Luxury property market remaining strong
British buying in the luxury sector has been unaffected by Brexit.
Nautical
Copa del Rey generates 17.5 million euros
Participation at the Copa del Rey last August was the highest ever.
Emergencies
Fire at Puerto Pollensa carpentry
The fire was on the calle Roger de Flor in Puerto Pollensa.
Police
Couple arrested for luxury watch thefts
The value of watches stolen in Majorca over the past five months is put at 225,000 euros.
Animal welfare
Reaction to Palma animal welfare bylaw proposals
The town hall now says that the limit of three pets in an apartment would only apply in specific instances.
Hiking
Formentor old road to be part of the dry-stone route
The Cami Vell del Far de Formentor has not been used since the seventies.
Cruise tourism
Palma cruise passenger numbers have doubled in ten years
In 2018 there were 1,620,810 cruise ship passengers in Palma.
Hiking
Majorca refuge guests top 44,000
There are eighteen refuges in all in the Tramuntana and elsewhere, such as the Llevant park.
Crime
Father sentenced for sex with his underage daughter
The seven and a half year sentence was lower than the prosecution had initially demanded.
Cinema
Majorca locations possible for The Little Mermaid
Disney have apparently been asking about locations in Majorca.
Bylaws
Increased fines under new Palma animal bylaw
Under the bylaw there will be limits on the number of pets per household.
Crime
Hells Angels case coming to court
The Hells Angels case was an element that led to the Palma police corruption investigation and the Cursach case.
Environment
Aerial spraying to tackle processionary caterpillar
Processionary caterpillar "plague" conditions have existed since 2014.
Environment
Fire break requirements for properties in woodland areas
There will be an obligation to create a thirty metre wide fire break around properties.
Hotels
Hotels in Palma have more than doubled since 2003
There are some seventy hotels in Palma (excluding Playa de Palma).
Police
Police officers injured during anti-eviction protest
The anti-evictions group, Stop Desahucios Mallorca, had denounced police action.
Tourism
General election the latest uncertainty for tourism
The general election and the failure to pass the state budget are among the industry's concerns.
Transport
Formentor summer road restrictions confirmed
The restrictions on the road to the lighthouse will apply from 15 June to 15 September.
Holiday rentals
Palma mayor won't go back on holiday rentals ban
The Palma ban "defends the general interest above the financial interests of a few".
Nautical
Government's ports investment of 220 million euros
178 million of the investment has been in ports operated through concessions.
Religion
Sacred Heart congregation to leave Lluc
The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart have been custodians at Lluc Sanctuary since 1891.
Transport
Plan for inter-island seaplane services
IslaAir has plans for daily services which would also go to Valencia and Alicante.
Politics
"We are the party of the people, we say what people are thinking"
Profile of and interview with the Vox candidate for mayor of Palma, retired General Fulgencio Coll.
Politics
MEP attacks radicalism and anti-European sentiment
Rosa Estaras: "Common sense" is the way, not radicalism from which resentment arises that "builds nothing".
Police
Major drugs operation against establishments in Son Gotleu
Several streets were cordoned off when the operation started at five in the afternoon.
Animal welfare
Inca looking at introducing a dog tax
The town hall is responding to recent attacks on sheep by dogs.
Holiday rentals
Palma mayor facing holiday rentals lawsuit
Antoni Noguera believes that "ideological motivation and political persecution" are behind his being placed under investigation.
Employment
Tourism industry alarm at state budget failure
The low-season 50% cut in social security contributions for "fijo discontinuo" employees is likely to cease.
Tourism
Valldemossa human pressure greater than Palma's
Valldemossa's human pressure, at its height, is 154 tourists for each 100 residents.
Nautical
State ports in the Balearics provide over 25,000 jobs
Based on data from 2015, the five ports provide some five per cent of total Balearic employment.
News
What's on in Majorca: 19-24 February
Andratx gets in on the Carnival act a week before mostly everywhere else; British pianist James Rhodes returns to Palma; and the History of Rock will be revealed in a grand spectacular.
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Sports
Ten-man Mallorca hang on for 2-2 draw
Real Mallorca threw away a vital two points in Tenerife after taking a two-goal lead.
Comment
The "Catalonia trial"
After a week of the controversial so-called “Catalonia trial”.