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I am watching the local TV channel IB and it's a scene of devastation, 5 confirmed dead but this might rise, terrible news .
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Some photos here :- https://www.diariodemallorca.es/mult...nt-lloren.html.

And here :- https://www.diariodemallorca.es/mult...nt-lloren.html
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Very sad news. We landed at 6pm last night in constant thunder & lightning. The traffic in Palma was gridlocked, we had never seen anything like that in nearly 30 years. Our thoughts are with the families who have lost loved ones.
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Yes - it is just a frightening situation and just so tragic for the people who have lost their lives. I do hope you both manage to have a relaxing break despite all the terrible happenings.xx
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Terrible terrible news. Just hope that they find the missing soon.
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Pollensa Council has announced that there will be a minute's silence held in the Plaza Major in Pollensa tomorrow (11th Oct 2018) at 7pm in honour of the poor people who died in the recent devastating floods in the San Llorenc area.
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Pollensa Council has announced that there will be a minute's silence held in the Plaza Major in Pollensa tomorrow (11th Oct 2018) at 7pm in honour of the poor people who died in the recent devastating floods in the San Llorenc area.
Communities always come together in times of need. Rafa Nadal has been helping with the clean up and also opened his sport center to those affected
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https://www.majorcadailybulletin.com...t-majorca.html

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A study of housing in Pollensa by Ivan Murray and Margalida Mestre at the University of the Balearic Islands geography department suggests that Pollensa has one of the highest numbers of tourists per inhabitant on the planet.

The ratio is put at 24.76 tourists per municipal resident. Only Ibiza Town in the Balearics exceeds this - 25.56. The average in the Balearics is 10.25. The Pollensa ratio is more than four times that of Barcelona, which is 5.48. As the number of holiday rentals places (legal ones alone) is above the number of hotel places, the data, suggests the study, explain why there is a housing crisis in Pollensa.

The town hall, which was given the results of the study on Wednesday, points to the need to guarantee access to housing and is examining ways of doing this, such as through the building of social housing. There hasn't been any of this for some twenty years. ...

A comparison has been made between incomes from holiday and residential letting, and the study concludes that higher average annual income can be obtained from the latter. ...

The social impact of housing problems has been the loss of 1,103 residents since 2009....
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There is a new development in the seemingly endless and complicated saga of access to the Ternelles finca in Pollensa.

The biodiversity department at the regional environment ministry is giving its support to Pollensa town hall's argument that it should maintain the right of access to the sea (Cala Castell). This would be in accordance with what was approved by the Council of Majorca in 2006.

The town hall had been giving authorisation to hikers, but the owners (the March family) organised guided visits - the town hall's were not guided - operated by the Mediterranean Wildlife Foundation. The town hall disagreed but since July has not been processing any requests for authorisation.

The environment ministry's support would essentially mean that the situation which existed from 2006 would be revived. There would be a limit on the number of hikers (twenty a day), and the town hall would only place restrictions on access to the Castell del Rei, which overlooks Cala Castell, if this puts the breeding of black vultures at risk. There would also be restrictions if the town hall is advised to introduce these temporarily on conservation grounds.

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Britons will have to pay €7 (£6.30) every three years to travel to EU countries, as a consequence of Brexit.

The European Commission has confirmed that while UK travellers will not need a visa, they will need to apply for and buy another document from 2021.

It is called an ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorization System) and although not launched yet, is expected to come into force in 2021.

The travel requirement is not just for the UK but for many non-EU countries.


What is the ETIAS?

Citizens of EU countries - which currently includes British people - are able to travel anywhere in the EU.

But anyone from a non-EU country has to apply for a visa - unless they are from a special list of 61 countries, which also includes the US, Japan and Australia.

Nationals from these 61 countries can travel within the EU's Schengen zone - the area where people can travel without border checks - for up to 90 days without a visa.
However, because of the migrant crisis and security concerns over terrorism, the EU has decided to bring in more controls over the countries on this special list.

So it is introducing the ETIAS - an electronic application form - which is Europe's version of the United States' $14 ESTA, although as the EU Commission points out, it is "way cheaper".


It is not a visa but a travel requirement for anyone on that list of 61 non-EU countries who are coming to the EU for business, tourism, medical or transit-related reasons for up to 90 days.

The EU says the ETIAS system will "undergo a detailed security check of each applicant".


What will UK travellers to the EU have to do?

Under the Brexit deal, EU citizens and UK nationals will continue to be able to travel freely with a passport or identity card until the end of the transition period in 2020.

After this period ends, the European Commission has offered visa-free travel for UK nationals coming to the EU for a short stay, as long as the UK offers the same in return.

But although they do not need a visa, UK nationals will need an ETIAS - deal or no deal.

The form will take no more than 10 minutes to fill out, the EU says, and anyone between the ages of 18 and 70 must pay the fee.

The details needed for the application form will include passport information, education and work experience, as well as background questions about criminal records or medical conditions.

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The Palma federation of residents associations is claiming that the tourism ministry is not doing enough in processing holiday rentals infringements.

The president, Joan Forteza, says that the ministry is not using all the resources at its disposal in handling official complaints about rentals that have been registered with it.
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Forteza blames the tourism minister, Bel Busquets, for not dealing with an issue that affects many people who are unable to pay rents. The high prices for renting are for the most part due to holiday rentals, he maintains. Despite the ban on rentals in apartment blocks, which came into effect in July, this still happens, ...

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Many residents do not denounce for fear of making enemies, and this is creating problems with coexistence in residents' communities.
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The Spanish government yesterday approved a decree for urgent measures in respect of housing and rental. This specifically has to do with holiday rental activity and involves amendments to two key national laws - Arrendamientos Urbanos (the tenancy act) and Propiedad Horizontal, which governs the regulation of apartment blocks.

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The national tourism minister, Reyes Maroto, said that measures contained in the decree will provide a further step in regulating holiday rentals and in helping regional administrations to "mitigate the difficulties of control" and give "more capacity" to residents' communities to limit holiday rentals and apply conditions to them.

An amendment to the 1994 tenancy act refers to the exclusion of the activity of holiday rental from the scope of the application of law on "temporary ceding of use". Another amendment makes clear that there has to be three-fifths support of owners in residents' communities.

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Following the previous two posts, how about this? Do the city fathers in Palma know about this??


".....Liverpool hotel group Signature Living has unveiled remarkable plans to launch a 600-bed 'party boat hotel' to take young ravers from the River Mersey to Ibiza and other party destinations in the Mediterranean.

.......The ambitious plan comes after company boss Lawrence Kenwright splashed out £3.9 million on a new cruise liner - that he intends to open as a plush party hotel this summer.


The idea would be to dock the rave vessel on the Mersey, before it sets sail for the likes of Ibiza, Marbella and Majorca.

Signature Living is intending to launch the ship’s maiden voyage from the banks of the Mersey in Spring 2019......."


Story from todays Liverpool Echo:
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news...aunch-15571304
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They are already laying mines in the Bay
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Rest easy, Mallorca. According to Wikipedia the Funchal will be moored in the Thames as floating hotel.

"Sale to Signature Living
On 5 December 2018, after a period of being laid up in Lisbon, Funchal was sold at auction in Lisbon for €3.91m. The buyers were named as Signature Living, a UK-based hotel group who intend to convert the ship into a floating hotel moored in London.[4][5]

It is assumed the Port of London knows this...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Funchal

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