Fairs and Fiestas
Soller battle: the result as forecast
Some 4,000 people took part, taking the roles of both sides, and there were a further 4,000 spectators.
Gastronomy
Soller chutneys with a touch of Nepalese promise
Handmade and homemade chutneys are the latest product to emerge from the Soller Valley using fresh, local produce.
Transport
Increased bus frequencies on Palma-Soller route from Monday
Four new buses have been added to the fleet, and with the increased service the frequencies for Puerto Soller, Soller itself and Valldemossa will be every 30 minutes.
Fairs and Fiestas
Soller bar owners seeking Moors and Christians compensation
Bars in Soller's Plaça Constitució will be obliged to close during the final Moors and Christians battle of the town's Firó celebrations.
Fairs and Fiestas
Soller seeking solutions to Moors and Christians overcrowding
One measure being considered is the issuing of wristbands so that it is clear who is who and in order to try and reduce the crowds, and the limit is due to be set at 9,000.
Transport
Good prospects this year for Soller's train and tram
There were over 760,000 train passengers and more than one million tram passengers in 2015.
Agriculture
Record production of green olives
This year the Soller Sant Bartomeu Cooperative has broken records and doubled the 2015 production.
Soller
Emergency plan to tackle dirty Soller streets
The problem is attributed to the fact that workers have been having so many days off.
Environment
Madrid asked for vast marine reserve off Soller
The regional government envisages an area of some 5,000 hectares along a coastal stretch in the Tramuntana from Ses Puntes in Soller to Morro d’en Llobera in Escorca.
Entertainment
1.7m Britons watch Portillo roll into Puerto Soller
This summer, Portillo came to Majorca to film the Balearic stage of his attempt to trace the early 20th-century roots of the Spanish Civil War.
Charity
Soller train raises over 4,400 euros to fight child malnutrition
The result of the charitable initiative was presented on a Soller train at the station in Palma this morning.
Environment
Soller hunt for the Asian hornet
Having formed several groups, they set off into different wooded areas, armed with binoculars and maps in “looking for a needle in a haystack.”
Nature
Asian hornet found in Majorca for the first time
The detection has been made thanks to the cooperation of beekeepers in Soller, the only part of the island where the hornet has so far been noted.
Environment
Fishermen seek larger marine reserve off Soller
The town hall in Soller has asked the regional government to support the creation of a marine reserve off the Soller coast.
Soller tunnel
Call to scrap Soller tunnel toll
Topics discussed included the renewal of fleets through introducing electric vehicles, coaches run on gas and LPG
Age Concern opens the sky up to Elena Davis
Tuesday was the date of Elena Davis’s second 100th birthday celebration party in Bar Turismo in the heart of Soller, a location very close to the heart of Elena.
Mallorca storm leaves one Briton dead, partner still missing
Rest of the group are “devastated” by what happened, according to one of the members of the emergency teams.
Starmer was criticised for “hypocrisy” over his Mallorca holiday
“Everyone’s entitled to a holiday but it’s time he practised what he preaches.”
Gridlock in Mallorca mountains
Before the start of the summer a series of measures were activated to ease traffic problems.
- Ryanair changes its hand luggage and check-in rules
- "If urgent measures aren't taken, Balearic society will be condemned to expelling its own citizens due to the inability to find a home"
- If you can’t stand the heat....
- A home with a sea view in Mallorca ... except it isn't a home
- Palma Airport closes doors at night