Charity
From the Tramuntana to Mount Kilimanjaro
The group was one of four which the Not Forgotten Association brings out to the island every year.
Retail
Four-year plan to boost small retailers
This local business, he said, “needs to be protected”.
Tax
Car-rental agencies to resume paying taxes in the Balearics
Negotiations with the new government over re-registering with municipalities in the Balearics.
Technology
Virtual assistants start work at airport
The very latest technology is being used to help passengers.
Weather
Storms close beaches, spark accidents
Swimmers ordered out of the water in Paguera after torrential rain sparks sewage leak into the sea.
Northern News Spotlight
Can Picafort-Muro road to be improved
There have been several bad accidents in recent years.
Education
Urgent measures introduced for school meals in Balearics
Next year there will be a significant increase in the budget for school meals.
Weather
Majorca on amber alert for rain
Heavy rain is now expected to fall in all parts of the Balearics from around midnight (Tuesday night).
Northern News Spotlight
ESRA North presents quilts to the Residencia in Puerto Pollensa
This week Wendy Spooner handed six beautiful quilts to the Residencia Novaedat in Puerto Pollensa.
Northern News Spotlight
Santa Margalida reverses bullfighting declaration
The town was now "not in favour of anything nor against anything"
Northern News Spotlight
The nuns of Puerto Pollensa leave after 100 years
Hundreds of former pupils gathered in the church square to participate in an emotional farewell.
Society
Proud to be from the Balearics and Spain; new survey
When asked about identity with the Balearics as opposed to their own individual islands or the “Catalan Lands,” 63% of Majorcans identify with the island, 35% with the Balearics and a mere 2% with the Catalan Lands.
Cala Millor
Cala Millor beach closed because of swarm of bees
There were beachgoers, once the situation was being controlled, who were only too happy to take selfies with the bees in the background.
The week in the Bulletin: a saint and a tax
A saint, a tax, a government defeat, the past week was one of holiness and distinctly unholy rows, one of them even involving a saint.
Northern News Spotlight
Ironman brings an economic benefit of over eight million euros
Alcudia town hall wants a more detailed study into the economic impact of the Ironman events that are staged twice a year.
Weather
A rainy few days for Majorca
Majorca looks to be in for some potentially wet weather until at least Wednesday (30 September).
Tourism
Some clarity on the tourist tax, but not enough
Barceló wants everyone to work together. He’s got a hell of a job convincing them.
Tourist tax
Tourist tax: “It is a small price to pay for a better Majorca...”
“As I said earlier it is a small charge; (1.7 percent of the cost of a holiday), children will not pay and also it will not be charged on a daily basis so that long-stay tourists do not pay more.”
Charity
You can have your cake and eat it!
Scores of people gathered at Mood Beach today for a massive coffee morning with all the proceeds going to local cancer charities.
- Katy Perry under investigation for Balearic video
- “Someone in power needs to make it clear to the UK and Germany that Mallorca wants tourists”
- New setback for Britons flying to Spain
- Famous Balearics town votes against banning tourists
- New setback for Britons travelling to Mallorca from Sunday, September 1