Well, it’s official; Benny is running for mayor in the May local elections – which is hardly a surprise, but when we asked him during a televised interview with him, he refused to confirm that he was.
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A Benny Roasting
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The opposition and the unions have blasted the Mayor over dismissals at the Town Hall.
The PSOE, PP, IU (who rarely agree on anything) and the national workers’ union, the CGT, all consider that the dismissal of 15 town-hall workers (some of whom have been there for 20 years) was carried out for ‘irrational motives.’
Camping Carambolo Verdict
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Our Fermín Tejero, leader of the local IU party and part owner of the Camping Carambolo isn’t having much luck with nailing the Mayor, in a judicial sense… who is?
Avenida de Salobreña
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The IU (left wing) party are not impressed with the new look and layout of Motril’s main street; i.e., Avenida de Salobreña.Avenida de Andalu
Budget Won’t Budge
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The ideal thing would be to start off on a positive note, but why break a habit of a lifetime, eh? Seriously though, the best place to start off is on the most important note – the one that will have most repercussions: the municipal budget.
All-Party Interview
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The governing party and the three opposition parties were faced with the same questions. Each responded as they saw fit and the Readers can judge for themselves whether these politicians answered the questions, or merely ‘responded.’
Avenida de Andalucía Adjustments
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You will have noticed, perhaps, that there was a bit of work on the Avenida de Andalucía going on towards the end of February – this was repair work on a section that had already been finished.
School Dinners
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The IU councillor, Fermín Tejero, has asked the Junta de Andalucía to annul a planned increase in the cost of school dinners.
Municipal Website Abandoned?
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ermín Tejero, the very ‘vocal local leader’ of the IU party, slammed into the governing party over the apparent abandonment of the municipal website, which, he claims, hasn’t budged for nearly two years.
No Plan de Playas
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Salobreña failed to get itself included in the Plan de Playas this year, which is organised by the Junta de Andalucía. This