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Thief arrested for stealing five Rolexes using the ‘Ronaldinho technique’ in Ibiza

A THIEF has been arrested for stealing four Rolexes using the ‘Ronaldinho technique’ in Ibiza. Police allegedly caught the robber in the act in Playa

13 Jul, 2023 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Mallorca

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.

13 Jul, 2023 @ 12:26

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Property

Iconic ‘chic’ hotel on Spain’s Mallorca in demolition dispute

POLLENCA council has provisionally fined a company for demolishing the interior rooms of the Hotel Formentor without having a licence to do so. The initial

11 Jul, 2023 @ 14:33

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Man arrested for attempting to steal a newborn baby from a hospital in Palma

A MAN has been arrested after trying to steal a newborn baby from a hospital in Palma. A number of witnesses allegedly saw the accused

10 Jul, 2023 @ 16:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Mallorca

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The search is on for a photo which captures the essence of Spain

Specsavers Ópticas’ Summer Photography Competition offers prizes of a €100 Amazon voucher and a pair of designer sunglasses for the best photo On Monday the

10 Jul, 2023 @ 12:54

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Mallorca

Police officer bitten by man fuming over lost luggage at Mallorca airport

British man accused of rape stopped flying home from Palma de Mallorca airport in Spain

A BRITISH man has been arrested at Palma Airport after being accused of raping his girlfriend- also British- hours earlier at their Magaluf area hotel.

10 Jul, 2023 @ 12:11

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British Tourist, 25, Seriously Injured After Falling From Second Floor Hotel Balcony In Spain's Mallorca

British tourist, 25, seriously injured after falling from hotel balcony in Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH tourist suffered serious injuries after falling from a second floor hotel balcony in Can Picafort, Mallorca. The 25-year-old man plunged four metres to

10 Jul, 2023 @ 11:23

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Family Uses Child Under Arrestable Age To Steal Gold Bracelet From Store In Spain's Mallorca

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

7 Jul, 2023 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Smoking ban extensions and tobacco tax rises backed by most people in Spain

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

5 Jul, 2023 @ 18:35

Balearic Islands·Coronavirus·Health·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca

Tourist spending rockets upwards in Spain's Balearic Islands

Tourist spending soars to new records in Spain’s Balearic Islands

TOURIST spending in the Balearic Islands soared to €4.5 billion over the first five months of 2023- €500 million more than in the same period

5 Jul, 2023 @ 11:15

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca

Drunk Irish woman arrested for abandoning young child in Spain's Mallorca

Drunk Irish mother arrested for abandoning young child in Spain’s Mallorca

A 45-YEAR-OLD Irish tourist has been arrested for going on all-day drinking sprees at her Manacor hotel and leaving other guests to look after her

3 Jul, 2023 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Cala Mandia Mallorca Balearic Islands Spain

Spain’s Balearic Islands slammed for continuous destruction and pollution of its coastline

THE Balearic Islands have been flagged up as a key black spot for the ‘chronic cancer’ of environmental destruction. Ecologistas en Accion has slammed the

2 Jul, 2023 @ 19:30

Balearic Islands·Environment·Mallorca·Other News

Mallorca's British mayor Richard Thompson

Meet the new Blues Brothers-loving, Catalan-talking, BRITISH mayor of a town in the heart of Spain’s Mallorca

THE results of local elections in a small village in the Balearics surprised more than a few people – not least the winner himself. For

1 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

Lead·Mallorca

Computer company employee stole over €92,000 after first week at work in Spain’s Mallorca

A COMPUTER company worker in Palma has been jailed for four years and nine months after stealing €92,306 from her employee just a few days

29 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Eight outdoor athletes rescued in Mallorca in the last week alone

A TOTAL of eight outdoor athletes have been rescued by Guardia Civil officers in Mallorca only last week. A careless couple swimming under cliffs were

28 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Environment·Mallorca·Other News

Successful Sea Plane Test Carried To Show How Services Could Work In Spain's Balearic Islands

Successful sea plane test carried out with hope of services between Spain’s Balearic Islands

A SUCESSFUL test flight of a seaplane owned by Isla Air Express has given the company hope that it is one step closer to launching

28 Jun, 2023 @ 15:40

Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca

Fatal error as pleasure boat captain runs over one of his passengers in Spain’s Mallorca

THE GUARDIA CIVIL has charged the skipper of a boat with reckless homicide after he fatally ran over a woman while she was swimming at

28 Jun, 2023 @ 14:32

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

48 black flags handed to environmentally ‘destroyed’ beaches and coastal areas across Spain

ECOLOGISTS in Action has handed their unwanted black flags to 48 beaches across the Spanish coast. The environmental group, which exposes a number of beaches

27 Jun, 2023 @ 19:30

Alicante·Almeria·Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Cadiz·Castellon·Environment·Granada·Huelva·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Valencia·Valencian Community

Mallorca residents complain German tourists now as boozy and awful as the Brits

EXASPERATED Mallorca residents are complaining that the ‘Brits abroad’ mentality has spread to Germans and other nationalities when they holiday on the island. Locals residing

21 Jun, 2023 @ 18:30

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Sandy beach in Spain’s Mallorca named as ‘best in the world’ in online survey

MALLORCA’S Playa de Muro has been voted the world’s best beach in an online survey from nautical retailer Rightboat. Over 300,000 people gave their opinions

16 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Expat stabs himself with a knife to get his wife arrested for attempted murder at their home in Spain's Mallorca

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

16 Jun, 2023 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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

16 Jun, 2023 @ 10:00

Balearic Islands·Food & Drink·Mallorca·Other News

WATCH: “This is going to end badly” Taxi and Uber drivers at each other’s throats again in Spain’s Mallorca as tensions boil over

SIMMERING tensions between taxi drivers and Uber drivers have flared once again on Mallorca after a video emerged showing a confrontation between the two. A

16 Jun, 2023 @ 09:15

Lead·Mallorca

Weather warning for Spain: Temperatures to reach 40C in various parts of the country this week

Mallorca weather: After the rain, the roasting heatwave with a possible 39 degrees

MALLORCA has been told to brace itself for temperatures hitting 39 degrees Celsius next week. After a week of storms, meteorologists at Aemet have issued

16 Jun, 2023 @ 08:45

Lead·Mallorca·Weather

Man exploited 40 migrants by cramming them into his flat in Spain and charging €100 per month in rent

Retired police chief arrested on Spain’s Mallorca after child pornography is found in his former office

THE FORMER head of the Policia Local in Palma has been arrested by the Policia Nacional after child pornography was found in an office previously

15 Jun, 2023 @ 17:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Baleares is the Spanish region where people spend less money on clothes

BALEARES is the Spanish region where less money is spent on clothes, according to textile business association ACOTEX. The study displays that on average, residents

15 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

Balearic Islands·Business & Finance·Mallorca

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Thief arrested for stealing five Rolexes using the ‘Ronaldinho technique’ in Ibiza

New home construction falls by 17% in first half of 2023 on Spain’s Mallorca

Iconic ‘chic’ hotel on Spain’s Mallorca in demolition dispute

Man arrested for attempting to steal a newborn baby from a hospital in Palma

The search is on for a photo which captures the essence of Spain

British man accused of rape stopped flying home from Palma de Mallorca airport in Spain

British tourist, 25, seriously injured after falling from hotel balcony in Spain’s Mallorca

Family uses child below arrestable age to steal gold bracelet in Spain’s Mallorca

Smoking allowed again on bar and restaurant terraces in Spain’s Balearic Islands

Tourist spending soars to new records in Spain’s Balearic Islands

Drunk Irish mother arrested for abandoning young child in Spain’s Mallorca

Spain’s Balearic Islands slammed for continuous destruction and pollution of its coastline

Meet the new Blues Brothers-loving, Catalan-talking, BRITISH mayor of a town in the heart of Spain’s Mallorca

Computer company employee stole over €92,000 after first week at work in Spain’s Mallorca

Eight outdoor athletes rescued in Mallorca in the last week alone

Successful sea plane test carried out with hope of services between Spain’s Balearic Islands

Fatal error as pleasure boat captain runs over one of his passengers in Spain’s Mallorca

48 black flags handed to environmentally ‘destroyed’ beaches and coastal areas across Spain

Mallorca residents complain German tourists now as boozy and awful as the Brits

Sandy beach in Spain’s Mallorca named as ‘best in the world’ in online survey

Homophobic attack: Woman punches man and calls him ‘mechanical monster’ in Spain’s Mallorca

German football team orders 1,000 beers at a bar in Spain’s Mallorca

WATCH: “This is going to end badly” Taxi and Uber drivers at each other’s throats again in Spain’s Mallorca as tensions boil over

Mallorca weather: After the rain, the roasting heatwave with a possible 39 degrees

Retired police chief arrested on Spain’s Mallorca after child pornography is found in his former office

Baleares is the Spanish region where people spend less money on clothes

Spanish city bans adoption of black cats over fears of ‘sinister Halloween rituals’

Spain’s Costa Blanca set to sizzle in record late October temperatures

Body of ex-mayor’s husband is found inside waste bin before being ‘compressed’ by rubbish truck in Spain

PM Pedro Sanchez makes Mar Menor look like ‘Third World’ with 100,000 residents still without drinking water after nine days

Spain wants to fine music festival bosses who ban fans from bringing their own food and drink