Emergencies
British woman knocked over and killed in Pollensa road accident
The British tourist was knocked over and killed by a car on the Pollensa-Puerto Pollensa main road on Saturday night.
Cycling
Major improvement planned to Santa Eugenia-Pollensa cycling route
The work on the roads will involve re-tarmacking them, cutting back vegetation and improving signage.
Property
Housing crisis in Pollensa because of holiday rentals
Finding an apartment to rent in Pollensa, a town which has long been one of the principal destinations for holiday rentals, is now almost impossible.
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Illegal billboards in Pollensa will have to go
It is asking owners of land on which the billboards have been placed to "voluntarily" have them removed.
Fairs and Fiestas
New "cavallets" dance in Pollensa
The appearance of these horse figures in Pollensa for Sant Sebastià is unique to the town.
Fairs and Fiestas
Pollensa pine climbs trickier than ever
Lard had been added to the soap, so the tree, stripped of its bark, was extra slippery.
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Preparing for the Sant Antoni Fiestas
The build-up to the Sant Antoni Fiestas (16 / 17 January) contains as much tradition as the fiestas themselves.
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Spring comes early to Puerto Pollensa
The temperature rose to 25 degrees, some ten degrees warmer than normal for the time of year.
Military
UK to join European air chiefs at summit in Formentor
As a complement to the conference, an air show at Son Sant Joan in Palma is being planned.
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Pollensa fair continues to grow
The artisan fair opens at 6pm on Friday (till 10pm).
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Pollensa will have to pay over two million euros for Guillem Cifre green area
This land was included in the town's urban plan of 1991.
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Possibilities for the tourist tax in Alcudia and Pollensa
Everyone seems to want a piece of the tourist tax pie, and it's not even been implemented yet.
Tourist tax
Villa rental businesses fear tourist tax will be unfair
“There are a number of social realities that have to be looked at, but all properties have to abide by the same rules so that there isn’t any unfair competition.”
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Ternelles walk case to return to court
Pollensa town hall is embarking on what may prove to be the last possibility it has to have the principle of access established.
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Pollensa's Roman bridge vandalised
Removing the graffiti will not be straightforward.
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Nordesport investigation could widen to Pollensa
The Alternativa denounced contracts that the town hall had entered into, and these included Nordesport.
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Pollensa to appeal Ternelles decision
The Balearic High Court had indicated that there could be no further appeal.
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Pollensa development compensation claim dismissed
Owners of three plots in the El Vilar urbanisation in Pollensa are not entitled to the level of compensation they had been seeking.
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Ternelles ruling based on a "falsehood"
ProCamins says that the decision of the Balearic High Court is wrong.
Laura Hamilton’s ‘scary’ adventure in Mallorca as she gets armed with a drill
"I’ve started my first renovation abroad in a place I have always loved, Mallorca."
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