• Issue No. 2003 • 23 - 29 November 2023
Good manners
Credit: Andratx Council
EVEN though there have been numerous cam paigns across Mallorca, some uncaring and self ish dog owners allow their animals to do their business in the streets and don’t bother to clear up after them. It is quite clear that owners should carry with them plastic bags to collect faeces and wa ter bottles to squirt on urine which is corrosive and can over time dis solve metal such as lampposts and street furniture. Rather than becom ing overly tough, the An dratx Council has invest ed in producing a number of bright and quite cheerful signs which make it clear that all owners should clear up their mess and also ensure that their dogs are chipped and kept on a lead. Adhesive signs have been stuck to walls, whilst metal versions have been affixed to lampposts, but there is a ‘sting in the tail’ as the council makes it clear that those caught break ing the rules can be fined up to €1,500.
One of the new signs.
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Credit: National Business Women’s Awards
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Margaret shows off her top award.
IT was in 1969 that Margaret (MilesBramwell) Whittaker OBE founded Slimming World in the UK after struggling with her own weight problems since childhood. Now, more than 50 years later, the Mallorca resident is still very much at the helm of what has become a hugely successful multimillion pound company and contin ues to receive industry and personal accolades. On November 15, she at tended the National Business Women’s 2023 awards where she had a number of nominations and not only was she the winner in the large business category (for companies with a turnover in excess of £25 million) she was also named overall Business Woman of the Year. The awards were created to recognise women who’ve achieved significant accom plishments in their career,
honouring inspiring innova tors and visionaries which cer tainly applies to this successful entrepreneur. On accepting the award, she said: “I’m immensely proud to have been recog nised with this award. I’m ac cepting it not just for myself though, but for the bigheart
ed Consultants who run our groups all over the UK and Ire land, and our wonderful members who transform their lives with our support, too.” In addition to her business interests in the UK, she is the founder of the House of Son Amar situated in Palmañola.
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Greater speed WHILST speed limits of roads around the world are generally getting lower, the decision to increase that on the Via de Cintura has come in for some criticism. What is effectively the Palma bypass covers just 11 kilometres and currently has a speed limit of 80kph, but the Consell de Mallorca has advised the DGT that with effect from December 18, it will rise to 100kph. The reasons given were that primarily this increase was that according to traffic experts, by increasing the limit there would be a reduction in CO2 emissions and that there will also be a reduction in the amount of fuel used which will be to the benefit of the transport industry and taxi drivers. This was part of the election manifesto of the ruling party in the Consell de Mallorca, but local opposition party Més Per Mallorca disagrees completely and argues that the decision is counterproductive and will see an increase in noise pollution and with the planned increase in the number of lanes on the bypass, CO2 pollution will also increase.