Crime
Ex-workers suspected of supplying burglary information
Three people are under arrest and three others are implicated. One of the six is just seventeen years old.
Museum
New maritime museum is launched in Palma by Council
New maritime museum is established in Ses Voltes in Palma.
Transport
Council wants to close Palma airport at night
City Hall also wants the name of the airport changed from Palma de Mallorca to just Palma.
Weather
Sailing vessel swept on to the rocks
The adverse weather is believed to have led to the incident.
Conference
World premiere coincides with Robert Graves Conference
Over 50 members of the Robert Graves Society and leading experts will be attending the conference in Palma which is open to the public.
Crime
National Police smash human trafficking gang in Palma
The National Police have broken up a gang of human traffickers which specialised in smuggling citizens in to Majorca from India.
Tourism
Talks to stagger cruise ship visits to Palma
Small businesses do not want too many cruise ships in Palma at the same time.
Police
120 new bobbies on the beat in Palma
The town hall and the local police have identified the capital’s blackspots needing extra police.
Speeding
119 kilometres per hour through Palma
21-year-old driver clocked driving at 119 kilometres per hour through Palma.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 21-26 November
The Christmas lights are turned on in Palma this Thursday. There are fairs for the esclata-sang mushroom in Mancor, rice in Sa Pobla and "vi novell" (nouveau) in Santa Maria. The Mancor fair features a demons' fire-run on Friday night. Bunyola has its Santa Catalina fair as well. Legendary British folk guitarist/singer Martin Simpson is in Palma on Wednesday evening.
Tourism
Massification demo calls for more courageous government measures
Estimates suggested that there were more than 3,000 demonstrators, though in the absence of official figures it was hard to tell.
Bylaws
Craft sellers fed up with illegal trading in central Palma
Legitimate craft market sellers are clashing with the illegal traders.
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.
- Greece and Portugal cash in as Spain says adios to Golden visa
- Pollensa planning for "visual harmony" but the Mercadona supermarket could still go ahead
- Tax cuts in the Balearics but the government is still rolling in tax revenue
- Surge in bookings to the Balearics
- Calvia home to the most expensive properties in Spain
Comment
The season
“The airport is breaking all records but spending is low...”
Jason Moore08/07/2017 00:00