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Next week crews start work on access road for Formentera's nursing facility

The Formentera Office of Infrastructure is pleased to report that next week crews will begin building the road that will service the island's long-term care facility and improve access to the local hub of health and social services, part of a €901,796 project that is scheduled to take five months. The upgrades will mean creation of a one-way road linking Carrer del Metge Vicent Riera Ferrer (access road to the hospital) with ...

Formentera and EBAP sign deal for police cadet training courses in Pine Islands

Consell de Formentera president Alejandra Ferrer and the chief of the Balearic office of the first minister, civil service and equality, Mercedes Garrido, signed an agreement today to make Eivissa, for the first time ever, the site of the Balearic School of Public Administration (Escola Balear d'Administració Pública, EBAP) training course for local police cadets. The course will be open to cadets from Formentera. Also at the ...

Múcab Dans regales Eivissa and Formentera with 'Blowing' – a visual, poetic and innovative ride to world of fantasy

Next Saturday and Sunday (23–24 October) audiences at Formentera's Sala de Cultura (Cinema) and the Ibiza Congress Center will witness a marvel and find out where millions and millions of wishes go after being made by people young and old round the planet...and just who it is that makes them all come true. This is the idea behind "Blowing", a production by Múcab Dans which showcases dance, live music and multimedia technology ...

Over five days, Formentera Fotogràfica finds some 100 photographers revelling in the art of the image

The ninth Formentera Fotogràfica came to a close yesterday, capping what FF director Francesc Fàbregas described as “a five-day run that saw 100 participants enjoying photo-related talks, workshops and outdoor activities set against the incomparable backdrop of Formentera”. On hand were celebrated professionals such as Sofía Moro, Txema Yeste, Lua Ribeira, Ana Esmith - Miss Beige, Nando Esteva, Luis Tato, Cristina de Middel, ...

Consell unveils new round of classes on social and cultural integration for immigrants

The Formentera Office of Social Welfare is pleased to report that enrolment runs 20 to 29 October for the 16th round of a free course seeking to promote the social and cultural integration of recent immigrants to the island. The 20-hour course course will unfold from 2 to 25 November at Formentera’s adult learning centre. The Balearic government offers those who successfully complete the course a report accrediting their effor...

Work begins on third electric cable to Formentera

The Consell de Formentera is pleased to report that crews will start work today on a third undersea cable between Eivissa’s Torrent substation and the substation in Es Ca Marí, part of a bid to improve coverage on Formentera's power grid. According to the national electricity grid operator, the new line, together with two built-in 132 kilovolt (kV) connectors, won’t just make it possible to meet consumption needs safely and st...