Salobreña is set to spend half of its 2012 budget on personnel salaries.Not surprisingly, the opposition have their teeth into this, as it is a juicy political morsel.
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Dig Deeper
by Martin Myall •
Locals of Nerja are going to have to dig deeper into their pockets to pay for their rubbish collections. Bear in mind that the rates for domestic rubbish collections have been static since 1992. The cost of the service was incorporated into the IBI, or local, property tax.
Police Head Drunk at the Wheel
by Martin Myall •
The Councillor for Citizen Safety; i.e., the municipal police, for the Almería town of Huércal received a 8-month driving ban and a fine calculated at 4 months at six euros a day, after being stopped and found to be over the alcohol limit.
Mayor Guilty of Misuse of Work Phone
by Editor •
The ex-Mayor of Puebla del Rio spent 6,098 euros on his official mobile phone, on calls to a woman, in just one year.
Official Coaltion Announced
by Editor •
The new Mayoress of Almunecar called a press meeting this morning at 10am to announce that the PP had officially signed a pact with the PA to form a stable government.
Death Threats
by Editor •
A man was found guilty of issuing death threats against the Councillor for Social Affairs, María Dolores Rull and has accepted the one-year prison sentence
Interview: Councillor Concerning Market
by Editor •
I interviewed the Councillor for Citizen Safety, María Dolores Sánchez, who is also the head of the Almuñécar Local Police. The purpose of the interview was to ask her about the Sunday flea market, parking facilities on the Blas Infante (Market square) and blue-zone parking around town. There isn’t room to reproduce the interview here…
Stabbed Councillor
by Editor •
Do you remember, about five years ago, that we reported on a farmer who stabbed the Councillor for Agriculture, José Rodríguez Jaime alias El Chavo? Well, his case has just come up and he has finally been brought before the judge.
Councillor in Street Fight
by Louise Powell •
It was the street fight of the year and one has to wonder what they’re putting in the Town-Hall water that’s causing these guys to lose their rag.
Councillor Refuses Fine
by Louise Powell •
Harsh accusations were flung at the Mayor’s administration last month as spokesman for the opposing Socialist party, Manuel Garcia Albarral, accused one of the Mayor’s Councillors of ‘refusal to pay a parking fine.’