Environment
Palma unveils new plan to tackle traffic
In Palma there is an average of more than 900 vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants compared to the national average of 650.
Denouncement
Scrapyard owners denounce Palma abandoned cars auction
Evidence has been produced regarding 72 vehicles for which traffic directorate records indicate that there are the different legal proceedings.
Palma
Scrapyard owners were sold "stolen cars" by Palma town hall
"We won an auction for 38,000 euros plus IVA (VAT) and now find that legally we can't do anything with the cars."
Planning regulations
Town hall considering regulation of Palma rooftop pools
There have been a number of requests for pools in traditional parts of the city.
News
Palma town hall's Twitter account hacked and threats made
Palma town hall's Twitter account hacked and filled with insults.
Town halls
Palma senior officials lacking required qualifications
Only one official is said to have the required civil service grade.
Town halls
Palma fourth worst for financial performance
In 2017, Palma saved less than all other town halls.
Town halls
Month's delay for Palma registration appointments
The town hall attributes the delays to staff being on holiday and the high number of appointments.
Housing
Palma will limit the cost to rent
Placing a limit on rents will require reform of Balearic legislation.
Bylaws
Residents associations back earlier terrace closure
Residents associations support the 11pm closure of terraces in La Lonja.
Town halls
Hila promising more police for Palma
More police, a plan to clean graffiti, more bus frequencies ...
Bylaws
Palma terraces cut by at least 79
The new bylaw regulating terraces came into force in July 2018 but was not applied until this year.
Health
More rats in Palma because of more filth
Certain parts of the city are most affected; the rats come out because of the food on the streets.
Services
Specific responsibility needed for tackling Palma graffiti
Heritage association Arca wants a proper plan for dealing with graffiti rapidly.
Services
Palma walls graffiti will be removed within a week
Bureaucracy has meant delays to the removal of graffiti from protected structures.
Town halls
Court orders compensation for Plaça Espanya accidents
A loose paving slab led to two accidents; Palma town hall will have to pay 46,000 and 55,000 euros.
Town halls
Palma told to pay compensation for slip in Plaça Espanya
A person slipped and fell in September 2009; the town hall was aware that the square was slippery.
Bylaws
Palma introduces tougher tourist area controls
Playa de Palma, the Paseo Marítimo, the centre of the city, the Joan Miró avenue and Cala Major; these are the areas.
Industrial relations
Palma bus strikes are called off
The industrial action was called off after a meeting with the mayor, Antoni Noguera.
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