SA POBLA has an artsy summer ahead, kicking off with an evening of art taking over the city for the annual Nit de L’Art. The town’s largest open air exhibition sees local
MALLORCA has hit record numbers for employment. Over half a million workers paid into the social security system in June, the highest number in history. Meanwhile, there are less than 37,000 registered
THE WHALE corridor in the Mediterranean, which runs just North of Mallorca, has been declared a Protected Marine Area. The government approved a Royal Decree protecting the waters between the Balearics, and
A STRING of hit movies are to be shown with English subtitles at the annual outdoor cinema season this summer. Cinema a la Fresca begins in Palma’s Parc de la Mar by
A SERIES of foodtrucks are driving into the castle of San Carlos in Palma, creating the ‘Colors Market’ every Sunday with an open food and craft market at the historic site. The
TWO night markets full of local foods, fashion and crafts have popped up around Mallorca for the summer season. Santa Catalina in Palma hosts the Mercadet de Sant Magi Market every other
A BRAND new shopping mall has finally opened in Magaluf. The Melia-owned Momentum Plaza adjoins the newly-opened Plaza Hotel. Both the hotel and mall are open all year round with the aim
WHILE Mallorca is a beautiful island full of sun and sand, those same luxuries, along with everyday life, can dirty and damage your fabrics and floorings. The island’s very own expat-owned floor
HE is best known as the suave TV detective Luther and for his award-winning portrayal of Nelson Mandela in Long Walk to Freedom. Now Idris Elba is manning the decks in a
A SPLASH of floral blue and soft pinks have created one of the island’s hippest suites. Designed by British fashion designer Matthew Williamson, Suite 67, at Deia’s Belmont La Residencia hotel, also
AFTER three days of frantic searching, a lost fire-fighting plane has been found with the pilot at the bottom of the sea. A Navy ship has found the plane and pilot Antonio
INSPIRED by his trips to India, Luis Maraver is the newest artist exhibition at Palma’s Rialto Living store. The 61-year-old Spanish painter has been travelling to India for almost 15 years, with
MAGICIAN Jorge Blass has been announced to return to the Palma Auditorium from August 31 through September 2 with a whole new act. With a new set, called ‘Palabra de Mago’ Blass
SON Servera has a very artsy weekend of theatre, concerts, art exhibits, and diverse culture on June 9 and 10. Vi Nit de L’Art 2018 celebrates all forms of art including poetry
THE three most viewed homes abroad from curious Brits are all in the Balearic Islands. Love Island’s Casa Amor ranks in at number two. According to property website Zoopla, Spain is dominating
ONE of the island’s infamous accident blackspots is to be remedied this summer. In a sensible scheme, drivers will be banned from entering the Formentor peninsula, near Pollensa, to make is safer
A SERIES of brochures and plaques are to go up highlighting the good work of the Balearic tourist tax. The plaques are to be erected at sites funded by the controversial tax
RADIO One Mallorca is hosting its annual 24-hour live radiothon for charity on May 11 and 12. This year, the English speaking radio station is supporting the Ondine Association, The Great Ormond
SHE is the hot new fashion columnist for the Sunday Times… and recently won smash TV show I’m a Celebrity…Get me out of here! So, Georgia ‘Toff’ Toffolo was a very welcome
MALLORCA’S health inspectors are getting tough. In an island-wide crackdown, they will be undertaking hundreds more random inspections this year. In a bid to increase food standards, a massive 1,400 in-depth inspections
YOU can take the gal out of Essex, so the saying goes… and, of course, she’s going to visit Magaluf. So it was little surprise to find TOWIE stars Yazmin Oukhellou and
THE FOUR brothers who run Alcudia’s Aguas Channeled water company have been absolved of ‘their’ tax crimes after paying more than €3 million in taxes, interest and penalties. The company owed €2.6
MORE than 5,000 ‘dangerous’ toys have been seized from Palma shops, including items with a high content of boric acid, which can be poisonous. Inspections continue as agents look for items that
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,
TWO British brother have been arrested in Playa de Palma after trashing their hotel room. Security were alerted after alarming noises were coming from the fifth floor room. The two were found
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