News of the day 17 July 2023
News / Latest headlines
One of the messages being sent out.

Latest headlines

Britons being warned about pre-flight boozing

“We want everyone travelling this summer to enjoy themselves and have a good time"

Humphrey Carter

Puerto Andratx is home to the most expensive property in the Balearics.

Latest headlines

Non-resident Britons face limits on buying a home in Mallorca again

“Access to decent housing at an affordable price is one of the main problems we have in the Balearics."

Humphrey Carter

The vehicle involved in the fatal accident.

Latest headlines

Fatal Mallorca hit-and-run driver hands himself in

28-year-old driver claims he learned that he had killed a person from media reports.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

News / Comment
Jaume Bauzà (left) and Iago Negueruela on Tuesday

Comment

The place with two dots at the heart of Mallorca’s tourism

Jaume Bauzà is the new minister for tourism (plus sport and culture), an appointment, from what one can make out, that owes as much to Partido Popular internal affairs as it does to any specific credentials for the post.

Andrew Ede

Comment

Wimbledon joy for Spain... but not on Spanish TV!

In absence of not watching the game, I pass my CONGRATULATIONS to Carlos Alcaraz, for what seems his amazing performance,

Ashes - Fourth Test - England Practice Session

Comment

Cricket lovely cricket! - “It sounds like England”

“I find that rather like millions of other cricket lovers I prefer to listen to the matches on the radio via the BBC’s Test Match Special than live on the television...”

Frank Leavers

Traffic in the Soller valley is quite impossible and so walking everywhere is´ the sensible way to go

Comment

Mallorca's Hot Stuff

“It’s fair to say that July and August are my least favourite months of the year on the island: It is horribly hot, crowded, expensive, booked out and there’s nowhere to park...”

Anna Nicholas

News / Celebs
Lewis Hamilton is back in the Balearics.

Celebs

Lewis Hamilton goes full throttle in the Balearics

Formula One legend having some fun in the sun.

Humphrey Carter

Holiday / Lifestyle

Daily Horoscope

What does your horoscope say about you today: Monday, July 17

Participating in any activity that allows us to feed our passion and share our talents with others will fit the bill for today.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Families on Es Repic beach in Puerto Soller

Lifestyle

Summer holidays in Soller

What is there to do for children in the port of Soller is a common question at this time of year.

Shirley Roberts

Pollensa's demons Ca de Bou

Lifestyle

All the fun of fiestas... and not

Sunday the sixteenth it is this year for what is one of the great fiesta occasions.

Andrew Ede

Gallery Red in Palma

Lifestyle

In the frame with... Drew Aaron

“Today, it is all about emerging artists, and very specifically Spanish artists...”

Vicki McLeod

Protecting our Mediterranean sea and surroundings

Lifestyle

Legislature and Ministry of the Sea?

Our objective is to help the Balearic Islands become a world reference in marine conservation.

Aniol Esteban

Holiday / Travelling
Symphony of th Seas - one of the largest cruise ships

Travelling

Find out which ships are in port today

The Symphony of the Seas is the only cruise ship to visit Palma today

Cathy Caliz

Holiday / Attractions
Weather / Latest news

Latest news

Mallorca on heat red alert

Especially hot in the north of the island.

Jason Moore

Paperwork / Schools
Queen's College End of the Academic Year 2023

Schools

Queen's College end of year celebration

The end of the academic year was celebrated on the evening before the final day of school for pupils in Years 3 - 13.

Queen's College

Food and drink / Food and drink
Eating out in Palma

Food and drink

Eating out in Mallorca: Cabrera

“Some of the best pa amb oli in town”

Mia Naprta

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