Rowing
British rowing silver medallists shine in Majorca
Puerto Alcudia is becoming the winter training base for some of Great Britain’s and the world’s greatest sportsmen and women.
Culture
Majorca’s Hitchcock of pop art is rocking the world
Yacht skipper and artist David Badia Ferrer has had a sudden impact on the global art scene.
Rajoy has a cunning plan
Spain is offering a swift deal for expatriates post Brexit, but not for nothing.
Politics
"The presidency will not change Trump, he will change the presidency"
Michael Booker, the past president of ESRA, the English Speaking Residents Association, worked with Donald Trump for the best part of a decade.
Tourism
Majorcan hotel price hikes driving tourists elsewehere
Majorca hoteliers have increased rates by as much as eight per cent this year.
Gastronomy
Japanese and Mexican gastro fusion in Palma
"We learnt old school, the client always comes first."
Brexit
"British residents still way down the agenda"
"The simple aim of the body is to protect the rights of Britons who live in Spain and also to try and block Brexit."
Tourism
"Please support Gambia and its local tourism"
Majorca resident Bianca Hadley, who was caught in the Gambia emergency this week, was today "chilling" in a hotel near Gatwick Airport.
Fiestas
Weather puts a damper on Sant Sebastià
The cold and the constant threat of rain convinced a large number of people to stay at home.
Tourism
Majorca resident trapped by Gambia emergency
Bianca Hadley, who lives in Palma and works for Radio One Mallorca, Globo Balear, was today stranded in the Gambian beach resort of Kololi.
Weather
Snow sweeps across Majorca
In the Tramuntana between five and 10 centimetres were reported while elsewhere above 100 metres, snow fall was between two and five centimetres.
Brexit needs a Trump approach
It is time that the government started taking a tough stance on Europe.
Where is the winter tourism?
As usual, the authorities are talking the talk, but they are not walking the walk.
Tourism
No January blues as Britain books holidays to Majorca
Jet2 is expecting a fourfold increase on normal booking volumes over these days, a significant increase on peak periods last year.
Cycling
Brailsford talking Team Sky messages (and Fluimucil)
"I know what questions you guys are going to ask me and most of you know what I’m going to say, we’ve been through all this already, so perhaps we could talk about other things, like cycling."
Sport
Majorca's tiger wants to win Wimbledon
Sofia Segui Edmundson, the current Under-10 Balearic tennis champion, is catching the eye of the tennis world.
Fiestas
The Three Kings bring joy to Majorca
Thousands of people turned out to greet the Three Kings as they docked in the old port at 18.00.
Tourism
Surge in demand for all-inclusive holidays in 2017
Thomas Cook has increased its all-inclusive offer by 20% for next year.
Emergencies
Bunyola blaze alarm
The blaze broke out in a block of flats just in front of the railway station just after 10.00.
- Mallorca restaurants' concern for the 2025 tourism season and alarm at union demands
- Start applying for UK entry visa now
- Mallorca hotel is the best in Spain, according to TUI holidaymakers
- Electricity bills power ahead in Spain as goverment slaps heavy tax on bills
- Beware of new red lines on Spanish roads
Comment
Is Europe starting to panic?
Facing elections this year, Merkel appears to be getting into a bit of a flap about her future and that of the EU.
Humphrey Carter 19/02/2017 00:00