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Issue 954
2nd - 8th February
COSTA BLANCA SOUTH
Residents protest against ‘no morals’ government Photo by: RTN
by Glenn Scott AROUND 200 locals from Urbanisation L a Marina
i s a n s w e ra b l e t o n o o n e and continues in office. He
Fulgencio Town Hall last
office.”
Monday morning to show
The situation was exacer-
their growing frustrations
b a t e d re c e n t l y w h e n t h e
with the municipality.
council took the decision to 22- year per iod for a r ubbish collection ser vice; an
ing been found guilty back
DEMANDS: Locals gather in front of the San Fulgencio town hall.
in November 2017 of ‘ad-
as mayor. The PP then gave
they took the latter option
position parties and MUNA
ministrative prevarication’
his fellow six councillors,
and thus the government
say cannot be justified in a
a n d b a r re d f ro m h o l d i n g
who continued to support
of the municipality is now
municipality the size of
p u b l i c o f f i c e fo r e i g h t
him, an ultimatum.
in the hands of six indi-
San Fulgencio (7,646 regis-
viduals with no party loy-
tered on the padrón).
position.
Resign their official positions on the council and go
alties.
NEW ARRIVALS ALMOST UNCHANGED
Those unable to make
to the opposition to allow
George Scammell, secre-
their own way down to the
t e n c e , R a m i re z re s i g n e d
the forming of an alterna-
t a r y o f t h e M U N A re s i -
village from the urbanisa-
from the governing Partido
tive administration, or be
dents association, said:
tion five kilometres away
Popular (PP) to appeal the
expelled from the PP.
“The current council under
were transported in coach-
C a r l o s R a m i re z h a s n o
es laid on by MUNA.
With one exception,
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amount of money the op-
At the time of his sen-
case but decided to stay on
FARE DEALS GO ON FOR TAXI PASSENGERS
commit €16 million over a
the resignation of Mayor
years, still continues in his
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has no morals or scruples, but arrogantly continues in
Carlos R amirez who, hav-
BRITISH CONSUL VISITS ALICANTE TOWNS
mandate or manifesto and
made their way to the San
T h e y w e re d e m a n d i n g
INSIDE THIS WEEK ...
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