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As many of you saw yesterday, comments were made on Facebook suggesting that I wish to have all the bars closed down and implying that I would take “back handers”. None of the comments made were true.

I do accept the apology of the person who initiated these comments. However, if an apology is not given to me directly from the other person concerned, it is my intention to seek legal advice on this matter.

My team and I, in the Offices for the Urbanisations, work so hard to try to make things better and easier for people of all nationalities. We have attended to more than 2000 people in the last ten months, resolved problems, brought services closer to the residents, organised activities and fiestas, worked against violence towards women, supported the collection of food for the needy etc etc etc.

We are trying to deal with a huge debt, left behind by the outgoing group, trying to negotiate a settlement to the Oasis problem, trying to improve the general area, dealing with a large degree of unemployment. (The unemployment office has received more than 200 requests for work since we entered the Town Hall) trying to bring business and tourism to the area, supporting the various Charities and causes, trying to persuade Central and Regional Governments to give us grants to supply a Library, Internet facilities for all, as well as improvement grants for our own roads, lighting and water supply, education, social welfare, the list goes on and on and on.

We work very closely with the Local Police in trying to provide a safe environment for every resident and are in the process of organising a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme. To say that any member of this office would try to close down bars is pure fantasy. When we brought the fiesta to the Consum square last year, we were supporting the bars, not hindering them.

We are fully aware of the difficulties that bar owners have and so, in order to spread the business, we are organising for bar owners a Diamond Jubilee Street Party in Plaza Sierra Castilla on the 3^rd of June and are organising for bar owners near the Police Station a 2 day Medieval-style market in the summer in order to bring people and hence extra business to bars in all areas.

We work on a daily basis with the Local Police and the residents to resolve the issues at the Consum square. We work WITHIN the Spanish law and are very much welcomed by the Spanish residents.

As I have stated previously, as long as bars adhere to the SPANISH licensing laws then they won’t have any problems and as long as the residents are sober and legal when they drive their cars then they won’t have any problems either.

We try very hard to share information on all activities within the Urbanisation and apart from a few people, we have received very positive feedback.

If you have any queries whatsoever, then either message me or preferably come into the office on Calle Madrid and we can discuss these issues face to face.