News of the day 28 September 2016
News / Latest headlines
Tourist tax
Court accepts hoteliers' tourist tax appeal
Laura Camargo of Podemos said the hoteliers have an "allergy" to taxes and that the appeal is a "disgrace".
Weather
Researchers find that Majorca's summer has lengthened
May-June temperatures in the Balearics have gone up far more than global averages.
Puerto Pollensa
Puerto Pollensa ice-cream kiosk eviction to go ahead
The mayor, Miquel Angel March, has been facing a charge of malfeasance in relation to the Gelats Vall kiosk.
Society
Demonstration against the demolition of Sa Feixina monument
Members of 22 Palma residents associations are going to stage a mass demonstration outside the town hall.
Police
Body of 83-year-old Irish woman found in Santa Ponsa sea
The woman was fully dressed and had her bag with her which included her passport.
News / Comment
Holiday / Lifestyle
Letters to the Editor
I am woken up on Monday morning to the very unwelcome and incessant beat of a JCB "pecking" into yet another new cliff-side plot.
Edition of 28 September 2016
Comment
Hoteliers and the tourist tax
I do not really understand what the hoteliers expect to gain from legal action.
Jason Moore