From Seville to Soller: A tale of two worlds
Local residents have been to the Town Hall to see the plans and were surprised and the size and scale of the new hotel rising from the ashes.
Getting the bus to and from Calvia: Summer schedules
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Bus services
Bus services
Spotlight North: Bussing the workers into Alcudia Bay
Great excitement in Sa Pobla, Muro and Inca on Tuesday.
Transport
Third airport to tourist resort bus service now running
During May, the first two tourist resort services carried 11,795 passengers.
Transport
Resort bus services to start and taxi drivers are protesting again
Some 500 taxi drivers in Palma are expected to stage a protest today against law which could open the way to services such as Uber.
Transport
Bus passengers to "go on strike"
"It's an issue of demanding an improvement to the island's public transport, which has many deficiencies".
Transport
One of the taxi-driver associations threatens protests
As agreement was reached to call off actions up to and including Easter, any new ones would be scheduled for after Easter.
Transport
Proposal for taxi-driver referendum on government plans
The document the government wants representatives to sign is so "ambiguous" that only the whole sector can decide.
Transport
Taxi drivers expect to sign bus services agreement next week
Alterations to the bus routes mean that they will stop in places such as Algaida, Arenal, Marratxi and Portals Nous.
Transport
PP claims that tourist resort bus services are not legal
Meanwhile, taxi-driver representatives want time for their legal advisors to look over the plan. They didn't ratify the agreement yesterday, as had been expected.
Transport
Taxi drivers call off strikes and protests
One of the routes has been dropped, fares will increase and frequency of service will be lower.
Transport
Taxi associations announce a spring of discontent
The taxi strike on 6 March will be a 24-hour one.
Transport
Taxi drivers critical of Armengol for not meeting them
The main outcome of yesterday's meeting was the announcement of further protest action on 6 March.
Transport
Taxi-driver protests have less impact than had been predicted
The regional director-general for transport believes that, given the number of passengers using the airport, there will be no "disaster" for taxi drivers.
Taxi drivers bring chaos to the centre of Palma over airport to resort bus service
Hundreds of taxi drivers protested through the streets of Palma this morning to protest against plans to introduce an airport to resort bus service.
Transport
Taxi-driver protests set to bring Palma to a halt today
The protests are due to last from 11.00 until 13.30. Both culminate with marchers and drivers gathering in front of the presidential headquarters.
Transport
Taxi drivers planning to bring roads to a standstill
The most drastic of the measures being proposed is to flood main roads across Majorca and streets in Palma with cars.
- 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"
Comment
Embracing change in the Soller Valley
All these factors contribute to the commuter feel where the only people in town during the day are the carers of young children and the elderly.
Shirley Roberts27/11/2023 15:34