José Luis Navas has the dubious honour of becoming the first socialist mayor in the Axarquia to be sentenced to jail for city planning violations.
Mayor off to jail
A judge at the Court of Instruction in Almería has ordered the Mayor of El Ejido, the Municipal Auditor and a company representative to be detained in prison without possibility of bail.
20 detained in corruption investigation
National Police officers have arrested twenty people following an investigation into, amongst other things, money laundering. Amongst those detained is the Mayor of El Ejido.
Arson attack in Alfarnatejo
The Mayor of Alfarnatejo, Antonio Benítez (PSOE), had a lucky escape on Thursday morning when his house was set on fire in what appears to have been a deliberate attack.
Mayor of Almuñécar in court
The Mayor of Almuñécar, Juan Carlos Benavides, is in court accused of the crime of coercion, the charges relating to an incident in 2004,
Mayor plans to step down in 2011
The Mayor of Nerja, José Alberto Armijo, has declared once again his intention not to stand for Mayor at the next local elections in 2011. He made a similar statement prior to the elections in 2007.
Mayor’s father dies aged 88 years
Antonio Armijo Laín, father of the mayor of Nerja, José Alberto Armijo Navas, has died at the age of 88 years.
Another Mayor in trouble
The Mayor of Colmenar, Pedro Fernández (PSOE), and a former municipal architect are amongst the latest public officials to be charged with corruption relating to city planning violations.
Party political banter
The Partido Popular spokesman, José Miguel García, stated yesterday that the Mayor of Nerja, José Alberto Armijo, continues to work with the same amount of energy as when he was first elected back in 1995.
New Mayor of Alcaucín
The full plenary session of Alcaucín Council was due to confirm María Victoria Luque as the new Mayor following the recent incarceration of former Mayor José Manuel Martin Alba on corruption charges. However, an eleventh-hour turnaround resulted in the appointment of Guillermo Pérez (PA) as the new Mayor.