ISSUENN . 1555 28 // May 23 - -29 APRIL 2015 2015 ISSUE O.O1560 3 June
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Calls for strays service
Changed face of Almeria politics
‘Red Pawprint’ challenge council over conditions THE Huella Roja (Red Pawprint) animal protection charity is campaigning for improvements at the Zoosanitario centre for abandoned animals. The group says the Almeria City pound is understaffed and under-resourced. See Page 2
Stop the chop! El Ejido locals are fighting for their ficus trees
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HARD bargaining expected after local election results
SINCE trees were cut down to make way for a cycle lane in April, residents in Paseo de las Lomas have been up in arms
over the leafy lovelies that line the street, and point to objections from environmental experts. See Page 3
Lost gem returns Patio de Honor in Velez-Blanco will be restored THE beautiful and architecturally important patio, which was dismantled piece by piece and sold off to interior decorators in the early 20th century, is to be rebuilt as a stunning showcase for local Macael marble. See Page 4
Ssh! It’s noise police Scheme employs young people to monitor complaints about noise pollution
By Linda Hall THERE were election predictions for every taste before Sunday’s ballot. Expected by some but not others, the Partido Popular (PP) took the most votes - 41.34 per cent - in Almeria’s municipal ballots. The PSOE socialists lagged behind on 33.9 per cent but won 440 council seats to the PP’s 432. More votes did not automatically spell
victory, not even for Almeria City Mayor Luis Rogelio Rodriguez-Comendador, one councillor short of an overall majority. “I am ready to talk to anyone,” he said after the votes were counted last Sunday night. New parties like Ciudadanos and Podemos, which ran under the aegis of other groups, will in many cases dictate whether a town council is PP blue or PSOE red.
Between now and the June 13 deadline, local parties in many Almeria municipalities must kiss and make up in order to constitute a council. Exceptions are Mojacar (PP), Vicar (PSOE), El Ejido (PP), Albox (PSOE), Berja (PP) and Huercal-Overa (PP), which lost councillors but retained their majorities. Another mayor not having to make way for a successor is 91-year-old Turn to Page 2
OUT-of-work young people will form a task force for Almeria City tackling noise pollution from bars and clubs.
They’ll be keeping an ear on areas where numerous complaints have been made, to ensure locals get a restful night. See Page 10