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After eight years, the Popular Party wins back the Balearics but will need the help of Vox to form a government

THE CONSERVATIVE Popular Party was the winner in the Balearic Islands on Sunday, taking the most seats in the regional elections. The group did, however, fall short of a majority and is

31 May, 2023 @ 19:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Politics

Illegal parties banned in clampdown across Balearic Islands that could see revellers fined up between €300 and €30K

ORGANISERS of illegal parties face massive fines of up to €300,000 in a crackdown by the Balearic Island government. And guests could be left raving as they too could be ordered to

23 Apr, 2022 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca

WATCH: Film reveals Spain’s secret chemical POISONING of natural water sources along Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca, in Balearic and Canary Islands

Police have carried 1028 inspections after 101 environmental incidents were reported, including 25 ‘illegal spills’ of chemicals

13 Dec, 2019 @ 16:30

Environment·Lead

WATCH: British man arrested in Spain as police seize 2,500 banned ‘Viagra pills’

The pills seized have exciting names, like ‘Boner Gold’ and ‘Maxx Blue’

5 Feb, 2019 @ 17:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Driver in Spain’s Ibiza tests positive for ALL DRUGS in NYE breathalyser revelation

IBIZA police have arrested a driver who tested positive for all drugs when breathalysed on New Year’s Day. Roadside tests revealed the 31-year-old man had taken cocaine, methamphetamine, opiates, cannabis and amphetamines.

2 Jan, 2019 @ 20:01

Crime & Law·Lead

Activists propose daily tax for Balearic cruise ship passengers

MALLORQUIN activists have stepped up their opposition to ‘out of control’ tourism by demanding that the authorities introduce a daily tax on cruise ship passengers. The proposition follows the doubling of the

26 May, 2018 @ 21:02

Business & Finance·Entertainment·Lead·Mallorca

Fighting cocks seized after Mallorquin drug trafficking arrests

AN investigation is underway into animal cruelty in Son Banya after 36 fighting cocks were seized. The animals were discovered during separate police raids into drug trafficking across the island. Some 66

11 May, 2018 @ 16:07

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Sport

Balearic residents earn significant windfall from Air BnB last year

AIRBNB hosts earned on average €7,000 in 2017 from renting out rooms or flats for an average of two months in Palma. The city hosted over 220,000 visitors through the popular site,

30 Apr, 2018 @ 14:00

Business & Finance·Mallorca·Property

Stormy seas! Protesters gather to oppose cruise ship arrival in Palma

PROTESTERS gathered as the largest cruise ship in the world, the Symphony of the Seas, arrived in Palma on its maiden voyage. The Royal Caribbean ship was met by 200 activists, who

12 Apr, 2018 @ 11:40

Entertainment·Lead·Mallorca·Politics·Travel News

Bloom of jellyfish washed up on Mallorca beach following storms

JELLYFISH are invading the beaches of Mallorca as a result of recent storms. Images of the aquatic creatures, normally found in the Atlantic Ocean, Indian and Pacific Oceans, were posted on social

17 Jan, 2018 @ 16:44

Lead·Mallorca

MILLIONAIRE’S ROW: Balearic households have combined wealth of a million euros

The number of millionaire households rocketed by 14% between 2012 and 2015, new data shows.

10 Nov, 2017 @ 15:15

Business & Finance·Property

Balearic Islands’ economy to surge ahead into 2018, new data shows

GDP growth to outstrip Canary Islands, Madrid and Catalunya

6 Aug, 2017 @ 13:23

Business & Finance·Mallorca

Property prices continue stable growth in Spain with islands leading the way

The average square metre has increased by 1.3% over the last 12 months

30 Jun, 2016 @ 15:46

Property

Four of Europe’s top 10 golf destinations are in Spain

The outright winner being Balearic capital Palma

10 May, 2015 @ 14:00

Lead·National News·Sport

Illegal property amnesty in Balearic Islands could be overturned for a portrait of the wrong king

The voting chamber apparently hadn't got the memo about the coronation

22 Aug, 2014 @ 17:12

National News

DJs descend on party island for BBC Radio 1 in Ibiza

DJs Eric Prydz, Annie Mac and Pete Tong are just some of the big names

1 Aug, 2014 @ 18:20

National News

Property boom in the Balearics

Sales in luxury properties have exploded this year

25 Jul, 2014 @ 09:00

Property