Retailing
UK shopping centre giant has plans for Palma centre
Intu, which owns or part-owns eighteen shopping centres in the UK, has plans for a theme park and leisure centre in Palma.
Palma
Junk collection row in Palma intensifies
"There is an obvious failure in the system of collecting junk from the streets, with cleaning in neighbourhoods, and with general rubbish collection, given the containers that are full up in all parts of the city."
Nautical
Royal Navy frigate sails into Palma for brief visit
The British Consul General, Lloyd Milen, hosted a lunch on board for local charities and associations.
Palma
UK media coverage providing positive image of Palma
It is "fantastic news" that prestigious foreign publications should be presenting Palma in such a positive way.
Retailing
Primark prepares to open Palma store in September
A total of 252 staff have been recruited from 4,000 applicants and this will be Primark's forty-second store in Spain.
Palma
Five euros a day parking in Palma
Four car parks away from the centre of the city are to be made available for five euros a day.
Palma
Barceló and Meliá both bidding again for Palma's convention centre
The minimum price for renting the complex will be 1,585,000 euros a year, with the winner able to do so for fifteen years.
Transport
Fears over Spanish air-traffic disruption
Air-traffic controllers at airports such as Palma are being stretched to the limit by the "barrage of flights".
Environment
Palma hotels may have to pay more for water
Neus Truyol, president of Palma's Emaya municipal services agency, says that the town hall is studying an increase in rates charged to the highest consumers of water.
Entertainment
Miami meets Majorca at Simply Red concert
Miami skyscraper development, Missoni Baia, has offered its sponsorship to the VIP area at the 20 August Simply Red concert at Palma’s bullring.
Police
New Palma police commissioner praises professionalism
Palouzié says that criminality and corruption have been concentrated on a few within the force. He is also critical of the police's structure, which has allowed there to be "inventions".
Palma
Overwhelmed by cruise passengers; now it's the toilets
"Every time they flush the loo, eight or ten litres are used, and I have to pay for it."
Retailing
Thursday Night Shopping fever to grip Palma
"This all part of our plan to maximise the potential of Palma during the peak season and eventually continue throughout the year."
Crime
Drugs gangs' leaders ordered to stay in prison
Of accused who have appeared in court, two have been Guardia Civil officers.
Gastronomy
"We have great food in Majorca, but the authorities don’t know how to sell it."
"There is so much more than sobrassada and Quely biscuits, but that is all they seem to bring out at events overseas."
Nautical
Queen of the seas graces Palma
The Queen Elizabeth put into Palma today in heading to Greece from Southampton, this summer's base.
Transport
Palma bus fleet being checked after second fire
"If we discover that there had been a lack of maintenance, then action will be taken against those responsible."
Palma
Palma crackdown on illegal street traders
A new commission set up by the town hall will monitor illegal street trading.
Palma
Centre of Palma closed to non-resident traffic from 12 July
Except for authorised vehicles, there will be no turning onto the Antoni Maura avenue as from next Tuesday.
Corruption
The sordid affairs of Palma's police
Juan Manuel Penalva, the judge investigating corruption in the Palma force, claims that Rodríguez was the "architect in the shadows".
- 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"