News of the day 24 December 2020
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Fruit trees on the farm.

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The Gift that keeps on giving, again and again and again!

"A lot of our customers share the cost of adopting a tree between family, friends and even neighbours, so that it's even cheaper and more people can enjoy the produce that's harvested.."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Merry Christmas!

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Mallorca Weather Forecast for Christmas Day

It's noticeably cooler in Mallorca today and most places will be cloudy with intermittent showers and highs of 15 degrees. To keep up with the weather all over the island via our webcams click here.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Christmas Shoppers in Palma.

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Increasing concern over coronavirus statistics in Mallorca

At the moment there are 1,000 beds available for coronavirus patients in hospitals in the Balearic Islands

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Shoppers queueing outside Mercat de l'Olivar in Palma.

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Last minute shoppers keep Palma's markets busy

"The quantity of suckling pig, stuffed chickens, fresh steak, turkey and free-range chickens they have ordered from us is incredible.."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Eurostar, London.

International

UK has the second highest daily coronavirus rate in the world

There are 76.8 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 1.7 million fatalities worldwide.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Vials of Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease

International

Spain to receive 350,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine per week

At least 2.3 million people will be inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

Reuters

Max.

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RIP local hero Max

A tree will be planted at the Mounted Police facilities in Bellver Forest in memory of Max.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Kitchen staff at Clínica Rotger, Palma.

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Christmas food for hospital patients in Mallorca

Kitchen staff are going all out to make sure hospital patients have fantastic food at Christmas and New Year.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Puerto Andratx Fish Market.

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Shortage of red prawn in Mallorca this Christmas

"If people want to eat prawns this Christmas they’ll have to buy frozen ones.."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Balearic environment ministry representatives at the Es Canons finca

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Arta town hall concerned about Es Canons campsite proposal

The environment ministry says that the campsite would not be in a sensitive area.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Mallorca bars and restaurants subject to restrictions

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Hospitality mixed response to "fijo discontinuo" bonuses for 2021

Bars and restaurants that open all year don't have "fijo discontinuo" employees.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Boris Johnson

International

Post-Brexit trade deal is done

"The first free trade agreement based on zero tariffs and zero quotas that has ever been achieved with the EU."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

King Felipe's Christmas Eve message

International

King Felipe calls for "great national effort" in moving forward

The King referred to "moral and ethical principles" without making an explicit reference to his father.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

News / Comment

Comment

Thank You

“My sincere thanks to all the medical staff for keeping us safe this Christmas..”

Jason Moore

Comment

The Catalan Kings of Palma

Controversy over children's letter from the Three Kings, which is written in Catalan.

Humphrey Carter

Holiday / Lifestyle
Sopa de Galets

Lifestyle

Christmas in Mallorca

Whatever your choices this Christmas, please be ultra careful, think twice, and have a Very Safe Celebration whatever you decide to do.

Peter Clover

The Sibil·la is the main attraction

Lifestyle

The cock crows at midnight

But the Sibil·la is the main attraction, and this year marks the tenth anniversary of it having been admitted to the Unesco list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Andrew Ede

Christmas meal

Lifestyle

Sarah’s Christmas Tips

Christmas dinner is basically Sunday dinner, the same meal we manage to cook quite happily for 51 weeks of the year, and then somehow collapse under the pressure of on the 52nd. Don’t panic!

Sarah Forge

Edition of 24 December 2020
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