Barking mad in Mallorca
A dog is for life, not an accessory to pick up and drop whenever it suits.
Palma residents denounce Spanish students concert
Residents in different neighbourhoods are increasingly concerned by noise and anti-social behaviour.
Santa Catalina - the noise goes on, and the complaints mount
Palma's Santa Catalina - a focus for the apparent incompatibility between lives of residents and nightlife culture.
Living with club noise in Palma
Residents complain of apparent town hall and police inaction.
Wave of complaints for noise unattended to in Palma
Festive period ok, but not at five in the morning with "music louder than at Son Fusteret concerts".
Frank Confidential
Water, water everywhere! Plus - the 'raves' in my valley
I had started to notice that late at night our valley above Andratx town was alive with the sound of music and motorbikes.
Environment
El Terreno residents fed up with club noise
Palma City Council wants to close the stairs that connect Plaza Mediterráneo to the Passeig Marítimo overnight and install extra monitoring to stamp out bad behaviour.
Arenal residents complaining about the noise
Residents in Arenal are again complaining about noise and nuisance caused by tourists.
Police
Es Jonquet blighted by noise from street drinking
"The police don't come. We don't see them and we've stopped ringing them because they say they are busy."
Society
Palma residents demanding town hall action against noise
Bars, restaurants, traffic and street drinking are all blamed for increasing noise.
Health
Cargo ferries ruining the lives of Porto Pi residents
They operate all night with their engines on and the holds open for ventilation. Instructions are given by megaphones.
Northern News Spotlight
Puerto Pollensa residents finding bus noise and fumes intolerable
In two to three months there will be a definitive draft of the project to relocate the bus stops again.
Palma
Noise complaints in Palma on the increase
Complaints about noise in Palma have increased by almost 13%. The "tardeo" is one cause.
Environment
Palma car ownership exceeds national average
The figure of 650 vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants is still higher than the national average of 482, despite a reduction between 2011 and 2014.
Palma
Action plan for reducing Palma's noise levels
In certain streets of the city the noise levels are above a range of between 50 and 75 decibels, which constitute the established limits.
Noise
Protection against Palma bar noise called for
The town hall has not yet decided whether to accede to the request for special noise protection.
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Comment
Shouty people in Mallorca
Of course, not everyone on the island is ‘shouty shouty’, yet it’s fair to say that a lot of Mallorcans are loud!
Peter Clover27/05/2024 14:16