Las Vegas sign in Son Banya, Mallorca's 'drugs supermarket'
The Las Vegas sign that appeared in Son Banya recently.
Town hall preparing to "send in the bulldozers" at Palma's shanty town
The town hall will be demolishing the 90-metre road, the roundabout and buildings to have emerged recently.
Las Vegas neon sign in Son Banya in Palma, Mallorca
The Las Vegas neon sign.
Palma's 'Las Vegas' drugs centre: Mayor frustrated by slowness of procedures
Jaime Martínez: "If it had been up to me, the bulldozers would have gone in last week."
Son Banya in Palma, Mallorca
The Las Vegas sign in Son Banya.
Viva Las Vegas: Mallorca's drugs supermarket
A large neon sign plus LED lighting for the Son Banya drugs business sector.
Theme of the Week
“If we are like this now, imagine what it’ll be like in a few years”
How many homeless people really are there in Mallorca? Figures for Palma are unsatisfactory, while no account appears to be taken of the rest of the island.
Your seven days news round-up in Mallorca
This week Son Banya, weather complaints, holiday lets, migrants dental check, low tourist season, tourist promotion, restaurant woes and most expensive property in Palma.
Police in the Son Banya shanty town in Palma, Mallorca
Police in Son Banya on Tuesday.
Son Banya drugs clans had stocked up because of the weather forecast
When there are bad weather alerts, purchases are made earlier, and the police know they are.
Police operation against drugs in Son Banya, Palma Mallorca
National Police and Guardia Civil combined operation.
New police operation against Mallorca's 'drugs supermarket'
One hundred officers involved.
Two years demanded for police officer accused of tipping off Son Banya drugs clan
A huge quantity of cocaine was disposed of ahead of a major operation.
Living in a shack - More shanties than ever in Palma
An estimated ten per cent increase in the number of shanties over the past four years.
Sentences totalling 442 years sought for Mallorca's largest ever drugs network
The massive police operation last October resulted in the arrest of 51 people who will go on trial.
Spanish flags at the Son Banya shanty town in Palma, Mallorca
Spanish flags at the Son Banya shanty town.
The clans seeking to control Son Banya's drugs trade
A new layout, replete with LED lighting, has made the shanty town more 'customer-friendly'.
Taking down barricades at the Son Banya 'drugs supermarket' in Palma, Mallorca
Taking down the barricades on Wednesday.
- Spain at boiling point over eggs!
- Now there's a proposal for a fifteen-year residency requirement to buy a home in the Balearics
- Ryanair launches subscription that waives fees for reserved seats and insurance
- A Good Friday. Britain's biggest cruise ship heads for Palma for Easter
- Super luxury British hotels set to open in Mallorca this summer