Finance
Government not putting a figure to state rescue fund
The government doesn't seem to know how much the Balearics will be receiving from the rescue funds for regions.
Environment
Take a walk on the wild side
Wildlife is more visible in Majorca since the coronavirus lockdown.
Health
Coronavirus warning
Failure to social distance and wear face masks could result in another wave of coronavirus in the summer.
Tourism
UK-Spain Air Bridges
Boris Johnson says UK looking at Air Bridges, but defended the UK's 14-day quarantine policy.
Tourism
German flights cancelled on day 2
German tourists told their holidays in Majorca are cancelled, 24 hours before departure.
News
Black Community Indignant
More than 1,500 people took part in an anti-racist rally in Plaza del Mercat de l'Olivar last Sunday in memory of George Floyd and other black lives lost.
News
Former British Snooker Champion dies
Willie Thorne was put in an induced coma on Tuesday, but suffered respiratory failure.
News
Volunteer dies in Church accident
Colombian man fell 20 metres whilst carrying out repairs on Palma church roof.
News
State Ceremony for Covid-19 Victims
Several high profile EU Officials will attend the ceremony on July 16.
News
Immigrant boat intercepted
Guardia Civil Officers are searching the area for other illegal immigrants.
Health
One more Covid-19 fatality confirmed
One more coronavirus death confirmed in the Balearic Islands.
Weather
Heavy storms lash northern and central Majorca
Keep your eye on the weather the next few days!
Weather
All you need to know about the weather in Majorca
Part of the island was enjoying a lovely sunny day while others had a freaky storm.
Travel
Spain to trial coronavirus tracing app on holiday island
The Bluetooth technology will start in late June.
Air travel
Norwegian's Palma routes restarting in July
Palma routes with Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm will start from 1 July.
Transport
Soller train and tram resuming service in July
The first of July is the start time for the train and the tram.
Bars and restaurants
A thousand requests for parking space terraces in Palma
Not all the requests to use parking spaces for terraces have been authorised.
Infrastructure
Environment commission rejects airport development project
The Balearic Environment Commission opposes the project because it will increase capacity at Son Sant Joan Airport.
The Blog
The dilemma of statues
In Barcelona, there was a protest demanding the removal of the monument to Columbus, with genocide and slavery having been been reasons.
Did You Know
Words and more…
Why are guinea pigs so called: they don’t come from Guinea and they are not pigs.
Viewpoint
The ghost town in June
The only certainty is that we will have one of the worst holiday seasons on record.
Viewpoint
Boris Force One
Tony Blair fancied one and now Boris has gone for it, his answer to Air Force One.
Notes from the classroom
Making the Most of the Summer 2020
Learning from the past – Preparing for the future’
Food for Thought
After the big battle, an improvised dish
Napoleon was famous for saying, among other things, that an army marches on its stomach.
Frank Confidential
Any chance of some tourism clarity I wonder? Plus - stroppy seagulls and glorious gardening
Someone murmured that the gulls were ultra aggressive as the lack of tourists had severely limited their usual food intake and they were now desperate for food
Frank Leavers