Etiqueta 'Noise'
Shouty voices sometimes hurt my ears

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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

Concert for students at the bullring in Palma, Mallorca - a principal source of a major Covid outbreak

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Palma residents denounce Spanish students concert

Residents in different neighbourhoods are increasingly concerned by noise and anti-social behaviour.

Andrew Ede31/05/2022 09:05

Santa Catalina, Palma, Mallorca - people on the streets at 4.30am.

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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.

Andrew Ede27/05/2022 15:52

Camp Redó in Palma, Mallorca

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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".

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter27/12/2021 11:33

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.

Frank Leavers09/09/2020 15:16

The police in the Gomilla neighbourhood

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.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter04/02/2020 11:09

Tourists on the Playa de Palma.

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Arenal residents complaining about the noise

Residents in Arenal are again complaining about noise and nuisance caused by tourists.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter26/06/2018 00:00

The windmills of Es Jonquet, where noise is a major issue for the residents.

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."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter03/12/2016 00:00

The Paseo Maritimo is one area of Palma singled out for its noise.

Society

Palma residents demanding town hall action against noise

Bars, restaurants, traffic and street drinking are all blamed for increasing noise.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter12/11/2016 00:00

Residents in Palma have had enough of the noise from old ferries.

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.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter09/08/2016 00:00

Buses in the calle Roger de Flor.

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.

Andrew Ede23/05/2016 00:00

"Tardeo" in Santa Catalina has provoked complaints from market traders among others.

Palma

Noise complaints in Palma on the increase

Complaints about noise in Palma have increased by almost 13%. The "tardeo" is one cause.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter23/05/2016 00:00

Palma car ownership exceeds national average

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.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter27/04/2016 00:00

Action plan for reducing Palma's noise levels

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.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter20/01/2016 00:00

At night along the Calle Fabrica.

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.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter21/08/2015 00:00