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.
Environmentalists' campaign against tourist "massification"
SOS Tourism was a feature of the pandemic.
Traffic access restricted in Soller
Sheer volume of traffic has led to the decision.
Palma Paseo Mallorca residents complaining about noise from buses
Buses, rubbish collections, bars and restaurants ... all creating noise.
Soller residents denouncing street drinking and noise
Said to now be a nightly occurrence.
Ex-mechanic drew attention to Cala d'Or tourist train deficiencies
Eleven people were injured when a carriage overturned.
Real Mallorca stadium naming-rights sponsorship is scrapped
The naming-rights deal had threatened to break the coalition at the Council of Mallorca.
Localised storms in Mallorca on Thursday
Thursday's weather wasn't nearly as bad as had been forecast.
Mallorca weather alert downgraded to yellow
The bad weather hasn't been as bad as had been forecast.
Now there are sunrise excursions to Formentor
The access restrictions are designed to prevent sunset excursions, but not sunrise.
Supermarkets stress that there are no supply issues with chicken
The distributors say that there are some problems with chicken and water.
Pollensa opposition denounce the dumping of tonnes of rubble in Formentor
The town hall administration maintains that the rubble is in fact aggregate to be reused for roads.
Tramuntana Mountains reckless driver apologises
"I apologise. What I did was unforgivable."
Graffiti affecting Mallorca's maritime heritage
Examples of maritime heritage in Campos and Llucmajor have been affected.
Tourist falls asleep and is locked inside a bus
The holidaymaker had taken the Aerotib bus to Alcudia.
Lowest numbers of jellyfish in Mallorca since 2014
Jellyfish are dragged towards the coasts by meteorological conditions.
Political crisis deepens over Real Mallorca stadium naming rights deal
There is talk of an ultimatum - either scrap the agreement with Real Mallorca or the coalition at the Council of Mallorca will be broken.
Palma police driver blamed for fatal accident
Mario Decandia, a 36-year-old Italian, died as a result of the accident.
Palma can't ban horse carriages when there is a yellow heat alert
A court has accepted an appeal by horse carriage drivers.
- Son Amar owner Margaret Whittaker dies
- Ryanair responds to complaints in Palma: ‘The passenger upset the gate staff, who denied her boarding’
- It’s not just snakes “invading” the Balearics
- Decision to call off Mallorca cycling race angers organisers
- Balearics and Canary Islands join forces to fight mass tourism
Comment
Duck's off! Animals and fiestas
The Can Picafort duck swim is proof that traditions don't need animals for fiesta "entertainment".
Andrew Ede 18/08/2022 12:55