WATCH: Anti-tourist thugs smash holidaymakers’ cars with hammers and slash tires in Spain tourist hotspot The group has also been known to pelt holiday buses with eggs and violently storm restaurants and squares with smoke bombs 6 Aug, 2019 @ 17:55 Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca
Investigation launched into ‘rape’ of British girl, 18, while on night out in Magaluf on Spain’s Mallorca Police face a difficult challenge given the sheer number of people who will have been at the popular resort over the weekend 5 Aug, 2019 @ 12:14 Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca
The Pound may be low under Johnson, but for British property owners in Spain, it’s a great time to sell, writes Amanda Butler One thing for sure is that travel for the Brits holidaying abroad is going to be quite a shock, with the pound decreasing below the 4 Aug, 2019 @ 10:30 Amanda Butler: Keys to the Island·Columnists·Mallorca·Property
OPINION: Anti-tourism groups in Mallorca need to drop the spray can and talk to holidaymakers Holidaymakers are essential to Mallorca’s economy, and don’t let Government officials or the media tell you otherwise 4 Aug, 2019 @ 09:29 Opinion
Holidaymaker’s rental car trashed in Spain’s Mallorca as violent campaign against mass tourism continues The vandals spray painted the side of vehicle with their motto, ‘neighbours vs tourists’ in large red letters 3 Aug, 2019 @ 02:43 Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca
British teen arrested for ‘bottling bouncer so badly he needed 50 stitches’ at party hotspot in Spain A judge told him he would be released if he could find the bail of €15,000, although it is unclear if he has come up 2 Aug, 2019 @ 14:13 Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca
British expat couple fight to keep popular bar after neighbours ‘call them dirty lesbians’ and spit on their terrace in ‘harassment campaign’ in Spain’s Mallorca Images seen by the Olive Press show the neighbours spitting on the terrace and putting middle fingers up at the cameras 2 Aug, 2019 @ 12:58 Lead·Mallorca
WANTED: The 11 British fugitives who may be hiding among expat communities in Spain The UK's National Crime Agency has launched a fresh appeal today 1 Aug, 2019 @ 12:48 Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca
WATCH: British ambassador Simon Manley’s Brexit update for UK nationals in Spain ahead of live Q&A tomorrow Manley warned expats that they must ensure they are 'properly registered' before the expected EU departure date on October 31 29 Jul, 2019 @ 11:21 Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Politics
Foreign demand for Spanish homes is cooling off for the first time since the market’s 2010 recovery FOREIGN demand is showing a marked slowdown for the first time since 2010, new statistics have suggested. As reported on Spanish Property Insight, after some 28 Jul, 2019 @ 10:04 Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Property
Ecstasy warning as woman, 19, killed by pill ‘laced with rat poison’ on Spain’s Mallorca British revellers have been warned by an anti-drugs group in Ibiza to watch out for the distinctive pill 24 Jul, 2019 @ 11:30 Lead·Mallorca
British expats in Spain would have ‘strong case’ to sue UK government in case of no-deal Brexit, MP warns “As a former UK government lawyer I can reasonably foresee an enormous unprecedented amount of litigation raised by British citizens" 23 Jul, 2019 @ 12:10 Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics
Whether we like it or not, tourism to Spain boosts the economy and sways the property market, writes Amanda Butler Perhaps our hoteliers will need to start adjusting their hotel rates to be more competitive...just saying! 21 Jul, 2019 @ 13:33 Amanda Butler: Keys to the Island·Mallorca·Property
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY: Crackdown sees nearly 20% of Palma’s terraces closed, leaving Mallorca expat owners struggling to make ends meet It comes after a draconian dictat came into force removing an initial 179 outdoor seating areas from some of Palma’s most popular restaurants 21 Jul, 2019 @ 02:32 Food & Drink·Lead·Mallorca
OPINION: War on Terraces As the Olive Press highlighted last year the stark truth is up to 42% of all the 1,650 terraces in Palma are at risk 21 Jul, 2019 @ 02:30 Opinion
Toddler fighting for her life after swallowing ecstasy in Spain’s Ibiza Guardia Civil believe the pill had been dropped by a drug user or dealer and the child mistook it for a sweet 19 Jul, 2019 @ 13:09 Lead
REVEALED: 10 new UK to Spain flights run by airline Alba Star announced The new flights, which are the first from the UK airport in seven years will arrive just in time for the school holidays 17 Jul, 2019 @ 13:40 Lead·Mallorca·Travel News
TRAVEL CHAOS: London Gatwick IT meltdown sees 12 flights cancelled as Spain passenger ‘trapped’ beyond gate A spokesperson blamed the new cancellations on planes being in the wrong place following Wednesday’s disruption 11 Jul, 2019 @ 12:29 Lead·National News·Travel News
Expert says southern Spain and Balearics at ‘great risk’ of tsunamis but authorities ‘are not prepared’ Southern Spain and the eastern Mediterranean (the Balearics), have frequent seismic activity which make them prone to suffer tsunamis 9 Jul, 2019 @ 11:19 Environment·Lead·Mallorca
Irish teenage lad raped by two men in Spain holiday hotspot The shaken tourist was examined at Son Espases Hospital in Palma where doctors confirmed injuries sustained from a sex attack 8 Jul, 2019 @ 15:47 Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca
That perfect Spanish afternoon can prove more elusive than first thought, writes Lesley Keith When I first moved here I had an impression in my mind of how it was going to be 7 Jul, 2019 @ 12:19 Columnists·Mallorca
British director Ken Loach parks his republican politics to meet with Spain’s Queen Letizia in Mallorca The famous lefty director, 83, took the hand of the stunning 46-year-old monarch as he received a lifetime achievement award in Mallorca 7 Jul, 2019 @ 10:00 Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca
Amanda Butler has a certain property ‘fantasma’ set to arrive and she’s rather excited as Spain’s Mallorca heats up 'Fantasmas' are clients who provide some interesting story with very ‘substantial budgets’, but low and behold, no Google search information! 6 Jul, 2019 @ 09:56 Amanda Butler: Keys to the Island·Columnists·Mallorca·Property
Woman crushed to death by boulder as she enjoyed sunset with boyfriend in Spain’s Mallorca The pair were sat on the seafront when the boulder gave way and fell on them, killing the woman instantly and crushing the man’s legs 2 Jul, 2019 @ 12:24 Lead·Mallorca
SICK: Facebook ‘League table’ tracks and mocks British deaths from Spain balcony falls The sick tally has the UK listed at the top of the table with a total of six 'points' allocated for three injuries and one 1 Jul, 2019 @ 20:27 Lead·Mallorca
RED ALERT: Spain at ‘extreme risk’ from 40ºC temperatures but Costa del Sol to AVOID heatwave This weather event, affecting most of western Europe, is the 10th heatwave in Spain since 1975 27 Jun, 2019 @ 13:49 Lead·Mallorca·Nature