Palma
Terraces in Palma will have limits on the number of tables
Terraces would be allowed to use a set space (which is the case at present) but with a maximum number of tables and chairs.
Palma
Terraces in Palma's Oms may move to the sides of the street
The suggestion has come about because of a recommendation from the fire service.
Palma
Palacio company officially takes over the convention centre
After eight years during which work was on, then off, then on again, the Palacio de Congresos convention centre has finally been handed over.
Royal Family
Royal Family celebrates Easter Sunday mass in Palma
Notable by their absence were any members of the regional government.
Fairs and Fiestas
Great emotion at Via Crucis performance
It is a performance that has been taking place since 1985.
Tourism
Three Costa Cruises’ ships in one day in Palma
The coinciding of the three ships shows the commitment that the operator has to Palma and the Balearic market.
Royal family
Marivent will not open to the public this year
"Respect, trust and mutual understanding" with the Royal Household when it comes to the issue of the opening of the gardens.
Palma
Crackdown sought on illegal street sellers
The growth in illegal trading has been observable in Palma’s main tourist areas,
Fairs and Fiestas
Solutions being sought to Easter procession wax problems
As Palma has the biggest of the processions, Palma has more than its fair share of the wax problem.
Crime
Palma robbery gang members arrested
Those detained are all aged between 16 and 20, are of different nationalities and have previous convictions for property crime.
Palma
Major cuts to traffic envisaged in remodelling of Palma's frontline
Contained in the proposals are schemes for pacifying traffic on the Paseo Marítimo, for creating more space for pedestrians and for opening the city up more to the sea.
Music
Win free tickets to see a wonderful concert in Palma
The American Spiritual Ensemble perform in Palma on 16 March at the auditorium.
Palma
Palacio convention centre will generate 20 million euros
The Palacio will generate 20 million euros revenue from some 20,000 visitors who will represent some 50,000 tourist stays.
Transport
Balearic airports to smash all records this summer
The volume that is being anticipated will, therefore, mean that all three airports will register new record levels of passenger movement.
Crime
Palma police: the scandal that just gets worse
The murkiness of this whole business just gets murkier by the day.
Fairs and Fiestas
Balearics Day fun in the sun
The market which had been set up along the Paseo Maritimo and up into the Paseo Mallorca proved to be exceptionally popular.
Palma
Terrace taxes in parts of Palma likely to increase
The town hall wishes to review and update the classification of all streets in Palma where there is an occupation of the “public way".
Fairs and Fiestas
Sun brings out the crowds for Balearics Day celebrations
The sun that shone this morning brought people out to the markets on the Paseo Sagrera and along the Avenida Antoni Maura.
Refugee crisis
March in support of refugees criticises European governments
In Spain, nothing should impede the accommodation of at least 20,000 refugees, to which the Balearic government, island councils and town hall can contribute.
Entertainment
Concert delights
The concert was called Bring me Sunshine and it certainly delivered: filling all in the Anglican Church on Friday evening with feelgood sunny smiles and warmth.
- 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"