Criticism of decision to demolish old barracks in Ronda

The opposition parties in Ronda are critical of the Council decision to spend €600,000 on demolishing the old Concepción barracks in the town, a project which has doubled in cost after the discovery that much of the roof was corrugated iron and contained asbestos.

Work starts on new Sports Centre in Ronda

Work has started on the second phase of the construction of the new Sports Centre in Ronda, the €1,120,125 project being financed equally by the City Council and the Department of Tourism, Trade and Sport of the Junta de Andalucia.

Ronda and Plan Zapatero

Ronda is set to receive €3.849,000 under the FEIL (plan Zapatero) and €899,000 from the Junta de Andalucia under the Programa de Transición al Empleo (plan Proteja), one of the main projects being the construction of a new sports complex in La Dehesa.

Workshops in Ronda

The Junta de Andalucía has launched a new initiative in Ronda which will provide employment for one year for 24 people currently registered as unemployed.

Ronda riverbed cleaning

The Junta de Andalucía has started an initiative to clear the riverbeds in Ronda to prevent a repeat of the Christmas Eve floods when the Rio Guadalcobacín overflowed at the confluence with the Rio Guadalevín. The Empresa de Gestión Medioambiental, S. A. (Egmasa) is clearing the riverbed of logs, wood and other debris likely to cause a blockage or build …

Demolition of old barracks in Ronda

The demolition of the old ‘La Concepción’ army barracks in Ronda is going to cost in the region of €300,000, a figure much higher than expected.

Increase drug use in Ronda

The current economic crisis has led to an increase in the consumption of drugs in the town of Ronda according to the head of the ARDE (Asociación de Drogodependencia de Ronda) Beatriz Calderón.

The crime that never was

A woman filed a robbery complaint at a police station in Ronda, claiming to have been the victim of a bag snatching at the train station.

Woman robs her own father

National Police officers in Ronda have arrested a 39 year old woman after she stole €12,300 and a number of items of jewellery from her own father.