Blog #Pablo de Ronda

Local council mayors can earn good money these days. Previously, being mayor was a voluntary role and an honour. Whether they were effective is another matter. Surely, it’s right that the “chief executive” of a council with a budget to manage is regarded as a professional who should be paid.

The Spanish Post Office is quite unlike the UK equivalent. There are no sub-post offices as such. Big cities in Spain have a main Correos and maybe a few others dotted around. Ronda (pop: 34,000) now has two.

I recently hired Oliver, the elder son of friends and neighbours Nick and Julia. Oliver has just turned 19 and has completed his A-Levels. Before he takes up his place at Exeter University, Ollie has opted to take a gap year, and he wants to travel and needs to earn money.