Firework display burns through Benalmadena
A town hall firework display on the Costa del Sol started a huge fire in a residential area
Battle against domestic violence in the Axarquia
Committee meets to tackle the issue following a spike in reported incidents
Saudi prince given go ahead for housing project in Estepona
The projects entails the construction of almost 1,500 homes and a luxury hotel
Expat forced to stump up €1,000 in fines for sold car in Spain
Expats are forced to shell out in car tax and speeding fines over an unregistered vehicle
Man slits wrists in Marbella Town Hall building
The man cut himself in the office of tax and personnel coodinator Carlos Rubio (above) in protest about non-payment of bills
Ronda man steals from his own mother
The son took advantage of his mum's absence to steal from her home
Environmentalists fight plans to build hotel complex on virgin beach in Tarifa
Town hall has backed scheme to build 1,423 hotel places and 350 homes on unspoilt coastline
Comares residents – pay those water bills!
The town hall says it will remove water meters if three invoices go ignored
Protesters clash with police over unpaid wages at Gibraltar border
Over 200 municipal workers are on strike in an ongoing dispute over pay
Planning probe halted in Estepona
Town hall has a backlog of more than 3,200 planning investigations which have not been processed
Mijas town hall ‘picking on’ foreigners to raise funds
New scheme aimed at errant taxpayers, most of whom are expats
Town Halls in Spain destroy plant used in killer homemade drug
Two people have died and another two have been hospitalized after eating the Stramonium plant
New pact sees corrupt former mayor banished
The PP, PA and Green Party in Alcaucin have come together to block the PSOE party and cut any ties to former mayor Jose Manuel Martin Alba
Ronda mayor ousted from Spanish politics
Controversial Ronda mayor to be kicked out after tactical union, while pacts and deals are being struck to take control of town halls around Andalucia
Coin expat launches town hall legal battle
Authorities withheld 12,000 euros from the sale of his house over a license he insists he had already paid in full
Spanish fire fighters pay ITV bill for fire engines
Firemen in Estepona forced to dip into their own pockets to keep their fire engines on the road
Pensioner leaves fortune to town hall in Andalucia
The only condition: The town hall must use the money ‘for the good of others’
Bribes inspector faces jail
He was meant to stop illegal construction, but took thousands to allow it
Era of austerity hits Andalucia’s town halls
Zapetero’s cuts rebuked by Jaen town hall