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The people’s paper Issue No. 1879
8 - 14 July 2021
Dignified burial EIGHTY-FIVE years after their murders during the Spanish Civil War, the remains of five residents of Manacor were buried in Manacor Cemetery in the presence of family members. Thanks to DNA testing those finally buried with dignity were Francesca Llull, Francesca Salas, Miquel Palmer, Pere Llull and Antoni Alomar.
Lack of police THE mayor of Santanyi Maria Pons is worried about the difficulty of recruiting Local Police officers due to the fact that the municipality is some 56 kilometres away from Palma and is a very pretty but rural town and young officers tend to apply for jobs in busier areas.
Asian wasp A CONFIRMED sighting of an example of the dangerous Asian wasp which was believed eradicated on Mallorca in 2020 has been recorded in Marratxi and the Balearic Species Protection Service asks that if anyone sees one to photograph it for identification purposes and send details to es pecies@dgcapea.caib.es.
Multiple Sclerosis IN a collaboration between Soller Council and the Balearic Association of Multiple Sclerosis (ABDEM) there will be a special swimathon at Platja d’en Repic in the port, between 10am and 2pm on Sunday July 11 where you can show your support or purchase a selection of the charity’s products..
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UPDATED RULES THE British Embassy has wel‐ comed Covid security measures i m p l e m e n t e d i n B a l e a r i c I s‐ lands. It has also cautioned travellers to remain abreast of Spain’s new travel require‐ ments for British holidaymak‐ ers. The Balearic Islands were re‐ cently added to the UK’s green travel list, meaning that from June 30 British travellers with a negative test result will not have to quarantine on arrival or when they get back to the UK. B u t o n J u n e 2 9 S p a i n i m‐ posed its own rules on British holidaymakers, from 12am on Friday July 2 all arrivals to Spain from the UK will need to present either a negative Covid‐19 test prior to arrival or proof that they have received both doses of a Covid vaccina‐ tion. The British embassy in Madrid tweeted, “We welcome the security measures that the Balearic Islands have imple‐ mented for the arrival of British tourists.” Thousands of British holiday‐ makers had their Spanish holi‐ day plans dashed by TUI which announced on June 28 it would not be flying to mainland Spain or La Palma until July 21 at the earliest. “We want to offer our cus‐
BRITISH EMBASSY: The UK’s Ambassador Hugh Elliott. tomers flexibility and choice this summer, so where borders are open and FCDO advice al‐ lows travel, we will operate to those destinations as planned,” TUI said in a statement. “We are continually review‐ ing our holiday programme and
cancellations in line with the government updates every three weeks, with the next up‐ date expected on July 15. All customers will be contacted as soon as possible if there is any change to their booking,” it added.
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TREATMENT PLANT FRESH water and sewage are perennial prob‐ lems in Mallorca which is why the Balearic Government allocates €131 million to build a new Palma treatment plant. Of this amount, €104.8 million will come from the European Union Recovery Fund and the balance from the island wide sanitation fee. A collaboration agreement was signed be‐ tween local water company EMAYA and Spanish Government organisation ACUAES on June 30 to allow for the construction and operation of the new treatment plant. Present at the signing ceremony were the mayor of Palma, Jose Hila, the President of the Government, Francina Armengol, and the Government Delegate in the Balearic Is‐ lands, Aina Calvo. “With the signing of this agreement, definitive progress is being made in solving a historic problem in Palma, so that it has the treatment plant that the city needs and the environmental requirements” observed the general director of ACUAES. The current infrastructure dates from the 70s, has become obsolete after more than 40 years of operation and this new plant will greatly increase capacity and ensure that sewage is dealt with quickly and cleanly, with the resulting water being suitable for ir‐ rigation and use by the council in parks and gardens. New technologies will also allow much more efficient operation from an energy point of view. In addition, later there will al‐ so be a self‐consumption photovoltaic solar installation to power the plant and there will be benefits to Esporles, Marratxí and Buny‐ ola. A tender will now be issued with work ex‐ pected to start during 2023 and be complet‐ ed by 2026.