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HÉCTOR BARBOTTA
Marbella town hall is set to ask the central government for urgent action to solve the serious traffic problems on the A-7 motorway between Puerto Banús and San Pedro Alcántara. The area experiences traffic jams on a daily basis throughout the
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alberto gómez
Benalmádena town hall organised a special celebration last week in order to mark the 106th birthday of Isabel Pastor, the town's oldest resident. The milestone birthday party, which was attended by Isabel's family and friends, along with the ... town's mayor, Víctor Navas, and several members of his council, was held in the senior citizens' centre in Arroyo de la Miel. Born in Cordoba on 24 February 1914, the joyful pensioner revealed that the key to her healthy longevity was a strict
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eugenio cabezas
...maximum dimensions for a building of its nature. Torrox town hall has said the building has been authorised by the Junta and is being supervised.
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E. CABEZAS
...known as ‘operation Vastum’. Former mayor Rosa Arrabal will also have to give evidence at a later date. In 2017, environmental group Ecologistas en Acción denounced Nerja town hall, along with Coín and Alhaurín el Grande town halls to the Junta ... de Andalucía for not complying with EU rules which state that towns with populations over 15,000 should treat their own water. They also accuse Nerja town hall of fraud for charging residents for water treatment in their bills, despite that fact that none of
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ANDREA JIMÉNEZ
“If you live in the municipality and you are not registered at the town hall, the council isn’t receiving money which is due to it so it can provide more services. We always encourage British residents to register”. That was the message from ... There was a sharp increase in the town’s registered population last year, to 22,147, the third-highest ever. However, the town hall says the real figure is much higher. “It is not an official statistic, but we estimate that Coín actually has around ... has greatly reassured us.” He also explained that staff at the town hall speak English, to make things easier for the British community there. Arbouin praised this initiative and urged British residents to go to the town hall with any questions or
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Eugenio Cabezas
Torrox town hall announced last week that owners who do not clean up after their dogs could be subject to a fine of between 120 and 700 euros. Mayor of Torrox Óscar Medina said that the law is already in place but that there will be a "few weeks' ... grace" during which fines will not be issued. Local Police have been charged with informing pet owners of the changes and issuing warnings. Bottles, which should be filled with water and vinegar, are freely available from tourist information and town ... hall offices in Torrox town and costa and El Morche.
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Ivan Gelibter
Residential developments in Mijas will now benefit from council-funded cleaning services, it has been announced. Though the majority of these developments have not yet been adopted by the town hall, mayor Josele González is keen to speed up the
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Eugenio Cabezas
Rincón de la Victoria town hall, along with the town's water supplier, Hidralia, has launched a new information campaign aimed at informing citizens of the importance of saving water. Through a series of videos and demonstrations, they aim to
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ALBERTO GÓMEZ
...well as loss of phone and internet connection. The power cuts have disrupted classes since 11 February, with one mother complaining "our children have now missed 10 days of class because the Town Hall is not paying the bills to keep the lights on, ... them altogether, to the dissatisfaction of students. Town hall sources have told SUR that the delays in payments from the council to suppliers have caused these blackouts and other similar situations, such as the lack of toner in the photocopiers of ... public buildings, including the town hall itself, where for days it has not been possible to print documents. Torremolinos currently has a debt of over 140 million euros. The latest report from the Finance ministry reveals that the average payment time
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Ivan Gelibter
The mayor of Fuengirola, Ana Mula, has announced a cycling plan that will make bikes a priority on the town’s roads. The plan will establish a network of bicycle-friendly streets, known as 'ciclocalles'. While these will still be open to motorised ... vehicles, bikes and personal vehicles such as electric scooters will be given priority and the speed limit will be 30 km/h. The cycle streets will extend from the town centre and Paseo Marítimo into outlying districts, creating a 25-kilometre network.