Just as Nerja town hall announces that it will be distributing 3,000 reusable cloth backs in the hope of getting people to stop using eco-damaging plastic, German supermarket chain Lidl has come out and said it will stop the sale of plastic bags in its Spanish stores before the end of the year. The measures pre-empts talk of Brussels banning …
Although Nerja is generally a safe place with a low crime rate, bad things can still happen, as they do everywhere. Thanks to Mike for relating his recent unfortunate incident.
The ‘flat tyre scam’ is a fairly regular occurrence outside towns, particularly after people have stopped to fill up with petrol, but this time it took place in the car park at the Lidl supermarket in Nerja, as we heard from a Belgian family visiting the area.
The new Lidl supermarket has opened and the place was packed yesterday as everyone went to check it out. The car parks were full to overflowing and Local Police were on the scene to add to the chaos. Elsewhere in town, the other big supermarkets were very quiet, almost deserted, throughout the day.
Thanks to Penny for this picture of the new road behind the Lidl supermarket on the Frigiliana road.