Guardia Civil arrests man in Spain’s Andalucia for creating fake identity in order to threaten Mayor THE Guardia Civil has been investigating a man in Andalucia for creating a fake identity in order to threaten the Mayor of his town. 26 Jun, 2020 @ 16:20 Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead
Mayor in Spain forced to apologise after celebrating during COVID-19 street party THE Deputy Mayor of Alcorisa in Aragon has been forced to apologise after a video emerged of him partying with residents in an unauthorised street 7 May, 2020 @ 15:36 Lead
Mayor of Barcelona calls for end to the strict lockdown rules and urges Spanish Government to allow children to go out THE Mayor of Barcelona has called for an end to the strict lockdown rules, urging the Government to allow children to be able to go 16 Apr, 2020 @ 13:43 Barcelona·Lead
A mayor in Spain’s Andalucia works at a nursing home, as most of its staff contracted coronavirus A MAYOR in the province of Cadiz has had to work at a nursing home because they don’t have enough staff. 23 Mar, 2020 @ 18:27 Cadiz·Health·Lead
DISGRACED mayor in Spain’s Catalunya resigns after sexually abusing two women THE mayor of a town in Catalunya has resigned after admitting he has committed sexual abuse. 4 Mar, 2020 @ 16:21 Crime & Law·Lead·Politics
Estepona Mayor visits Manchester United during their warm weather camp on Spain’s Costa del Sol ESTEPONA Mayor, Jose Maria Garcia Urbano, has paid a visit to Manchester United at the Kempinski hotel. 13 Feb, 2020 @ 10:13 Lead·Sport
Mayor of Madrid announces pedestrianisation in bid to smash car congestion According to municipal data, there are currently 6,800 cars that use the area, including 4,000 taxis, 70% of which circulate around the square. 20 Sep, 2019 @ 16:36 Lead·Politics
Bin men strike TO END in Spain’s Mijas and Alhaurin as deal struck between mayors and workers It comes after strikes by Urbaser workers entered a fifth day yesterday, while 270 tonnes of rubbish has built up on the streets of Mijas 1 Jul, 2019 @ 15:07 Lead·Malaga
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 5 Mar, 2019 @ 14:56 Lead·Malaga
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’ 5 Mar, 2019 @ 13:25 Lead·Malaga
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 15 Jan, 2019 @ 12:49 Lead·Malaga·Travel News
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. 1 Feb, 2018 @ 16:33 Crime & Law·Lead·Travel News
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 28 Dec, 2017 @ 11:12 Environment·Lead·Mallorca
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 7 Feb, 2017 @ 17:11 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Iznate mayor encourages baby boom with cash gifts Gregorio Campos is giving out €1,000 to new families 22 Dec, 2016 @ 15:21 Malaga
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' 26 Jun, 2016 @ 08:15 Lead·Malaga·Politics
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 3 Jun, 2016 @ 08:34 Malaga·Property
Multilingual road sweeper looking to sweep up votes to become mayor The lawyer in the making also works as a chess master and priest 13 Apr, 2016 @ 11:29 Cadiz·Lead·Politics
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’ 12 Feb, 2016 @ 13:37 Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead
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 14 Jan, 2016 @ 10:01 Opinion
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 5 Jan, 2016 @ 13:10 Lead·Malaga·Politics
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 10 Sep, 2015 @ 11:42 Opinion
Iconic Gibraltarian estate agent Solomon Levy talks National Day “Spain for the Spaniards, Gibraltar for us proud Gibraltarians.” 6 Sep, 2015 @ 11:59 Gibraltar
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 22 Aug, 2015 @ 14:00 Lead·Malaga·Politics
Spanish developers create corrupt mayor app 'Corrupt Mayor Clicker' pokes fun at corruption in the Spanish political system 21 Aug, 2015 @ 15:31 Entertainment·Lead·Politics
Malaga’s Butterfly Children Charity shop celebrates anniversary with mayor Other attendees of Thursday’s anniversary party included officials, volunteers and sponsors 13 Jul, 2015 @ 14:12 Health·Malaga·Other News