News of the day 17 October 2019
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The Soller Tunnel

Traffic

Soller Tunnel traffic up by almost 900 vehicles a day

For the first full year since the toll has been lifted, average daily traffic through the tunnel was 10,995.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Thomas Cook office at Palma Airport

Employment

Thomas Cook employees to be paid this week

The administrator is said to be seeking to speed up the process.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Environment councillor Sebastià Llodrà (r).

Environment

Manacor incentivising taxpayers for recycling

The town hall is determined to increase recycling, which is currently only 13% in Manacor.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Seabourn Odyssey

What's On

Where to go and What to see

Cruise ships in port, markets to visit and films in English.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Apocalipsis at Son Fusteret

What's On

What's on in Majorca on Thursday / Friday

Circus of Horros, West Side Story and La Beata in Palma and the International Masters Cycling Week in Puerto Pollensa.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Weather in Palma today

Weather

Today's weather

Partly cloudy with a light breeze.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Pedro Sanchez, acting Prime Minister

Politics

Spain's ruling Socialists seen slipping in Nov election - poll

PP, Vox and Ciudadanos have adopted an uncompromising approach to the Catalan crisis.

Reuters

Playa de Palma

Tourism

No early hotel closures in Playa de Palma

Two-thirds of the clientele in Playa de Palma in September were German.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Tourism Campaign to promote the Balearics

Tourism

Value of the pound is biggest Brexit tourism concern

5,000 of 33,000 lost Thomas Cook airline seats have been recovered in the past few days; the majority of these are for Majorca.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Son Ferriol, Palma

Robberies

Son Ferriol Robberies

Residents of Son Ferriol have complained about the lack of security in the neighbourhood.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Pigs in Puerto Andratx

Traffic

Pigs stop traffic in Puerto Andratx

Escaped pigs wander around Puerto Andratx.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

The wedding takes place on Saturday at La Fortalesa

Celebrities

Preparations for the wedding of the year in Majorca

La Fortalesa will be a no-fly zone for both aircraft and drones.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Brexit

Britain clinches Brexit deal, Johnson now faces parliament challenge

Johnson is hoping to get approval for the agreement in a vote at an extraordinary session of the British parliament on Saturday

Reuters

News / Comment

Comment

Europe’s Hong Kong

Barcelona has been branded a no-go zone after the violent response to court ruling.

Humphrey Carter

Edition of 17 October 2019
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