DEAR SIR
I heartily agree with the comments of my fellow Scot, Ian Rice regarding the massive deterioration of the north shore of Santa Ponsa bay. The bay is Santa Ponsa's greatest asset and attraction and now the north shore has been devastated by the storms of the last two winters.
The glass bottom boats carried hundreds of tourists every day in the summer season from the little pier shown in the second of two photographs supplied by Ian. This pier has now collapsed and is no longer accessible. The affect on tourism of no boats coming to Santa Ponsa is potentially devastating for local businesses and the boat operators. I complained to Calvia Council and supplied photographs of the storm damage in February but their response was to pass it on to the Costas (Central Government Coastal department) as it was not a Council responsibility. In a strict sense this may be true, but the Council does have a responsibility for the overall tourist industry and should be putting the utmost pressure on whoever can do something about the situation.
Santa Ponsa is heavily reliant on British and Irish tourists who are struggling with their own economic situations and the prices in Majorca are becoming far too high both for restaurants and car hire.
We visited friends in Asturias last year and were shocked at what I would judge was a 30 percent price differential between that area and Majorca. It is time someone in authority took these issues seriously before the industry in Majorca collapses like the pier I mentioned above.
Iain Fergus