Education

Spanish schools have introduced chess class to boost maths learning

“It really increases your mental capacity. I have improved a lot,” said Alvaro, at a chess group in his school north of Madrid.

Northern News Spotlight

Possibilities for the tourist tax in Alcudia and Pollensa

Everyone seems to want a piece of the tourist tax pie, and it's not even been implemented yet.

Andrew Ede

Tourism

Cruising through autumn

Over 100 hundred cruise-ship visits are likely to have been made through October.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Palma

Palma terrace tax increases could mean the loss of 5,000 jobs

"This increase is an unfair, disproportionate and unjustified."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Society

Balearic quality of life one of the highest in Spain

84% of people in the Balearics believe that they have a good quality of life.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter