Time is nearly up for Mijas town hall in another financial blunder
Back in August the town hall failed to pay social security for its staff and is now facing a fine of €190,000, which ONLY came
Spain to declare pets as ‘beings’ and not ‘objects’ in landmark ruling
THE Partido Popular will submit a change to the country’s civil code today to declare pets as ‘beings’ rather then ‘objects’. The change will protect
Not spending your budget is the worse thing you can do here in Spain
Writes Bill Anderson
Torremolinos Intu shopping centre delayed again after town planners reject proposal
THE Intu shopping centre has been delayed yet again by town planners in Torremolinos. The 600,000 square-metre project is to receive €600 million in investment
Andalucia Junta under Susana Diaz has only recovered 0.5% of almost €1 billion stolen in ERE corruption scandal
SUSANA Diaz’s Junta has only recovered €16.5 million from the ERE and training courses scandals. Money recovered from the ERE scandal totals €4.6 million, just
Marbella’s PP government blasted for seeking additional €36 million in budget ahead of next year’s local elections
MARBELLA’S conservative government has been blasted for seeking an extra €36 million from the Hacienda for next year’s budget. The Partido Popular and OSP (San
Outrage as Malaga town hall has just FOUR employees tackling growing rat problem
LOCALS in Malaga have blasted the city for only having four employees dedicated to tackling the growing rat problem. Former PSOE Mayor Begoña Medina agreed
DO SOMETHING: Catalan leader calls on EU to act against Spain’s ‘violation of basic rights’ in independence referendum row
CATALAN president Carles Puigdemont has called on the EU to act against Spain’s ‘violation’ of the region’s ‘basic rights’. The leader said it was the
PRIORITIES: Returned Marbella mayor Angeles Muñoz raises town hall salaries by 20%
NEW Marbella mayor Angeles Muñoz has increased the salaries of 15 councillors from the Partido Popular-Opcion Sampedreña coalition by 19.23%. Nine of the councillors, including
Outrage as Andalucia Partido Popular branch launches campaign to protect hunting as a ‘cultural practice’
They argue it has 'deep roots' in the province
MARIANO RAJOY: Andalucia needs better leaders
It is not yet known if Diaz will run to be head of the Junta again in 2019
Catholic bus in Spain emblazoned with anti-transgender slogan seized by authorities as investigation into potential hate crime launched
Prosecutors have demanded the bus be immobilised
Rajoy offers to become Trump’s Europe and Latin America middleman in first official call
Mariano Rajoy made the commitment in an official telephone conversation last night, the first between the two parties since Trump came to power
Ex-PSOE leader Pedro Sanchez announces fresh leadership bid at Sevilla rally
THE ex-leader of the Socialists has launched a fresh leadership bid. Pedro Sanchez announced his candidacy to a huge 3,000 strong rally in Sevilla, the
Race to head PSOE begins as Patxi Lopez announces leadership bid
Paxti Lopez is the first to announce his intention to stand in the contest for the secretary general post
High ranking Andalucia politican finally locked up for fraud after four years on the run
Manuel RodrÃguez de Castro, a high ranking ex Partido Popular official in José MarÃa Aznar’s government, has been incarcerated in a Madrid prison
Palma drops the ‘de Mallorca’ in third name change in eight years
Dropping the ‘de Mallorca’ the Balearic island’s capital is now to be known as Palma
Valencia politician Rita Barbera subject of alleged death threats hours before she died
According to El Mundo newspaper, it prompted the 68-year-old to alert a friend in the office of the interior ministry in what would be her
Right wing politicians try to point finger at media over death of Rita Barbera
Some former Partido Popular co-workers of the Valencia mayor claimed that media pressure mounted on Barbera over her involvement in a corruption scandal led to
Spain’s new government could make sharing memes a crime
The new proposal has been blasted as another threat to freedom of expression
Spain’s leaders react to shock Donald Trump victory in US presidential election
For many it feels like Brexit all over again
Mariano Rajoy sworn in as prime minister of Spain after thousands protest outside congress
He will have an uphill battle on his hands
Spanish politicians given PowerPoint presentation on how to break campaign spending rules
Created in the height of the Gurtel scandal - for which dozens of former officials are currently on trial - it explained how to divert
Spain to finally have new government as Mariano Rajoy expected to win confidence vote tomorrow
The embattled PSOE have said they will abstain from tomorrow's vote
The day Spain’s foreign minister Jose Margallo staked his claim for Gibraltar on trip to the Campo
Gibraltarian politicians were conspicuous by their absence as their public enemy number one travelled to Algeciras to outline his joint sovereignty plans for the Rock.
Mariano Rajoy to maintain power in Spain as ten-month stalemate comes to an end
A vote will be held this month