Happy Hat Trick: Vida, Tree House and Leo’s bring a vibrant new feel to Mallorca dining
LIKE London buses, as the saying goes, you wait ages for one to arrive then three turn up at the same time. That’s the case
Sneaky landlord changes door locks when family on long-term rental spend day out on Spain’s Mallorca
A GERMAN family enjoying a long-term villa let in Mallorca were shocked to find the locks changed and their possessions thrown outside after returning from
Bendinat Veterinary Clinic celebrates its 20th anniversary
A GREAT party to celebrate Bendinat Veterinary Clinic’s 20th anniversary took place last weekend. Located in Calvia, near Palma, it was established in 2003 by
Ryanair asks tourists to pay an extra €45 to take their ensaimadas to the plane in Mallorca
RYANAIR told two tourists they needed to pay €45 for taking a box of Mallorca’s famous ensaimada inside the plane at Palma Airport. The airline
ELECTION SPECIAL: Numbers of British voters in Spain’s local elections plunge
A GIANT two thirds of British voters have been eliminated from the electoral roll for the forthcoming May elections. A staggering 61,500 expats have lost
Jade Jagger ordered to pay compensation by court in Spain after altercation at Ibiza restaurant
JADE JAGGER, the daughter of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, was ordered to pay €800 of compensation on Friday by a court in Ibiza after
Police union announces private legal action against Mick Jagger’s daughter after alleged altercation in Spain’s island of Ibiza
A POLICE union in Spain has announced that it will take private legal action against the daughter of Mick Jagger after she allegedly assaulted an
Spain’s Rafa Nadal to retire from tennis after 2024 season:- withdraws from French Open with hip injury
MALLORCA’S Rafael Nadal has confirmed that his niggling hip injury has forced him out of defending his French Open title in Paris later this month.
Mallorca Economic Forum frets about dangers of AI to society and democracy
THE Palau de Congressos de Palma hosted the seventh Economic Forum this week. A number of tech experts held forth on the challenges posed by
Dog trained to search for people in critical areas presented by Guardia Civil in Baleares
A DOG trained to search for victims in critical and catastrophic circumstances has joined the Guardia Civil. ‘Hanoi’, a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois, is specialised in
Tourists consume over half the water in some areas of the Balearic Islands
TOURISM has been found to account for more than half of water consumption in some areas of the Balearic Islands. This is the finding by
Young man arrested for sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl in Mallorca
A 19-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for allegedly abusing a 12-year-old girl in Port de Pollenca (Mallorca). The accused, a Colombian national, is said to
Jade Jagger arrested for assaulting a police officer in Ibiza
JADE Jagger has been arrested for assaulting police officers outside a restaurant in Ibiza on Wednesday evening. The 51-year-old daughter of Mick and Bianca Jagger
Mallorca judge rules in favour of squatters after government housing institute let homes sit empty in Spain for years
IN a trial that has captivated Mallorca and illustrated the housing challenges facing the Balearics, a court has sided with a family of squatters over
Four-minute air taxi journeys could start soon between Spain’s Mallorca and Ibiza
A MADRID company, NextNorth, has unveiled plans for a helicopter air taxi service linking the Balearic Islands. It says a journey on its first proposed
UPDATE: Decomposing body found on a beach in Menorca
A MAN’s BODY in an advanced state of decomposition has been found at the Arenal den Castell beach in Menorca this Wednesday. Local Police were
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
Car crammed with drugs is seized before boarding Costa Blanca ferry for Spain’s Ibiza
A CAR carrying drugs stashed in secret compartments has been seized by the Guardia Civil as it was going to board a ferry from Denia
British tourist arrested for raping son’s female friend at Magaluf hotel on Spain’s Mallorca
A BRITISH man in his mid-forties has been jailed after being accused of raping a friend of his son’s at a Magaluf hotel. The offender
Ten arrests after mass Magaluf brawl started by Portuguese tourists on Spain’s Mallorca
A STREET brawl in Magaluf in the early hours of Sunday morning involving around 50 people resulted in six people being injured- one seriously. Five
British man dead with wife seriously ill after gas cylinder leak at Mallorca finca in Spain
A BRITISH man died and his wife is seriously ill after a leak from a gas cylinder hooked up to a fridge at a Mallorca
Man imprisoned for alleged violent robbery in a hotel in Cala Millor (Mallorca)
A 38-YEAR-OLD accused of committing a violent robbery in a hotel in Cala Millor (Mallorca) has been sent to prison. The alleged hooded thief is
Rave rage : Guests at illegal Ibiza and Mallorca parties face fines of €30,000
ORGANISERS of illegal parties on Ibiza and Mallorca face massive fines of up to €300,000 in a Balear government crackdown. And guests could be left
Iconic building opens rooftop for visitors until the autumn on Spain’s Mallorca
MALLORCA’S most spectacular building, Palma Cathedral, has reopened its rooftop area for visitors to enjoy spectacular views and appreciate a different perspective on the structure.
Hundreds descend on Magaluf for three days of hard-hitting hijinks for Mallorca Beach Rugby tournament
MALLORCA’s famous Beach Rugby tournament has come and gone again for another year, leaving behind a trail of battered bodies and broken shot glasses. Over
Mercadona to hire nearly 200 employees for the summer season in Baleares
Mercadona has announced the hiring of almost 200 employees for the summer season (May to the end of September) in Baleares. The Valencian supermarket chain