Tag: Palma
Lucky escape as roof collapses on teenage girl in Mallorca home in Spain
A 13-year-old girl was taken to hospital on Wednesday after a roof collapsed in a Palma property. The accident happened at a flat on Calle...
Brutal revenge gang attack as shop gets trashed in Mallorca tourist spot in Spain
FIVE men have been arrested after a fight spilled over into a Paseo Maritimo shop in Palma. One man was struck all over his body...
Residents in Palma on Spanish island of Mallorca queue up before dawn in hope of securing prime car park...
HOW early would you wake up for a prime parking spot? For residents of Calle Nuredduna in the Mallorca capital Palma, getting up long before...
Ryanair ordered by court in Spain’s Mallorca to compensate barred passenger who refused to pay cabin luggage fee
A Mallorca court has ordered Ryanair to pay compensation of €387 to a man barred from a flight because he would not pay a...
IN PICS: It’s a hat-trick as International Hat Week kicks off in Spain’s Mallorca
THE third International Hat Week will be held in Artà this year following the success of last year’s event in Palma. Despite Covid, organisers of...
Gang of 15 youths violently attack man in Mallorca street to steal just €10 and a mobile phone
A man was beaten and robbed in Palma by fifteen youths for €10 and a mobile phone Police are investigating the attack in Palma after...
Three British expats investigated in €50 million international fraud ring based in Spain’s Mallorca
AT least three British expats are under investigation into the €50 million fraud case following police raids across Mallorca. The British landlord of a crew...
EXCLUSIVE: British sailor reveals how she was confronted with Spain’s armed police during fraud raids in Mallorca
A BRITISH yachtie has told the Olive Press how her front door was kicked down by police with assault rifles and pistols during a...
Beachgoer in Spain’s Mallorca is arrested for knocking out teeth of a man who picked up his back pack
A Mallorca beachgoer has been arrested for over-reacting with a punch after a man picked up his back pack in error. The angry assailant whacked...
High demand: Half of properties already sold in new Palma development
A NEW development in Palma has already sold 50% of properties - and it’s not even finished yet. Real Estate developer, Inbisa, has recently begun...
Ryanair announces major recruitment drive in Spain
RYANAIR is looking for cabin crew in Spain to join its team, as part of a ‘major recruitment campaign’ for its Spanish bases: Malaga,...
Crack down: 450kg of cocaine intercepted in Spain en route from Canaries to Valencia
THREE people have been arrested for attempting to smuggle 450kg of cocaine into Spain from Brazil. A container, which is believed to have been en...
Which cities in Spain have the best quality of life?
MALAGA, Valencia and Alicante beat Madrid and Barcelona for quality of life when it comes to the best cities to live in Spain. In a...
MALLORCA: Palma International Boat Show 2021 opens it doors
THE much-anticipated Palma International Boat Show has opened its doors at Palma’s Moll Vell. Running until Sunday (June 6), the show not only marks the...
![Cala Nova Cancer Charity Volunteers [9239]](https://www.theolivepress.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Cala-Nova-Cancer-Charity-volunteers-9239-324x160.jpg "Fighting cancer: Mallorca’s Cala Nova Cancer Care charity raises €400,000")
Fighting cancer: Mallorca’s Cala Nova Cancer Care charity raises €400,000
CALA NOVA Cancer Care Charity Shop in San Agustin has helped raise over €400,000 for various cancer charities since it opened and most recently...
NO jail time for two Neo-Nazis found guilty of paralysing black man in racist attack in Spain’s Mallorca
At the time of the attack, the defendants were wearing t-shirts adorned with Nazi slogans with witnesses attesting to the men shouting racial profanities during their violent assault
Teacher faces 20 years in jail after ‘sexually abusing eight schoolgirls’ in Spain’s Mallorca
Standing trial at Palma Court this week, it is alleged that the man groped eight schoolgirls aged between 12 and 17 years old at the capital's San Alfonso Maria de Ligorio school.
I declare Christmas a COVID-Free Zone!
I DECIDED I’m going to avoid the C-word for a while because I’m done with it! Don’t you find that your conversations always come...
Ryanair introduces four new services as it claims ‘big domestic demand’ in Spain
LOW COST carrier Ryanair is launching four new domestic routes in Spain this December while cutting back its pan-European services due to the pandemic. The...
More than 43,000 people put on ‘partial lockdown’ in Spain’s Palma de Mallorca to combat spread of COVID-19
Tomorrow, parts of Arquitecte Bennazar will face confinement, joining Son Gotleu, Can Capes, Soledat Nord and Son Canals which became 'hot zones' last week
Palma de Mallorca requests €300,000 culture aid package from Spanish government, in bid to save arts following coronavirus crisis
PALMA’S Ministry of Culture has requested €300,000 in aid, in a bid to help save the arts amid the coronavirus crisis.
Off-duty policeman stops kidnapping of prostitute in broad daylight in Spain’s Mallorca
The detective witnessed the shocking events unfold while he was sitting at a terrace drinking coffee
Healthcare professionals will be able to tour Malaga, Sevilla and Palma on city sightseeing buses for free until end...
HEALTHCARE professionals will be able to tour Malaga, Sevilla and Palma on city sightseeing buses for free until the end of the year, it has been announced.
IN PICS: Hundreds descend on Palma de Mallorca for exercise as fresh air set to boost mental health during...
The capital was full of life as hundreds of people took full advantage of some much needed fresh air
Hoteliers in Spain’s Mallorca put forward Playa de Palma as tourism pilot destination until COVID-19 vaccine found
Hoteliers believe Playa de Palma has the ideal conditions to protect visitors from coronavirus
IN PICS: High spirits in Spain’s Palma de Mallorca as children flock to beaches and promenades on first outing...
Hundreds of youngsters and their parents packed the capital's streets, squares and beaches in their first taste of freedom
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