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.
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Salobreña Without Police?
by Martin Myall •
“In September we could be without the [municipal] police,” claimed the spokespersons for the opposition parties. This comment was inspired by the turn of events concerning the Policia Local in Salobreña and municipal spending cuts.
Benny Faces the Judge Again
by Martin Myall •
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
by Martin Myall •
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.”
Helicopter Service From Today
by Martin Myall •
The Motril Port Authorities will inaugurate the port-based, privately owned, helicopter service today at 20.00h. The Helipuerto Puerto de Motril-Tropicopter is the first to offer tourist flights in Andalucía and only the second one in the whole of Spain. The helicopter is a Robinson R-66 with a Rolls Royce turbine engine RR300, state of the…
Motril Austerity Measures
by Martin Myall •
The Motril Town Hall is set to cut 8,000,000 euros from its budget in order not to raise municipal taxes or be forced to axe jobs, the Vice-Mayor/Councillor for the Economy, José García Fuentes, explained.
Law Courts Cordoned Off
by Martin Myall •
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.
Emergency Exercise in La Herradura
by Martin Myall •
Passersby may have been surprised by all the commotion around Hotel Almijarra on the 25th, with the police and emergency services pouring in and out of the building, but there was no cause for concern as it was all emergency exercise, or a simulacro, as they say in Spanish.
Woman Receives Compensation
by Martin Myall •
A woman had just parked her car on Calle Pintor Soriano Quirós (Granada), opened the door and climbed out when instead of placing her foot on a firm pavement, she literally fell into an open manhole. The metal cover was missing and had been for around a month, because somebody had stolen it.
Horses Cruelly Treated
by Martin Myall •
Thanks to the alarm being raised by a foreign tourist in Motril, the suffering of neglected and starved animals has been stopped.