Tag Archive for Almuñécar

Fuentes Fire

An intense blaze broke out in the undergrowth near the Urbanización Fuentes de Almuñécar, which is near Urbanización Citasol, Taramay. Around 150 metres of brush and undergrowth went up in flames around midnight during last week.

Municipal Engineer Fired

On the last day of April the Mayor, Trinidad Herrera, signed the dismissal notice of the Ingeniero Municipal, Sr. Roldán, for serious misconduct; a process that has taken three months.

Benny Faces the Judge Again

Ex-Mayor, Juan Carlos Benavides is to face the judge again, standing accused of deliberately hampering the work of the regional ombudsman. The Public Prosecutor considers that the controversial ex-mayor ‘ninguneó’ (treated as irrelevant) the Defensor del Pueblo.

Difficult Parking; No Tourists

The title of this article is a summary of the comment made by opposition councillor, Francisco Prados (PSOE): “If we don’t make it easy for people to park, they’ll stop coming here.”

Law Courts Cordoned Off

he Almuñécar law courts were cordoned off with a heavy Policia Nacional and Guardia Civil presence. This extra security was in place for the transfer of six people that had been arrested in party of the anti-drugs, police operation, Operacion Pozo.

Premature Rejoicing

Somebody has tried setting light to Cerro Gordo, yet again, just when it was thought that the culprit had been caught. This latest fire broke out on the 27th.

Not Dead

The Spanish, extreme right-wing showed that it was not dead, unfortunately, but alive amongst us with a surprise rally in Almuñécar on Sunday.

Common Sense Prevails

It was a system that worked well; pensioners would open the school gates in the morning – it gave them something to do and added a little to a meagre pension. Everybody was happy, as the arrangement had been in place for decades… but then an opposition party denounced that one of the janitors was the father of one of the ruling party.