Fairs and Fiestas
Tradition thriving at Manacor's spring fiestas
Things got underway on Friday with the folk dance of the cossiers.
Crime
Arrest of twelve market pickpockets
Alcudia, Cala Millor and Pollensa have been specifically identified as locations for the thefts.
Transport
Grand plan for improving Majorca's public bus services
The plan, it is said, will seek to revolutionise public bus transport in Majorca.
Employment
Proposal for improved working conditions for hotel maids
Laura Camargo of Podemos described maids as the "real stars of the hotels".
Beaches
Environmentalists wanting beach services to not be authorised
GOB says that authorisation procedures are not complying with the Costas Authority's regulations.
Crime
Massive blow to Majorca drugs dealers
Operation Iron Belt has so far led to the arrests of 25 people.
Crime
Russian mafia boss found guilty of money laundering in Majorca
Romanov accepted a sentence of three years and nine months plus fines which totalled 4.2 million euros and the 1.6 million euros he laundered.
Police
Sporting events putting pressure on Guardia Civil
The Guardia Civil traffic police are having to cope with extra workload caused by the large number of major sporting events.
Environment
Palm beetle has affected 11,000 trees since 2006
The municipalities most affected are as they have been for some years - Palma, Llucmajor, Calvia and Pollensa.
Property
Rental prices back at pre-crisis levels as demand skyrockets
Estate agents are no longer bothering to advertise flats to rent, as the adverts produce so many calls.
Weather
Over 70 bolts of lightning strike Majorca in one hour
The level two storm alert for Majorca and Minorca was lifted later in the afternoon.
Tourism
Summer bookings for Majorca reaching "critical point"
In the UK, if people have not booked their summer holiday to Majorca yet, they are going to be hard pushed to find accommodation.
Tourism
Record hotel occupancy levels for May in Majorca
There are more people, more occupancy and more spending.
Cruising, cycling, chaotic beaches: the week in Majorca
There were more ships than ever, while cyclists (and events) continued to cause debate and the Catalan language also proved to be a debating point.
EU referendum
EU referendum could spark late rush on holidays, but supply is short
“A lot of hoteliers are running at high occupancy in places like the Balearics but prices have gone up and it is just pricing certain families out.”
Beaches
Row breaks out over loss of Blue Flags
As three of the lost flags are in Palma, there has been a call for the censure of the Emaya services agency, the councillor Neus Truyol.
EU referendum
More than 1,000 expatriates per day registering to vote in referendum
British Ambassador to Spain Simon Manley urges Britons living here to have their say in EU referendum.
Transport
New limits on residents' flight discount being proposed
At present, the discount is 50% on all routes regardless of the cost of the flight.
Football
Majorca celebrates Leicester's Premier League championship
The moment came, the whistle blew and, as someone remarked, there was some idiot running up and down the road with a flag.
Tourism
Services could be overstretched this summer
Water and electricity supplies, sewage-plant capabilities, beach overcrowding, road congestion, rubbish collections: these are some of the issues.
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