
Starting yesterday morning, Almuñécar’s street-cleaning company has been busy with the extra task of trying to get the wax off pavements and road surfaces.
The cleaning operation to remove wax from street surfaces in Almuñécar and La Herradura has begun in earnest.
All along the Costa Tropical town halls are cleaning up the streets after Semana Santa because they are coated with wax thanks to the candlelit processions.
The Environmental Department of the Almuñécar Town Hall has stepped up its efforts to remove the candle wax strewn on streets and roads.
The Almuñécar socialist opposition party has criticised the Mayor for the amount of wax on the streets, urging her to get it cleaned up before more accidents occur.
The judge presiding over the case of the moped rider who skidded on wax left by a Semana Santa procession came up with a Solomonic solution. He blamed the street-cleaning company… and the victim.
A judge has thrown out a policeman’s claim for 14,337 euros in compensation after he slipped on wax left by a Semana Santa procession.
In an exercise of futility, it appears, the Town Hall ordered that the zebra crossings on Avenida de Andalucia be repainted on the very eve of Semana Santa – they wanted the place to look smart before the crowds arrived.