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Holiday sales, flights, tourist tax: the past week in Majorca

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Holiday sales, flights, tourist tax: the past week in Majorca

A record for the Bulletin, holidays selling out, flight fares going through the roof: just some of the stories over the past seven days.

Monitor07/02/2016 00:00

Processionary caterpillar: Keep away from pine forests

Health

Processionary caterpillar: Keep away from pine forests

The weather - warmer temperatures, lack of rain and cold - has allowed the caterpillar to thrive to a greater extent than would normally be the case.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter07/02/2016 00:00

Parliament wants residents’ discount for airport charges

Transport

Parliament wants residents’ discount for airport charges

“This shows, once more, the need to improve air connectivity in favour of the rights and equality of opportunities for all the citizens of the Balearics.”

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter06/02/2016 00:00

Part of Palma's Rua parade in 2012.

Fairs and Fiestas

Carnival in Majorca

Sunday is when Palma stages its parades.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter05/02/2016 00:00

A sunny and warm climate in the Balearics this January.

Weather

Warmest January for 55 years

Among high temperatures for Majorca in January was the 25C in Puerto Pollensa on 8 January.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter04/02/2016 00:00

Good prospects this year for Soller's train and tram

Transport

Good prospects this year for Soller's train and tram

There were over 760,000 train passengers and more than one million tram passengers in 2015.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter04/02/2016 00:00

Today’s police anti-drugs operation.

Crime

Two arrested in narcotics operation in Son Servera

Drugs were available for purchase at any time of the day and that cars would pull up and stop in the middle of the street at all times

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter03/02/2016 00:00

Podemos party leader Pablo Iglesias.

Tourist tax

Podemos surprised by hotelier “solidarity” with tourist tax

Podemos spokesperson Laura Camargo expressed her surprise at the move, as the hoteliers now appeared to be showing so much solidarity.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter02/02/2016 00:00

Today’s protest by angry employees outside the Bimbo factory.

Business

Mass protest over Bimbo closure, another blow to Balearic industry

This sector is going backwards rather than forwards, which is why the minister for industry,  Iago Negueruela, announced last week that there would be a plan to try and revive it.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter01/02/2016 00:00

Property market being praised for fuelling the economic recovery.

Economy

Tax revenues in 2015 highest since crisis started

Catalina Cladera said the increased revenue was an indicator of a generally improved economic climate.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter01/02/2016 00:00

Warren Lyttle being taken for the court appearance last Sunday.

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Princess, Palma's name and a shocking death: the past week in Majorca

There was a death in Costa de la Calma and there was the tragedy drama of Princess Cristina. Sandwiched between these were the fuss over a restaurant, Palma's name and convention centre and, let it never be neglected, the weather.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter31/01/2016 00:00

Hugh Laurie on location of the The Night Manager in Deya.

Entertainment

Over 150 filming requests in the Balearics last year

A large number of these were for television, such as travel programmes, beach reports and reality shows.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter30/01/2016 00:00

Police

22-year-old killed in car crash

The total number of lives that have been lost on Majorca’s roads since the start of the year is now four.

Humphrey Carter30/01/2016 00:00

Action to tackle the drought

Weather

Action to tackle the drought

The government points to a combination of high temperatures, increased population, pressure on resources and the condition of some facilities as making such action necessary.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter30/01/2016 00:00

Vanessa on a Hastens bed.

Business

Son Bugadelles: An Aladdin's cave of opportunities

Commercial activity started at Son Bugadelles and 285 businesses now operate out of it.

Vicki Mcleod30/01/2016 00:00

Guardia Civil surround the body.

Police

Body of a man found floating in the sea off Llucmajor

The body, in an advanced state of decomposition, was found by two fishermen at 10am in the area of Cap de Regana.

Humphrey Carter29/01/2016 00:00

More boutique hotels in Palma than other European cities

Tourism

More boutique hotels in Palma than other European cities

There are eighteen luxury boutique hotels at present, to which a further five will be added in 2017.

Andrew Ede28/01/2016 00:00