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STORIES IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION

Skinny dipper fined

A FACEBOOK group, Mallorca Against Bullfighting, is asking people to stand together in support against animal cruelty. Natasha Retzmann, who runs the group, states on the page that “The unbelievable pure cruelty and unnecessary torture of multiple innocent bulls is legally still permitted.

“Many do not know what kind of pain the animals suffer during the final minutes, hours and days of their life, not to mention their absolute fear. They are deafened, blinded and many more things we dare not publish days before the fight.” She has asked that those who are against the bullfight, which is due to be held on Sunday, July 30, in Inca, go to the Ajuntament d’Inca Facebook page and send them a message with their thoughts.

The ‘la Caixa’ Foundation will contribute €5,000 to the project, which will allow approximately 1,000 people to attend the different programmes of the theatre, an initiative that is part of the #PrincipalSocial project.

Thanks to this amount, beneficiaries will be able to attend shows at the theatre.

The #PrincipalSocial project plans include the adaptation of the theatre as an accessible space and as an environment for use for all groups and entities. One of the main objectives is to promote the social impact of music, theatre, dance and the circus, as well as encourage creators, managers, companies and artistic groups to collaborate with people at risk of social exclusion.

New name for sports centre

THE deputy mayor of Palma for Culture and Sports, Javier Bonet, attended an information event at the Azul Marino Viajes travel agency, located on Calle Bonaire on Friday, July 21. The event was to publicise the agreement reached in relation to the transfer of use of the municipal sports facility in Son Moix to Azul Marino Mallorca Palma, the women’s basketball team sponsored by the store.

During his speech, Bonet noted the “formidable contribution” of the Azul Marino Mallorca Palma team to the promotion of women’s sports and basketball, and highlighted the fact that women’s participation in competitions “is increasingly important.”

As a result of the agreement that was made official on Friday, the players of Azul Marino Mallorca Palma will have the chance to play their matches in the Women’s Challenge League on the Son Moix grounds. The other teams that will also use the municipal premises this season include Palma Volleyball and Palma Football.

LOCAL POLICE fined a man for swimming naked on Playa de Palma beach. The incident happened on Monday, July 24 around 4pm. While all the other bathers spent their afternoon on the beach in swimwear, the man took it a little further and stripped off before entering the sea. This was probably a bitter pill to swallow for some of those present, because they called the police.

The officials summoned the naked man from the water and informed him that the section of beach was not approved for nudists, and they issued a fine of €100 for a public order offence. The man decided to pay the fine on the spot, which is why the fine was reduced to €80. He also quickly put on his swimming trunks.