Mobile phone antennas in Vélez-Málaga

Vélez-Málaga Council is hoping to bring some sort of order into the chaos relating to mobile phone antennas, with only 5 of the 72 towers on the municipal inventory actually being licenced installations.

PA urges stream cleaning to prevent flooding

The PA in Vélez-Málaga has submitted a written request to the ruling PP Council to urgently clean up the various streams and channels in the municipality to prevent possible overflows and flooding.

White elephant comes home to roost

After an investment of €33 million, the The Axarquia Park for Agricultural Technology in Vélez.Málaga, looks like being another addition to the list of ‘white elephant’ projects dreamt up during the economic boom years, the projects having no clear purpose other than seemingly to squander public funds.

And we pay them to do this

Fun and games and playthings being ejected from the perambulator with venom in Vélez-Málaga during the Council meeting on Friday.

Removal of fins

Vélez-Málaga Council has started removing the ‘shark fin’ barriers running along the tram route. The tram stopped operating on June 4th and the fins are now considered a potential additional hazard to motorcycle riders.

Council rescinds Parks and Gardens contract

Vélez-Málaga Council has approved a dossier relating to the termination of the contract granted to Floresur for the conservation, maintenance and improvement of green areas within the municipality due to a number of breaches.

Public transport usage continues to decline

The suspension of the tram service and the re-introduction of a bus service with new routes and timetables has done little to stem the decline in passenger numbers using the public transport system in Vélez-Málaga.

Council restricting internet access for municipal employees

Vélez-Málaga Council is taking further steps to restrict unauthorised internet access and usage during working hours and, in a few cases, completely restrict access to individuals found to be spending five hours a day on social networks, looking up travel offers or other non work-related matters.

Cuts in water supply on Wednesday

The water supply in large parts of Vélez-Málaga will be affected tomorrow, Wednesday July 4th, as engineers make an ispection, using a video camera, of the fault detected in the water supply pipes near the roundabout at the Fernando Ruiz Hierro Sports Centre.