Axarquia’s historic sugar industry could be about to be reborn
Pilot project to grow natural sweetener stevia
Female fiction writers compile anthology for Movember
A group of writers are publishing an anthology to pay tribute to the men in their lives and raise funds for prostate cancer
Knifepoint robbery gang seized in Axarquia
Gang carried out string of robberies, with victims including two young girls
Law amendment to regulate Spanish 25,000 properties put on fast-track by Junta de Andalucia
Junta to legalize 25,000 irregular homes, just in time for the elections
Helicopter patrol and checkpoints set up to protect mango fields in Axarquia
Helicopters and police road blocks are being used to prevent fruit thieves from stealing Spain’s most valuable cash crop
Mayor of Nerja re-elected for fifth consecutive term
Jose Alberto Armijo received 97% of the vote in his landslide victory in the Nerja mayoral elections
EXCLUSIVE: Ex-soldier claims he saw Madeleine McCann by a Nerja swimming pool
Police investigations are under way after the latest alleged sighting of Maddie McCann in Axarquia
TROPS to invest €2 million in Axarquia by expanding El Trapiche
The Society for Agrarian Transformation (TROPS) is investing in Axarquia in the hope to generate jobs and fruit sales
Riogordo Ethnographic Museum prepares for fourth annual Axarquia Art Riogordo exhibition
The fourth annual Axarquia Art Riogordo exhibition can be seen October 4-25
Ex-Andalucian tax boss arrested in €2 billion corruption scandal
Angel Ojeda has been charged of fraud and forgery in connection to the Operation Edu scandal
Axarquia expat celebrates 90th birthday
Lillian Allen has spent almost 20 years in Spain
Sewage spills onto streets of Los Iberos, Axarquia
The town hall allegedly ignored complaints for days
Free hotel for villagers opens in Benamocarra
The 1980s Hotel Cerro de Jaula has just opened its doors and people can stay there for free
Summer boost for low income Axarquia families
A programme organised by the Velez-Malaga Red Cross and La Caixa helps these children excel academically
Spain’s biggest weapons cache unearthed in Axarquia
A Rincon de la Victoria house was hiding over 200 firearms and explosives
UPDATE: 15 more arrested in ‘Operation Edu’
Andalucian officials arrested after allegedly stealing up to €2 billion of EU education funding
Axarquia shark rumours dismissed as hoax
Reported shark sightings have been rife on social media
Donkey D-Day: Popular sanctuary to close after 10 years
By Joe Chivers, hundreds of animals are in danger in Axarquia
Auntie in town: BBC broadcasting live from Almunecar to mark centenary of UK writer’s birth
By Joe Chivers, The broadcast will honour Cider With Rosie author Laurie Lee
Restauranteur issues plea to save Axarquia homes during protest group meeting
Restauranteur makes passionate defence of the thousands of irregular homes in the Axarquia region
Axarquia nurses take their patients out to lunch
They say it helps to get the patients away from their routine
New plan backs sustainable construction in Axarquia
A massive 85 companies have signed up to the scheme
Where to stay in the Axarquia
Jon Clarke discovers a great selection of places, from boutique to rustic rural
A sunrise Comares hike
The Axarquia is a walker's paradise, so off sets Tom Powell early one morning
New Malaga metro will be powered by olive oil
The olive oil-powered transport system has been hailed as a landmark moment for sustainability
New heliports will boost Malaga’s emergency services
The Junta has announced five heliports will be built in the eastern part of Malaga province