Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 25 - 31 July
Fiesta highlights this week - the procession of the "triumphal carriage" of La Beata in Valldemossa, Pollensa's La Patrona gets under way, night parties and demons galore. Arta, Cala Millor, Colonia Sant Jordi, Inca among the locations. Otherwise there is the Night of Art in S'Arraco (Andratx), while Rudimental and Example appear in Magalluf.
Majorca
Low Cost, tourist tax, drought: the week in Majorca
There was the fallout from the collapse of Low Cost (only the start of the fallout), there was a meeting of tourist-tax spending decision-makers, and the lack of water was becoming more serious.
Heritage
Lighthouses might now become refuges
There is renewed talk of conversion: not into hotels but into refuges like those in the Tramuntana mountains which the Council of Majorca manages.
Environment
Water reserves in the Balearics keep falling
Five municipalities - Banyalbufar, Binissalem, Estellencs, Selva and Valldemossa - have so far introduced restrictions, with Banyalbufar looking at cuts to supplies to rural areas.
Environment
Palma hotels may have to pay more for water
Neus Truyol, president of Palma's Emaya municipal services agency, says that the town hall is studying an increase in rates charged to the highest consumers of water.
Entertainment
Miami meets Majorca at Simply Red concert
Miami skyscraper development, Missoni Baia, has offered its sponsorship to the VIP area at the 20 August Simply Red concert at Palma’s bullring.
Majorca
The pound, the tax, the toilets: the week in Majorca
Resorts were apparently taking a pounding because of the pound, the tourist tax was being hailed as a success, Britons were wanting to be Spaniards as well, and the lavatories of Palma entered the cruise-ship arguments.
Business
Lowcost Travel Group ceases trading
The Lowcost Travel Group moved its chief operating centre to Majorca three years ago.
Society
Council of Majorca saves this year's Güell-Lluc walk
Tolo Güell, who co-founded the walk in 1974, had said that this year's walk would not happen because of the mounting cost of putting it on.
Entertainment
What's on in Majorca - 12 to 17 July
Fiestas for Virgen del Carmen. Queen tribute performances in Palma and Alcudia. Classical at Bellver Castle. And more.
Crime
Guardia uncover drugs gang's "torture chamber"
It was where those who failed to meet their debts were taken in order to "make them see reason".
Majorca
Drugs, corruption and all-inclusives: the week in Majorca
There was yet more police action against drugs, more chaos courtesy of the French air traffic controllers, all-inclusives were making a "return", and politicians were caught up in the Palma police corruption affair.
Music
East meets west in European Pianofest in Majorca this month
Something very special and unique is going to be taking place in Majorca later this month: the first European Pianofest.
Crime
Over forty arrests in Majorca's biggest drugs bust of the year
At least 40 people have been arrested in Majorca, while in total nearly 100 have been arrested across Spain.
Property
Exorbitant prices for hotels stopping tour operators from purchasing
Three and four-star hotels, previously available for between six and seven million euros, are now on the market for up to twelve million.
Tourism
Drop in pound fuels demand for all-inclusive
Some bar owners, in particular in Magalluf, are claiming that this is one of the worst summers for years, with everyone coming either on all-inclusive packages.
Weather
Majorca on standby for official heat alert
Aemet is warning that temperatures will rise over the weekend and is considering whether to put the island on a weather alert or not.
Emergencies
Driver leaps to safety to avoid being crushed after accident
The impact was so fierce that the VW engine ended up embedded into the platform of the tow truck.
Tourism
Sales of tourist excursions have fallen by 40%
In the years of tourism "bonanza" the total sales would have been in the region of two million. "Those figures are never going to return."
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Big changes on the horizon when Britons travel to Mallorca
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Palma Airport passport control "collapse" put down to unscheduled flights
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"