News of the day 23 November 2019
News / Latest headlines
The builder and the architect in court.

Sentencing

Builder jailed for Seven Years for fraud

Building permit applications were repeatedly denied by Palma City Council.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Norwegian Epic is in port today

What's On

Where to go and What to see

Cruise ships in port, daily markets to visit and films to see in English.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Dr. Zhaska y La Banda Misterio

What's On

Events in Majorca on Saturday / Sunday

The Mushroom Fair continues in Mancor de la Vall, Jorge Blass performs at Palma Auditorium and there are lots of Christmas events in Palma.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

EMT bus in Palma

Industrial Action

EMT call off planned industrial action

EMT says it will continue to modernise to improve conditions.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Dogs are currently allowed on some bus routes but not all

Transport

All Palma EMT buses to allow dogs from 2020

Dogs have been allowed on some bus routes for free.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto in parliament

Tourism

Spanish government’s resorts investment is confirmed in Palma

The scheme envisages the spending of five million euros on modernising resorts in Majorca, 1.6 million in Ibiza and 1.4 million in Minorca.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

The relatives of Royal Air Force sergeant Jacqueline Tennant, who died in Lluc, pay tribute to her

Inquest

Inquest into death of British woman finally concludes

Although Monique told the coroner she was grateful her sister had been found, she said her mind was still not at rest as she had no idea how she had died.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Sunny spells with high risk of rain

Weather

Today's weather

Rain and strong winds for most of the island with highs of 16º.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Jose L Ferrer winery in Binissalem

Awards

Majorcan wine wins silver at Effervescents du Monde 2019

José L. Ferrer wineries was awarded a silver medal at the 15th International Effervescents du Monde 2019.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Guardia Civil arrested the underage driver on the Via Cintura

Arrests

Underage driver arrested on Via Cintura

The car was being driven at night with no lights on.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

LGTBI flag on the balcony of the Town Hall for Pride festivities

Community

A new LGTBI community centre for Palma

Palma City Council is also planning events and social initiatives.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

The industrial action will affect at least 56,000 workers

Industrial Action

Workers unions plan Petrol Station strikes for December

The industrial action will affect more than 11,000 petrol stations nationwide.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

News / Comment

Comment

Corbyn and expatriates

While the Boris brigade has failed to be forthcoming on expats, Labour has.

Humphrey Carter

My Column

The show must go on

Anna Nicholas’s Majorca-based debut crime novel, The Devil’s Horn, is out now. It’s available at all good bookshops locally such as Come In, Universal, El Corte Ingles and via Amazon.

Anna Nicholas

Holiday / Lifestyle
Male Brambling (lef) with a male Chaffinch for comparison

Wild Majorca

Let it snow, let it snow!

We all keep a look out in the winter for the Accentors and the Hawfinch, but from time to time a rare vagrant turns up that mixes in with the Chaffinches, and is therefore my chosen bird of the week, the Brambling.

Neville James-Davies

Sport / Real Mallorca
Sport / Other Sports
Davis Cup Finals - Quarter-Final

Tennis

Murray a doubt for Britain's clash with Spain

The 32-year-old Murray, who returned from hip surgery in June, made heavy weather of beating 79th-ranked Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor on Wednesday.

Reuters

Nadal celebrates his victory

Tennis

Nadal rescues Spain but heartbreak for Djokovic's Serbia

The revamped competition, featuring 18 nations in one venue for the first time, has been notable for long, sometimes chaotic days but also for exhilarating action.

Reuters

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