The Mayor of Ronda, Antonio Marín, is apparently contemplating the expropriation of the old, dilapidated Casa de Rey Moro after the owner was arrested for placing two banners on the front of the building protesting at the delay in building a five star hotel. The owner, in turn, has filed complaints against the Local Police and the Mayor for illegal …
Sewage leak in Ronda
A broken pipe is causing raw, untreated residual waters to be discharged into the stream La Toma near the urbanisation La Galia in Ronda, the second such occurrence in the area in recent weeks.
Keepers of the keys
The Local Police in Ronda are to act as ‘custodians of the keys’ in cases of dependency as part of improvements to the telecare system in the town.
Ronda-Algeciras rail link could re-open in April
The rail link between Ronda and Algeciras, which stopped on October 26th 2009 so that major renovations could be carried out, is set to re-open in April.
Ronda police officers go on trial
The trial is scheduled to start today of nine people from Ronda, five of them police officers, on charges of bribery, corruption, failure to prosecute crimes and fraud.
Eroski commercial centre for Ronda
The Basque company Eroski are investing €120 million to build a new commercial centre in Ronda which will create 1,000 direct jobs and 300 construction jobs.
Paraglider makes forced landing on roof
A 20 year old youth was rescued yesterday afternoon after losing control of his paraglider and crash landing on the fourth floor roof of a building in avenida de Málaga in Ronda. The youth suffered a few cuts and bruises but didn’t need hospital treatment.
Denuncia for felling pine trees
The environmental group Ecologists in Action is presenting a denuncia against the City Council of Ronda and the Ministry of Environment for an alleged crime against the ordination of the territory. The denuncia relates to the felling of over 1,000 pine trees during works to improve access to the ring road.
A gift of native plants
Farmers and ranchers in Antequera and Ronda yesterday received a gift from the Junta de Andalucia and the agricultural cooperative Asaja Málaga, 14,500 native plants from the Ministry of Environment nurseries.
Share of jackpot for Ronda resident
One resident of Ronda had a good weekend, sharing the €1,280,673.25 Primitiva jackpot on Saturday by matching all six numbers. The other lucky winner lives in Barcelona.