Local Police officers under investigation
All is not well in the Local Police force in Torrox and it remains a hotbed of disputes, allegations and confrontations, a situation which has now been ongoing for the past five years. more
Council paying its debts
Torrox Council has said that it has managed to pay off around €5 million of the debt owed to local suppliers since coming to power last June. A Council paying its bills should, of course, be routine rather than a newsworthy item.
As a company, you wouldn’t want to be solely dependent of municipal contracts these days as you wouldn’t survive for long.
Taxi drivers not happy
The eighteen taxi drivers in Torrox are not happy at the Council’s decision to enact a Municipal Ordinance from 2006 and charge them €601 per year to renew their licences.
The taxi drivers do not oppose paying a renewal fee but believe that €601 is excessive and is way above that paid in other municipalities. They point out that this has not occurred for the past five years and then suddenly, in a time of deep financial crisis for the industry, this excessive levy is imposed.
Free advertising being offered by Council
The Council is offering free publicity on the local municipal radio station for companies in the area who generate employment, offering one month of free advertising for every employee hired on at least a three month contract. In addition, start-ups are being offered three months of free advertising.
Council wants a skate track for the municipality
The PSOE government in Torrox has announced that it will continue to push for the financing of a skating track in the municipality after the new regional PP government in Málaga shelved the project. The Council believe their is a great demand amongst the youth in the area for such a facility.
Diners injured by drunk driver
Five foreign tourists were slightly injured while having lunch on a terrace in plaza de la Constitución, Torrox, when a driver lost control of his vehicle. The vehicle hit one of the large plant pots which in turn hit a tree and two tables on a cafe terrace, slightly injuring the diners.
The driver of the vehicle was tested for alcohol and found to be almost three times over the legal limit.
Publication of marina project
The manager of the Public Ports Agency of Andalucia (APPA), Sergio Moreno, and the delegate of Public Works and Housing in Malaga, Enrique Benitez, announced that the proposed marina project in Torrox will be made public in six months.
The publication of the project will allow institutions and citizens to make representations relating to the project. However, one must bear in mind that there is an election coming up in March.
Torrox and Nerja to establish boundary between the two municipalities
The municipalities of Nerja and Torrox have initiated contact to establish the boundaries between the two municipalities, an exercise which requires the setting up of committees in both towns. more
Thieves make off with beehives
It is not only fruit, veg and machinery disappearing from local farms on a regular basis. Thieves have reportedly stolen 100 beehives from locations in Torrox and Frigiliana. The hives, valued at €12,000, were taken at the weekend. The hives were not visible from the road and are fairly well hidden, which leads to the conclusion that the thieves know the area well.
Beekeeping has become more popular in Málaga province in recent years and two years qago the first Honey Museum was inaugurated in Los Montes.
Trying yet again
The mayor of Torrox, Francisco Muñoz (PSOE), has written to the new government to request an urgent meeting to discuss a solution to the perennial problem of beach erosion at Ferrara Playa.
