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Formentera restricts movement onto and off island

Consell de Formentera president Alejandra Ferrer and Balearic government spokeswoman Pilar Costa announced a sealing off of the island from tomorrow, 16 January. Arrivals and exits will be limited, with permission restricted to individuals who can demonstrate travel is work- or medical-related or for other authorised motives. President Ferrer said the measures aimed not only to protect Formentera residents but also to form a ...

Formentera bolsters student aid amid Covid crisis

The Consell de Formentera government commission has green-lighted three proposed lines of educational assistance totalling nearly €94,000. In the words of education and culture councillor Susana Labrador, beyond traditional aid for students and families which will be issued for the 2020-2021 school year, in view of the Covid crisis, several special lines of assistance seek to offer a leg-up to crisis-hit families. The governm...

Four special €1,000 prizes handed out as part of Christmas buy-local push

Deputy premiere and commerce councillor Ana Juan was joined by Josep Mayans, chair of Formentera’s league of small- and medium-sized businesses, in delivering four special €1,000 prizes as part of the Consell- and Pimef-backed campaign ‘This Christmas Buy Local’ (Al Nadal Compra a Casa). Winners were Compra a Casa cardholders Maite Garbizu Gómez, Maria Ferrer Ferrer, Leonor Asensio Álvarez and Maria Isabel Salazar Sánchez. Co...

As preventive public health measure, municipal sport schools push opening back to 1 February

In a bid to guarantee public health safety and curb Covid-19 cases on the island, the Formentera Sport Department reports that the start of municipal sports programmes has been rescheduled for 1 February. From 12 January to 1 February, practice is prohibited for all but federated contact and fighting sportspeople aged 12 and up, and training sessions must take place in municipal facilities. Those islanders who do meet for pra...

Consell reminds islanders of mandatory public health measures, calling for personal responsibility and civic collaboration to tackle pandemic

Urging respect for public health protocol in order to tackle the pandemic and curb spread of Covid-19, the Formentera government is calling on islanders to report unlawful behaviour, like the party held in Punta Prima on the morning of 7 January, which authorities learned about thanks to a tip from a neighbour. The Consell encourages islanders to report illegal activity to the Formentera Local Police, Civil Guard or 112. Illeg...

Garden upkeep and trimming near Sant Francesc school

With schools closed for the holidays, the Formentera Environment Department has ordered a range of garden upkeep and trimming to be performed in the Sant Francesc school zone. Last week crews pruned a number of trees, including one eucalyptus more than ten metres tall, and rid nearby pines of processionary nests. Pruning the tallest portions of trees makes the surrounding area safer by reducing the risk that branches are felle...