Palma motorbike police to the fore in controlling electric scooters
'Operation Sweep' targets hotspots of potential traffic violations and anti-social behaviour.

Palma, Mallorca
A sunny day for the whole of Mallorca.
"It has a limit": Mallorca support for Canaries' tourism protests
"The Canary Islands have a limit and the Balearic Islands do too."
Residents view Palma bars' reactivation with horror
Bar terraces on the Paseo Marítimo are reopening this weekend.
Arrested for padlocking a property to prevent squatters
Jesús Molina wanted to stop squatters; the problem was that it wasn't his property.
Suspended without pay, the Palma police officer who rented out substandard homes
The officer has been fined two million euros by the housing ministry.
Children in Palma prevent their mother from being strangled
The stepfather was arrested.
Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"
"The mayor wants to sweep the problem under the carpet and do nothing."

Palma, Mallorca
In Palma, the average price has risen by 123% over the past ten years.
Four girls attacked in broad daylight in Palma
The girls were surrounded by a group of around thirty teenagers.

A view of Palma, Mallorca
Shortage of supply of apartments in Palma.
For every Palma property to rent there are 38 potential tenants
One of the highest levels of demand in the country.

Palma, Mallorca
Sunny, but there is a chilly breeze.
Owners of Palma's Social Club hit out at "degrading treatment"
The club has to go as part of the Paseo Marítimo redevelopment work.

A March day in Palma, Mallorca
A March day in Palma.
British-run Palma club has three weeks to vacate
Forced expropriation as agreement was not reached between the ports authority and the company.

Tourists in Palma, Mallorca
Tourist activity is now "everywhere".
"Setting limits doesn't mean being against tourism"
"We don't have to thank the hoteliers that we wear shoes and that we no longer drive carts."
- Another body found by a Mallorca beach
- As the town hall announces 21 million euros investment, Playa de Palma residents denounce drugs and homelessness
- The growing problem in the Balearics of the illegal marketing of second homes as tourist accommodation
- Balearic government plans big increase in tax on cruise ship passengers and even a cash levy on hire cars
- Sunday weather in Mallorca - Feeling some effect from Storm Jana