUÍA - COSTA TROPICAL YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION
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Water woes in Axarquia region Guardian angels STAFF of the Nerja Cave Foundation and the mayor of Nerja held a moment of silence for former director,
Ana Maria Marquez on the second anniversary of her death.
TOURISTS, police, a boat and an ambulance all played a key role in the rescue of two swimmers out for a
night-time dip near Nerja after they were spotted clinging desperately to the rocks.
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Pitched protest MOTRIL was the site of a tent protest as an evicted couple with four children set up camp outside the town hall to make a stand against the bank repossessing their home. See page 7
Royal replica A SPANISH couple in Nerja have planned a spectacular British wedding, with a replica of William and Kate’s spe-
By Joe Chivers Farmers are warning of the threat to agriculture in Axarquia from the lack of rainfall. The scarcity of water has led to clashes with the authorities seeking to restrict the use of the water supply. Farmers' leaders have claimed water levels are a metre and a half lower than the former record low, seriously threatening the local economy. Measures to counteract the problem have included using recycled water and infrastruc-
ture improvements of €6 million promised by the Malaga Provincial Council. In a letter to the Junta de Andalucia regional government’s representative in Granada, Almuñecar’s mayor Trinidad Herrera Lorente, spoke of being “on the brink of catastrophe.” She said that water was desperately needed and that if didn’t arrive in the next 15 days, she argued that the Rio Verde would “die of thirst.” Almuñecar’s economy reflects the larger economy of Axarquia and Andalucia as a
whole - tourism based, but with a strong agricultural backbone. The area is renowned for its fertility, producing harvests of avocados and mangoes alongside the ubiquitous olives. However, much of Axarquian agriculture is still highly reliant on irrigation, used since the Moorish era. Long term solutions being considered by the Junta are the construction of dams in the Chillar, Algorrobo and Torrox rivers. Herrera has questioned why emergency measures promised
by the Junta in recent weeks are taking so long to come to fruition. Severe drought has wracked the province this year, endangering industry from Colmenar in the west to the Costa Tropical in the east.
cial cake weighing a hefty 20kg and representing all the Home Nations. See page 10
Queen controversy BEAUTY is in the eye of the beholder say critics of Torrox’s ‘Queen of the Festival’ competition, who accuse the revived pageant of attacking women’s self esteem and sustaining stereoSee page 12 types.