News of the day 17 July 2018
News / Latest headlines
Crime
Woman who abducted her baby is arrested in Alicante
The woman, a 20-year-old drug addict, ran off with her newly born baby last week.
Property
Cala Llamp illegal apartments being used as holiday rentals
The apartments were due to have been demolished in January.
Bylaws
Fines during end-of-course holidays in Arenal
Each year, Spanish students in Arenal are a cause of complaints.
Travel
Ticket sales up by a half because of increased flight discount
Meanwhile, Ryanair were criticised for not introducing the higher discount until Tuesday.
Tourism
British and Balearic governments cooperating on balcony incidents
Simon Manley: "Sadly, it would appear that the root to these incidents is the over-consumption of alcohol."
News / Comment
Holiday / Lifestyle
Busy Majorca in summer, but not winter
I would urge the Majorca authorities to urgently look at Benidorm Tourist Model.
Edition of 17 July 2018
Comment
World Cup
It was a World Cup in which many of the top teams failed miserably.
Jason Moore