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THANK YOU: Nominate a key worker in Spain’s Mallorca who deserves a day cruising the Mediterranean by boat charter

From healthcare professionals to supermarket workers, police officers to postal employees, nominate someone you believe deserves a special gift

15 Apr, 2020 @ 14:21

Lead·Mallorca

Demands grow for discounted €30 flights to Balearic Islands from Spain to attract visitors post-coronavirus

The proposal aims to boost national tourism once the COVID-19 crisis ends

15 Apr, 2020 @ 13:29

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Mallorcan sporting hero Rafael Nadal auctions winning French Open shirt for €20,000 to fight coronavirus in Spain

The funds will be used to support hospitals and vulnerable groups as part of the Red Cross Responds campaign

14 Apr, 2020 @ 11:32

Lead·Mallorca·Sport

Hiker in Spain’s Mallorca branded ‘irresponsible’ after falling on mountain, sparking rescue operation amid coronavirus crisis

The woman was saved by the Guardia Civil and Fire Brigade after falling and injuring herself on the Sierra de Cavall Bernat in Pollenca

13 Apr, 2020 @ 12:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: Mother caught selling drugs with BABY in company car delivering medical supplies to hospitals in Spain’s Mallorca

The vehicle had been pulled over by Policia Nacional agents after they spotted two people and a baby travelling inside

13 Apr, 2020 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Medics reunite elderly couple who spent weeks apart in intensive care battling coronavirus in Spain’s Mallorca

Josefa and Toni were admitted into intensive care at Son Espases Hospital as doctors battled to save their lives

12 Apr, 2020 @ 09:00

Lead·Mallorca

COVID-19: Over 50% of hotels in Spain’s Balearic Islands will NOT open this year as owners accept 2020 will be tourist-free

More than half of hotels in Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera have made the decision to remain closed this year

11 Apr, 2020 @ 20:06

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

New Olive Press blogger Terenia Taras and her partner made their dream move to Spain’s Mallorca, but COVID-19 left a sting in the tail

No one anticipated how quickly it would spread and how far-reaching it would be

11 Apr, 2020 @ 09:00

Mallorca

Off duty security guards hailed as heroes after citizen’s arrest on ‘extremely violent’ man who beat wife in Spain’s Mallorca

The pair had gone above and beyond to save their neighbour from the clutches of her allegedly abusive husband

10 Apr, 2020 @ 20:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

NO NEW COVID-19 deaths in Balearic Islands as Ibiza clinic becomes first in Spain to use pioneering ozone therapy

According to health officials, more than half of those infected with COVID-19 have won the battle against the virus

10 Apr, 2020 @ 09:18

Health·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s coronavirus lockdown likely to be extended into May as PM Pedro Sanchez says ‘we cannot back down’

THE nationwide lockdown is unlikely to end on April 26 despite Spain beginning to bring its coronavirus epidemic ‘under control’. Pedro Sanchez told congress today

9 Apr, 2020 @ 16:47

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

Manhunt launched as arsonist burns down library and sets fire to NINE motorbikes in Spain’s Mallorca

The raging fire caused mass panic among sleeping residents who heard a series of explosions as the vehicles' engines set on fire

9 Apr, 2020 @ 13:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Woman saved from ‘violent partner who routinely raped her’ by using COVID-19 safe-word at pharmacy in Spain’s Mallorca

The woman had asked for a mascarilla-19 - the keyword to activate the victim protection protocol against gender violence

8 Apr, 2020 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: HUGE marijuana farm uncovered inside armoured bunker in Spain’s Mallorca

A raid uncovered some 2,000 marijuana plants in a bunker safeguarded with armoured doors and reinforced walls

8 Apr, 2020 @ 14:28

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain to begin ‘return to normal life’ at end of April but in a ‘very controlled’ process as experts search for signs of ‘herd immunity’ from coronavirus

SPAIN will begin to ‘return to normal life’ from April 26 but in a ‘very controlled’ process. That was the estimate made by government spokeswoman

8 Apr, 2020 @ 13:43

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

IN NUMBERS: Latest coronavirus figures from across Spain as infection and death rates jump for second consecutive day and caseload surpasses 146,000

THE coronavirus death toll has increased for the second consecutive day in Spain. The country registered 757 deaths on Wednesday, up from the 743 recorded

8 Apr, 2020 @ 13:07

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

COVID-19: Crisis-hit tourism businesses in Spain’s Mallorca to delay opening until 2021 as hoteliers demand tax offsets

The island's tourism sector is undergoing an immediate crisis with countless companies considering reopening in Easter 2021

7 Apr, 2020 @ 10:36

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Spain to roll out universal basic income to battle coronavirus and it could ‘stay forever’, says top minister

SPAIN is preparing to roll out a universal basic income in a bid to reduce the economic impact of COVID-19. Economy Minister Nadia Calvino revealed

6 Apr, 2020 @ 20:11

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News

Man sets fire to car in Spain’s Mallorca after ex-wife ‘refuses to let him inside house’ during coronavirus lockdown

Investigators say the man set his vehicle on fire after his ex-wife failed to let him inside of his his former home

6 Apr, 2020 @ 14:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Balearic Islands ask lockdown restrictions to be relaxed as coronavirus cases steadily decrease

The Government proposes for the Balearic Islands to act as a ‘test laboratory’ for lifting the confinement constraints

6 Apr, 2020 @ 13:21

Lead·Mallorca

COVID-19: Strictly Come Dancing star Brendan Cole stuck at holiday home in Spain’s Mallorca with family

They have been making the most of their pool and BBQ

5 Apr, 2020 @ 14:00

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

Spain turning tide against coronavirus as infection and death rates drop for third consecutive day, caseload tops 130,000

THE number of people killed by COVID-19 in Spain has dropped for the third consecutive day in a sign that the country is beating the

5 Apr, 2020 @ 11:58

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News

WATCH: Medical staff give round of applause to patient as he leaves intensive care unit in Spain’s Mallorca

Doctors and nurses lined up to give the patient a rapturous round of applause as he was wheeled out of the ICU

4 Apr, 2020 @ 16:34

Lead·Mallorca

REVEALED: When lockdown is predicted to end in Spain as experts say country’s coronavirus hospitalisations have already peaked

SPAIN has already passed its peak in terms of coronavirus hospitalisations. That’s the consensus made by the research team at the University Institute for Multidisciplinary

2 Apr, 2020 @ 22:21

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca