Summer ready

THERE might still be a few months until the summer is upon us, but Palma City Council are getting the city into shape ahead of time. The council announced a maintenance plan of Palma’s coastal promenades on Monday, January 30.

The project will target dilapidated sections of the road and coastal promenades at Platja de Palma with a €277,000 investment. The Department for Infrastructure announced that renovation projects were already underway on Carrer de Cala and Carrer de la Costa Brava.

As well as renovation to the roads themselves, the council is also improving street lighting, accessibility and responding to environmental concerns by planting more trees and improving the image of the area.

The city council is also responding to a request from the city’s Hospitality and Ho­ tel Association to complete repair work to pavements on Carrer del Llaüt to make pedestrian access easier. The work is set to get underway this week.

Council representatives say they are completing the work in the low season when traffic down the streets is at its lowest.

Bendinat School, Santa Ponça School and Molinet de Galatzó School have all been awarded certificated by UNICEF for their commitment to children’s rights.

The schools were recognised for their projects on children’s emotional development, promoting respect for the environment and putting children’s rights at the heart of their work.

The mayor of Calvia, Alfonso Rodríguez Badal, congratulated the schools for their achievement in a ceremony saying, “This is something that we’re really proud of, the hard work of our educational professionals to foster excellent values in our children from a young age”.