News of the day 13 March 2023
News / Latest headlines

Latest headlines

Find out which ships are in port today

There are no cruise ships scheduled to dock in Palma today

Cathy Caliz

Mad rush to clear fallen trees still.

Latest headlines

Balearics will ask Madrid to declare Mallorca a disaster zone after Storm Juliette

Thousands of fallen trees need to be cleared before the forest fire season.

Humphrey Carter

News / Comment
One of the new bar and restaurant terrace "yellow zones" in Palma.

Comment

Palma council on another wind-up over bar and restaurant terraces

New "yellow zones" have been marked out outside bars and restaurants.

Humphrey Carter

German tourists in Mallorca

Comment

Then we take Berlin ...

Something else that Mallorca knows, and quite obviously, is that that this market stays put once it’s on holiday - stays put in Mallorca, that is

Andrew Ede

News / Celebs
All is not right for Mark Wright in Mallorca!

Celebs

All is not right for Mark Wright in Mallorca!

"He has three weeks to carry out the work..."

Jason Moore

Holiday / Lifestyle
Reparing the parasols in Alcudia

Lifestyle

Now thoughts turn to the beach

This week: 2,300 new sunloungers have been bought for when the season starts on May 1st in Alcudia, a music festival in Santa Margalida and the rail extension to Alcudia from Sa Pobla could be back on the table.

Andrew Ede

Lifestyle

Restaurant voted best in Magalluf by Tripadvisor to open end of March

Look for the ‘Galleon Shipwreck’ on Magaluf beachfront and you have discovered the ultimate place for Burgers, Steaks and Ribs.

Ashlee Caliz

General view of Soller Valley

Lifestyle

Living in the past or moving with the times in Soller?

“There are parts of Mallorca which were built as tourism arrived. Purpose built resorts combining tourism and residential living. To develop a new town is much easier than trying to convert an old one. These are the issues facing Soller this week...”

Shirley Roberts

Holiday / Airport
Passport control queues at Palma airport.

Airport

Warning of British passport control chaos this summer in Mallorca

Spanish airline association calling for more border staff ahead of the influx of British visitors.

Humphrey Carter

Holiday / Travelling
Holiday / Attractions
Weather / Latest news
Weather / Temperatures

Temperatures

Sunny and windy in Mallorca

Windy weather in Mallorca on Tuesday, the fourteenth of March. High temperatures between 18º to 23º

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Living / Paperwork
The Mallorca Solutions team

Paperwork

Visa España: Navigating the paper trail

Meet Becky and Keri, from Mallorca Solutions where a team of eight now based in Son Bugadelles assist people through the bureaucracy involved in applications for NIE numbers, residency, driving licenses etc.

Vicki McLeod

Sport / Real Mallorca
A vital point for Real Mallorca.

Real Mallorca

Mallorca draw 1-1 with a taste of victory

Five minutes from time Mallorca came mighty close to the winner.

Monro Bryce

Food and drink / Food and drink
Chicken Kyiv and mash

Food and drink

Posh dishes of the Seventies

Chicken Kyiv has gone out of fashion and I can’t remember the last time I saw it on a restaurant menu, but we can do it easily at home.

Andrew Valente

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