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.
New housing law has led to a reduction in properties to rent in the Balearics
An estimated fall of ten per cent in the Balearics.
Airport figures suggest that the Balearics are still on course for a record tourism year
July passenger numbers for the airports were all up.
Ex-firefighter arrested for starting forest fires in Mallorca
A drone's camera captured him starting a fire on Monday afternoon.
Preserving the magic of Pollentia
Pollentia at night has a totally different feel to the day, in summer in particular because of the warm nights but also because the site in the day is so blooming hot.
Demolition of Alcudia's 'bridge to nowhere'
The bridge was part of the pedestrianisation project at the end of the last century.
Housing crisis in the Balearics - and the number of empty homes has risen by almost 50%
The new government is to issue an emergency housing decree.
Mallorca events: What's On from Monday, August 14 to Thursday, August 17
Alaro, Cala d'Or, Cala Ratjada, Campos, Can Picafort, Porreres fiestas reach their climax; numerous other fiestas plus music festivals.
Mallorca's ageing population and the worrying fall in the birth rate
Total population has risen by 85,000 in the past ten years, but the percentage to the age of 14 has dropped.
Mallorcans heading north for the August holiday
And travel agencies are anticipating good demand for low-season foreign holidays.
Calvia coast, Mallorca's 'hotspot' for potential anchoring infringements
The Posidonia Surveillance Service monitors anchoring.
Playa de Palma's excesses - Bylaws flouted and a lack of police
Businesspeople and residents agree that the illegal sale of alcohol is one of the biggest problems.
Palma - "The epicentre of contemporary Spanish gastronomy"
A four-page report in National Geographic Traveller UK.
Beaches in Mallorca dangerous to tourists but not to Catalan speakers
Posters from a group who say that coves have been "expropriated by tourism".
Investigation to be launched into helicopters that landed in Colonia Sant Jordi
The Aviation Safety and Security Agency will apply sanctions if regulations are shown to have been breached.
Your weekly news catch up in Mallorca
This week coppers in Calvia, illegal party boat, tourists behaving badly, partying all night, beaches close, traffic chaos and Spanish Royals dine out.
Barbie mania as Spain's Royal Family watch film in English in Palma
A night out at the movies for the Royal Family.
Helicopters in Colonia Sant Jordi cause outrage
"We ran out and saw that they had landed in the finca next door."
July's average temperature in Mallorca's mountains was almost four degrees higher than normal
There were two heat waves in July but they lasted no more than four days.
War of words over Palma's hydrogen bus "chaos"
The main partner in the former coalition administration maintains that the new administration ordered a halt to the supply of hydrogen.
Majorca tourism
Overcrowding - Mallorca's tourists' greatest concern
A survey of tourist opinion indicates an increasingly negative perception of overcrowding among Mallorca's tourists.
Andrew Ede 15/08/2023 13:51