Tourism
Majorcan hotel price hikes driving tourists elsewehere
Majorca hoteliers have increased rates by as much as eight per cent this year.
Environment
Aquifers up to almost two-thirds capacity
Aquifer capacity in Majorca is 24% greater than this time last year.
Weather
Mountain roads closed again because of snow
Large amounts of snow fell in mountain areas this morning and as a direct result roads were closed.
Agriculture
Four months before Brussels checks on olive ebola plan
The Balearic policy is one of containment rather than more comprehensive eradication of trees.
Weather
Almost three hundred emergency incidents because of high winds
245 of the incidents that had been reported by midday were in Majorca, with more than a third having been in Palma.
Majorca
Where is the centre of Majorca?
In Lloret there is a 1.7 metre high stone that marks the central spot.
Weather
Over forty incidents because of high winds
Two youths needed rescuing after having been swept into the sea by waves in Santa Ponsa.
Agriculture
Guardia increasing controls to prevent spread of olive ebola
There are calls for the Balearics to be "sacrificed" and for trees to be eliminated in order to prevent the spread of olive ebola to the mainland.
Weather
January rainfall records shattered in parts of Majorca
The wettest place in Majorca was Lluc, where 424 litres were recorded: a huge amount but not a record for January.
Entertainment
The BachCycle 2017 presents five concerts dedicated to Johann Sebastian Bach
The work of Johann Sebastian Bach is coming to the Balearics in a series of concerts that comprise the BachCycle.
Agriculture
Insufficient resources to fight olive ebola
The services of the Guardia Civil are being offered in the fight against the spread of the "xylella fastidiosa" plague.
Tourist tax
Tourist tax spending "insulting" to town halls
"Under an excuse of dialogue and consensus, everyone is being laughed at" by the spending decisions, especially the town halls.
Transport
Bus fast lanes' plan is a "joke" say the PP
"This government is introducing side issues like the central reservations and bus services to tourist resorts in order to disguise its ineptitude."
Agriculture
Minister insists that the government is on the farmers' side
Balearic environment minister: "Madrid appears to have forgotten the needs of agriculture."
Transport
Taxi drivers planning to bring roads to a standstill
The most drastic of the measures being proposed is to flood main roads across Majorca and streets in Palma with cars.
Energy
January electricity bills will be up by a quarter
The bill for a consumer on a contract for 4.4kW will go up from 51.97 euros last year to 65.59 euros.
Transport
Government still doesn't know how many hire cars there are
"If they were obliged to pay road tax, which at the moment they do not, then there wouldn't be the problem that we have."
Agriculture
Farmers accuse government of "having a laugh" over flood aid
The national government has "blatantly and manifestly" mocked Balearic farmers through its decree of emergency measures for damage.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 31 January-5 February
The almond blossom fair in Son Servera on Sunday; a "Mamma Mia" sing-along at Palma's Trui Theatre on Friday; one of Spain's leading pop-rock groups - La Oreja de Van Gogh - at Palma's auditorium on Saturday; and the Mallorca Gay Men's Chorus with "Jazz Do It", also in Son Servera on Sunday.