Film
Vanessa Redgrave brings her film about refugees to Palma
After a decades-long career in acting, Europe’s refugee crisis has been the catalyst for Oscar winner Vanessa Redgrave to make her directorial debut. Redgrave spoke in Palma yesterday about Sea Sorrow, which she said she and her producer son Carlo Nero have poured all their money into and will be screened in Ses Voltes tonight.
Transport
Port and airport bus to run 24/7
The EMT municipal bus company announced yesterday that the number 1 service which connects the port with Palma airport is going to be operating 24/7 from 1 July and will continue operating round the clock until at least the end of August.
Breaking news
Islamic group arrested in Majorca
Six arrested in Palma, Britain, Germany for Islamist militant links.
A packed port of Palma
Yesterday, the Port of Palma witnessed the meeting of some of the most prestigious and luxurious cruise liners afloat in the Mediterranean this year.
A week of the best of British film in Majorca
The Atlàntida Film Festival opens in Palma this morning with the inauguration of a photographic exhibition at the Casal Solleric entitled “Guy Hamilton, a Director’s Life Behind the Scenes”, with images of Hamilton directing and relaxing with his stars on his sets.
Sighting
Shark in Majorca
An injured two metre shark caused alarm amongst bathers in Calvia and Palma over the weekend and at one stage people were evacuated from the beach at Cala Mayor.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 19-25 June
The fiestas really crank up now. The feast day for Sant Joan is Saturday. There is Palma's Nit de Foc with ten demons' gangs on the Friday night. Deya's correfoc is on Sunday. Sant Pere fiestas start in Puerto Alcudia on Thursday; Sant Marçal in Marratxi on Friday. The Hairy Johns are out in Felanitx, Sant Joan and Sant Llorenç on Saturday. For World Music Day (Wednesday) there are two major free, open-air events in Palma. Tinie Tempah is in Magalluf on Tuesday.
Animal welfare
Horse carriages' regulation unlikely until after the summer
An option of buying out the licences has been ruled out on the grounds that Palma town hall couldn't afford to.
Law
Bylaw would lead to the loss of some 500 Palma terraces
Palma's "public way" bylaw will be negative and result in the disappearance of terraces and the loss of jobs.
Society
Palma's foreign population could reach 40% by 2030
The association Palma XXI has presented findings from its first study of "gentrification in Palma", which points to a substantial rise in the city's foreign population.
Bars and restaurants
Palma starts to limit the number of bars and restaurants
An amendment to Palma's general urban plan will bring about "city sustainability", the town hall hopes.
Transport
More Palma bus stops for cruise passengers are likely
The city's EMT bus service, which provides the cruise ship buses, carried 47,000 cruise passengers last year.
Transport
Jet2.com planning UK-Majorca growth of over 40%
"We have increased the number of flights, places and hotels for all the seasons as proof that we strongly believe in the island."
Tourist tax
Palma wants 50% of tourist tax revenue
When the town hall knows where the tax revenue comes from, it "will claim the exact percentage that corresponds to the city".
Society
Commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day in Palma
Vicenc Thomas, the vice-president of parliament, made a short emotional speech in which he denounced the "crime against humanity".
Fiestas
Weather puts a damper on Sant Sebastià
The cold and the constant threat of rain convinced a large number of people to stay at home.
Crime
Hate crimes' hotline launched in Palma
The legal system has provision for sentences of up to two years for hate crimes.
Infrastructure
Cruise ship demand requiring port investment this year
The number of cruise ship stopovers in Palma this year is set to increase by nine per cent.
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- British tourists will be “tracked” while on holiday in Mallorca
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"
Comment
The season
“The airport is breaking all records but spending is low...”
Jason Moore08/07/2017 00:00