MANILVA MAYOR LEAVES THE UNITED LEFT BUT WILL NOT RESIGN

The Mayor of Manilva, Antonia Munoz, and six of her fellow councillors have resigned from the United Left , leaving the party without any representation on the council.  The resignations follow requests from the party at provincial, regional and federal levels. Antonia Munoz said she has no intention of leaving the council unless a judge orders it. Munoz is facing two sets of proceedings in the courts in Estepona. One involves an alleged planning breach following a complaint by a local resident in 2012. The second involves a denunciation by union official Francisco Roman for the alleged irregular proceedings in the hiring of 108 people.

THE NUMBER OF JOBLESS FALLS FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE MONTH IN CASARES

The number of people out of work in Casares has fallen for the third month in a row. There were 22 less people on the dole in April, with a total of 507, that's 22 less than at the same time last year. In Manilva the number of jobless also fell by 47 last month, with a total of 1,477. The good news continued in Estepona where the figures show that there were 195 less people signing on the dole, with a total of 7,963. The fall in unemployment figures reflects the overall trend in Malaga province where the beginning of the tourist season has seen a rise in employment. Last month there were just over 214,000 people on the dole, a drop of over 2,200.

CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO STOP EVICTION OF DISABLED WOMAN FROM HER HOME IN ESTEPONA

A campaign has been launched to prevent the eviction of a disabled woman and her son from their home in Estepona. The eviction is due to go ahead on April 16th. Leonora Mesa, is a resident of the Calle Granada area, with 82 per cent disability and a pension of lesss than 400 Euro. She was denounced for not paying her rent for several months. Now the Stop Evictions campaign has taken up her case to ensure that she and her son are not thrown out on to the street after April 16th. The group met with Estepona's Mayor on Tuesday and they are now calling for anyone with empty property to help the woman find somewhere to live.