Northern News Spotlight
Son Bosc finca will "definitively" not become a golf course
"What is Son Bosc, a natural protected space or a golf course?"
Tourism
Business tourism up 9%; worth nearly €4.4 billion
Spain received a total of 4.31 million business tourists last year or 6.6% of the total, representing a 6% increase over 2013.
Environment
Soller hunt for the Asian hornet
Having formed several groups, they set off into different wooded areas, armed with binoculars and maps in “looking for a needle in a haystack.”
Employment
Campaign against worker exploitation bringing in 350,000 euros in fines
A total of 31 inspectors were involved in the campaign, and 8,008 temporary work contracts were investigated.
Northern News Spotlight
Alcudia business owners seek action on all-inclusive
A commission of half-a-dozen business owners in the Bellevue-Magic main tourism centre of Alcudia is to meet with the town's mayor.
Son Servera
Son Servera looks at ways of boosting business
The town hall is looking to involve businesses in Cala Bona and Cala Millor as well.
Entertainment
"People often ask me if my father was the real James Bond..."
"Robert and my mother always felt that they ‘discovered’ Majorca in the 1950s."
Palma
Palma terrace tax increases could mean the loss of 5,000 jobs
"This increase is an unfair, disproportionate and unjustified."
Tourism
Cruising through autumn
Over 100 hundred cruise-ship visits are likely to have been made through October.
Environment
Government praises suspension of prospecting permission
Decision by Madrid is not enough because there are still two prospecting operations and one of these is in Balearic waters.
Banking
CaixaBank Q3 profit up 26 per cent to 288 million euros
The profit fell short of an average forecast of 307 million.
Animal welfare
More councils ban bullfights
“We are continuing to gain ground and achieve our aim of banning bullfighting in the Balearics."
Palma
Palma terrace tax to rise by up to 86 per cent
Bartomeu Cañellas for the C’s: “now is not the time to be increasing taxes”.
Animal welfare
Animal rights groups welcome sentence of owner who killed horse
“The atrocious death of this horse in its own stables is something which does not happen in the 21st century."
Employment
The Balearics outperforms national employment market
Unemployment in the Balearics for the third quarter was down by 13.6% (14,000).
Northern News Spotlight
Alcudia Maristany project is revived
Under the former ecotax, a plan that would have cost over nine million euros was developed.
Transport
Drones could be used to patrol traffic hotspots
Prototype is on schedule to be operational by next year.
Music
Want to star in new Motörhead video?
British heavy metal band to shoot new video on the island with Majorcan director.
Tourist tax
Barceló says tourist tax priority will be the environment
Maria José Ribas, a Partido Popular parliamentary deputy, asked the government to rethink its intentions.
Employment
Employment opportunities for Balearic youth increase
In the Balearics, where there was one of the highest proportions of ni-nis last year, the number is down by six points.
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