Graffiti
Graffiti removal in Palma
Slogans daubed on walls, including Carrer de Salvador Dalí, and Plaza Mayor have been removed.
Thefts
Increase in Palma water theft cases
Water was being drawn directly from the mains supply without being recorded by a meter or was being taken from a neighbour’s supply.
Courts
Phone tapping authorised in Emaya contaminated spills case
A Palma court is instructing the case regarding contaminated spills at Palma beaches.
Environment
Palma promoting greater consumption of tap water
The town hall calculates that each citizen in the Balearics consumes an average of 175 litres of water from plastic bottles each year.
Environment
Palma councillor denies any beach spills wrongdoing
A demand was made to the national environment ministry for it to build a new water-treatment plant.
Graffiti
Council removes the anti-tourism graffiti in Palma
UPDATE all of the slogans have now been removed.
News
Former Emaya management could face five-year sentences
The toughest sanction is five years if natural systems are deemed to have been seriously harmed and if there was a risk of serious harm to public health.
Environment
Palma asks Madrid for help to stop sewage leaks
Hoteliers have written to the new mayor of Palma demanding that immediate action be taken to prevent further beach closures this summer.
Services
Purchasing of desalinated water to restart
The purchase of desalinated water ended in March last year, when the reservoirs were full.
Services
Satisfaction with Palma municipal services falls
Two surveys with low sample bases have come to similar conclusions about Palma's services.
Environment
Reservoir water consumption highest since 2010
Little desalinated water was needed last year. The demand may be different this year.
Services
Cleaning vehicle falls into Palma sinkhole
The Emaya machine fell into a hole that hadn't been there the day before.
Services
Environmental offences in Palma go down
Sanctions for dumping rubbish and other offences have fallen.
Services
Palma town hall among the lowest spenders on services
Spending on cleaning and waste is below the national average.
Environment
Tramuntana reservoirs are full up
The rain of the past days has meant a dramatic increase in reservoir capacity.
Environment
Reservoir capacity is very low again
The reservoirs are currently back down to 33% of their capacity, having been at 100% earlier this year.
Services
Unions blame Emaya management for Palma uncleanliness
Emaya, Palma's municipal services agency, is said to have insufficient resources. Rubbish is being allowed to accumulate.
Environment
Surprise increase in amount of Palma junk being collected
There seems to be no clear reason why there has been such a large increase in the amount of junk being collected.
Society
Fresh calls for graffiti crackdown in Palma
"As this is a tourist area and there are still cruise ships coming in, I do feel that this adversely affects their vision of Palma."
Environment
Majorca is suffering its worst drought for the past ten years
Water reserves are just 44 per cent at a time when the island is breaking all tourism records and demand for water is at an all-time high.
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