US Politics | Nightclubs in Brit holiday hotspots in Spain face closure because of a lack of ICE
NIGHTCLUBS in British holiday hotspots in Spain are facing closure because of a lack of ice. Desperate bar and restaurant owners are rushing to stock up on ice after some shops started limiting the amount of bags sold to customers. 
GettyDesperate bar and restaurant owners are rushing to stock up on ice \- after some shops were limiting the amount of bags sold to customers '/ ' And a club manager in Palma has said he may have to close his nightspots if the problem continues. Jose Perez, who runs Grupo Palma Ocio which operates two nightclubs in the Majorcan capital called Templo Palma and Backstage as well as a bar and restaurants, told island newspaper Ultima Hora: "We've spent the last 10 days fighting to get hold of ice. "If we don't have ice we can't sell drinks with spirits in them and if that happens, we can't open." The supply problem has been blamed on high electricity prices in April and May which led to less ice being stored, coupled with high spring temperatures which pushed demand up. Read More in World News 
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SHIP HAS SAILED Jeff Bezos' £400m superyacht moved in the middle of night after bridge row Manuel Espinar, the president of regional Valencian Community Hospitality Confederation Conhostur, said: "Members are telling me they're not experiencing any serious problems at the moment but this could change in August which is a good month for tourism. Fernando Plazas, general director of Procubitos Europe which is Spain's largest ice producer, said: "There is ice but less than the market needs." ...it could become a problem for those businesses that don't have ice-making machines.... Spain is currently in the grip of this third heatwave. Most read in US News CODE RED China 'convinced it needs to hit US with Pearl Harbor-style strike' over Taiwan 'EXTREME DANGER' Police alert over mom who vanished with husband and his 2 young kids UP IN FLAMES Infant & pregnant woman among 5 dead in fiery crash with 8 others hospitalized 'BARGAINING CHIP' Brittney Griner's guilty verdict may spark mini-Cold War, experts warn AIR THREAT China flies 22 jets into Taiwan airspace after firing 11 missiles in war drills STAR SENTENCED Brittney Griner sentenced to NINE YEARS in Russian prison on drug charges Weather officials said that last month was the driest so far this year and the second-hottest since at least 1950. The sea in areas like the Costa Blanca is still at 30 degrees Celsius. This week it emerged British had been told they can continue to keep their hotel rooms chilled despite a new law limiting temperatures in public spaces to 27 degrees Celsius. Shops, bars and restaurants, supermarkets and airports in the UK's favourite foreign holiday destination are being banned from setting their air con below 27C in the summer. And they have also been told they can't raise their heating above 19C in the winter. But hotel rooms have been exempted from the new rule because they are considered private spaces. The government order will apply to parts of hotels considered public spaces, such as receptions and eating areas. Read More on The Sun 
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VANTASTIC Mum-of-22 Sue Radford shows reality of motorhome holiday with her kids Schools, hospitals, hairdressers and public transport including planes and trains have also been grouped among the exceptions. The energy-saving measures have been criticised by Spanish hotel and restaurant associations.
GettyDesperate bar and restaurant owners are rushing to stock up on ice \- after some shops were limiting the amount of bags sold to customers '/ ' And a club manager in Palma has said he may have to close his nightspots if the problem continues. Jose Perez, who runs Grupo Palma Ocio which operates two nightclubs in the Majorcan capital called Templo Palma and Backstage as well as a bar and restaurants, told island newspaper Ultima Hora: "We've spent the last 10 days fighting to get hold of ice. "If we don't have ice we can't sell drinks with spirits in them and if that happens, we can't open." The supply problem has been blamed on high electricity prices in April and May which led to less ice being stored, coupled with high spring temperatures which pushed demand up. Read More in World News RESORT HORROR Brit woman, 45, dies & husband critical after speedboat crash at busy resort SHIP HAS SAILED Jeff Bezos' £400m superyacht moved in the middle of night after bridge row Manuel Espinar, the president of regional Valencian Community Hospitality Confederation Conhostur, said: "Members are telling me they're not experiencing any serious problems at the moment but this could change in August which is a good month for tourism. Fernando Plazas, general director of Procubitos Europe which is Spain's largest ice producer, said: "There is ice but less than the market needs." ...it could become a problem for those businesses that don't have ice-making machines.... Spain is currently in the grip of this third heatwave. Most read in US News CODE RED China 'convinced it needs to hit US with Pearl Harbor-style strike' over Taiwan 'EXTREME DANGER' Police alert over mom who vanished with husband and his 2 young kids UP IN FLAMES Infant & pregnant woman among 5 dead in fiery crash with 8 others hospitalized 'BARGAINING CHIP' Brittney Griner's guilty verdict may spark mini-Cold War, experts warn AIR THREAT China flies 22 jets into Taiwan airspace after firing 11 missiles in war drills STAR SENTENCED Brittney Griner sentenced to NINE YEARS in Russian prison on drug charges Weather officials said that last month was the driest so far this year and the second-hottest since at least 1950. The sea in areas like the Costa Blanca is still at 30 degrees Celsius. This week it emerged British had been told they can continue to keep their hotel rooms chilled despite a new law limiting temperatures in public spaces to 27 degrees Celsius. Shops, bars and restaurants, supermarkets and airports in the UK's favourite foreign holiday destination are being banned from setting their air con below 27C in the summer. And they have also been told they can't raise their heating above 19C in the winter. But hotel rooms have been exempted from the new rule because they are considered private spaces. The government order will apply to parts of hotels considered public spaces, such as receptions and eating areas. Read More on The Sun WHAT THE QUACK I got 0.5mm of lip filler but regret it so much, I look like a duck VANTASTIC Mum-of-22 Sue Radford shows reality of motorhome holiday with her kids Schools, hospitals, hairdressers and public transport including planes and trains have also been grouped among the exceptions. The energy-saving measures have been criticised by Spanish hotel and restaurant associations.
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