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Marina Crisis
The ‘crisis’ is adversely affecting the pleasure craft industry, and the results of this problem are evident in Marina del Este, where there are more boats for sale than ever before. »
Two underground car parks
And now we move onto the two underground car parks under construction – or better said, not under construction. Undeniably, the new building company that had taken on the task to finish the San Cristóbal and Velilla car parks had been working away at a fair rate of knots (speed), but they too have... »
New houses unsafe
A group of house owners received the keys for their new homes only to find that they are literally homeless because large cracks have appeared and the buildings are unsafe – a ‘first,’ here in Andalucía, of course. It was a joyous day, a little over a year ago, when they moved in, and now,... »
Costa Granadina
Businessmen from the main towns on the Costa Granadina are sick to death of politicians putting into danger the chance of the coast receiving literally millions of euros. They claim that our politicians’ inability to agree on even one ‘tourism initiative’ will let 40 million euros slip by. The businessmen are outraged by this... »
“Outrageous expense”
The PP (conservatives) are decrying the Mayor for the ‘exaggerated’ expense of the Peña Escrita mountain park. The PP was particularly incensed by the outlay in these last few months, which amounts to 480,000 euros and is part of a grant received from the Central Government to foster employment. »
Almuñécar Bankrupt?
The Mayor, Juan Carlos Benavides, declared a ‘suspension of payments,’ which is more often than not, a prelude to insolvency. This is a highly controversial announcement for the Town Hall to make. Many in the opposition feel, (as well as quite a few Almuñequeros in general), that coming after the huge financial outlay on... »
Almuñécar Bankrupt? (II)
After all the politicians had postured and proclaimed, the Town Hall staff finally made a public comment. A Workers’ committee for the Town Hall personnel gave a warning to the Mayor’s cabinet on the 24th and complained that there was a dearth of information from the cabinet. The committee qualified what had happened as... »
Cajasol protest
Employees from a building company, who haven’t received any salaries since November, protested outside the Almuñécar branch of the Cajasol. The company owner claims that the savings bank is subjecting him to a financial blockade, which has caused this shortfall. »
