The Motril, socialist governing party has denied that the Junta is planning to transfer water from Rules Reservoir to the Axarquia, as claimed by the PP opposition party.
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Shamed Politician Hangs Himself
by Martin Myall •
A conservative (PP) councillor at the Mocidade (Galicia) Town Hall reportedly hanged himself shortly before arrest over an underaged-sex affair.
High-Flying Councillor
by Hugh MacArthur •
Councillor Carmen López Santana (C’s), who is an ex-beauty queen, asked her town hall to pay for her trips to and from Chicago when she has to attend council meetings.
Mayor Fined for Smoking in Town Hall
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Mayor of Benaoján in the province of Málaga was fined 600 euros for smoking inside the town-hall building.
The Police, The Mayor and Fines
by Martin Myall •
The Albuñol Policia Local, all six of them, are upset with the ex-Mayor, whom they accuse of placing and removing fines as it takes his fancy… is nothing sacred! in fact, they have denounced him for it.
It’s Camper Van Time Again
by Hugh MacArthur •
Every year somebody complains about the presence of camper vans on the beaches or seafronts – this summer is no different.
The Invisible Councillor – Ni Golpe?
by Martin Myall •
When the Spanish use the expression, ni golpe, it literally means when referring to somebody’s efforts, they haven’t lifted a finger. Read on.
Nepotism at the Town Hall?
by Martin Myall •
The chief opposition in Almuñécar, the CA, accuses the governing party of hiring a councillor’s two nieces.
Crafty Councillor
by Martin Myall •
On the 9th of September there was a new article in the Ideal about how a three young men had allegedly faked an armed robbery. The following day the same paper revealed that one of them was the Youth Councillor and Vice-Mayor in Píñar.
Arrested for Impersonating a Councillor
by Martin Myall •
In the town of Escúzar (Granada), a political skirmish took place on the Internet on a forum where a contributor called Nopolítico was laying into the Mayor prior to the municipal elections, and then against the same man after losing office and now as a PP councillor, Manuel Alférez Bonilla.