Crime
Police arrest 23 minors suspected of robbery with violence
Most of the offences coincided with weekend passes from the juvenile detention centre.
Industrial relations
Firefighters accuse Palma councillor of defamation
Palma's firefighters have an ongoing industrial dispute and now want the mayor to mediate.
Holiday rentals
Airbnb hits back at Palma plans to ban holiday rentals
Antoni Noguera, who made the announcement last week, yesterday began to backtrack on all-out ban.
Holiday rentals
Hila attacks Noguera over holiday rentals' "ban"
Noguera's announcement of a ban, said Hila, was "unexpected".
Business
Opening day for the Palacio
Today is a momentous day for Palma, Majorca and the industry that has evolved to be known as MICE - meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions.
Holiday rentals
Palma administration divided over holiday rentals
Mayor José Hila has said that no decision has been taken about holiday rentals, while the tourism councillor has suggested that Noguera was talking out of turn.
Holiday rentals
Barceló has no objection to Palma wanting to ban holiday rentals
The tourism minister said it was understandable that the town hall should wish to prohibit rentals.
Holiday rentals
Palma looks to ban apartment holiday rentals
The deputy mayor Antoni Noguera intends that the ban should apply to the whole of Palma, meaning that it would include Playa de Palma.
Holiday rentals
Up to 7,500 euros a month for a Palma apartment
La Llotja, the Cathedral and Born are the most sought-after areas.
Hotels
Moratorium expected on new hotel licences in Palma
The federation is concerned about "massification and saturation" in Palma.
Hotels
Hoteliers opposed to building licence suspensions in Palma
A three-year moratorium on licences would not be possible as suspensions can only be for one year.
Business
First Palacio event will be in mid-April
The first clients for the hotel will arrive on 3 April, when it is expected that sixty rooms will be occupied.
Art
"Palma is becoming a magnet for leading artists and collectors"
Leading art gallery owners, collectors and dealers Fede Pinya and Eva Shakouri talk about the Palma art scene.
Tourism
Palma is a top ten bargain city-break destination
Sunshine cities that have made it into the Post Office Travel Money report top ten look great value.
Law
Residents federation wants urgent regulation of Palma terraces
The federation wants the new bylaw for terraces to be introduced as a matter of urgency.
Culture
Heritage association seeks changes to road signs in Palma's old centre
Arca wants yellow lines in the old centre of Palma to go.
Transport
Airline places for Palma increasing more than 11% this summer
Palma has 28.8 million airline places scheduled until the end of October.
Business
Fourteen events programmed this year for convention centre
President Armengol said that the Palacio is something of which all the citizens of the Balearics should be proud.
Police
Pitched battle in Gomila adds to residents' complaints
"When fifty armed youths turn up to fight, it is clear that we have a problem."
Conferences and exhibitions
Palma's Palacio company is finally making money
The Palacio de Congresos company is now taking in a minimum of 5,000 euros a day from the rent being paid by Meliá.
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