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.
Council grant for Pollensa artisans’ shop
The grant was in order to adapt the shop, purchase fittings and facilitate online promotion.
Pollensa: pouring sand on troubled waters
The association will not be being invited back to meetings to discuss what has been a persistent issue - that of water discharges.
The dates of tourism spring, and vaccination in the slow lane
Compared with other main tourism regions, the Balearics are well behind in terms both of the number of doses delivered and the number administered.
The man who composed Spain and Mallorca
Last week, Chick Corea passed away and with his passing came the recollections of how he had helped to give momentum to jazz in Mallorca.
Protesting in favour of the playgrounds
The protest was made and it was against the threat of the beach playgrounds and picnic area in Puerto Pollensa being removed.
Trees come down in Puerto Alcudia
New trees will be planted at some point in the future, but some residents are in the meantime indignant.
The vaccination row: surely there has to be resignation
There was a transparency failure and one that was evident from the fact that Francisca Cerdà didn’t tell the truth.
Fires at this time of the year
Depending on reports, either fifty or one hundred hectares of the Ariant finca were burned.
As old as the hills - dry stone construction
In January the Council of Mallorca announced that “for the first time on our island, the thousand-year-old work of the margers will be officially accredited”.
Tourism: the cry for help
"The regional government simply isn’t blessed with the resources to facilitate direct aid on a huge scale"
The saintly years of Mallorca
All villages and towns in Mallorca have their patron saints, who are typically the excuse for the annual revelries.
The Revolt of the Brotherhoods: 500 years ago in Mallorca
The revolt could arguably have come to a swifter end and to a resolution that was far less bloody than was to be the case.
The fifteen minutes for a tragedy
Miquel Grimalt, professor of physical geography, described the torrent as “very dangerous” because of the sheer volume of water that flows.
Just how urgent is the green energy transition?
Despite the apparent urgency of the climate emergency, the environmentalist lobby is objecting.
Sustainable protesting
"Understandable though banning protests on foot is, the encouragement for the motorised demo does appear somewhat contradictory to all talk of sustainable mobility."
Pollensa and the vaccination "cover-up"
The opposition demands the resignation of Mayor Tomeu Cifre and the vaccinated councillor Francisca Cerdà after the scandal.
The despair of business
"It has taken much to push business to become openly critical, but in a way it has been the promise of the vaccine which has created this push."
Restoring the Alcudia wall
It was explained at the time that the collapse was the result of “non-permeable” material having been used during a previous restoration.
Face masks’ silliness in Alcudia
"The motion was pretty pointless, and so, therefore, was the minor controversy."
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"
- Mallorca needs to remember price is king
Comment
Let Tui do the lot
Coach operators have been deprived of a significant part of their activity by businesses which cannot be defined as big.
Andrew Ede 11/02/2021 13:08