Humphrey Carter
Deputy Editor
Oxford-born Humphrey Carter joined the Bulletin in 1994 as a photographer, having studied photography, film and psychology in the UK. After having travelled the world and worked in many fields, within months of joining the Bulletin he secured exclusive access to Australia’s most wanted man in Mallorca and ran with the story for the following ten years for the local and international media. He was made Deputy Editor in 1997 and has been sent on numerous overseas assignments - he fronted the multi-media coverage of Real Mallorca’s European football campaign. His work has been featured on the front pages of newspapers and magazines around the world and is a regular commentator for leading international media outlets, in particular television and radio.
Transport
Fresh fears of strike action at the airport
Runway operators and staff at Palma airport are threatening strike action.
Sunday Interview
Council of Majorca to honour female British explorer
Humphrey Carter talks to Nina Parrón Mate, the Council of Majorca’s Director General for Equality who will be paying tribute to the great British palaeontologist Dorothea Bate.
French government under pressure to prevent air traffic controllers’ strike
It is not only French air traffic controllers who are taking industrial action, controllers in Barcelona have until Friday to decide whether to strike or not.
Crime
Prison, bail denied for “drunk driver”
A 44-year-old Polish driver failed to stop at the scene of the accident.
Entertainment
"Ally McBeal was huge; I suddenly had the doors to the world flung open"
Interview with Vonda Shepard, the American singer-songwriter and actress, who is appearing at the Trui Theatre on Friday.
Have we been forgotten about?
With the Brexit process continuing to face hurdles in the UK and in Europe, what about expatriates?
The dead sea ...
Migrants are fleeing for their lives while politicians are trying to score points.
Animal welfare
British community taking action to help feed squatter’s dog
The boxer dog is neglected by its owner.
Celebrities
Majorca mourns Peter Stringfellow
"He was caring and considerate until the very end, he was a true gent."
Entertainment
"We get such a kick out of playing The Beatles live..."
Interview with Nathan Baughman aka Paul McCartney of The Flaming Shakers, "the best tribute band in Europe", playing in Palma on Saturday.
Magalluf
"We were set upon by a group of ten, they came out of nowhere"
A recent victim of the African muggers in Magalluf tells what happened to him. For security reasons of his profession, he cannot be named or pictured.
Police
World Cup resort crackdowns
Plans have been drawn up to reduce incidents during the World Cup in Magalluf and Playa de Palma.
Magalluf
Magalluf residents taking prostitute problem into their own hands
Some twenty prostitutes have denounced aggressions and insults to the Guardia Civil.
Transport
Tension mounting at airport over surge in pirate cabbies
Transport ministry inspectors, being civil servants, finish work at 5pm, leaving the door open to pirate cabbies.
Society
From pulling pints to pulling women together
Interview with Palma-based founder of the world’s largest female expatriate community Anne Scott, originally from Glasgow.
Crime
Gang of luxury watch snatchers at large in Portals area
This week alone there have been four successful 'snatches' and at least five failed attempts outside shops, banks and in car parks.
Beaches
New Blue Flags for the Balearics
Three new Blue Flags for Majorcan beaches; Can Pere Antoni in Palma loses its.
Comment
People thinking twice about booking
It is called the European Union, but when it comes to industrial action there seems to be little union.
Humphrey Carter 24/06/2018 00:00