Proposal to limit property sales to foreign buyers on Balearic and Canary Islands rejected
A MOTION to limit the sale of property to foreign non-residents of the Balearic and Canary Islands has been rejected by the Spanish senate. The
Member of luggage robbing gang arrested in MallorcaÂ
THE GUARDIA Civil has arrested a 35-year-old woman accused of stealing a suitcase in Palma airport. She had reportedly flown to the island from the
Stall holder tries to sell stuffed head of protected lion that was ‘found in a bin’ in Mallorca marketÂ
POLICE were called to Consell’s Mercat dels Encants on Monday after a stuffed lion’s head was put up for sale. The seller did not have
Flights to Mallorca could be limited in bid to tackle mass tourism
MALLORCA could follow in Ibiza’s footsteps to implement a limit on rental cars and air passenger arrivals ahead of the summer season. The local council
Anti-tourism protestors in Mallorca accused of racism with controversial t-shirt campaign
AN independent group of anti-tourism protestors in Soller have been accused of ‘racism’ after calling tourists ‘guiris’. It comes after the 50-strong group hung t-shirts
Bingo on board! Ryanair flight becomes bingo hall as stag do takes over
A SPANISH stag do has gone viral after orchestrating a game of bingo on their flight to Mallorca. The group of Murcians gave out bingo
Brother finds 20-year-old brother fatally stabbed on doorstep in Mallorca’s Sant Llorenç
A 20-year-old man has died after being found with a fatal stab wound to the chest at the entrance of his family home in the
Spring surge in job creation on Balearics as seasonal work returns
UNEMPLOYMENT on the Balearic Islands fell sharply with 5.6% in April compared to the same month last year, with 1,599 fewer unemployed people on the
Balearic Islands clamp down on snake problem after worrying discovery by Oxford researchersÂ
THE Balearic Islands have launched an emergency operation to tackle the spread of invasive snakes. The decision comes after researchers from the University of Oxford
Discover Ibiza’s hidden coves with this coastline walk
WHILE brushed off by many as a ‘party island’, beneath the veneer of strobe lights and beer, Ibiza hides a treasure trove of stunning coves,
Ibiza’s ’soft launch’ teases a wild party season ahead – and we were there for the preview!
SPAIN’S party island is set for one of its greatest seasons yet, with the world’s largest club opening its doors and some of the biggest
Spanish tourist hotspots brace for ‘unprecedented mobilisation’ from protestors this summer
ANTI-tourism protestors are warning tourists of ‘unprecedented mobilisation’ planned this summer in major Spanish tourist destinations. The Southern European Network Against Touristification (SET) has confirmed
British female tourists ‘drunkenly ridicule and attack Polish woman at a Mallorca beach’
THREE British female tourists have been accused of assaulting a holidaymaker at a Mallorca beach club. The incident happened on Monday at the premises located
The untimely death of Pere Sampol – a Mallorca leader who took on the mighty electricity giant Endesa after the island’s worst blackout
PERE Sampol passed away last Friday at the age of 73. Affectionately known as the ‘Man of Montuïri,’ he was a skilled electronic engineer, though
British woman dies in her room in famous Ibiza Rocks Hotel
A BRITISH woman has died at the famous Rocks Hotel on the Spanish sunshine island of Ibiza. The 33-year-old died in her room at the
Ibiza’s opening weekend in Spain: Five narco arrests, police assaults, dangerous driving – and 76 people stopped with drugs
IBIZA’S legendary opening weekend has once again brought a flurry of crime, arrests and drug-related offences to the island. The Guardia Civil confirmed that eight
DON’T MISS the new edition of the Mallorca Olive Press (AND our other five!)
WE are proud to announce our new edition of the Mallorca Olive Press (issue 204) has just come out on E-edition, while thousands of copies
British hiker, 82, is rescued in Spain’s Mallorca after ‘falling and being unable to go on’
AN ELDERLY British hiker had to be rescued on Mallorca after a fall in the hills above Port d’Andratx. The incident happened on Sunday with
Bus in death crash on Spain’s Mallorca with eight injured
A MAN has died after his car smashed head-on into a bus on a road between Portocolom and Felanitx in Mallorca. The crash happened at
British cyclist, 39, dies from suspected heart attack during race in Spain’s Mallorca
A BRITISH amateur cyclist died during Mallorca’s 312 Ok Mobility event on Saturday. Philip Williams, 39, came off his bike and hit security fencing when
Over-65s are encouraged to buck the anti-tourism trend and check out these two Spanish island destinations
TOUR and activities company TUI Musement has named La Palma and Menorca as two of the top seven European destinations for senior travellers, after analysing
Historical Controversy erupts in Palma Council over Spanish Civil War cruiser’s role in Malaga bombing
A HEATED debate in Palma’s city council has reignited historical tensions surrounding one of the darkest episodes of Spain’s Civil War. Officials clashed over the
Booze cruise: Shambolic seaborne saga as yacht thieves have to call coast guard for help after getting lost off Spain’s Mallorca
IN a tale that sounds more like a deleted scene from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Poundshop Years, two homeless men have been nicked after
The world’s largest cruise ship is headed for Spain’s Mallorca: 7,600-passenger behemoth will boast on board water park and ‘AquaDome’
PALMA is in for a surprise next year when the largest cruise ship in the world will visit its port. Legend of the Seas, the
Outrage in Spain’s Mallorca after centuries-old pine trees are chopped down ‘unnecessarily’
The Spanish Labour Party (PSOE) has denounced the ‘massive felling of century-old pines’ by Marratxà council, which is made up of PP (conservative) and Vox
Kanye West and wife Bianca Censori dining in Indian restaurant in Spain’s Mallorca sparks rumours of reconciliation
KANYE West and his wife Bianca Censori have been spotted together in Mallorca, fuelling speculation that the high-profile couple may be attempting to reconcile after