Housing
Palma will limit the cost to rent
Placing a limit on rents will require reform of Balearic legislation.
Bylaws
Residents associations back earlier terrace closure
Residents associations support the 11pm closure of terraces in La Lonja.
Town halls
Hila promising more police for Palma
More police, a plan to clean graffiti, more bus frequencies ...
Bylaws
Palma terraces cut by at least 79
The new bylaw regulating terraces came into force in July 2018 but was not applied until this year.
Health
More rats in Palma because of more filth
Certain parts of the city are most affected; the rats come out because of the food on the streets.
Services
Specific responsibility needed for tackling Palma graffiti
Heritage association Arca wants a proper plan for dealing with graffiti rapidly.
Services
Palma walls graffiti will be removed within a week
Bureaucracy has meant delays to the removal of graffiti from protected structures.
Town halls
Court orders compensation for Plaça Espanya accidents
A loose paving slab led to two accidents; Palma town hall will have to pay 46,000 and 55,000 euros.
Town halls
Palma told to pay compensation for slip in Plaça Espanya
A person slipped and fell in September 2009; the town hall was aware that the square was slippery.
Bylaws
Palma introduces tougher tourist area controls
Playa de Palma, the Paseo Marítimo, the centre of the city, the Joan Miró avenue and Cala Major; these are the areas.
Industrial relations
Palma bus strikes are called off
The industrial action was called off after a meeting with the mayor, Antoni Noguera.
Environment
Grants for Palma restaurant soundproofing
Grants will be of mutual benefit to restaurant owners and the public.
Hotels
Palma to approve new hotel building regulations
There will be a ban on building new hotels in the centre and strict criteria for conversions.
Retail
Vox promise to end Palma illegal selling
Graffiti, "saturation", illegal selling - all on the Vox agenda.
Law
Small traders furious over illegal trading claims
A Palma town hall survey suggests that 54% of smaller retailers are unaffected by illegal traders.
Holiday rentals
Residents federation's "massive" support for Palma mayor
The federation was showing support because the mayor faces a lawsuit over holiday rentals.
Animal welfare
New complaint about horse-carriage "passivity"
Guillermo Amengual has frequently denounced Palma town hall's lack of action.
Tourism
British tourism bloggers in Palma
Emblematic establishments have been on the bloggers' routes.
Bylaws
General speed limit of 30kph for Palma
The 30kph limit is already in operation in some areas of the city.
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