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.
Francina Armengol is the new speaker of Spain's Congress
The speaker is the third most senior authority in Spain.
Iconic Palma bar struggling because of Plaça Espanya works
There will be a several-month delay to the completion of the works.
The return of what was Palma's number-one airline?
All-year flights grew Germany as Mallorca's principal tourism market.
Volunteers wanted for Cala Millor turtle's nest surveillance
Eggs are due to start hatching towards the end of August.
Mallorca events: What's On from Friday, August 18 to Sunday, August 20
This week we celebrate Mare De Déu d'Agost, Sant Bartomeu, Sant Agustí and Sant Joan fiestas. Plus concerts, summer fiestas and LaLiga kicks off on Friday at home with Real Mallorca against Vilarreal.
Ex-Balearic president set to become the next speaker of Spain's parliament
Francina Armengol has good relations with parties in Catalonia and the Basque Country.
Government looking at refunding tourist tax payments by Balearic residents
The formula would involve deductions from income tax declarations.
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.
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