News of the day 14 September 2021
News / Latest headlines
Magalluf Beach, Mallorca.

Majorca tourism

Magalluf hotels to close in two weeks

Calvia Mayor demanding that hotels stay open for the sake of employment and the economic recovery of the Municipality.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Firefighters extinguish a small wildfire in Ronda

International

Rains help bring fierce Spanish wildfire under control

About 1,000 firefighters backed by some 50 aircraft had worked to put out the blaze.

Reuters

Passengers arriving at Palma Airport.

Latest headlines

Palma Airport passenger figures recovering

More than 2.6 million passengers passed through Palma Airport in August.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Spot electricity prices, which make up around a third of consumer power bills, have broken records for weeks.

International

Spain to cap gas prices, redirect company profits to curb energy bills

Spot electricity prices, which make up around a third of consumer power bills, have broken records for weeks.

Reuters

Palma, Mallorca.

Latest headlines

Balearic Consumer Price Index up 3.4% in August

The accumulated increase is 2.5%, with a 14.2% decrease in clothing and footwear and increases of 8.4% in housing and 7.3% in transportation.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

A temporary terrace in Palma, Mallorca

Latest headlines

Palma temporary terraces to go by the end of the month

Public patience with the loss of parking spaces has worn thin; any terraces remaining on October 1 could incur a fine.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Plans to expand Palma airport and increase passengers numbers is going to face stiff opposition

Latest headlines

War of words over expanding Palma airport

The GOB is also organising a protest rally on 19 September at midday on the steps of Palma Cathedral to express its opposition to this project.

Humphrey Carter

Deia, Mallorca

Latest headlines

Town halls joining forces to try and prevent loss of bank branches

Mallorca's town halls concerned by bank mergers and the loss of branches.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Luxury property, Mallorca.

International

Foreign buyers eyeing up luxury properties in the Balearics

36% of German buyers and 11% of British investors are trawling the real estate website, Idealista.com for luxury properties.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Francina Armengol, president of the Balearics

Latest headlines

The crisis "will last two years"

Recovery in two years of what was lost economically in 2020.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Guardia Civil Officers in Magalluf.

Latest headlines

2 arrested for alleged rape in Magalluf

The alleged sexual assault happened in the early hours of Monday morning.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

News / Comment
Mallorca may have posted record employment figures, sadly they will not last.

Comment

Viewpoint: Wrong job in Mallorca

Majorca may have posted record employment figures, sadly they will not last.

Humphrey Carter

“There have been calls for change within the tourist industry....”

Comment

Viewpoint: Changing tourism

“There have been calls for change within the tourist industry....”

Jason Moore

Mallorca is thus more of a drunken tourist’s paradise than the rest of the Balearics

Comment

The Blog: Mallorca’s drunken 39% of tourists

Why is Mallorca more of a paradise for drunken tourists than the rest of the Balearics?

Andrew Ede

Me stretching downstairs in front of the beautiful Mediterranean sea.

Comment

Summer Blog: Doesn’t that really give you a vacation vibe?

Most people I know, who visit Mallorca out of the high season, fall in love with our countryside and mountain landscape.

Amanda Jeffrey

Holiday / Lifestyle
Painted Lady.

Lifestyle

Wild Mallorca: Buttercups, Barbury’s and a painted lady!

Although the summer is slowly coming to an end, there will be the excitement of something new or unusual turning up on our shores.

Neville James-Davies

'Norwegian Epic' cruise ship in Palma.

Lifestyle

'Norwegian Epic' cruise ship back in business

'Norwegian Epic' and 'Harmony of the Seas' will visit Palma once a week until October 25.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Summer slips into autumn.

Community

Spotlight on Soller: The cracks are beginning to appear

"Such a waste of good decision making time when there are many social issues to be taken care of in Soller"

Shirley Roberts

Juan Moyá & Patricia Flores, Balearic representatives in the Ms & Mr International Spain 2021 Competition.

Lifestyle

Miss & Mr International Spain 2021 competition

52 candidates from all over Spain will compete for in the Miss & Mr International Spain competition.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Binissalem’s Vermar

Lifestyle

Enjoying Mallorca: Fiestas to fairs and invented traditions

The summer fiestas start to fade, and as they do, they merge with and morph into another form of tradition - the fair.

Andrew Ede

Weather / Latest news
Boats in Palma Harbour & Cathedral.

Latest news

Mallorca Weather Forecast for September 15

Keep an eye on the weather all over Mallorca via our webcams, by clicking here.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Sport / Real Mallorca
Real Majorca v. Bilbao Athletic

Real Mallorca

Fan's view: Defensive errors prove costly as RCD Mallorca lose 2-0

Monro Bryce's thoughts on RCD Mallorca's first defeat of the season - What went wrong?

Monro Bryce

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