YOUR LETTERS

AROUND this time of the year the Foreign & Commonwealth Office publishes its annual report which includes statistics on the number of British holidaymakers requiring consular assistance in the 20 most popular tourist destinations. Wednesday's Daily B (26 August) presents the figures on arrests as if Brits are at their very worst behavior in Spain. Last year's article was much the same – “Spain is the top trouble spot according to a Foreign & Commonwealth Office report”. This is unfair. Taking the number of visitors into account our behavior is worst in the UAE followed by Thailand and then the USA. Last year Thailand was top followed by the USA. Again Spain was not even in the top 3. While not ignoring the problems in attracting so many young people to Spain we are no where the worst in any of the categories covered. By being the most popular we naturally tend to top the totals list. Proportionately we fare much better. Turkey again heads the rape/sexual assault league while Thailand is still the most dangerous for hospitalisation and deaths.

Mike Lillico

Playa de Palma
Dear Sir,

SON DURETA HOSPITAL

WE would like to express most sincere and grateful thanks to all the doctors and staff at the Son Dureta Hospital, Palma, for saving our daughter Suzy Cranney's life.

We would especially like to mention the love and care given by the doctors, nurses and staff of the Intensive Care Ward and also wards 362 and 219.
We are pleased to say she is now progressing well in a centre specialising in brain injuries.
Thank you for all you have done.
With our kindest regards,

The Cranney Family

Dear Sir,

SPEED CONTROLS

I READ with interest your Staff Reporters article about the new speed controls on Pollensa sea front. I regularly drive this part of the road and would like to add my comments.

Does anybody know what the speed limit is? Coming from the direction of Alcudia, there is only one (new?) sign which shows the “Sleeping Policeman” and 40 KPH. Does this mean that the speed should be reduced for the ‘hump' or does the 40 apply to the whole of the road through the Port?

Leaving the Port in the other direction there is no visible speed sign! Also while leaving the Port there is an ‘end of port' sign and a 90 to be followed by a 70 less than 100 metres further on! About a kilometre further on, beyond the new roundabout at the beginning of the Bypass there is now another ‘end of Port' sign. Does anybody in the Local Authority know what is going on, because the road users cannot possible be expected to know!!! Add to this the constant reversal of traffic flows on local roads and what we have is total chaos! A bit of common sense and some sensible consultation would go a long way!

Kevin

Puerto de Pollensa