Nope! This has nothing to do with sharing a taxi, but with joints as in ‘spliffs.’ The Police came across three taxi drivers, waiting for clients, smoking away on a marihuana joint next to Malaga train station… they were impressed!
Fired and Rehired
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One of the last controversial acts of Juan Carlos Benavides’s Mayoralty was the dismissal of five town-hall workers. The said workers took their grievance to court. Now the new Mayoress has made good a promise made as part of her investiture speech and reinstated the five municipal workers
First Step, First Stone…
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Politicians are given to presenting work projects, on site, with a ceremonial first-stone placing – and normally, that’s it, with not much else happening on the project for months or even years to come. Let’s hope that this is not the case with the presentation of the Rules Reservoir pipe connection to the east coast of Granada.
Teen Confesses to Killing Girlfriend
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The Guardia Civil arrested a 19-year-old man after he brought his 18-year-old girlfriend to the emergency department of a hospital, already dead from a severe beating.
More about populism
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June was a month full of happenings. I apologize for talking about Finnish politics again, but the phenomenon of the True Finns will have a great impact on European politics. In the May issue, I wrote about the earthquake victory of the Finnish nationalist populist party the True Finns (19% of the vote) and their charismatic leader Timo Soini, a jovial, funny man with a rhetoric that everybody understands.
New School for Velez Benaudalla
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The Regional Education Board is spending 2.6m euros on a new school for Velez Benaudalla (just above Motril) to replace the old Colegio Madrigal & Padial. This new building will provide a room for a further 225 pupils.
Velilla Copper Theft Thwarted
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The Guardia Civil arrested a young man and a minor on a building site in Velilla, whom they had caught in the act of allegedly stripping copper from electrical installations.
Blue Zone Changes in Almunecar
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We managed to collar Francisco Prados, who is the leader of the local PSOE and opposition leader, concerning the Blue Zones in Almunecar. He confirmed that in the first Plenary meeting of the Town Council it was agreed to reduce the Blue Zone timetables, although not as much as his party had proposed.
Missing Cat!
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Hi Ed Name: Chloe Female Norwegian forest cat with brown and white, long hair, missing from Sunday 17th of July in Calle Romero Blanco (La Herradura). She could be anywhere round las Palomas, Peña Parda or Carmenes del Mar… If anybody sees her, please contact Pauline 691 143 537 or Patricia 639 870 254 We…
Bye Bye Big Books
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The Plaza de Damasco, which is just in front of Caja Rural, Av. Andalucia, has had a facelift… only a year after its last one. Now, gone are the tombs-cum-marble Korans, for instance, as nobody actually seemed to like them, much less know for certain what the hell they were supposed to be.