EasyJet flight intercepted by fighter as it heads to Balearic airspace
"Aircraft was 30 minute late landing...."
Hectic Easter for Palma airport
Palma will be handling a large number of international flights.
Walking the Cami de Cavalls for the Cancer Support Group
“This year, we’re doing something slightly different. We are going to walk the Cami de Cavalls in Minorca.”
Bar terrace in Menorca
Hope for a normal season in 2022.
British woman gives birth in Guardia Civil patrol car
A premature birth, the baby and mother were transferred to the specialist unit in Palma.
Environment
Hope for endangered Nacra mussel
A Nacra or Pinna nobilis, which is better known as the noble pen shell or fan mussel has been found in Minorca.
Red Arrows shine in Minorca air display
The Red Arrows proved today over the skies of Minorca why they are the best aerobatic team in the world. Their display was faultless much to the delight of the hundreds of people who had gathered at key viewpoints to watch the display.
Arrest
Eight illegal immigrants caught in Minorca
The National Police in Minorca have arrested eight illegal immigrants who arrived on the island in a small boat in the early hours of Thursday morning.
British market
“Minorca is a classic example of not putting all your eggs into one basket...”
Transport
Proposal for a railway in Minorca
In Majorca, the government's rail priority has been the electrification of the lines from Inca to Manacor and to Sa Pobla.
Crime
Barcelona man stabs his mother to death in Minorca
A 26-year-old man from Barcelona is in intensive care in Minorca having attempted to kill himself after apparently having stabbed his mother to death.
Animal welfare
Horse fiestas prohibition an "error" in new animal protection law
Baltasar Picornell of Podemos says that the new amendment will seek to make clear what types of celebration with animals will be permissible.
Charity
Briton to swim from Minorca to the mainland for charity
British endurance swimmer Anna Wardley, 40, has announced the Official Charity Partners for her Balearic Swim Challenge at an event held at Palma Aquarium.
- Greece and Portugal cash in as Spain says adios to Golden visa
- Ryanair to base 16 aircraft at Palma airport this summer, an investment of $1.6 billion and supporting 7,000 jobs
- Residents furious in Palma NO-GO area
- Mallorca set to welcome back young British seasonal workers
- Weekend weather: No masking the fact that carnival could be a wash-out
The Blog
Planning For Tourism De-Growth
De-growth, a mantra of some from the tourism-sceptic lobby, will now be a reality.
Andrew Ede30/04/2020 09:11