News of the day 15 May 2018
News / Latest headlines
Police
Police asking for help in identifying games salon robber
A female employee was badly injured.
Property
Balearics have the highest demand for rented accommodation
Calvia, says one report, has the second highest prices for rented accommodation in the country.
Property
British property buying recovers after referendum slump
Foreign buying in the Balearics amounted to 40.5% of all transactions.
Crime
Rapper's sentence to be appealed in Strasbourg
Valtonyc is due to enter prison by 24 May. His defence is to appeal to the Court of Human Rights.
Transport
Airport passenger numbers down in April
The lack of an Easter effect was probably the reason for the decrease.
Hotels
Hotels fined for room over-occupancy
Fines totalling over 600,000 euros were imposed for room occupancy breaches.
News / Comment
Comment
Booze tourism
Heavy fines could be introduced for those businesses which serve people who are already "under the influence".
Jason Moore