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Mallorca landslide closes Sa Calobra road
Road will be closed for the next few days to non residents.

Suspended sentences for defrauding Amazon
Carried out in Mallorca, it was the largest fraud perpetrated in Europe against Amazon.

Come on down, Nomad visa is now available
Since Brexit the number of Britons moving to Spain has fallen and the Spanish government hopes that the Nomad visa will help reverse this state of affairs.

Avatar boost for Real Mallorca
Zoe Saldaña is the second-highest-grossing film actress of all time.

Spain finally green lights end of face masks on public transport
Experts say that the mask continues to be particularly recommended for people with respiratory symptoms.

Is it a bird, is it a plane... No, Britain's America's Cup bid takes off in the Bay of Palma
T6 will operate throughout the winter from the team’s new base in Palma

Foreign residents may have to learn Catalan in the Balearics
Party feels that fewer people are speaking Catalan.

Boost for British tourists in the Balearics, face masks off from Tuesday
The use of face masks is recommended in very busy enclosed spaces.
Bookings to the Balearics up 12% in one week and 78% in one year, Mallorca top spot
An increase of 1,150% compared to the same period in 2021.
Record number of new cars on Balearic roads
328,536 more vehicles on the roads than in 2001.
Find out which ships are in port today
There are no cruise ships visiting Palma today
Closed for seven years, Muro beach restaurant finally going out to tender
Refurbishment is badly needed and the season is fast approaching.
Palma Paseo Marítimo work - businesses being hit hard
In general, revenue is down around 50%; businesses are considering measures such as furlough.
BCM owner: "I can neither forget nor forgive"
"There are still people who believe that if they were accused of all that, they must have done something."
Find out which ships are in port today
The Aidastella is the only cruise ship scheduled to visit Palma today
D-Day at Formentor beach with Hollywood megastar
"The water around Formentor must have been freezing!!"
Court backs man's right to walk naked in the street, not in Mallorca though
Public nudity has been legal in Spain since 1988.
WhatsApp vigilantes in a Palma neighbourhood
The S’Aranjassa neighbourhood watch scheme is said to be "very effective".
Cost to rent in Mallorca continues to spiral upwards
Real estate sector wanting tax incentives to get empty properties on to the rental market.
Find out which ships are in port today
There is once cruise ship visiting Palma today
Hero National Police rescue two sisters from a flat on fire in Mallorca
The police officers grabbed a sledgehammer and a crowbar to break down the door.
If you own a house in Mallorca...you are sitting on a pot of gold!
Nationwide property price rose by nine percent.
The Kooks to highlight Mallorca Live Festival 2023
The Chemical Brothers will also be performing.
Plan for protection of wetlands in the Balearics
"Wetlands are the most important biodiversity refuges in the Balearics."
Masks no longer obligatory in some health establishments
The latest modification to the rules will come into effect next week.
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Troubled waters
Anna Nicholas