Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter
Weather
2015 was the joint warmest year on record in Spain
In 2015, Spain experienced a year that was as warm as 2011, these being the joint warmest since current records started in 1989.
Transport
Air Berlin hub closure will mean 600,000 fewer passengers
The airports authority Aena calculates that the 600,000 passengers who had been passing through the Air Berlin hub represent 1.2% of total passenger numbers at Son Sant Joan.
Fairs and Fiestas
Kings' parade lights up Palma
Thousands have turned up in Palma for the parade of the Three Kings.
Law
Princess Cristina will sit next to the press in Nóos trial
The court will be considering allegations of a plot to divert public funds through companies created by the princess’s husband and his business partner.
Crime
Arrests break up Palma drugs gang
The operation was kept open, with the gang seemingly looking to widen the radius of its distribution.
Economy
Unemployment falls by almost 10% in the Balearics
Registered unemployment in the Balearics fell last year to 75,784 unemployed.
Nautical
Over 4,000 people on the waiting list for a mooring in the Balearics
The government is attempting to “debug” this waiting list and is confident that in 2016 the nineteen ports in all will find their lists being revised.
Fairs and Fiestas
All set for Kings' parades in Majorca
Listing of times for Kings' parades across Majorca tomorrow (5 January) evening.
Construction
Building projects for new homes doubled last year
The combination of new building and renovation resulted in a 90% increase in investment for the first ten months of the year.
Health
Revival of inspections to enforce the smoking ban
The regional director of public health, Maria Ramos, recognises that inspections need to be strengthened.
Real Mallorca
Sarver acquires Real Mallorca
Sarver, it is understood, is also prepared to inject significant amounts of investment if and when the team is promoted to La Liga.
Fairs and Fiestas
Crowds of children greet Palma's royal pages
The pages for the Three Kings arrived at the town hall square in Palma at midday today.
Bulletin polls
Branson's return significant? Yes, say Bulletin readers
A fraction under 60% of you said yes.
Environment
Capdepera has the highest level of forest fire recurrence
Remote-sensing satellite images provide a good tool for mapping forest fires and enable the identification of areas at the greatest risk.
Economy
Spanish economic recovery boosted jobs for festive season retail jobs
Staff were taken on at the fastest rate for eight years, as retailers tipped the best Christmas since recovery from deep recession.
Law
Majorca gets ready for one of the biggest trials in history
The trial centres on the alleged diversion of 6.2 million euros of public money by Urdangarin and his former business partner, Diego Torres.
Election 20D
Spaniards don’t want new election despite stalemate
87.1 per cent of those surveyed said they would vote the same way if there were another election.
Politics
Equality and employment, key issues for Armengol
“We must work so that young people find work, so that older people can return to work."
Politics
Call for Barceló to resign following independence march
Barceló, the Circulo Balear says, was at the head of a march for “pan-Catalan separatism” in which a banner declared “from autonomy to sovereignty”.
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