Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter
Meteor shower
Spanish skies to see best meteor shower in years tonight
Stay up late or even rise early as some of the best showings occur just before dawn.
Environment
Exceptionally high levels of waste in Balearic waters
Following the article on Sunday which highlighted how Andratx resident Elisabeth Ceulen and her family have taken to cleaning up rubbish not just on the streets but also on beaches.
Renewable energy
300,000 euros for electric vehicle charging points in the Balearics
Announcement of subventions comprising 50% European regional development funds and 50% from the government itself.
S'estaca
The Douglas S’Estaca estate is better than ever
“If we sell it...I will be very sad as it has been part of my life. But I will still continue to come to Majorca.”
Fiestas
Upset at Can Picafort fair not going ahead
Mayor Martí Torres (Partido Popular) says that there has been insufficient time to organise such a "worthy" event.
Historical memory
Town halls lack funding for exhumations
There is a worry that there won't be the funding to permit exhumations called for by the law.
Glory for Quantum, BMW, Movistar, Ran and Mamma Aiuto in Palma
Quantum in the Transpac52class, the BMW in the ORC1 class, Movistar skippered by Pedro Campos in the ORC 2 class, Ran in IRC 0 class and Japan’s Mamma Aiuto skippered by Manu Weiler were proclaimed absolute winners of the 34th Copa del Rey Mapfre which finished in the Bay of Palma yesterday evening.
Cruise shipping
Balearic cruise ship passenger numbers increase by 17 per cent
In Palma the percentage increase was 20%, the highest percentage rise among the state ports in the Balearics.
Accidents
Man killed by Manacor train
A 42-year-old man was killed this morning by a train on the Palma-Manacor route.
Puerto Pollensa
Pine tree falls in Puerto Pollensa
A pine tree in Puerto Pollensa's church square (Plaça Miquel Capllonch) yesterday evening fell onto tables at the terrace of the Bar Cultural.
Bullfighting
Protest against Palma bullfight
Some one hundred demonstrators gathered outside Palma's bullring, the Coliseo Balear, yesterday evening.
Eco-tax
GOB says that eco-tax does not harm tourism
Stats show that tourist spending in Catalonia went up between 2012 and 2013 and then again between 2013 and 2014.
Tourism
Typical passenger numbers at the airport this weekend
Figures for next weekend are estimated to be 161,446 passengers on Saturday, 15 August, slightly fewer than today’s 164,629
Economy
Government 860 million euro debt to be repaid in 2016
860 million includes over 200 million euros of interest, though the total figure is subject to possible change.
Cabrera national park
Cabrera protected area set to double in size
Cabrera is set to become the largest maritime-terrestrial park in Spain.
Animal rights
Serious deficiencies alleged at Palma’s bullring
Amengual claims that these problems should have led to the suspension of this evening’s bullfight.
Weather
July was very hot, say the weather people
The Spanish meteorological agency, Aemet, has confirmed that July in the Balearics was very hot to extremely hot.
Balearic investment
Balearic investment slammed as a “punishment"
The investment budget since the Partido Popular took over in 2011 has, on average, been 118 million, while under PSOE it had been 427 million.