Tag: mayor
The Olive Press talks to Manilva mayor Mario Jimenez Rodriguez
What is the biggest draw to Manilva?
I’m a big fan of the green spaces and the fantastic expanse of coastline, some 8 kms in...
REVEALED: Estepona spent €100 million on public works in eight years, with cash for new hospital and football ground
Mayor Urbano said under him Estepona has seen the ‘the greatest transformation the city has ever experienced’
Marbella to spend €1.7m building 3,300 parking spaces in HUGE pedestrian-focused new plans
MARBELLA City Council have confirmed they will build 3,300 new parking spaces in a plan that ‘prioritises’ pedestrians.
The €1.7 million deal involves opening up...
Police tracking down van driver in Valencia who had 20 pallets stacked to the roof
The stacks went so high the driver narrowly missed hitting a sign as traffic began to build up near an industrial estate.
Firefighters tackle massive blaze as fire rips through Mallorca endangering residents
Some 60 properties were evacuated as a precaution as the fire spread from the Coll de Siller area having been caused by electrical faults in a nearby substation.
Ex Marbella mayor Julian Munoz sentenced to house arrest for fraud
Former Marbella head Julian Munoz was convicted for fraudulently helping to subvert 6.7m of public funds by a Malaga judge, who believes he is too ill to serve his term in prison
Iznate mayor encourages baby boom with cash gifts
Gregorio Campos is giving out €1,000 to new families
Costa del Sol town mayor sends heart-warming message to expats in Spain following Brexit vote
'You have made our town your home and you are more than welcome to be here sharing the best of what we have'
Mijas Ciudadanos mayor attacked by PP over Rio Ojen
Juan Carlos Maldonado is accused by the local PP party of allowing the illegal construction at Finca El Pantanillo
Multilingual road sweeper looking to sweep up votes to become mayor
The lawyer in the making also works as a chess master and priest
Police in La Linea strike over wages
The Police union SPPL are at loggerheads with mayor Juan Franco for not paying officers what ‘they were promised’
All that glitters is not gold
When a mayor can dip his hand into public coffers and pull out €50,000 for a frivolous purchase then questions need to be asked
Estepona mayor secretly spends €50,000 on lewd gold statue
EXCLUSIVE: €50,000 splashed on lewd ‘gold’ statue while cash-strapped soup kitchen remains in need
Everyone deserves a holiday – give Manuela Carmela a break
Everyone deserves a summer holiday. But not if you're mayor of Madrid, according to some
Iconic Gibraltarian estate agent Solomon Levy talks National Day
“Spain for the Spaniards, Gibraltar for us proud Gibraltarians.”
Nerja’s mayor accused of fast-tracking husband to town hall job
The PP Party has accused new mayor Arrabal of hiring her husband without the proper procedures
Spanish developers create corrupt mayor app
'Corrupt Mayor Clicker' pokes fun at corruption in the Spanish political system
Malaga’s Butterfly Children Charity shop celebrates anniversary with mayor
Other attendees of Thursday’s anniversary party included officials, volunteers and sponsors
‘Call me Pepe’: Exclusive interview with new Marbella mayor Jose Bernal
The Olive Press meets Marbella’s new headbanging mayor Jose Bernal, after sacking his predecessor’s FIVE bodyguards, €20,000 in personal parking spaces and iron-fisted press control
What a Twit Zapata has been…
The Madrid councillor slammed for anti-semitic tweets years ago should know better, writes our man in the capital, Mario Alegria
FINAL ANDALUCIA ELECTIONS ROUND-UP: Back to the day job
After the most hotly contested local elections in recent memory, pact-negotiations have ceased and mayors across the country have been unveiled
Mario Blancke’s reaction on becoming Mayor of Alcaucin
The new Belgian Mayor of Alcaucin, Mario Jean Baptiste Blancke gives the low down on feeling Spanish and his route into local politics
Mayor of Marbella to remove all signs of Franco and corruption
All street names that refer to Spain's past dictator will be removed from the town
Toe-tal nightmare! New mayor of Spanish town Jerez has a footwear disaster as she gives inaugural speech
The PSOE's Sanchez was invested as mayor after agreeing a pact with Ganemos Jerez and Izquierda Unida
Former Granada mayor banned from office for urban abuse
Otura's ex-mayor received a 16 year ban and a €4,000 fine for approving infrastructure works at illegally built properties
Mayor of Benamocarra used public funds for personal lawsuit
A judge ruled that claims brought about against Abdeslam Lucena are ‘justified’