Andrew Ede
Background in business publishing. Started an online blog about Mallorca in 2005, which went daily in 2007, covering culture, environment, history, politics, tourism and more. Became a regular contributor to the Bulletin in 2010 before joining the staff a few years later.
The Cala Bona hotel squat waiting game
Only three squatters remain, and the Guardia Civil hope their resistance will soon end.
16-year-old conquers Pollensa's Sant Antoni pine
It took Jaume Coll just twenty minutes to be the first to the top of the pine.
Palma affordable housing - The town hall's number one priority
The housing councillor stresses that "housing is a problem that we must confront".
Government blocks the plan for a giant chicken farm in Mallorca
A decree outlaws poultry farms on the scale that had been planned for Sineu.
Mallorca and its winter saints
Sebastià is a plague saint. But more than this, there is good reason to believe that he was once Mallorca’s winter saint.
Theme of the Week
The ‘British crisis’: When tourism bosses bowed to union demands
Explore the complexities of Mallorca's hospitality industry, from collective bargaining challenges to the evolving roles of hotels, restaurants, and nightclubs.
EU being urged to improve funding for the Balearics
The Balearics are at a funding disadvantage because the islands are classified as 'continental territory'.
Your seven days news round-up in Mallorca
These are the stories that made the headlines this week.
Pay 300,000 euros and the Cala Bona hotel squatters will leave
For the hotel, this is a clear case of blackmail and one that it will not accept.
Motorhome dwellers want nothing to do with Palma protest by motorhome 'tourists'
"They have a tourist and recreational purpose. What they are complaining about is an insignificant problem."
Friday weather in Mallorca - Not great for Sant Antoni
The forecast for Mallorca for Friday, January 17, the day of Sant Antoni.
Mallorca events: What's On from Friday to Thursday
The next week features vibrant Sant Antoni and Sant Sebastià celebrations across Mallorca but the big days are this Friday (Sant Antoni) and on Sunday (Sant Sebastia) with the open air concerts at several squares in Palma.
The maximum cost of eliminating the Soller Tunnel toll - 31.5 million euros
The Supreme Court has ruled that the ending of the toll system was illegal.
Fears that other hotels in Mallorca will be occupied by squatters
The Sol y Mar in Cala Bona was occupied on Sunday night, though squatters maintain they have been there for up to a month.
Weather in Mallorca for Sant Antoni Eve
The forecast for Mallorca for Thursday, January 16.
Thirty squatters take over Cala Bona hotel apartments
The squatters maintained they had been there for more than a month.
Woman who advertised her flat for sale at Three Kings is denounced for 'squatter' harassment
The woman carried a sign for the flat at Palma's Three Kings parade.
Comment
The curious case of the Fodor’s ‘No List’
There was nothing new, but somehow the treatment of the list rumbled on for a couple of weeks or more.
Andrew Ede 17/01/2025 10:46