GUARDIA CIVIL DETAIN TWO PEOPLE SUSPECTED OF BREAK INS IN THE CASARES AREA

Two people suspected of involvement in recent robberies of  six luxury homes in the Casares area have been detained by the Guardia Civil. The police intervention came about following a complaint  from one of the victims of the robberies. Guardia Civil officers intercepted a vehicle with the two suspects who are both from Ronda and in the vehicle they found appliances, faucets and various tools.

NEW TOURIST GUIDE IN ENGLISH FOR CASARES IS LAUNCHED

Ten thousand copies of a new tourist guide in English for the Casares region are being distributed this summer. Discover Casares has been put together by Heather Burrell a British resident of Casares. The thirty page booklet will be distributed by the local tourism centres from Gibraltar to Malaga. It contains information on events, facilities and holidays in the Casares area.

NEW POLICIES ARE PUT IN PLACE TO PREVENT FOREST FIRES THIS SUMMER

Casares is putting in place its policies to prevent forest fires this summer. As it does every year the ayuntamiento is issuing advice on the necessary measures to keep the risk of fires to a minimum. Given the wide areas of forest and scrubland in the ayuntamiento’s control and the proximity to the Straits of Gibraltar and its levante winds, there is a need for extra vigilance during the summer months. All isolated houses, estates and businesses must have their own self protection plan in place in the event of fire. So far only 260 of the estimated 840 are in place. Free advice is available from all municipal offices.

CASARES HOSTS A CONFERENCE ON ENTERPRISE THIS EVENING

A conference on entrepreneurship is being held this evening at the Casa de la Cultura. The conference includes a presentation by professors from Malaga University and  there will also be a panel of local entrepreneurs from the Casares area. These include representatives of various enterprises, including Sierra Crestellina cheese, Ecotourcasares, Bookealo and Espileta Bum. They will give advice on creating business plans, developing the social economy and what areas are best for new jobs. The conference is open to all members of the public and is being organised by the ayuntamiento and the Workers Commissions.

VOTERS HAVE CHOSEN PROJECTS FOR THE PARTICIPATION PLAN

Over 600 residents of Casares, Casares Costa and Secadero took part in last week’s voting on projects for this year’s Citizen Participation Plan. 14 per cent of those eligible went to the polls. In Casares there was a 62 per cent turn out, in Secadero 27 per cent and 11 per cent of voters in Casares Costa took part. Projects which got the go ahead include improving the Espileta which has a budget of 65,000 Euro. Secadero residents chose to improve the pedestrian walkway El Papudo which has a budget of 45,000 Euro. The projects chosen for Casares Costa are spread between Marina de Casares and Bahia de Casares and have a total budget of 90,000 Euro.

BEACHES ARE PREPARED FOR BUSY SUMMER SEASON AHEAD

The beaches of Casares Costa have been prepared for what is expected to be a busy summer season. The most recent work was the movement of new sand to Playa Ancha and Piedra Paloma to make them more amenable for bathers. In addition new beach equipment has been installed including 300 metres of wooden walkways, and new showers and toilets. This will allow easy access to the beaches from the paseo. The lifeguard service will come on stream from June 28th until August 31st and the ayuntamiento has awarded the contract to the local company SOS Mediterranea.

CASARES JOINS FORCES WITH OTHER TOWNS TO OPPOSE NEW LAW

Casares Town Hall has joined forces with Istan and Ojen to oppose the proposed changes in the commonwealth laws of the Costa del Sol. The governing teams of the three towns met this week along with United Left provincial leaders to work out a campaign against the proposed changes which will allow bigger population centres to have more powers and decision making. The United Left is against the Partido Popular proposal to increase the number of representatives from the current 22 to 39. Casares Mayor Antonia Morera said that issues other than population should be taken into account in the commonwealth laws and this is also the views of the mayors of Istan and Ojen.