Northern News Spotlight
Hotel Formentor development on hold again
The enlargement of the Hotel Formentor is once more being put on hold.
Letters to the Editor
"Don’t let high prices and poor value for money suppress this opportunity."
Refugees
Bishop of Majorca backs Pope’s call to help refugees
One of the first tasks in this regard will be for senior representatives of the Majorca Diocese to assess what properties and capacity are available.
Northern News Spotlight
Safety improvements for Albufera cyclists promised
The road by Albufera is one of the old "carreteras", not that wide and, as a consequence, a potential risk.
The past week in the Bulletin
Weather featured heavily last week. Very heavily. Other main topics were a holiday from hell, a meeting in Madrid that wasn't as hellish as it might have been, and a very different hell - the humanitarian crisis of refugees.
Tourism
September to set new tourism record
Forecasts will be surpassed, primarily because of a boom in last-minute sales.
Letters to the Editor
"Santa Ponsa is becoming a no-go area for decent people."
Weather
Massive storm floods much of Majorca
Worst affected parts of the island have been the south-west in Andratx and Calvia.
Police
Irish couple given suspended prison sentence after abandoning son with mental health condition in Majorca
A couple, arrested on suspicion of abandoning their son who is believed to have a mental health condition while on holiday in Majorca, have reportedly been handed a year's suspended prison sentence.
Refugees
Mixed reaction to Palma’s desire to help EU migrant crisis
“Obviously, we want people to be safe but these problems can’t be solved overnight."
Tourism
Kindhearted British resident offers sisters his home for free
Sisters Emily and Daisy Wolton were yesterday still waiting for some response from the company which "ripped them off" over a holiday let in Palma. However, good news came from elsewhere.
Sport
Tim Henman to play in Palma tournament next month
Carlos Moya, Pat Cash, Henri Leconte and Sergi Bruguera are also taking part.
Tourism
“This is a total nightmare, we’ve been ripped off, our holiday’s ruined...”
British sisters caught in the holiday rental trap, company does nothing.Balearic government’s consumer affairs department admits this is “just the tip of the iceberg.”
Animals
After ten days, Gio is found safe and sound in Calvia
"I and the whole family are just delighted that he is back home and is safe and sound,” says owner.
Weather
Today’s storms just a taster of a damp autumn
Wetter than usual autumn currently being forecast for the Balearics.
Travel
Palma airport, second for low-cost flights in Spain
Spain is number two in Europe when it comes to low-cost routes.
- New setback for Britons travelling to Mallorca from Sunday, September 1
- Britons changing Mallorca holiday plans because of new EU entry scheme
- Record holiday season? Tell that to the Mallorca bars and restaurants whose takings have nosedived
- Rave on a plane from Liverpool to the Balearics
- Mallorca hoteliers laughing all the way to the bank this summer
Comment
The cold drop
“It always rains in September, so why isn’t the island better prepared...?”
Jason Moore07/09/2015 00:00