The mayor of Granada, José Torres Hurtado (PP), has been admitted to the Hospital Ruiz de Alda in Granada after suffering a ‘dizzy spell’.
Mayor of Gerena resigns after being convicted of urban planning crimes
The mayor of Gerena, Sevilla, Margarita Gutiérrez (PSOE), announced her resignation on Friday after being convicted of a crime against public planning and receiving an eight year ban on holding public office.
Another mayor in the dock
The Mayor of Tolox, Juan Vera (Convergencia Andaluza), is in court in Málaga this week to face fourteen trials relating to the alleged granting of building permits for housing construction on undeveloped land.
Alfarnate mayor steps down ‘for love’
The mayor of Alfarnate, José María Ruiz Lizana (PSOE), has decided to step down and is heading to Panama to start a family with his 31-year-old Panamanian girlfriend Doris Solis.
Mayor leaves door open to return to office after serving suspension for bribery
The Mayor of Alhaurín el Grande, Juan Martín Serón, has today temporarily handed over his duties to first deputy Mayor Antonia Ledesma as he begins a one year suspension from public office following his conviction for bribery.
Mayor of Alhaurín el Grande to step down after bribery conviction upheld
The Mayor of Alhaurín el Grande, Juan Martín Serón (PP), has announced that he will step down after the Supreme Court upheld his conviction for bribery and banned him from holding public office for a period of one year.
New Mayor in Almargen, Málaga province
Twenty-six year old socialist María del Carmen Salguero has become the new Mayor of Almargen, population 2,100, in Málaga province. She takes over from Vicente Jiménez who, after a decade in power, has decided to step down for ‘personal reasons’.
Mayor of Ourense arrested
The socialist Mayor of Ourense, Francisco Rodríguez, was arrested this morning and taken to Pontevedra to face charges of influence peddling, concealment of assets and money laundering.
Clean sweep in El Borge
The Mayor of El Borge, Salvador Fernández Marín, is the first to arrive at work in the morning and his first task has become dusting, sweeping and mopping his office and adjacent areas, helping to keep the toilets clean and emptying bins where necessary.
Ticketfest in Las Cabezas de San Juan, Sevilla
Local Police officers in Las Cabezas de San Juan, Sevilla, have been busy bees, handing out 2,500 tickets in just four days, and there are only 5,000 cars in the entire municipality.