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Council and Ràdio Illa extend partnership
Formentera Council president Jaume Ferrer sat down today with Álvaro Raúl Méndoza, chairman of the island's cultural and audiovisual association (ACAF), to renew a pledge to work together producing content for the local public radio station, Ràdio Illa. President Ferrer, saying he was “thrilled to once again renew our shared commitment”, explained that the €50,000 in assistance the Council will give ACAF in 2018 will be for c...
Formentera takes day out for forest-fire prevention
From 5.00pm to 8.00pm on Thursday, April 26, in the administration's hall of ceremonies, or Sala d'Actes, Formentera's Office of Environment will host a day dedicated to forest-fire prevention. Formentera is an island with an unusually high ratio of forested land. Approximately 800 local buildings lack buffers protecting them against wildfires. Such buffers are not only considered necessary, they are also a legally-mandated s...
New by-law on outdoor patios
The Formentera Council land and tourism offices remind the island's business owners that a new ordinance took effect on January 31 regulating outdoor installations like terraces. Occupancy permits issued under the previous ordinance are now invalid, and business proprietors who wish to exercise activity on the public thoroughfare must once again request authorisation for any outdoor instalations. Article 10 of the ordinance ...
Teams begin third phase of push to map Formentera's subaquatic surroundings
Patrimony and environment department officials in the Formentera Council report that this week operations are under way in the third phase of a project to map Formentera's surrounding waters from below. The effort entails sidescan sonar-powered prospections of the stretch of seaboard from cala Saona to es Cap de Barbaria lighthouse. Statutory report requirements meant a prolonged permit process and the start date, initially p...
Open registration at early-learning centres
The education office of the Formentera Council reports on the start of signups, this Thursday, May 3, for 2018-2019 enrolment at the Formentera Council's two nurseries, sa Miranda and es Camí Vell. The last day to register is May 16. Interested parties can pick up and drop off the registration form at the Citizen Information Office (OAC) May 3-16 from 9.00am to 2.00pm. The office is open Monday to Friday. Forms can also be su...
Formentera prepares for fresh dose of theatre in inaugural l'Inhòspit
Cultural collective Espai F pulled the curtain back today on l'Inhòspit, a sampling of new theatre that audiences in la Mola can see this May. The offices of tourism and culture of the Formentera Council are providing support for the event. Thursday through Saturday (May 3-5) l'Inhòspit will take over la Mola's social and cultural hangout, la Casa del Poble, from 7.00pm. Organisers project the festival will be yearly,...
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