"This is not a case of tourists not being welcome, it is a case of failed government policies"
"There is a complete lack of affordable housing...."
Your seven days news round-up in Mallorca
These are the stories that made the headlines this week.
Mark and Michelle get it Wright as they name new baby Palma
It's believed the name was inspired by Palma, the capital of Mallorca, where they are known to own a home in the lively resort town of Magalluf.
Leave your metal detector at home! Mallorca beachcomber hit with record fine
Man says he didn't know he was breaking the law.
How Valldemossa is winning the war on pickpockets
Countless arrests have been made.
Greece and Portugal cash in as Spain says adios to Golden visa
Spain is also planning to introduce a new tax on non-resident/non EU property purchases.
Ryanair to base 16 aircraft at Palma airport this summer, an investment of $1.6 billion and supporting 7,000 jobs
"Excessive fees and bogus ‘incentive schemes’ by monopoly airport operator AENA.."
Your seven days news round-up in Mallorca
These are the stories that made the headlines this week.
Porreras: the sleepy Mallorcan town thrust into the international spotlight thanks to Meghan Markle
Basking in the international limelight...
Residents furious in Palma NO-GO area
‘They come into our crowded restaurant, ask for cigarettes, money - or steal spoons to inject themselves with.’
German TV film series in Mallorca based on the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, in 2008 there were two sighting reports of Maddie on the island
German TV regularly film on the island.
GOOD NEWS! Little chance of new property tax, which hits Brits hard, getting the green light
Opposition politicians, real estate agents and lawyers doubt that the new law, introduced to give Spaniards a greater chance of getting on the property ladder, will ever be approved.
Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright back in their favourite place: Mallorca
"Exploring the old part of Palma...."
Thank you Rafa, says Balearic President Prohens
"The best ambassador of our islands in the world."
Balearics facing a breakfast nightmare....shortage of butter and coffee!!!
Enough coffee for four to five weeks.
Britannia rules the waves with a little help from Mallorca
"Mallorca was an obvious choice for our training."
Experts say Mediterranean growing more dangerous for yachting, often critical situations with little warning
Aramu said he did not like navigating Italy's Tyrrhenian coast around Sicily or the Balearic islands because there are "often critical situations with little warning".
Mallorca-based yacht sinking: British tycoon drowned, daughter's death still under investigation
The yacht was well known in local nautical circles
- Open letter: Please do not come on holiday to Mallorca
- Tourist replies to our open letter calling on holidaymakers to stay at home
- It might as well rain in Mallorca until ... the end of the first week of April
- Depeche Mode, breaks the silence, and comes out supporting Mallorca fight against plastic pollution
- Spain on red alert for rain again
Comment
Manners Meghan! Porreras deserves a reply
Manners make the person
Jason Moore22/02/2025 09:58