Five months after the switch from analogue TV to the new TDT, there are still areas in the Axarquia where the signal is non-existent or, at best, intermittent, one of these areas being the village of Maro.
Residents frustrated by municipal vacations
Residents in Torre del Mar have been trying for several months to get a disco in the area closed down, but despite a decree issued by the Mayor, María Salomé Arroyo, the establishment, whose license has expired, is still operating normally.
World Cup ball
There have been a number of complaints about the ball being used for the World Cup, particularly that its trajectory is unpredictable, long passes being made more difficult.
TDT problems continue
The Council has dealt with over 100 complaints of poor TDT reception, particularly from people in Maro, Ladera del Mar and Punta Lara.
Noise pollution
The number of complaints relating to excessive noise and failure to observe closing times against establishments in Plaza Tutti Frutti in Nerja fell by 34.5% during 2009.
Abuse in Málaga province
A total of 2,978 women in Málaga province filed abuse complaints during the first six months of 2009, with protection orders being issued in 773 cases.
Pulpí Council ordered to pay compensation for noise pollution
The Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Andalucía (TSJA) has ordered the Council in Pulpí, Almería, to pay €45,000 in compensation to a family who have suffered ‘acoustic pollution’ for the past 15 years.
An actual holiday complaint
We bought ‘Ray-Ban’ sunglasses for five euros from a street trader, only to find out they were fake.
Monthly electricity billing a ‘fudge’
The Minister for Health and Consumer Affairs, Bernat Soria, has said that the Government is quite ready to see a return to the two-monthly billing system for electricity if the electricity company fail to get their act together and the high volume of complaints continue. Complaints of irregularities in billing since the change to a monthly billing system are becoming …