Only four Mallorca town halls have civil protection emergency plans
Town halls want more support from the government's emergencies directorate.
Six Mallorca town halls give land for 1,800 affordable homes to rent
Under the government's Build to Rent scheme.
Balearics housing emergency decree not having much impact
So far, there are only 40 'limited-price housing' projects for the conversion of commercial premises.
Crisis in Mallorca's police forces?
Two police chiefs are resigning; a retired inspector has lodged a criminal complaint for mobbing.
Fines for fraudulent registrations of illegal immigrants
The National Police have been checking town hall registers.
Mallorca mayors say no to early restaurant closing
The proposal by Spain's employment minister, Yolanda Díaz, represents an invasion of municipal powers.
Police requiring Mallorca town hall registers to check on illegal immigration
The National Police checks have mainly come about because of a case of organised illegal registration.
New law on stray cats will mean added costs and possible fines for Mallorca's town halls
The law makes town halls legally responsible for stray cats.
Mallorca town halls owed millions of euros
While town halls struggle with liquidity, the Council of Mallorca and Balearic government owe them money.
Mallorca town halls facing a liquidity crisis
Relaxation of rules allowing parts of budget surpluses to be spent was only temporary.
New Balearic parliament due to sit with no agreement yet for government
The situations at the Council of Mallorca and Palma town hall are clearer.
16,000 foreign citizens will be able to vote in Balearic municipal elections
The number registered to vote is less than ten per cent of the foreign population in the Balearics.
Palma's mayor the best paid in the Balearics
José Hila's salary in 2021 was only some 500 euros or so higher than that for the mayor of Calvia.
Town halls in Mallorca are "excessively solvent"
And the three best-run town halls in terms of their finances are ... ?
Calvia town hall deficit of nine million euros in 2020
A revenue loss in 2020 of 12 million euros.
Coaches at Palma Son Sant Joan Airport, Mallorca
Coach business activity was all but paralysed for three months.
Transport federation wants road tax reduced
The federation also wants an end to the disparity between town halls' tax rates.
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Comment
Turning shops into homes in Mallorca - Or will they?
Town hall planning departments aren't exactly renowned for moving rapidly.
Andrew Ede27/10/2023 20:58