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IT might be a new year, but one Axarquia animal res cue centre has launched an appeal to remind local resi dents to continue their sup port. APAA released a new year message on Friday, December 30, appealing for more help in 2023. APAA wished their sup porters a Happy New Year in the message which ap pealed for more dog foster homes as the organisation now has more than 100 dogs in its care in a Torrox dog hotel. Dogs are now being brought into the shelter each day, beyond the capacity of the organi sation. The organisation has ap pealed for help fostering rescued animals, financial support for vet bills and an imal accommodation and most importantly, help in finding a new location to build their own refuge. The organisation needs to build its own shelter to continue
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APPEAL FOR HELP: APAA Nerja needs foster homes and donations to continue supporting abandoned dogs like Hasso in the Axarquia area.
providing high quality care for abandoned animals. Despite the difficulties APAA are facing, its volun
teers are remaining posi tive, with volunteer Sue Kiff expressing her positive out look towards the year
ahead, “let’s make this THE year to find a new place for our dogs” she wrote in a Facebook post.
ONE lucky person in Benajarafe could start the new year in style af ter it was revealed that a EuroMil lions lottery ticket sold in the town won €1 million. The person has not yet come forward to collect the prize, but shop owner, Águeda Claros who sold the ticket, is hop ing to find them. The winning ticket with the num ber ‘LFR27526’ was drawn on Fri day, December 30 and was quickly verified as having been sold in Be najarafe. The ticket was sold at kiosk 50.490 on the former N340 motorway by Claros. Claros, who also runs a tobac conist at the kiosk expressed her joy at being able to deliver a new year’s gift to a local resident, “My job is to make people happy, I
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Lucky lottery win The EuroMillions lottery could leave one Benajarafe resident €1 million better off.
don’t want presents, I’m happy.” This isn’t the first time Claros has sold a winning ticket, she has given out at least €3 million in prize mon ey.
Claros added that she hopes the money “reaches someone who needs it and will use it properly, like someone who will spend it on charity.”
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Slice of Scotland IT might be nearly 3,000 kilometres away from Scot land, but Nerja won’t let Burns Night pass without a celebration. The Nerja branch of the Royal British Legion are hosting a special evening on Wednesday, January 25 to cele brate the life of iconic poet Robert Burns. The Royal British Legion are inviting Nerja and Maro residents for the traditional supper at the Al Andalus Guests can enjoy a traditional Hotel in Maro Scottish feast at the Royal from 6.30pm. For British Legion’s Burns Night the price of €30 Supper in Maro. for RBL members and €32 for non members, the organisation will lay on a feast in cluding a welcome drink and canapés followed by a threecourse traditional meal with wine fol lowed by malt whisky. Guests are invited to dress smartly, with a ‘splash of tartan’ if desired! Those interested in attending are asked to register by contacting Kim Bowe by email at: kim_bowe1@hotmail.com or calling: 711 077 576. Burns suppers are traditionally held in Scotland and around the world to commemorate the life and work of Robert Burns and his unique legacy upon poetry and Celtic culture. Photo credit: mountaintreks / shutterstock.com
Issue No. 1957 5 - 11 January 2023