Heavy rains create chaos and force road closures
Heavy rains create chaos and force road closures.
Porreres has an important choice to make
"The two design proposals are adequate and correct from a historical and technical point of view..”
Apricot crop badly hit by the weather
The bulk of Majorca’s harvest comes from the Porreres area and last year growers started selling their apricots with an identification tag indicating they were exclusively from that part of the island.
Holiday rentals
Porreres holiday rental finca denounced for parties
Parties with up to one hundred people are held at the property, which is registered for holiday rental.
Tourist tax
Tourist tax money for Porreres irrigation pool
Two million euros of tourist tax money will help apricot production.
Police
Porreres robber dies after being shot by owner
The robber was one of two men who entered a property in Porreres this morning.
Society
First phase of Porreres exhumation concludes this weekend
Procedures for the second phase will now be initiated. This will require the dismantling of almost 50 niches and two pantheons.
Society
Porreres mass grave reveals victims of the Civil War
"People were murdered for defending freedoms we now enjoy."
Majorca
What's in Majorca: 24-30 October
Inca's second fair this coming weekend, Porreres has its fair with a focus on local produce, Port Adriano has another street food festival, and in Paguera there's a weekend of artisan craft. In Can Picafort, demons will be on the prowl on Friday night as part of the Saladina Art Fest.It has been confirmed that the Oktoberfest in Palma can continue; the health and safety issues have been resolved. This Thursday, there will be a special artist appearing, and the event will now continue until 31 October, when there will be a Halloween special.
Weather
Church damaged by bolt of lightning
At midday Monday, a bolt of lightning caused considerable damage to the Mont-Sion church in Porreres.
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- Rave on a plane from Liverpool to the Balearics
- Mallorca hoteliers laughing all the way to the bank this summer
- Spanish hoteliers slam new guest registration scheme