Mayor’s salary criticised

The main opposition party in Alhaurín de la Torre, the PSOE, has denounced the salary of the Mayor, Joaquín Villanova, as ‘outrageous’ for a municipality of 30,000 inhabitants.

Ronda austerity package

Ronda Council has approved austerity measures designed to save around €500,000 per year for the municipal coffers.

PSOE denounce Mayor of Torrox

The PSOE in Torrox has written to the Department of Urban Discipline requesting a report on compliance with a building permit issued for work being carried out on the home of the Mayor, Toñi Claros (IU).

A win is a win

Carl Geary has emerged as the winner of mayoral elections held in Tracy City, Tennessee. Just one slight problem, though. He died a month ago. Despite his untimely demise at the age off 55 years, he still polled three times as many votes as his rival, current Mayor Barbara Brock. Barbara Brock took over as Mayor after the previous mayor …

Mayor of Alfarnatejo denounced

The Partido Popular has made a denuncia to the Magistrate’s Court in Mâlaga alleging corruption and city planning violations on the part of the Mayor of Alfarnatejo, Antonio Benítez Barroso (PSOE).

Former Mayor arrested

The former Mayor of Montroy (Valencia), Javier Carrión (PP), and six other people have been arrested on suspicion of city planning violations, trespass and other crimes.

Mayor of Estepona facing court case

Charges of urban planning violations, corruption, failure to prosecute a crime, sound like another Mayor could be in trouble and he is, this time in Estepona.

A change of mind

The Mayor of Nerja, José Alberto Armijo (PP), has officially confirmed that he will be seeking re-election in 2011, thus backtracking on his public statement in 2006 that the elections in 2007 would be his last.