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427 people living in Spain's Balearic Islands pocketed over €50,000 each month in 2021

427 super-high earners living in Spain’s Balearic Islands pocketed over €50,000 each month in 2021

A TOTAL of 427 people residing in the Balearic Islands declared salaries in 2021 that exceeded €50,000 month. It means that the fortunate group earn

10 Aug, 2023 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Mallorca·Menorca

Socialists fuming over PP-VOX coalition repainting white an LGTB coloured zebra crossing in Mallorca

CONTROVERSY is served in Calvia (Mallorca) as the recently formed PP-VOX local government has had a zebra crossing displaying the colours of the LGTB flag

10 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Climate change causing increased fish biting attacks on swimmers in Spain's Mallorca

Climate change causing fish biting attacks on swimmers in Spain’s Mallorca

CLIMATE CHANGE causing seas to hot up may be behind increasing cases of fish biting swimmers in Mallorca. Several bathers have suffered bite marks caused

10 Aug, 2023 @ 11:47

Balearic Islands·Environment·Lead·Mallorca

British tourist arrested over sex assault on UK holidaymaker at party-resort Magaluf hotel on Spain's Mallorca

British tourist arrested over alleged sex assault on UK holidaymaker at hotel in Spain’s Mallorca

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A BRITISH man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman – also British – at a

8 Aug, 2023 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British holidaymaker in Spain's Ibiza drowns after going for swim in sea Tragedy happened at Cala Jondal in Sant Josep

British tourist in Spain’s Ibiza drowns after going for swim in the sea

A BRITISH tourist drowned on Friday afternoon at Cala Jondal in the Sant Josep area of Ibiza. The 33-year-old man was spotted floating in the

4 Aug, 2023 @ 18:27

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

Britons in Mallorca enjoy ‘home comforts’

DESPITE the top-notch food up for grabs in the Balearic Islands, many Brits are turning to ‘home comforts’ such as Heinz beans. British Corner Shop,

27 Jul, 2023 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Drunk British tourist in Benidorm pulled out unconscious from sea on Spain's Costa Blanca

Fine for naked beach goer in Mallorca

A TOURIST has been fined for being naked in Playa de Palma, Mallorca. At around 4 p.m. last Monday, the man was approached by police,

27 Jul, 2023 @ 14:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Nine year old girl in hospital after being run over by an out of control van in Menorca

On July 24 an ice delivery truck lost control due to brake failure and sped down a 40 metre hill in Menorca. On its way

26 Jul, 2023 @ 19:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca

Young German tourists arrested over alleged gang rape of woman in Spain's Mallorca

Alleged sexual assault by German tourists in Spain’s Balearic Islands was recorded on cellphone

SPAIN’S National Police released more information on Saturday about the circumstances surrounding an alleged sexual assault carried out by a group of six German tourists

16 Jul, 2023 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Woman Dies Two Months After Husband Passed Away In Fridge Gas Leak In Spain's Mallorca

Woman dies two months after husband passed away due to fridge gas leak in Spain’s Mallorca

A SCOTTISH woman has died two months after her husband passed away after inhaling fumes from a carbon monoxide leak at a Mallorca finca. Mary

14 Jul, 2023 @ 18:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

PSpanish police officer is arrested 'for groping a young woman's buttocks' at the Malaga feria

British woman wanted after slashing throat of hotel employee in Spain’s Ibiza

THE GUARDIA CIVIL are looking for a British woman who slashed the throat of a Sant Antoni hotel employee with a broken bottle following a

14 Jul, 2023 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Young German tourists arrested over alleged gang rape of woman in Spain’s Mallorca

SIX GERMAN tourists have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Palma over an alleged gang rape of a woman at a hotel. The men

14 Jul, 2023 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Authorities seize 850 fake football shirts at Palma’s airport

A TOTAL of 850 fake football shirts of top European teams have been seized at Palma airport. Officers detected two suspicious parcels arriving at the

13 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Mallorca

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 Popular Party administration in the Balearic Islands scraps Equality, Environment departments after doing deal with Vox

THE NEW Popular Party-run administration in the Balearic Islands regional government has already scrapped the Environment and Equality departments, folding them into other areas of

13 Jul, 2023 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Politics

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

Jilted man throws Molotov cocktails at ex-girlfriend’s house in Spain’s Ibiza

A MAN has been arrested in Ibiza for trying to burn down his ex-partner’s house with the help of several Molotov cocktails. The woman was

11 Jul, 2023 @ 16:43

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

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

British couple who ‘trashed their Magaluf hotel room’ are arrested while trying to fly home

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

Popular tourist resort in Spain offers tax break to restaurants and bars that ban smoking on terraces

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

British tourist dies in latest balcony fall tragedy on Spain’s Ibiza

A BRITISH holidaymaker died on Ibiza on Tuesday after falling from a second floor balcony. The only information about the man given by authorities was

4 Jul, 2023 @ 16:30

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead