Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 20-26 May
The elections this weekend have had an impact on fairs. At least least three which would normally take place this weekend have been held over. The big survivor is the Binissalem stone fair. Alaro's May fiesta, replete with Cossier folk dancers, also goes ahead. Otherwise, a leading name in contemporary folk music, Emily Barker, is in Palma, and there is a major benefit concert at Palma Auditorium.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 2-7 October
Fairs in Alaro, Alcudia (replete with Roman market), Binissalem (music, art and more), Can Picafort (the art fest), Esporles (sweet fair), Llucmajor and Sant Joan (the famed botifarró fest). Manchester's Nev Cottee in Palma, Abba Live and more Oktoberfest and monster trucks.
Crime
Ten arrested for robbery at Es Verger restaurant house
Two members of the Es Verger family feared for their lives.
Heritage
Urgent restoration of Alaro Castle being demanded
The Council of Majorca will consider opening proceedings against the state for a breach of heritage legislation.
Corruption
Alaro development taken to the anti-corruption office
Residents have denounced alleged cronyism involving the town hall and the developer.
Heritage
Future challenges for managing the Alaro Castle finca
Some of the buildings badly need restoring, while improvements are needed to the management of the natural areas.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 26 September-1 October
The fairs now start to come thick and fast. Alcudia's is always extremely popular, with a highlight being the dances and procession of the bigheads S'Estol Rei en Jaume; Llucmajor starts its series of four fairs with the first for Sant Miquel, which features the dances of the cavallet cotoners; Alaro's on Sunday will have the "somera" donkey and its dance. And Esporles has its fair, which is devoted to sweets and pastries. The Capella Mallorquina choir celebrates fifty years with a free concert at Palma Cathedral, and Syrian pianist Aeham Ahmad performs at the Teatre Principal in Palma.
Police
Dead lamb left outside Alaro mayor's house
Guillem Balboa has wanted to play down the incident.
Politics
Balboa becomes Majorca's first black mayor
Guillem Balboa's investiture was confirmed in front of a packed gathering at Alaro town hall.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 22-28 May
Can Picafort's nautical fair and seafood gastronomy this weekend. Cossier folk dancers in Alaro and Manacor, a prehistory fair in Arta, ecological fair in Puigpunyent, the orange fair in Soller, the Posidonia Festival in Deya on Saturday, and the Palma book fair in the Passeig Born starts on Friday. Cala d'Or jazz over the weekend.
Fairs and Fiestas
Alaro Cossier dances will now feature women
The next time that the Cossiers appear they will feature two women.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Major security alert at Mallorca airport, surprise landing of flights from Morocco and Namibia
- Big changes on the horizon when Britons travel to Mallorca
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"