Málaga embarks on clean-up campaign

The authorities in Málaga want a cleaner and less noisy city and have just approved new municipal ordinances which increase the penalties for ‘polluters’. The new ordinances still have to be publicly exhibited to allow for comments and observations, but it is hoped that the new measures will come into effect in February 2009. Social changes and the need to …

Noise crackdown in Benalmádena

The mayor of Benalmádena, Javier Carnero, is keen to avoid the fate which befell the municipality of Vélez-Málaga as regards noise made by bars in the area. Vélez-Málaga Council was ordered to compensate 18 local residents in Torre del Mar the sum of €156,260 each relating to excessive ‘acoustic pollution’ generated by bars in the area. The mayor has warned the …