Fairs and fiestas
Traders indignant at delay to Palma’s Christmas markets
Until this year, it had been usual for the market to be up and running in the last week of November, but the tender competition for putting the stalls in place had to be called off and a new one launched; hence the delay.
Royal Family
Gardens of Marivent Palace to open to the public
The King had recommended that the proposal be studied in order to ensure that there were no pitfalls and that the best arrangement possible be considered with the government.
Military
US warship bound to strike ISIS in Palma
Motto - “First To Conquer” - and this will be her second deployment to the Mediterranean to provide air support to operations in the Middle East.
Palma
Born terraces’ vote will take place between 9 and 16 December
The first question in the consultation will be: do you want terraces on the Born, yes or no?
Palma
Crunch convention centre talks on Monday
Acciona has been called to attend a meeting on Monday in order to explain, at first hand, what is happening with the work and what it thinks it is doing.
Retail
Black Friday fever grips Palma
Palma’s retail sector as a whole has reported that Black Friday has lived up to its billing with a marked increase in business.
Fairs and fiestas
Christmas lights go on in Palma Friday evening
Christmas lights are expected to be switched on at 7.30pm.
Fairs and fiestas
Palma’s Christmas market opens next Wednesday
The stalls will remain in place until 7 January. Seventy will be in the Plaça Espanya, 70 more in the Plaça Major, and 60 will be in La Rambla.
Palma
Everyone’s “fed up” with the Palacio, says Barceló
“I believe that they don’t want to finish the work in order to have some means of applying pressure."
Transport
New airline operations from Palma to be authorised in January
“You give the impression that the loss of Air Berlin’s hub will be a disaster, when it will affect only eight routes."
Palma
Town hall insists on use of citizen’s card for Born referendum
"The citizen’s card does not give democratic guarantees and nor does it grant participation to make the consultation serious."
Palma
Government trying to prevent work on convention centre being stopped
The chief contractor, Acciona, has ordered companies that are working on the Palacio to down tools from Monday.
Gastronomy
Ferran Adrià: There is nothing else like the ensaimada in the world
"If I explain the creative process in the context of cooking, everyone understands it because everyone eats.”
Retail
Jaume III one of Spain’s most expensive shopping streets
El Portal de l’Àngel de Barcelona is Spain’s most expensive with the average rent being 3,240 euros per square metre.
Police
Palma’s Green Patrol police unit to be broken up
Following the most recent scandals arising from the activities of some members of this unit, it is to be replaced by a new unit with greater control and supervision.
Emergencies
Train which crashed into car was “going too fast”
The findings of the investigation were made public by the ministry for transport and they will now be examined by the National Police.
Palma
Palma Council to hold a public referendum over Borne terraces
City council seems incapable of making a satisfactory decision over the future of the terraces.
Transport
Dogs allowed on more Palma buses
Other Spanish cities are apparently following Palma’s example in allowing dogs on buses.
Taxes and Catalonia: the past week in the Bulletin
Catalonia, taxes (of a different variety for once) and golf. These were some of the themes from last week in The Bulletin.
Transport
Air Berlin to close Palma hub
The airline has announced, though, that flights to Palma from Germany, Austria and Switzerland next summer will increase by 10%.
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