New home construction falls by 17% in first half of 2023 on Spain’s Mallorca
NEW HOME construction in Mallorca has fallen by 17% in the first half of the year according to the island’s Official College of Quantity Surveyors.
Family uses child below arrestable age to steal gold bracelet in Spain’s Mallorca
A FAMILY has been arrested by the Policia Nacional after a €4,000 gold bracelet was stolen from a Palma jewellery shop. The group used a
Smoking allowed again on bar and restaurant terraces in Spain’s Balearic Islands
SMOKERS in the Balaeric Islands can once again legally enjoy a cigarette on a bar or restaurant terrace after all Covid-19 health restrictions ended on
Homophobic attack: Woman punches man and calls him ‘mechanical monster’ in Spain’s Mallorca
A WOMAN has been accused of punching a man on the face as part of a homophobic assault in Palma de Mallorca. The assailant allegedly
German football team orders 1,000 beers at a bar in Spain’s Mallorca
A GERMAN football team of 50 members ordered 1,000 beers at Bamboleo Bar in Palma de Mallorca. The players of FV Bonn-Endenich 1908, a club
Teenage boys hack school computers to get exam questions on Spain’s Mallorca
TWO teenage students from Palma’s Madre Alberta college have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for hacking into the centre’s computer network to obtain Baccalaureate
Animal Awareness Education Day organised by Guardia Civil to take place in Palma
An Animal Awareness Education Day organised by Guardia Civil will take place in Palma on Saturday June 10. The aim of the event, which will
PP claimed majority of votes and seats in most Baleares municipalities on May 28 elections
THERE has been a blue surge in the Balearic local elections. The conservative Partido Popular (PP) was the clear winner with it claiming the majority
Lifeguards covering six Palma beaches to go on strike in Spain’s Mallorca
LIFEGUARDS serving six Palma beaches are to go on strike from this Sunday in a dispute over promised improvements made last year not happening. The
Watch out drunk tourists: Crackdown on anti-social behaviour to begin next week in Spain’s Mallorca
PALMA police are set to crackdown on drunken tourists and other anti-social behaviour next week as the summer season heats up. The long arm of
Three ‘dirtiest’ cities in Spain revealed in street cleaning consumer survey
SPAIN’S dirtiest cities have been named in an OCU consumer group survey that quizzed 6,863 residents in 69 locations. Mallorca’s Palma, Alicante, and Sevilla got
Graffiti vandal gets stung with big penalty for defacing historic train station in Spain’s Mallorca
A MAN who daubed graffiti on the front of Mallorca’s historic Soller railway station has been convicted of a crime against historical heritage. The station
Habitual criminal breaches restraining order banning him from Palma in Spain’s Mallorca
A HABITUAL criminal, who was banned from entering Palma, breached the restraining order after just five days to steal a pair of trainers. 46-year-old Bartolome
Extra summer ferries announced between Spain’s Costa Blanca and the Balearic Islands
FERRY company Balearia has announced extra summer services from Denia on the Costa Blanca to Ibiza and Palma in the Balearic islands. The Bahama Mama
‘Enough with drugs, drunks and fights’: Residents of Palma neighbourhood up in arms over gangs and yobs in Spain’s Mallorca
THE citizens of a troubled, gang-ridden Palma neighbourhood are up in arms over ongoing yobbish and thuggish behaviour. Residents of Carrer Faust Bonafe in Son
Squatter under 24-hour police protection from escaped violent ex in Mallorca found to have been harbouring him all along
A WOMAN who was under 24-hour police protection after her abusive ex managed to escape from jail was discovered to have been harbouring him in
Brothel raided by police to arrest ‘madame’ who exploited women on Spain’s Mallorca
A 43-year-old Argentinian brothel owner in the Pere Garau district of Palma has been arrested for crimes relating to prostitution and infringing labour laws. The
Bars and restaurants could close due to Palma’s Paseo Maritimo revamp works on Spain’s Mallorca
BUSINESSES in Palma’s Paseo Maritimo area- which is undergoing a major conversion to a boulevard- say they are struggling to survive as people are not
Man barricades himself in room and threatens to set fire to hospital in Spain’s Mallorca
A MAN threatened to set fire to the Son Llatzer hospital in Palma after hearing he was going to lose custody rights to his new-born
Delivery company removed after thousands of fine-notification letters get dumped in Spain’s Mallorca
PALMA council will use a new company to notify people about fines after the current contractor CI Postal didn’t deliver notifications on time or employees
Fraudster lies about advance payment to enjoy free stays in hotels on Spain’s Mallorca
A conman duped three Palma hotels out of over €3,000 by falsely claiming he’d paid beforehand. The fraudster used online reservation sites and produced fake
Rain and snow storms batter Mallorca and rest of Spain’s Balearic Islands
STORM Juliette has left significant amounts and rain and snow in the Balaeric Islands with power cuts and closed roads causing problems in Mallorca, which
Family exposed to toxic fumes in Palma, rushed to hospital
Six people have been rushed to hospital with poisoning after being exposed to fumes from a butane stove in Palma. The four women and two
Spain’s Mallorca plays host again to one of the country’s biggest fairs
ONE of Spain’s biggest fairs- the Ram fair- returns to Mallorca this Friday and runs until April 16. Son Fusteret in Palma will once again
Robbers who stole Rolex watch from elderly man on Mallorca street in Spain are caught by police
TWO members of a Mallorca robbery gang have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Palma and Barcelona, with a third person still at large.
Two thieves jailed for 14 years after committing four robberies in a day in Spain’s Mallorca
TWO Mallorca robbers have been jailed for 14 years after staging four hold-ups in less than a day in April 2022. The men- with a