Behaviour
City council rules out “self government” for Playa de Palma
Resident and business associations says that they have had enough of the lack of order in the resort.
Police
Palma police target street women and drinking
Police acted against a total of 27 Nigerian women in Playa de Palma.
Playa de Palma
Residents and hoteliers claim to be sick and tired of the anti social behaviour.
Services
Police complaining about Playa de Palma rubbish
From six in the evening the bins start to fill up.
Police
Police action against Playa de Palma drinking
The police were stamping down on a drinking party on the beach.
Police
Germans arrested for attacking two beggars
The arrested Germans say they gave the beggars a substantial amount of money three weeks ago.
Police
Police looking for rubbish container pyromaniacs
Arson of this kind can carry a sentence of up to four years.
Bylaws
Earlier closing for Playa de Palma bars
The public order bylaw will cover opening hours and also street selling.
Police
World Cup resort crackdowns
Plans have been drawn up to reduce incidents during the World Cup in Magalluf and Playa de Palma.
Town halls
Playa de Palma wanting its own administration
Residents and businesses in Playa de Palma want their own authority, and drunken tourism on Sunday night demonstrates why they want improved policing.
Bylaws
Parties' differences threatening Palma public order bylaw
Protests in Playa de Palma are being considered if the town hall doesn't introduce the new bylaw.
Police
More police than ever in Majorca this summer
At the meeting of the Palma security board, the mayor stressed the town hall's "relentless fight against anti-social tourism".
Crime
British tourists arrested for child abandonment
The couple had been warned by hotel security about leaving the children behind.
Police
British tourists arrested for damaging a hotel room
Damage to the hotel room is estimated to be at least 2,000 euros.
Tourism
Fear that summer in Playa de Palma will be "horrific"
"All the bad guys are going to come to Playa de Palma because Calvia and Llucmajor have bylaws and we have a legal vacuum."
Crime
Couple arrested for tourist robbery in Palma
The man pulled out a double-bladed knife, while the woman stole a mobile phone.
Bylaws
Agreement reached over terraces in Playa de Palma
Certain terraces will be smaller, others will be larger.
Infrastructure
More complaints about the state of Playa de Palma
The private sector has spent over 1,000 million euros on modernisation, but the public sector has failed to keep promises that were made.
Tourism
Playa de Palma hoteliers worried about worsening tourist behaviour
Middle-aged German tourists caused significant damage in Playa de Palma last weekend.
Hotels
Another 100 million on Playa de Palma hotel redevelopment
Riu is spending 32 million on demolishing the Playa Park, which will be replaced by a new four-star hotel with 475 rooms.
- UK entry visa comes into force on Wednesday
- Curtain comes down on Son Amar, the popular Mallorca nightspot
- New train service will have 10 kilometre underground section, linked with Palma airport
- Mallorca beaches at Soller and Andratx covered by thousands of 'little sails'
- The Mallorca weather forecast (April 1). Enjoy the good weather while it lasts!