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OPINION: Why has Barcelona, Madrid and Palma de Mallorca been ranked the worst in Spain for their quality of life?

A new survey asked thousands of participants across the country to assess the overall quality of life in the city that they lived in

1 May, 2021 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca

VOX slams sex education class in Spain’s Mallorca as ‘pornography’ after children use plasticine to learn about reproductive organs

This week, 11-year-old students at Felanitx's IES Academy were taught about reproduction and in a bid for the class to be more interactive for the

30 Apr, 2021 @ 19:15

Lead·Mallorca

What’s the worst that can happen to your investment or pension in Spain?

by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons) Managing Partner Chorus Financial Often the first question asked by clients considering an investment or pension with Chorus

30 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

Alicante·Asturias·Barcelona·Benidorm·Business & Finance·Canary Islands·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·Mar Menor·Murcia·National News·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

British Ambassador to Spain optimistic that Brits will holiday in Balearic Islands this summer

As part of a tour in aim of 'reactivating British tourism in Spain', Ambassador Hugh Elliot visited Ibiza and Mallorca this week, two islands which

30 Apr, 2021 @ 16:13

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Tributes pour in for much-loved British ‘action man’, 35, who tragically died in free diving accident in Spain’s Ibiza

Kevin Smith, aged 35, sadly died after getting into difficulty in the Punta Galera waters just after 6.15pm on Wednesday evening

30 Apr, 2021 @ 13:12

Lead·Mallorca

British man drowns while taking photos underwater in Spain’s Ibiza

According to initial reports, the Briton had been practising underwater photography with a friend when he got into difficulty

29 Apr, 2021 @ 13:45

Lead·Mallorca

World’s FIRST sustainable ‘fast ferry’ will connect Spain’s Mallorca to Denia from this weekend

Priced at a startling €90 million, Balearia's Eleanor Roosevelt is the first ferry of its type in the world, operating with innovative natural gas engines

28 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Environment·Lead·Mallorca·Valencian Community

Two officers fired following ‘illegal party’ held at police headquarters in Spain’s Mallorca

Last week, the Olive Press revealed that a leaving party for a retiring officer was held at the Policia Local's Palma headquarters with 15 on-duty

27 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

CCTV footage shows woman who murdered boyfriend in Spain’s Mallorca ran him over with car

According to the woman's first and one of many contradictory statements, she claimed that she started her car without noticing that the passenger door was

27 Apr, 2021 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Balearic Islands determined to keep COVID-19 restrictions in place after Spain’s state of alarm ends

Speaking at a press conference this afternoon, government spokesman and tourism minister, Iago Negueruela, said they were working with a team of legal advisors to

26 Apr, 2021 @ 18:45

Lead·Mallorca

Woman stages elaborate car crash to cover up murder of boyfriend in Spain’s Mallorca

Policia Nacional had initiated an investigation into the man's death after growing suspicious that the woman was not being truthful as to how her boyfriend

26 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Police arrest man in Spain who coughed on work colleagues and infected 22 people with coronavirus

A SPANIARD who ignored COVID-19 symptoms and coughed on work colleagues has been charged with intentionally causing injury after allegedly infecting 22 people. Police on

26 Apr, 2021 @ 08:45

Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca

Will The Real Men Please Step Up! Is romance dead when dating in Spain?

WITH places opening up and social restrictions being lifted slowly those people who haven’t been able to date during the pandemic will now be able

25 Apr, 2021 @ 16:15

Columnists·Mallorca·Terenia Taras: Telling it like it is

MUST READ – These are the new COVID-19 restrictions that come into force in Spain’s Mallorca

THE Balearic government has announced a new set of coronavirus restrictions for Mallorca which will be in force from Saturday, April 24. The measures in

25 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca

Could you be paying less for your investments and pensions in Spain?

Tracy Storer Senior Partner Chorus Financial I’ve just come out of a regular review with one of my clients, and top of the agenda was

23 Apr, 2021 @ 18:15

Alicante·Asturias·Barcelona·Benidorm·Business & Finance·Canary Islands·Costa Blanca·Granada·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Mallorca·Mar Menor·Murcia·Sevilla·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Policia Local accused of holding illegal party at headquarters in Spain’s Mallorca for retiring officer

It is alleged that 15 on-duty officers attended the hour-long gathering which was organised to celebrate the departure of a retiring colleague

22 Apr, 2021 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Trial begins for British bouncer accused of murdering Irish tourist who was ‘kicked in the head’ in Spain’s Mallorca

The 38-year-old Briton will stand trial alongside a 40-year-old Spaniard who is accused of covering up the tourist's death

21 Apr, 2021 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Top Holiday Areas Of Costa Blanca And The Balearic Islands In Spain Want Tourists To Get Free Pcr Tests

Top holiday areas of Costa Blanca and the Balearic Islands in Spain want tourists to get free COVID tests

THE leaders of two of Spain’s most foreign tourist-dependent regions want the European Union to pay for free PCR tests. The joint call came at

21 Apr, 2021 @ 18:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Longer opening hours on the cards for bars and restaurants across Spain’s Balearic Islands

This morning, representatives of the government, including tourism minister Iago Negueruela, met with local business unions to discuss relaxing the current coronavirus restrictions on the

20 Apr, 2021 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca

IN CRISIS: Restaurants in Spain’s Mallorca lose 80% of turnover due to COVID-19 restrictions as protest called on this week

According to the Association for Small and Medium Sized Businesses (PINEM), the restaurant sector has been 'discriminated against' and 'destroyed' as a result of the

19 Apr, 2021 @ 21:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca

Man in Spain’s Mallorca calls Guardia Civil over 50 times in a row to insult them

Every time the call was answered by an operator, the man threw a barrage of insults and profanities

19 Apr, 2021 @ 19:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British billionaire brothers expand real estate portfolio in Spain’s Balearic Islands

The purchases bring the billionaire brothers' property portfolio in Mallorca to a jaw dropping 1,335 hectares

19 Apr, 2021 @ 15:45

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca·Property

Huge marijuana plantation uncovered during eviction in Spain’s Mallorca

Upon inspection of the property, officers uncovered hundreds of marijuana plants growing in one of the rooms as well as various equipment used for the

16 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Mother caught drunk behind wheel with child in car in Spain’s Mallorca

A relative was called to collect the child and the woman was taken to the police station where she has been charged with a crime

15 Apr, 2021 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Thug runs over elderly woman with car in brutal robbery in Spain’s Mallorca

Policia Nacional say the 80-year-old woman had caught the 40-year-old detainee trying to open up her car boot in Palma's Son Ferriol district

14 Apr, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Balearic Islands want to enforce 10pm curfew after Spain’s state of alarm ends in May

President Francina Armengol said she didn't just want to 'avoid coronavirus infections and deaths' by enforcing the curfew, but to also 'guarantee the summer tourist

13 Apr, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Mallorca

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