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Santana died
Fire devastates Maro farmers
Spain ’ s first Wimbledon champion , Manolo Santana , died aged 83 on December 11 in Marbella . He also had two French Opens and one US Open to his name . Rafa Nadal paid tribute to his colleague saying , “ You were always a benchmark , a friend and a person close to all of us .”
Tachograph tampering
Three people are under investigation after a 38-ton lorry was stopped in Alfarnate and was found have had its tachograph machine tampered with . A hidden unit enabled the driver to stop the device recording the time during which the vehicle was in motion . Those being questioned are the lorry ’ s owner and driver , and the manager of a workshop alleged to have overseen installation of the illegal unit .
Drugs gang
A major drugs operation based in Granada has broken up a gang which exported marijuana to elsewhere in Europe and then laundered the profits . Sixteen people were detained last month in the city , as well as in Almería and elsewhere , with € 500,000 in cash seized . The gang had ten properties in Granada , most of which were uninhabited and used for the propagation and packaging of the drug .
Roof renewal
Nerja is contributing € 10,000 to the cost of upgrading the roof of San Miguel church in Barriada de las Protegidas . The move was made to support the Bishopric of Málaga which is undertaking the renovation at a total cost of almost € 117,000 . In the project , the entire roof , which dates from 1980 , will be replaced using higher quality materials .
A fire started by burning stubble has destroyed more than four hectares of produce and buildings on land near Maro . The blaze broke out in Caleta de Maro at 10.00am on Sunday , November 28 , and was fought by 30 fire fighters plus air support before being finally extinguished around 7.00pm the following day .
At its height , the fire forced police to close the N-340 road north of the outbreak in the Maro – Cerro Gordo Natural Park . Infoca said 36.6 hectares of land were affected , including 2.6 hectares within the park , much of which is owned by the Azucarera Larios S . L .
A total of 20 families have been affected directly with several losing their means of making a living after fourteen greenhouses were destroyed , The produce lost as a result , including avocados , bananas , custard apples , mangoes and beans , has been valued at € 300,000 .
One family who have been building a new home for two years lost everything while on Maro beach , a leisure business lost 90 kayaks and two zodiac boats with damage totalling around € 60,000 .
Torrox Budget 2022
Councillors in Torrox have approved the municipality ’ s general budget for 2022 which totals € 24 million , a rise of eight per cent on last year . Included is € 3.2 million for investments , the highest in the town ’ s history .
Projects planned include the acquisition of land at La Rabitilla for construction of a parking lot ; the remodelling of the Plaza de la Constitución ; an artistic lighting project in the municipality ; the second phase of the green park on Avenida de El Faro ; street lighting of the N-340 in Calaceite ; and a Museum of the Sea .
Cleaning services will be modernised , while construction of the new El Morche football field will begin , as well as the project for a new funeral
Nerja ’ s mayor , José Alberto Armijo , says the municipality ’ s budget for 2022 will include help for those who have lost property and produce in the fire , while an on-line fund-raising campaign ( gofund . me / 16c0bea3 ) passed its target of € 10,000 within a couple of days . The money is being used to help to buy clothing and food , as well as rebuilding houses .
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Meanwhile , a 74-year-old Nerja resident is reported to have admitted accidently starting the blaze by burning stubble on his own plot of land without realising that the wind would quickly spread the flames . He is said to have been “ very sorry ” for what had happened . Anyone wishing to burn off stubble or agricultural waste must obtain the relevant permissions and must comply with the conditions set out , which include not working in windy conditions .
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Mayor Óscar Medina , said the government team had managed to maintain an investment budget which shows the town ’ s good financial health . Finance councillor Paula Moreno added that the team intended to keep the financial debt at zero .
Occupancy rates
The Association of Hotel Entrepreneurs of the Costa del Sol ( Aehcos ) says Nerja ’ s hoteliers achieved 61.5 % occupancy in November , with Frigiliana-Torrox reaching 60 %. Throughout the province of Málaga the figure was 57 %, three points higher than forecast . Málaga city led on 74.9 % followed by Antequera ’ s 72.6 %.
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