Cleaning up Magaluf

BRITISH policemen accompanying Guardia Civil officers on Magaluf streets and bans on drinking in public are to be part of a major project to clean up the area’s image.
Calvia Council has announced its intention to copy bans on public drinking already in place in Playa de Palma for Magaluf and surrounding areas next summer, and to investigate ways to end sales of so-called ‘drinking tours’.
Although exact details are not yet in place, negotiations are under way to bring British policemen to the area to patrol with the Guardia Civil, as was done last summer with German and French officers.
British vice-consul for the Balearic Islands, Gillian Margaret Brion, said she was sure the mixed patrols would have great results and help prevent crime.
Further campaigns to ensure nightclubs close their doors at midnight will also be part of the project.