Desperation drives Hospitality workers onto the streets of Palma
The Government has shut down the Hospitality Sector in Mallorca and Ibiza for at least 15 days from Wednesday, January 13.
Balearics have third highest number of infections in Spain
Eight regions of Spain have a cumulative incidence higher than the state average.
Thieves blow up a Muro supermarket safe
Guardia Civil Officers are trying to determine how the thieves managed to disable the alarm before it went off.
The state of the roads on Mallorca
Check out which roads are affected due to road works.
Public transport passengers asked to be silent
One of the government's Covid recommendations for public transport.
Palma residents demand parking spaces back
“With the new restrictions many people will stay at home and they'll need to park in spaces that are now terraces..”
Telefonica sells mobile phone masts to American Towers for $9.4 bln
The Spanish company has said for the past two years that it planned to reduce its exposure to Latin America.
Palma becomes a "ghost town" as restrictions come into force
Big shopping centres are only allowed to open their supermarkets.
Cost to rent in the Balearics fell almost eight per cent in 2020
The Balearics had the fourth highest average price in the country.
Balearic fishermen "frustrated" with new EU agreements
The region's fishermen point to a reduction of almost 30% in terms of total fishing days.
Minister says ERTE extension will maintain current protection
Agreement on ERTE extension to end-May is expected this week.
Passenger denounces Palma bus overcrowding
Union says that it shouldn't be left to drivers to be responsible for capacity controls.
Hospitality sector asked for "patience"
Palma town hall says financial aid is coming for the hospitality sector.
Soaring COVID-19 cases in Spain prompt more regions to toughen response
The Spanish authorities have delegated regional authorities the deployment a mix of restrictions.
Balearics coronavirus figures for Wednesday
Increased numbers of cases in thirty of Mallorca's municipalities.
Mallorca Weather Forecast for Thursday
Mallorca is warm and sunny today with highs of 14 degrees. To keep up with the weather all over the island via our webcams click here.
Balearics demanding no more delays to delivery of vaccines
Over 6,000 doses should have arrived on Monday; they are now due on Thursday.
Confused Mallorca
The pandemic is slipping out of Mallorca’s hands and the government is all at sea.
Face-mask Follies - plus, silent but deadly bikes and lighting my fire!
Our weekly contributor Frank Leavers shares how he feels about cyclists who ride at full speed on the designated ‘walkway’ and those who don’t even have a mask.
Chestnuts: sweet and the savoury
Andrew Valente provides a lot of ideas about easy and tasty chestnut recipes.
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