News of the day 23 January 2021
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The Puerto Pollensa playgrounds

Latest headlines

The jobsworth shame of the Puerto Pollensa playgrounds

One of the arguments being made is that the whole beach in Puerto Pollensa, is an urban beach, and it therefore has tourist and commercial activities.

Andrew Ede

Camilla Hiller-Fry of EuroCitizens

Brexit

“No one could have really known what Brexit was going to entail ...”

Interview with Camilla Hiller-Fry of EuroCitizens, a body created to defend the rights of Britons in Spain and Spaniards in the UK.

Humphrey Carter

Tapices Vidal

Latest headlines

The story of a well and an abandoned factory in Alcudia

The town hall says that this restoration is one of a series of heritage elements that are to be restored.

Andrew Ede

Destruction in El Toro

Latest headlines

Storm 'Hortense' aftermath in Mallorca

More than 300 incidents were reported and most of them were in Palma, Llucmajor and Calvia.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Healthcare worker and Covid patient in ICU.

Latest headlines

January Balearic Covid fatalities second highest of pandemic

The reproduction rate of the virus is 0.80 in Mallorca; 1.33 in Minorca; 1.50 in Ibiza and 2.98 in Formentera.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Surplus British Airways planes at Palma

International

Britain to discuss tighter travel restrictions

"In England, the 10-day quarantine requirement can be reduced if the traveller has a negative COVID-19 test after five days...."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Es Center de Circ, Sineu.

Latest headlines

Can you help Es Circ Bover?

Es Centre de Circ school has around 70 students, a centre for artistic residencies and show productions, an exhibition space and an educational program for schools.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Iago Negueruela, Balearic minister for the economic model, tourism and employment

Latest headlines

Government doesn't know when hospitality will reopen

Iago Negueruela understands the frustration, but there is a global pandemic.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Mallorca Urbanisation proposals.

Latest headlines

Cheap apartments for young people in Mallorca

Palma City Council says it supports the property initiative but insists that the urbanisations be built on urban land.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

A healthcare worker gestures during a protest, in Madrid

Latest headlines

Spanish officials under fire for jumping vaccine queue as COVID-19 cases surge

Regional authorities set their own rules, creating a confusing patchwork of different measures to halt the spread of the virus.

Reuters

Health personnel in Mallorca

Coronavirus news

Balearics coronavirus figures for Saturday

Another fall in the number of hospital patients in Mallorca.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

PCR Test at Universidad San Pablo CEU, Madrid.

International

Madrid is tightening its Covid restrictions

"We are in a new scenario that forces us to change the rules of the game.."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Serra de Tramuntana, Mallorca.

Latest headlines

Mallorca Weather Forecast for Sunday

Most places will have sunshine today but there will be strong winds and occasional showers in some parts of Mallorca. To keep up with the weather all over the island via our webcams click here.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Disinfecting at a terrace in Palma, Mallorca

Latest headlines

Eight per cent of businesses don't expect pre-crisis employment levels

In Spain as a whole, 18% of businesses don't expect to be employing the same number of people.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Storm Hortense in Mallorca brought down trees

Latest headlines

Slowing down ... and slowing down: the week in Mallorca

Where were the vaccines?; ten o'clock remained ten o'clock; and Storm Gloria was remembered.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

News / Comment

Comment

Health passport

“If a health passport is needed then planning must start now...”

Jason Moore

Comment

Vaccination go slow

The Balearics has got to speed up its vaccination programme.

Humphrey Carter

Holiday / Lifestyle
Happy Hens

Lifestyle

Happy Bed Fellows

Its great to know a new generation shows interest in the garden and 8 year old Malcolm is doing a great job so far!

Caroline Fuller

Sport / Real Mallorca
RCD mallorca vs Rayo Vallecano

Real Mallorca

Mallorca's second half of the season kicks off today

Real Mallorca kick off the second half of their season with a difficult challenge away in Madrid.

Monro Bryce

Sport / Other Sports
Tennis players undergo quarantine in Adelaide ahead of Australian Open

Tennis

Spanish federation apologises to Tennis Australia over player quarantine

The Australian Open begins on Feb. 8 in Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria.

Reuters

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