Celebrities
Lord Sugar gets on his new bike in Palma
"Just taken delivery of the Corratec Electric bike. Did 20 miles along the cycle lane in Palma."
Politics
Political parties give their election messages in English
Representatives from Cs, Més, PP, PSOE, Unidas Podemos and Vox have recorded video messages. The videos will be on the website from Monday.
Boris is back
I guess it came as no surprise that Boris is going to run for leadership of the Tories.
Tories are desperate
"Conservatives should form electoral pact with Brexit party at next election."
Can Sanchez go it alone?
The celebrations have died down and now Sanchez wants to put taxes up.
Terrorism
British resident just missed Sri Lanka bombings
Stuart Walker was due to have been in Colombo when the bombs went off.
Nautical
"There are so many reasons why Majorca is a leading nautical destination"
Interview with Russell Currie, the CEO of Fairline North Mallorca, who for three years headed up the management team which secured the future of Fairline Yachts.
Holiday rentals
The bogus holiday rental website has claimed another victim
Susan Barton put down a deposit of 1,300 pounds for a villa near Alicante with Spain Dream Villas.
Holiday rentals
Free villa holiday for family who were scammed by website
The police were well aware of the story because of the extensive coverage it has received.
A fragmented Spain
It is highly unlikely that any single political party will win a majority this month.
Politics
"If Britain is going to leave, it has to be a clean break ..."
In an interview with the Bulletin, Norway's prime minister offers her thoughts about Brexit and the tourist tax.
Holiday rentals
Bogus website facing a fine of up to 40,000 euros
The website which was responsible for the holiday rental fraud is based in Palma.
Holiday rentals
"We’ve been scammed out of 5,000 pounds ..."
"Time began to tick away and I started to fear the worst. We had been scammed."
Referendums just mean trouble
Call them a democratic right, but all of a sudden referendums are being held for fun.
Benefits of being registered
Be it Brexit, local or European elections, being registered is well worthwhile.
Tourism trouble
Alcudia depends on tourism, but its residents appear not to be happy with that any more.
Call in the A-Team
The UK is in desperate need for a team which loves it when a plan comes together.
- 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
Treat your health well
I am constantly amazed at the way the Balearic health service is abused.
Humphrey Carter 18/05/2019 06:49