Going... gone

PALMA C ouncil has begun removing all the public telephone boxes in the city.

There are still 115 payphones dotted about Palma, which have fallen into disuse and vandalism since mobile phone use has become widespread.

Workers this week began dismantling the cabin and cementing over the gap left in the concrete at Plaza Paris, from where they will continue until removing all of them.

Palma mayor Jose Hila declared that the removal of the phone boxes was an ongoing request by residents, as “over the years, the cabins had become black spots, full of graffiti and dirt.”

The famous Telefonica phone boxes have been disappearing gradually from streets and squares throughout Spain, as most had been out of order for years.