News of the day 12 February 2021
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SOS tourism support campaign

Latest headlines

Huge support for Mallorca's SOS Turismo Initiative

"We hope that more groups and residents will join us to express their dissatisfaction and promote all kinds of actions..”

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

El Raiguer rubbish collection strike.

Latest headlines

Bin men on strike in the el Raiguer region of Mallorca

The industrial action that was due to start in Pla on Saturday has been suspended.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Paramedics on duty in Magalluf.

Latest headlines

French Tourist fined for assault in Magalluf

The Prosecutor's Office originally requested that the defendant be jailed for 18 months.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Iago Negueruela.

Latest headlines

Tourism minister becomes Balearic government spokesman

The new ministry for European Funds reflects the added importance because of economic reconstruction.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Black Turtle.

Latest headlines

Reptile conservation plan launched in Mallorca

“The Ferreret population has doubled since 1991 and the trend is one of growth, but it continues to be threatened..”

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Valldemossa in Majorca

Latest headlines

Valldemossa rated as the most popular village to visit in Mallorca

The village is also extremely famous for its weekly markets and also being home for Hollywood Oscar winning actor Michael Douglas.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

An Iberian wolf exercises at Basondo Animal Refuge

Latest headlines

Spain's wolf-hunting ban sparks bitter debate in rural north

As apex predators, wolves help regulate local fauna, but they also kill some 15,000 farm animals across the country each year.

Reuters

Alba Brunet.

International

'Mallorca Files' actress has a mountain of projects on the go

“I really want to exploit my role as an actress in the theatre, especially here at home in Mallorca, but also in Barcelona and Madrid..”

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Elderly man wearing a mask in a street in Palma, Mallorca

Coronavirus news

Balearics coronavirus figures for Friday

The number of Covid patients in intensive care units has dropped below 100.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Palma graffiti.

Latest headlines

"No Vandalism Graffiti" Campaign launched in Palma

The main aim of ARCA's “No Vandalism Graffiti” campaign is to remove the graffiti and prosecute those responsible.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Calvia Coast, Mallorca.

Latest headlines

Mallorca Weather Forecast for Saturday

Mallorca is partly sunny, partly cloudy today with low-moderate winds in some places. Take a look at the weather forcast for this weekend and the next few days. To keep up with the weather all over the island via our webcams click here.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Vaccination in Hungary

Coronavirus news

Catalonia urges EU to speed up vaccine evaluations, eyes Russian shots

Catalonia's regional government urged European authorities to speed up approvals of new vaccines such as Russia's Sputnik V.

Reuters

Almond blossoms, Mallorca.

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Mallorca Weekend Weather

We're in for another stormy weekend in Mallorca with wind, rain, thunder and lightning in most places. To keep up with the weather all over the island via our webcams click here.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Vaccine drive in Spain.

Coronavirus news

Spanish businesses offer help to speed up COVID-19 vaccination campaign

An expected acceleration in vaccine deliveries in the second quarter is prompting regional authorities to consider converting big venues into makeshift injection centres.

Reuters

Fire on the tramuntana

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Fires at this time of the year

Depending on reports, either fifty or one hundred hectares of the Ariant finca were burned.

Andrew Ede

News / Comment

Comment

Hard times

“We may win the battle against Covid must lose the economic battle...”

Jason Moore

Comment

Britain shames Brussels

EU member states are at loggerheads over the roll out of the vaccines, unlike the UK

Humphrey Carter

Thousands of visitors to the island bring joy to Mallorcans

Comment

We're not going on a summer holiday - still stuck in the UK for a month or two!

This week Frank Leavers talks about the changing nature of tourism and tourists themselves.

Frank Leavers

Holiday / Lifestyle
Sour Grapes from The Mallorca Files

Lifestyle

Mallorca Files: Sour Grapes. Our view

"A great performance by Simon Andreu...."

Jason Moore

Punxsuntawney, Phil saw his shadow this year

Community

Another Groundhog Day come and gone

"Many of us have come to feel like we’re actually... repeating the same at-first seemingly tedious day over and over."

Christian Monson

dry stone construction

Lifestyle

As old as the hills - dry stone construction

In January the Council of Mallorca announced that “for the first time on our island, the thousand-year-old work of the margers will be officially accredited”.

Andrew Ede

The tourism sector launches an SOS campaign to the Administration

Lifestyle

Tourism: the cry for help

"The regional government simply isn’t blessed with the resources to facilitate direct aid on a huge scale"

Andrew Ede

Doing sport in Mallorca

Lifestyle

Exercise and the Paradox of Willpower

Simon Kenion Shears on the best way to start exercising: get rid of willpower.

Simon Kenion Shears

A Ma Maison roasted rack of lamb with white port sauce and pistachio and crispy leg of duck with wild mushrooms

Lifestyle

Where to order out on Mallorca

Valentine’s Weekend so maybe time to treat yourself to a delicious Takeaway.

Laura Stadler

Under the sea

Lifestyle

Economics and Marine Biodiversity

The restoration and conservation of natural assets is a condition to restore key economic sectors for the Balearic economy such as fisheries and tourism.

Marilles Foundation

Sport / Other Sports
Fernando Alonso

Other Sports

F1 driver Alonso undergoes surgery for fractured jaw after road accident

Fernando Alonso had been hit by a car while training on his bike in Switzerland.

Reuters

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