A 25 year old man has died and his 56 year old father is seriously ill after inhaling carbon monoxide fumes at a house in Lucena. The two men, residents of Mijas, had spent the long weekend renovating a property they owned in urbanisation Campo de Aras, Lucena. However, when they failed to return, the mother of the deceased called …
Body found in suitcase
A man who found a suitcase in the riverbed in Mijas had a bit of a shock when he opened it as it contained a skull and various other bones. Police believe the remains in the suitcase could be adult, although osteometric tests are being carried out to try and ascertain who the bones belonged to.
Mijas racecourse up for grabs
Mijas Council intends to put the racecourse out to tender, thus ending its own involvement in the enterprise. The lease to be awarded is 40 years, extendable to 50 years or reducible to 30 years, and covers the in-course betting, various commercial enterprises as well as the actual racecourse itself. The Council is looking to secure the future of the …
Mijas Day of the Tourist tomorrow
Mijas celebrates its Day of the Tourist tomorrow, Wednesday, with the action beginning at 12:00 with a flamenco show in the auditorium.
Forest fire in Mijas
In the early hours of this morning, 300 people had to be evacuated from urbanisation Buenavista in Mijas as a forest fire advanced towards their homes.
Four children injured in Mijas after skylight fall
Four children were injured last night after falling through the skylight at a restaurant in Mijas.
Mijas bridge collapse
It is now known that six people wre injured, two of them seriously, following the collapse of a footbridge over the A-7 near Mijas.
Insurer of a car which caused a forest fire is to pay €2.5 million compensation
The insurer of a vehicle which caused a fire in the Sierra de Mijas in July 2001 is to pay out €2.5 million in compensation to the Junta de Andalucía to cover the costs of extinguishing the blaze and the subsequent clean-up operation. The case is unprecedented in Spain.