Heritage
Skippering the Andalucía
Ángel Rodríguez Alvariño is the skipper of the replica of the Andalucía galleon.
Weather
Good Morning from Majorca
Once the fog clears we are expecting a mainly sunny Valentine’s Day in Majorca.
Historical memory
Sa Coma Republican grave to be opened
Up to 500 Republican soldiers are believed to have been buried at the beach in Sa Coma.
Property
Three arrests in alleged modular homes fraud
At least six people have denounced the alleged fraud, with personal losses of over 200,000 euros.
Transport
Aena assurance that airport capacity will not increase
The airports authority has consistently said that hourly capacity at Son Sant Joan will not increase.
Crime
Child Abandoned While Mum Goes Drinking
Mother locks 10-year-old son in the car and goes to the pub
Politics
Catalan party ties Spain's government stability to separatist drive
The leftist ERC was instrumental in facilitating Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez's confirmation as prime minister last month.
Transport
Airlines bosses called in over resident discounts
He says that the airlines have the chance to “reverse the bullish trend in prices and to be more transparent” about their systems for setting prices.
Fiestas
Palma ready for its Carnival parades
The children's Carnival parade is this Sunday; the main parade is on Sunday week.
Transport
Government wants Aena to co-finance airport tram project
The airports authority has signalled its willingness to be involved with the tram project.
Child welfare
Two arrests for prostituting underage girls
A man and a woman have been arrested by the National Police.
Police
Nineteen arrests confirmed in drugs operation
The National Police seized 55 kilos of marijuana and hashish and 20,000 euros cash.
Viewpoint
How long for Spanish PM?
The new Spanish PM has some major internal coalition problems to over come.
Nauti Lady
Majorca Men Plan Atlantic Row
Dubbed ‘the world’s toughest row’ (more people have climbed Everest than rowed the Atlantic) the race has been around in various guises since 1997.
Marilles Foundation
Mediterranean networking to improve Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
The goal of the project is to contribute to improve the management of the MPAs of the Mediterranean by proposing specific solutions in four areas.
Fitness
Snow Sports: why the exercise we love isn’t the exercise we do
Skiing didn’t start out as a repetitive recreational sport. As with bicycles, skis were first invented as a practical tool for getting around more efficiently.
Viewpoint
Glory days
“Molango helped bring back the glory days to Real Mallorca football club...”
Jason Moore