Law
Calvia getting tough on displays of alcoholic drink
Bylaw amendment will also cover noisy recreational machines.
Business
Businesses in Calvia's "mature zones" not taking up grants
Grants are available to modernise and renovate premises in "mature" zones.
Charity
Prodis Pollensa new laptop from North Mallorca Lions
Prodis Pollensa, the day facility for disabled persons 18 years and older, was presented with a new Intel i-7 laptop with a 17-inch screen
Santa Ponsa
New coastal walkway for Santa Ponsa
Calvia town hall will be investing 440,000 euros in transforming an area that has deteriorated.
Calvia town hall is to invest in a skateboarding park.
Calvia town hall is to invest in a skateboarding park.
Society
Alcudia and Calvia register notable population decreases
Calvia had the biggest drop of the lot, with 748 fewer people and a population down below 50,000 to 49,580.
Majorca
Lights, goats and flower-picking: the week in Majorca
The start of the Christmas period was officially marked when Palma's lights went on, goats were on the controversy menu, the airports authority was accused of hiding information, Podemos wished to contain tourists, and Calvia was promoting flower power.
Legislation
Picking flowers among bad behaviour offences in Calvia
Climbing trees, playing with balls, skateboarding ... Calvia is insisting on civic good behaviour.
Finance
Calvia investment to rise 35% in 2017
Calvia's budget is to increase by 3.2% to 89.3 million euros next year.
Police
Calvia police made 100 arrests during the summer
Over a quarter of the "actions" that police were involved with were for illegal selling.
Technology
Smart island world congress to be held in Calvia
As a pioneering and leading island tourist destination, Calvia is "without doubt" the best place in Majorca to stage this congress.
Tourism
WTM confirms increase in UK family tourism to Calvia
Abta told the Calvia delegation that there will be a 36% increase in tourists for the low season up to November.
Tourism
Calvia celebrating its 25th European Winter season
The activities include walks, workshops, guided tours, excursions and special events, all of which help visitors to discover local heritage.
Crime
Arrests of gang members responsible for one hundred robberies
The robbers became known as the "drill gang" because of the use of a drill to make holes in windows.
Calvia
Six per cent of Calvia project investment to be decided by the public
Calvia town hall is allocating a quarter of a million euros of its 2017 budget to projects that the public will decide.
Calvia
Calvia revises prostitution bylaw and offers terrace tax incentive
The PP referred to the "hell" out on the streets because of muggings and violence.
Animal welfare
Calvia introducing new rules on cat neutering and dogs on beaches
In the off-season when beaches are not being used in a tourist sense, dogs will be allowed on beaches so long as they are on leads.
Cycling
Calvia six points cycling challenge
The gruelling charity cycle challenge will cover 400 kilometres with 5,500 metres of climbing from 1 to 3 October.
Environment
Outrage and confusion in Es Capdella
Residents in the picturesque village of Es Capdella are angry about the sudden appearance of a host of steel posts in the area.
Police
Former Calvia police chief is suspended from duty
Two former chiefs of the Palma police have also been suspended.
- Spain at boiling point over eggs!
- Now there's a proposal for a fifteen-year residency requirement to buy a home in the Balearics
- A Good Friday. Britain's biggest cruise ship heads for Palma for Easter
- The Mallorcan town with the longest name: it contains 21 letters and has a population of 9,227
- Families who were squatting in Alcudia's Bellevue now have nowhere to live