Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 11-15 October
The fourth and final fair in Llucmajor at the weekend, Cala Ratjada holds its fresh fish gastronomy event, Algaida has its fair, there is street food in Estellencs and Port Adriano, Playa de Muro has twelve bodegas for two evenings of wine, art, tapas and music, and the musical Chicago is at the auditorium in Palma.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 26 September-1 October
The fairs now start to come thick and fast. Alcudia's is always extremely popular, with a highlight being the dances and procession of the bigheads S'Estol Rei en Jaume; Llucmajor starts its series of four fairs with the first for Sant Miquel, which features the dances of the cavallet cotoners; Alaro's on Sunday will have the "somera" donkey and its dance. And Esporles has its fair, which is devoted to sweets and pastries. The Capella Mallorquina choir celebrates fifty years with a free concert at Palma Cathedral, and Syrian pianist Aeham Ahmad performs at the Teatre Principal in Palma.
Emergencies
Danish child drowns at rural holiday finca
The family were staying at a finca in Llucmajor.
Property
Residential lets almost impossible to find in Llucmajor
A key reason for the situation is the number of properties which have been turned over to tourist rental.
Police
Llucmajor woman hangs her baby and herself
The woman's husband found the bodies this morning.
Culture
Llucmajor to promote Capocorb Talayotic site
Excavation work on this large Talayotic site first began in 1917.
Nature
Llucmajor concern over dead tortoises
There has been an "alarming" growth in the eagle population, said to be causing "havoc".
Emergencies
17-year-old charged with reckless homicide over motorcycle death
The 17-year-old was almost three times over the drink limit.
Emergencies
Driver leaps to safety to avoid being crushed after accident
The impact was so fierce that the VW engine ended up embedded into the platform of the tow truck.
Police
Body of a man found floating in the sea off Llucmajor
The body, in an advanced state of decomposition, was found by two fishermen at 10am in the area of Cap de Regana.
Roads
Environmentalists want slow lanes for Llucmajor-Campos road
GOB said that it had wanted to address the “urgent” matter of the road.
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