Tag: majorca
REVEALED: 10 new UK to Spain flights run by airline Alba Star announced
The new flights, which are the first from the UK airport in seven years will arrive just in time for the school holidays
TRAVEL CHAOS: London Gatwick IT meltdown sees 12 flights cancelled as Spain passenger ‘trapped’ beyond gate
A spokesperson blamed the new cancellations on planes being in the wrong place following Wednesday’s disruption
Irish teenage lad raped by two men in Spain holiday hotspot
The shaken tourist was examined at Son Espases Hospital in Palma where doctors confirmed injuries sustained from a sex attack
That perfect Spanish afternoon can prove more elusive than first thought, writes Lesley Keith
When I first moved here I had an impression in my mind of how it was going to be
Amanda Butler has a certain property ‘fantasma’ set to arrive and she’s rather excited as Spain’s Mallorca heats up
'Fantasmas' are clients who provide some interesting story with very ‘substantial budgets’, but low and behold, no Google search information!
RED ALERT: Spain at ‘extreme risk’ from 40ºC temperatures but Costa del Sol to AVOID heatwave
This weather event, affecting most of western Europe, is the 10th heatwave in Spain since 1975
Bin torching epidemic continues in Spain’s Mallorca as police arrest ANOTHER arsonist while damage totals €370,000
Total damages for the crimes are now estimated at around €370,000, as each unit costs around €700, while the cleanup is about €300
Amanda Butler hopes a fair Brexit deal will be done for Brits in Mallorca, under Prime Minister Boris
What many new arrivals looking for a new place in the sun do not realise is that estate agents work very differently from the UK
OPINION: The news that a British boy’s death in Mallorca ‘could have been prevented’ is both shocking and sad
RIP: Thomas Channon (left) died after plunging 15 metres from a Mallorca apartment, but his death could have been prevented
Death of British teen in Spain who was third to die at same apartment block ‘could have been prevented’
An inquest in Pontypridd found that Channon may have been ‘intoxicated and fatigued’ after he returned from a night out and fell seven floors
Group of 14 ‘drunken’ Brits dragged off Jet2 flight by police in Spain and now face €500,000 fine
The passengers were apparently walking in the aisles when the seat belt signs were on, and refused to obey the orders of staff
OPINION: Celebrities are pushing Mallorca’s positive image at the moment and the season has not even started
Celebrity DJ Idris Elba was over last month, along with Katie Price and Jamiroquai, and of course, Caroline Flack and the Love Island gang are just around the corner
Amanda Butler explains the mysterious ‘Beckham Rule’ and looks at developments in Mallorca’s property market
It was of course given its name by David Beckham, one of the first high profile sports people to use it when he signed for Real Madrid
OPINION: After an exploding rum cocktail in Spain left three people hospitalised, do we need to re-examine modern nightlife?
It is paramount that these ‘Instagenic’ elements of modern nightlife are scrutinised before being unleashed on the public
Exploding rum cocktail leaves three expats in Spain hospitalised with third degree burns in bizarre drinking session
A Policia Nacional spokesperson told the Olive Press they are now ‘trying to find out more details’ about the contents of the drink
Family of vanished British man in Spain draft in Maddie McCann’s parents’ PR guru to help
“We have a strong hope and belief that he is still out there waiting to be found”
Witnesses describe ‘bloodbath’ after British soldier ‘glassed by her pal’ in Mallorca club
They told the Olive Press how they saw blood all over the pavement outside Bananas nightclub in Magaluf's infamous Punta Ballena strip
British expat fuming after chairs and tables don’t fit into ‘tiny’ new terrace Mallorca town hall painted outside her...
The mother-of-one told the Olive Press she was ‘shocked’ to discover her seating area had been confined to a tiny painted box on the pavement
WATCH: Flamingo invades airport runway in Spain just days after escaped circus hippo caught running amok on roundabout
Wildlife control experts were notified, but the flamingo is believed to have flown away before they arrived
British expats and authorities join forces to try and stop construction of ‘controversial’ shopping centre in Mallorca
The 80,000 square metre centre was originally granted a licence in 2014, but works did not start within the timeline and it expired
UK MPs join battle to get millions back for British expats who lost out to rogue FX firm based...
Dozens of clients, most of them British expats, lost millions of euros when the Palma-based company Premier FX suddenly stopped trading in July last year
WATCH: Spain horror crash sees cyclist skewered through groin by handlebars before helicopter rushes him to hospital
A statement from the Guardia Civil said that the man had suffered a ‘deep wound’ from the accident
GAS HORROR: Billionaire beer heiress and partner killed by noxious gas in €8 million Spain finca
The family of Philippine - a professional osteopath and generous benefactor - are the third largest shareholders of multinational Ab Inbev, based in Belgium
‘I MISS MY BROTHER’: Sister of British expat filmmaker in Spain speaks out after balcony horror plunge puts him...
"I miss my brother. His progress is pretty much the same, there is still no change, but we are praying for a recovery"
Spain tourism chiefs call for alcohol ban in airports and say British police ‘have power’ to stop boozing on...
There is one incident for every 1,424 flights, according to IATA data, while 50 flights per day have to deal with drunken passengers
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’
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RURAL RETURN: Music, dance and theatre festival run by Brit in rural inland town celebrates fifth anniversary
Me Vuelves Lorca is held in a beautiful, handcrafted stone amphitheatre which was built by the local community in 2013 around an ancient corn-threshing circle
