Tag Archive for town hall

A Benny Roasting

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.’

End of Paper Trail

Great news for paperwork addicts: Salobreña will now have a ventanilla única; i.e., one office where you can sort out all your paperwork, without being bandied about from office to office.

Understanding Town Hall

The Town Hall has announced that it will reduce the fees on bar terraces, as compensation for the loss of trade thanks to the new anti-tobacco law. Bar & Restaurante owners can have their tables and chairs out all year round, but only pay the summer months.

Abandoned to their Fate?

People requiring home help in Almuñécar have been unable to receive it for the last twelve months, thanks to the dispute between the Town Hall and the private service provider, Adhara, which resulted in the company going bust.

Iritated Irrigation

There’s a big blow up ) between the Mayor and the Comunidad de Regantes de Río Verde (association irrigation users) The Mayor’s party is accusing the farmers of having caused the loss of 12m euros in grants to modernise the irrigation system. The farmers, on the other hand, point out that it was them –…

Riding School Controversy

The PSOE have heavily criticised the Mayor’s party for the state of abandon that the municipal picadero (riding stables) finds itself in. This stable-cum-riding school is located in Taramay, just behind the closed down Hotel Taramay.

Culprits Never Pay

Every man, woman and child resident of Almuñécar has had to pay nearly nine euros because of the Town Hall’s incompetence. Not much, really, but remember…

Credit Where Credit’s Due

Well, as we’re ripping into the Town Hall elsewhere in the Almuñécar section, it’s only fair that we find something nice to say about them, too. The P-4 sports facilities, which run down between the river and Avenida Principe de Asturias, are now complete and operative. Padel courts, tennis courts and other installations complete this…