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.
Events
Seaplanes cup for Puerto Pollensa
From what one can make out, it is in fact a renaming for the Splash-In, designed to give that event added incentive.
News from your area
Spotlight on the North
Complaints in the north, a plan of action for Puerto Pollensa and What's On this weekend and next in the north of the island.
Viewpoint
People of trust?
The position of national government delegate in the Balearics is a political one.
Person of the week
The Helms-Burton Act was passed in 1996 but never acted upon until now.
Northern Spotlight
The language of road signs
Regulations make clear that signs should be in both languages. The local police had also recommended that the signs be amended.
Viewpoint
Lack of accountability
Of course there should be a commission, preferably an independent one.
Viewpoint
Whither culture?
The impression was that the government had either forgotten about culture or had decided to downgrade its importance.
Viewpoint
Crisis absenteeism
Since the “pact” government was formed in June 2015, it hasn’t been consumed by too much crisis, but when it has been, there has been a common element - Més.
Enjoying Majorca
A Pioneer Of Excursions In Majorca
Adrover’s point is that hardly anyone made these sorts of “excursions” at the start of the twentieth century.
Viewpoint
The will of the people
There is no perfect system, and Spain is no different in this regard.
Enjoying Majorca
Agatha And The Rains Of Sencelles
Àgueda is the patron of rape victims and of women suffering from breast cancer.
The Blog
What lies below: The Plaça Major
b Arca wants the underground space to accommodate an interpretation centre, which basically means an information centre with knobs on.
Enjoying Majorca
Dragons of Majorca
Palma on Sunday, the correfoc for the Sant Sebastià fiestas will feature beasts of fire.
Viewpoint
The booze backdoor
Banning all-inclusives, as an example, would have incurred the wrath of market competition overlords, tour operators and indeed tourists.
The Blog
Tradition or animal welfare
The legislation, had it gone ahead in its original form, would have eliminated the interpretations that are allowed under the 1992 animal protection act in the Balearics.
- Ryanair grounds 12 Spain routes over excessive airport taxes
- Tourists' favourite places in Mallorca in the winter
- Fears that other hotels in Mallorca will be occupied by squatters
- Pay 300,000 euros and the Cala Bona hotel squatters will leave
- Short term rental regulations will cost Spain billions and jobs
Comment
Person of the week
The former mayor of Palma was officially named the new national government delegate in the Balearics.
Andrew Ede 17/02/2020 10:01