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News from Ibiza Town

Rescue
A seagull became trapped on a balcony in Plaza del Parque for three days last week. Two waiters from nearby bars decided to take action, as the poor bird was obviously suffering, and scaled the walls to set it free; it flew off without even saying thank you!

Final Test
This Saturday, the 22nd, is the day that Blanca Bañuelos will compete in the Axe Apollo "Space Jump" at the port, alongside other contestants all of whom are aspiring to become the Spanish member of a team which will travel into space. She proudly showed off her spacesuit which she had designed herself, adapting a wetsuit of her father"s and modifying a motorbike crash helmet to wear for the occasion. Originally there were more than 17,000 contestants from all over the country but these have gradually been whittled down to the last twenty; now they will have to show their ability to keep their balance when bounced from a large inflated mattress.

Tourist Information
The Consell has installed a new tourist information point in Vara de Rey, a temporary structure which will be dismantled once a permanent site has been made available. It is situated at the port end of the boulevard, in front of the Montesol Hotel, and will be open to the public from 9.00 in the morning until 8.30 in the evening, from Monday to Saturday, and from 9.00 until 2.00 pm on Sundays. The previous office has now been transformed into the Hard Rock Cafe. Proprietors of the businesses in the area had been calling for the service for some time, due to the numerous enquiries which they had to deal with on a daily basis.
Once the new port installations have been constructed in the Marina area, an office will be assigned to the Consell for this purpose.