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New Road Barrier Laid Down Stopping Bottlenecks Caused By Illegal Parking At Mallorca Airport In Spain

New road barrier laid down to stop traffic jams caused by illegal parking at Spain’s Mallorca airport

A red and white plastic barrier has been installed along the road to the entrance to Mallorca’s Palma airport to stop illegal parking that has

6 Apr, 2023 @ 11:04

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British tourist arrested for attempted murder after deliberately driving into two people on Spain's Mallorca

British tourist arrested for attempted murder after driving into two people on Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH tourist, 29, has been arrested in Magaluf for attempted murder after deliberately driving into two people he had argued with earlier on Thursday

31 Mar, 2023 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Property sales in Spain soared by 20% in July, new figures show - while prices jumped by almost 3%

Foreign home buyers reach record levels in Spain

FOREIGN property buyers accounted for 88,858 home purchases in Spain last year- up by 45% on 2021 figures. The College of Registrars says deals struck

30 Mar, 2023 @ 11:20

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia·Property·Valencian Community

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

23 Mar, 2023 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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

9 Mar, 2023 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Mallorca

REVEALED: Where UK businesses are investing the most in Spain

THE Madrid region was the most popular part of Spain for British investment during the first nine months of 2022 according to figures produced by

9 Mar, 2023 @ 11:15

Balearic Islands·Business & Finance·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Valencian Community

Foreign holidaymakers propel Costa Blanca hotels to their busiest October this century

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

6 Mar, 2023 @ 12:24

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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

28 Feb, 2023 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca·Weather

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

23 Feb, 2023 @ 15:32

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Spain's government says economy has returned to pre-pandemic growth rates

Economic growth is higher than predicted in Spain’s Balearic Islands

ECONOMIC growth in the Balearic Islands last year was higher than predicted by the regional government. Labour Minister, Iago Negueruela, said on Thursday that growth

23 Feb, 2023 @ 14:50

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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.

23 Feb, 2023 @ 13:03

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Mallorca launches €1 million fund to help younger people get an independent start in life

MALLORCA council has launched an aid plan to help younger people looking to start an independent life away from their family home. A €1 million

23 Feb, 2023 @ 12:31

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

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

23 Feb, 2023 @ 11:57

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

House sales in Spain dropped by 4.6% in the first half of 2024, new figures show

Home property sales in Spain rose by 14.7% in 2022- biggest figure since 2007

HOME property sales in Spain reached 650,000 in 2022, the biggest total recorded since 2007 when nearly 780,000 residences were sold. The National Institute of

17 Feb, 2023 @ 15:10

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·Property·Valencian Community

New Look Coming To Big Square In Spain's Palma De Mallorca With Non Slip Surface For Pedestrians

Key square in Spain’s Palma de Mallorca getting new look with non-slip surface for pedestrians

PALMA’S Plaza de España is getting a €2.5 million upgrade including the renewal of the underground sewage system which dates back to 1945. Work started

9 Feb, 2023 @ 15:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Major €200 million three-year overhaul of Spain’s Mallorca airport gets underway

IMPROVEMENT work has started at Palma airport costing €200 million which will take over three years to complete. The project includes extending aircraft parking facilities

9 Feb, 2023 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Firefighter from Spain’s Mallorca joins rescue efforts in Turkey

MALLORCAN firefighter, Toni Jaume, has travelled to Turkey to help in the rescue efforts following Monday’s earthquake disaster. 42-year-old Toni from Palma(pictured left with colleague)

9 Feb, 2023 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

How much of my salary do I need to put aside for rent or mortgage costs in Spain? Figures reveal HUGE differences between the British expat hotspots|

Home property sales in Spain rose by over 6% in 2022, but market cooled later in the year

HOME property sales grew by 6.1% during 2022 to reach 719,680 units- the biggest figure in 15 years- according to the General Council of Notaries.

7 Feb, 2023 @ 11:11

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Property·Valencian Community

Mallorca rapist who assaulted store owner three times gets 37-year jail term in Spain

Mallorca rapist who assaulted store owner on three occasions gets 37-year jail term in Spain

A MAN, 22, has been given a 37-year prison sentence for robbing and raping the same Mallorca shopkeeper on three different occasions. The assailant pled

26 Jan, 2023 @ 12:50

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British gang charged over mass food poisoning scam involving hotels on Spain’s Mallorca

EIGHT British people are being prosecuted for fraud by a Palma court after setting up a scam to make money out of bogus cases of

26 Jan, 2023 @ 12:21

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

First day of Mallorca Hells Angels trial sees 34 of nearly 50 defendants cut deals with the prosecutor

THE FIRST day of a massive trial of members of a Hells Angels chapter based in Mallorca saw 34 of the nearly 50 defendants cut

24 Jan, 2023 @ 20:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Doctors warn about ‘collapse’ of hospital emergency units in Spain due to increased demand

DOCTORS are claiming that hospital emergency units are ‘saturated’, with patient demand up by over 40% in some parts of the country. The Spanish Society

12 Jan, 2023 @ 18:45

Balearic Islands·Health·Lead·Murcia·National News·Sevilla·Valencian Community

Teenager threatens police officer with fake semi-automatic pistol on Spain’s Mallorca

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after pointing a fake gun at a Guardia Civil officer in Alcudia. The incident happened on Monday when an

12 Jan, 2023 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British Pervert Fined For Exposing Himself To Teenager At Mallorca Hotel Pool In Spain

Why more Americans could start packing into Mallorca after island’s appearance on Forbes list

Mallorca is inundated each year with British and European tourists, and now Americans could be the next group to head to the popular Mediterranean island.

11 Jan, 2023 @ 18:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Tourist spending in Spain’s Balearic Islands in 2022 smashes pre-pandemic levels

VISITORS to the Balearic Islands in the first 11 months of 2022 spent €800 million more than the whole of the pre-pandemic year of 2019.

4 Jan, 2023 @ 17:19

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca

Forgetful father faces homicide charge in Spain after 'his daughter, 2, dies in locked car in ordeal lasting for hours

Elderly couple found dead after two months in Spain’s Mallorca with suicide pact suspected

THE Policia Nacional believe an elderly couple may have entered into a suicide pact after their bodies were found in their Palma apartment. The landlord

4 Jan, 2023 @ 11:22

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