Personal differences between three residents of El Borge were the cause of a fire on August 5th which saw 4,000 square metres of scrub and grassland destroyed in Las Rozas.
Water problems in the Benamargosa valley
Five municipalities in the Benamargosa valley have not been receiving water from Lake Viñuela since Saturday November 17th due to damage caused to pipes by the last storms. Almáchar, El Borge, Benamargosa, Cútar and Comares are the affected municipalities with a total population of around 7,000 residents.
El Borge without drinking water since Saturday
Residents in El Borge, Málaga province, have been without drinking water since Saturday as a result of damage caused to pipes during the storms. The Council has connected the water supply to a local well but stresses that this water is not for human consumption.
Clean sweep in El Borge
The Mayor of El Borge, Salvador Fernández Marín, is the first to arrive at work in the morning and his first task has become dusting, sweeping and mopping his office and adjacent areas, helping to keep the toilets clean and emptying bins where necessary.
€80,000 for El Borge under the PLAN OLA
The Antonio Gala public school in El Borge is set to benefit from the new Opportunities Plan (PLAN OLA) set up by the Junta de Andalucia with an investment of €80,000 available for the covering of the sports facilities. The project could begin before the end of the year.
Repairs to church in El Borge
The Ministry of Culture, the Diocese of Malaga and El Borge Council are investing a total of €400,000 in the restoration of the tower of the XVI century parish church of Our Lady of the Rosary. The works began last February and are now expected to be completed within weeks according to the mayor of El Borge, Salvador Fernández
El Borge requesting legalisation of civil baptisms
The Mayor of El Borge, José Antonio Ponce, is to urge the Central and Regional governments to adopt general rules to formally legalise the civil baptisms which take place in the municipality.
Restoration project in El Borge
El Borge Council is all set to start a project to renovate the XVI century parish church of Nuestra Señora del Rosario.
Summer celebrations in El Borge
The municipality of El Borge celebrates its summer feria from July 9th to July 11th.
Novel collection in El Borge
Solidarity Sunday in El Borge raised a total of €1,518 for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. The money will go to Haiti via the Fondo Andaluz de Municipios por la Solidaridad Internacional (FAMSI).