News of the day 9 November 2017
News / Latest headlines
The El Vilà development in Pollensa.

Urban planning

El Vilà development back in court as compensation demands begin

Pollensa town hall is facing compensation demands over its "inaction" regarding El Vilà.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Majorca hoteliers at the World Travel Market: concerned about the tourist tax.

Tourism

Hoteliers warning of loss of a million tourists

Next summer will be "very different" to this summer because of heightened price sensitivity.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Police in Son Banya.

Crime

Dismantling of cocaine supply network to Son Banya clans

Police calculate that over the past year there were more than one hundred shipments of drugs, amounting to around 125 kilograms of cocaine.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Work was done without obtaining the necessary licence.

Urban planning

Andratx mayor's husband facing proceedings over illegal building

Between 2009 and 2010 work was done at the property without having the necessary municipal licence.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

The maximum population has topped the two million mark for two consecutive years.

Demographics

New summer population record but a lower increase

On 9 August the total number of people in the Balearics was 2,060,526.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

News / Comment

Comment

The tourism plan

I would say that there is a good working relationship between industry and government.

Jason Moore

Edition of 9 November 2017
Portada