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Betty Henderson AN astonishing story saw an emotional owner re‐ united with her pet dog, Max who had been miss‐ ing for almost three years on Friday October 28, af‐ ter he was found in a nearby town. Local resident, Marie Vargas came across Max wandering in Benajarafe, looking malnourished and lost. After taking Max to a farmer neighbour with a microchip scanner, she was delighted to find that he was indeed fitted with a microchip and was able to contact Max’s owner, Sissi. Marie explained “I can’t describe how emotional it was when I told Max’s
Photo credit: Marie Vargas (by WhatsApp)
A WARM HOMECOMING
PET DOG: Max was reunited with owner, Sissi, three years after going missing from Nerja.
owner I had found him.” Sissi had reported Max as missing from Nerja in February 2020, believing he had been stolen. Aged just eight months old back when he went missing, Sissi was con‐ vinced she would never find him again. Now aged three years old, Max has been returned to her in Nerja. Locals took to Facebook to express their delight at the touching story send‐ ing messages saying “nev‐ er give up hope,” and sending their best wishes for Max back at home. Others highlighted the importance of microchips, which allowed Max and Sissi to be reunited.
MARO had a spooky transformation for the vil‐ lage’s annual ‘Maroween’ Halloween festival on Monday October 31. A whole host of local businesses and organisa‐ tions came together to put on a bumper schedule of activities and events for residents and visitors to celebrate both Hal‐ loween and traditional harvest events. The villages’s streets were filled with spooky skeletons, wicked witch‐ es, colourful costumes and dazzling decorations as events got underway. Residents and visitors got into the spirit with amaz‐ ing costumes while get‐ ting stuck into activities. Events included a cos‐ tume contest, face paint‐ ing stalls, traditional arti‐ san food, theatre and music performances and
Photo credit: Ayuntamiento de Nerja
Maroween ‘terrifically fun’
SPOOKY: Locals of all ages got into the spirit of Halloween at ‘Maroween’ at the weekend.
a children’s show as well as the main attraction, a ‘terror trail’, not for the faint‐hearted! The mayor of the vi‐ lage, Encarnación Moreno
thanked local businesses, performers and local au‐ thorities for their impres‐ sive efforts to bring the village to life with excit‐ ing celebrations and in‐
credible entertainment. Moreno also thanked lo‐ cals for showing out in force and getting involved with all the activities on offer.
FREE • GRATIS
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Issue No. 1948 3 - 9 November 2022
Authorities in Nerja approved a budget extension to complete planned restoration projects in the town.
A BUDGET extension of €1.3 million was granted in Nerja Council’s most recent plenary session on Mon‐ day October 31. The supplement was approved by all members that voted except the independent can‐ didate, whose vote against the extension was later dismissed. The extension will be used to hire more council employees to run public services, complete planned council projects and pay existing and future invoices to suppliers. Nerja mayor, José Alberto Armijo, explained that the finances would be used for projects including maintenance and renovations at the town library, the local Employment Centre, road redevelopments in parts of Nerja and Maro, as well as energy effi‐ ciency projects in the town among other projects that have already been planned.