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.
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.
A month on from serious injury after jumping into the sea in Playa de Muro
A stranger saved his life. "I would like to meet him. Without him I would be dead."
Mallorca's five-star hotels close to capacity as private-jet demand grows
Demand for luxury accommodation unaffected by price increases.
Mallorca events: What's On from Friday, August 11 to Sunday, August 13
Fiestas this weekend are: Mare de Déu d'Agost Fiestas, Sant Roc, Santa Maria del Mar, Santa Candida, Sant Llorenç, Sa Marina and Sant Baromeu. Summer fiestas in Cala Llombards, El Toro, Portals and Bendinat and S'Illot. Port Adriano concerts as well music festivals in Pollensa and Valldemossa.
Mallorca's 'pioneering' hydrogen plant out of action for over a year
No date has been given for when production will restart.
One in five Balearic residents are foreign
Population growth this year is mainly due to foreign immigration.
Town hall's solution to Palma nightlife noise - Posters asking for quiet
The federation of residents associations says: "A poster won't fix anything."
Covid is still around - Cases in Mallorca up over 100% in a month
There is a general increase in cases but they remain mostly mild.
Spanish tourism in the Balearics falling because of higher prices
Business sectors say that Spanish tourism is down compared with 2019, but figures to June this year suggest otherwise.
The 400 or so rich people in the Balearics
By contrast, almost 200,000 people earned less than 12,000 euros a year.
Palma's Paseo Marítimo, the latest focus for nighttime excesses
The Paseo Marítimo has long been associated with nightlife, but there weren't the problems there now are.
Will Alcudia have its new beach bars next summer?
If memory serves, the previous administration made a budgetary allocation for the balnearios for this year from the town hall’s vast cash mountain.
Mallorca events: What's On from Monday, August 7 to Thursday, August 10
Mallorca's summer fiestas continue all week long. Check to find out what is happening near you!
Alcudia and Muro horse carriages to be replaced with electric carriages
Seventeen drivers will eventually switch to electric carriages.
Prices and tourism competitiveness in the Balearics
In June, the number of UK tourists rose by 20%, but other markets registered falls.
- 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
Whatever you say, never thank the previous lot
Armengol and her government could never admit it but Bauzá had laid the groundwork for them.
Andrew Ede 10/08/2023 16:33