Tag: mayor
Mayors celebrate 10th birthday of Gaucin family hotel
Hotel Hacienda La Herriza hosted an Andalucian garden party
‘Kill Jews’ village to change 500-year-old name
The tiny village has hit global headlines in recent weeks
Mayor of Madrid demands protest ban in city centres
The ban would include all areas of historical, cultural or artistic importance in Spanish city centres
Marbella mayor again accused of tax evasion
In bitter war of words lawyer holds press conference to defend himself after being reported to the Law Society
Mayor of Marbella sues top lawyer over alleged undeclared assets
Maria Angeles has accused Antonio Flores of 'professional misconduct' following recent media reports
EXCLUSIVE: Marbella mayor could face resignation call over €3.1million Luxembourg investment
Opposition PSOE party demand explanation on why the investment has apparently not been declared. By Imogen Calderwood
‘Robin Hood’ mayor acquitted of supermarket raids
Communist Juan Manuel Sanchez Gordillo was accused of orchestrating raids on supermarkets last summer
Manilva mayor back in court
Antonia Munoz has been ordered back to court by judge Mariana Peregrina
‘Flamenco mayor’ could face life in prison
Ex-mayor of Alcaucin could face life sentence if found guilty of fraud charges
Ex-mayor arrested for drink driving and crashing into police officer
The police officer was unharmed, but the politician's reputation wasn't
Gordillo prepares for a summer of protests
The controversial radical mayor launches a new summer campaign of direct action around Andalucia
Mayor goes on a hunger strike after town’s water supply dries up
Victor Castillo, mayor of Valle de Abdalajis, is furious that damage to the town's aquifers by train company Adif has still not been overcome
Manilva mayor refuses to step down
Antonia Muñoz cuts ties with the IU but resists pressure from the coalition to leave office
Corrupt ex-mayor avoids four-year jail sentence for granting an illegal licence
Jose Manuel Aranda fined €3,600 and banned from office for ten years
Fuengirola town hall named as one of Spain’s most transparent
Anti-corruption group Transparency International find Fuengirola town hall to be one of the most open in the country.
Cadiz girl set for top job in Paris
Andalucian-born granddaughter of persecuted peasant pitted for French mayoral role
Meeting the Spanish ‘Robin Hood’
With unemployment at 33% in Andalucia, and 5.7 million without work in Spain, the Olive Press meets the radical mayor who has become a cult figure by leading the mass food raids to feed the poor
‘Hang the bankers’ as Gordillo leaves Cordoba
'Spain's Robin Hood', along with nearly 500 followers, will now continue their march across Andalucia
‘Robin Hood’ of Spain refuses to testify
Supermarket raid leader, Juan Manuel Sanchez Gordillo, accuses government minister of 'not knowing the law'
Driving a train through the truth in Ronda’s tourist valley
Ronda town hall does U-turn on freight line through tourist valley
Cash reward for accused ex-mayor
Former Velez boss awarded damages after waiting eight years to clear his name
Jackpot crackpot
Mayor faces ban after borrowing 1.5m euros from a lottery winner to pay workers
Nijar town hall joins with owners of Cortijo del Fraile to save farmhouse which inspired Lorca’s Blood Wedding
Mayor accuses Junta of 'showing no interest' and playing 'tricks' when it comes to saving the building
Corrupt mayor
Alhaurin's mayor Juan Martin Seron has been fined 200,000 euros and banned from public office for a year for granting building licences in exchange...
Don’t ruin Ronda’s valley, says former mayor
New mayoress insists that new freight line will not carve its way through Llano de la Cruz valley but stay on existing line