The Nerja Town Hall has now ceded the land on which the new Fire Station is to be built, the Parque de Bomberos. The 3.600 square meter plot of land is valued at 400.000 Euros, and will be managed by Diputación, Malaga's Governmental administration.

The municipalities of Nerja, Vélez-Málaga, Torrox, Algarrobo and Frigiliana will share a stand in the Feria Internacional de Turismo (Fitur) in Madrid, with the objective of promoting the Costa del Sol-Axarquía.

Local athlete from the Cueva de Nerja-Uma Club, Esther Hidalgo, finished in a more than respectful 57th place in this years New York Marathon Event, considering that more than 40.000 athletes participated.

Mayor of Nerja, José Alberto Armijo, was present to sign the document that includes Nerja in the 'sostenibilidad ambiental urbana Ciudad 21' programme, to support local sustainable development projects. The agreement was signed in Sevilla, with the Regional Councillor for the Environment, Cinta Castillo.

Nerja will play its part in the 'Jornada Europea del Patrimonio' next Saturday the 8th of November, by giving a guided tour of the old sugar factory, the ingenios azucareros.

2 months before the end of the 2008 population census, statistics show that the increasingly growing population of Nerja now exceeds more than 22.000 inhabitants.

Despite the wind, rain and cold, the people of Nerja once again visited their lost but much loved ones in the Campo Santo cemetery this week-end, as part of the traditional Día de los Santos, Saints Day.

A number of residents have reported visits by gas revision technicians to the oficina de atención al ciudadano.