News of the day 12 March 2022
News / Latest headlines
Police in Mallorca issuing a parking ticket

Latest headlines

Barrage of complaints about non-receipt of Palma fines' notifications

Employees at the company responsible for delivering fines' notifications have been arrested.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Inside A Billionaire's $600 Million Mega Yacht

International

Italy seizes Russian oligarch Melnichenko's Sailing Yacht A

The vessel is the world's biggest sailing yacht, the government said.

Reuters

Postponements for fiestas and popular events haven’t been as popular as town halls might have wished...

Latest headlines

Sant Antoni in April? You might, we’re not

Postponements for fiestas and popular events haven’t been as popular as town halls might have wished...

Andrew Ede

The Balearic government has given its blessing to mass fiesta events taking place.

Latest headlines

Moors and Christians are on - but with crowd control?

The battle between the Moors and Christians, the climax to Pollensa’s La Patrona fiestas, is staged on the second of August.

Andrew Ede

The government is not obliged to compensate the owner.

Latest headlines

No hotel for Alcudia’s Maristany wetland

There was a project, for a hotel in the Maristany vicinity between the Horse Roundabout and the Estrella de Mar Hotel.

Andrew Ede

Auction at Son Verí in Marratxi, Mallorca

Latest headlines

Son Verí hosting a major art and furniture auction

More than 200 items - paintings, decorative objects, chairs and other furniture.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Spain's minister for ecological transition, Teresa Ribera

International

Spanish government considering setting a maximum price for electricity

Spain is prepared to go it alone if there isn't EU agreement on prices.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

961,458 people have been fully vaccinated in the Balearics.

Latest headlines

Saturday's Covid figures in the Balearics

464,129 people have had the third booster jab.

Humphrey Carter

Police at the scene of the accident.

Latest headlines

Drunk driver who ran over Briton to go on trial

Briton died five days after the accident in Palma.

Humphrey Carter

Rafael Nadal at the opening of his other restaurant in Madrid Tatel.

Latest headlines

Nadal plans to serve up a winner in Madrid

Nadal has investments around the world.

Humphrey CarterHumphrey Carter

Britain imposes sanctions on the owner of Chelsea Football Club, Roman Abramovich

International

Premier League board strips Chelsea owner Abramovich of club directorship

Abramovich bought Chelsea in 2003 for a reported 140 million pounds

Reuters

News / Comment
Don’t miss out on a great Mallorca holiday because of the war in Ukraine.

Majorca tourism

Comment: Book Mallorca now

Don’t miss out on a great Mallorca holiday because of the war in Ukraine.

Humphrey Carter

Holiday / Lifestyle
Showing solidarity for Ukraine

Community

Showing solidarity for Ukraine

"On Monday I went to meet the people who are collecting aid for the people affected by the invasion of Ukraine."

Vicki McLeod

Peas

Lifestyle

Sweet Pea

Check out Marc Fosh's easy pea recipes he's cooking this week.

Marc Fosh

What's on / Coming soon
Palmanyola 2019

Coming soon

Things to do in Mallorca 12th and 13th of March

Final day for the Classic Rally Mallorca - Be advised of road closures while it’s taking place.

Christina Buchet

Real Madrid v RCD Mallorca

Coming soon

Things to do in Mallorca 13th and 14th of March

Don't forget that this Monday Real Madrid play in Palma.

Christina Buchet

Weather / Latest news
Weather Forecast

Latest news

Mallorca Weather Forecast for Saturday 12th March

Cloudy skies with showers - Keep up to date with the weather across the island here.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Keep up to date with the weather across the island here.

Latest news

Mallorca Weather Forecast for Today

Keep up to date with the weather across the island here.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Eating Out / Festive Food
Known island wide for its exceptional bakery.

Portals Nous

The French Coffee Shop

Freshly baked bread, delicious cakes and pastries plus savoury quiches, tortillas and perfect flakey sausage rolls.

Laura Stadler

Samuele with his baked lasagna.

The Restaurant Review

Good lasagna nowadays is so very hard to find

"An excellent lasagna at €7.70 is absolutely unheard of in my experience…"

Andrew Valente

Sport / Real Mallorca
Marco Asensio on the ball for RCD Mallorca in 2014.

Real Mallorca

Damage limitation as RCD Mallorca play Real Madrid

Can RCD Mallorca avoid disaster? What do you think?

Monro Bryce

Edition of 12 March 2022
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