As mentioned last month, the connection between the national corruption scandal of Caso Gürtel and the Urbanisacion Las Alminares has been taken up by the Salobreña opposition parties as an electoral WMD against the Mayor.
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Almunecar April Agenda
by Editor •
Cultural activities in Almunecar and La Herradura during the month of April, as announced by the Town Hall
Herradura Romeria 2011
by Editor •
In over thirty years on this part of the coast, I have never seen so many people turn out for a La Herradura Romeria, which this year was held in the grounds of the restored castle (tower). The village was alive with colour, horses, gypsy dresses and humming with the ‘alegria’ that has been missing…
Chavez Against the Ropes
by Duncan Inglis •
Manuel Chavez, the current third vice-president to Prime Minister Zapatero, and former First Minister of the Junta de Andalucía (you know, those people in the sky with their eye on you) is in trouble with Andalucian Supreme Court.
Blood Thicker than Water
by Duncan Inglis •
In this life many things can be called cowardly, but few are more so than attacks on the elderly. And in 2010 more than a thousand cases were reported to the authorities and, similar to domestic abuse, the reported number is assuredly far less than the actual.
Done Over?
by Duncan Inglis •
Around 100 British families are taking a Spanish real-estate developer, as well as three ex-agents of a British agency, to court after having paid out in total over 4.5m euros for second homes in Estepona; homes that were never built.
An Enlightened Solution?
by Duncan Inglis •
A Seville court has ordered a divorced couple of four children to take turns in occupying the family residence – the guard changing every six months.
Cyclist Hit Twice
by Duncan Inglis •
In Málaga, a 50-year-old Romanian cyclist was peacefully riding his bike in the new bike lane when a red Seat Leon, driven by a youth, collided with him knocking him to the ground.
Drowned US Student
by Editor •
A 22-year-old American student from California was found at the bottom of Madrid’s Rio Manzanares. The lad had been missing a couple of days, with family and friends searching the area after he failed to appear after a night out – one discotheque doorman had turned him away because he claimed he was drunk. The…
Dopey Cops?
by Duncan Inglis •
An old refrain has it that the cops have the best dope, which the following news only serves to confirm: the chief anti-drug officer for the Guardia Civil in Malaga has been arrested for drug trafficking.