Nobody could have failed to notice the new street flower displays; large square, chest-type affairs that line Avenida de Andalucia, for example. Well, all those different flowers and plants have obviously been too much of a temptation for many, because as soon as the plant boxes had been decked out with an array of flowering shrubs they disappear,
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Parting Victory
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One of the last victories for Benny before his electoral defeat was a National Supreme Court decision that decided in the Town Hall’s favour and against the Junta de Andaluia.
Controversial Firings
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A total of seven municipal workers have been dismissed in recent months, resulting in an ongoing court battle over alleged unfair dismissal. One of these cases has already reached a conclusion with Mari del Carmen Prados being reinstated.
American Generosity
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The American Association based in Nerja donated a generous 1,000 euros to the Almuñécar branch of APAT, which is an association for the prevention and treatment of drug abuse.
Restaurante Reina Sofia
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Special feature: Business in Focus, on the Restaurante Reina Sofia in Almunecar, Granada, Costa Tropical
Body Found
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The body of the man from Zafarraya that was killed in an avalanche in the Sierra Nevada on the 20th of February (our March Front-Page Article) was finally located on the 18th of May, thanks to the Spring thaw.
The Mayor & The Dustbin Man
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A judge has just decided that the Mayor of Otura (just south of the provincial capital) is not guilty of making death threats against a refuge collector, during a rubbish-collection strike in October of last year.
Kindergarten Hiccup
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It was half nine in the morning and the kindergarten had just closed its doors and there was a girl of about one, sitting in a pushchair in a corridor, unattended. The teacher wondered whose child it could be and supposed that the mother had left her there a moment to speak with another teacher.
Ikea Granada 2012
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Great news! Ikea should be opening its doors in Granada (Puliana) at the beginning of next year, just in time for the end of the world, according to the Mayan calendar!
The Mayoress Promises…
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Trinidad Herrera made her intentions very clear during her acceptance speech, which drew enthusiastic applause from the packed-out public: she would base her term in office on three pillars: dialogue, dialogue & dialogue, meaning that there would be no more political tension between parties.