Mallorca hotel sold as part of 83 million euro investment package
Playa de Muro is considered one of the world’s best beaches.
Record April temperatures in Mallorca
The temperatures have since eased off a bit, but it remains unusually warm for this time of year.
People have been taking drugs in the Balearics for 3,000 years
The research provides the oldest direct evidence of drug use in Europe.
Balearics will not raise the tourist tax
Private jets, cruise ships and yachts could be charged the tourist tax.
There’s no Place like Home
Many Mallorcans don’t even bother to leave the island for their annual holiday, and plump for a peaceful stay at the family’s summer home by the coast, or a nice local resort somewhere on the island - sometimes venturing for a week or two away on our sister shores of Minorca or Ibiza.
The UK continues to be Minorca's top foreign market.
The UK continues to be Minorca's top foreign market.
EasyJet flight intercepted by fighter as it heads to Balearic airspace
"Aircraft was 30 minute late landing...."
Hectic Easter for Palma airport
Palma will be handling a large number of international flights.
Walking the Cami de Cavalls for the Cancer Support Group
“This year, we’re doing something slightly different. We are going to walk the Cami de Cavalls in Minorca.”
Bar terrace in Menorca
Hope for a normal season in 2022.
British woman gives birth in Guardia Civil patrol car
A premature birth, the baby and mother were transferred to the specialist unit in Palma.
Environment
Hope for endangered Nacra mussel
A Nacra or Pinna nobilis, which is better known as the noble pen shell or fan mussel has been found in Minorca.
Red Arrows shine in Minorca air display
The Red Arrows proved today over the skies of Minorca why they are the best aerobatic team in the world. Their display was faultless much to the delight of the hundreds of people who had gathered at key viewpoints to watch the display.
Arrest
Eight illegal immigrants caught in Minorca
The National Police in Minorca have arrested eight illegal immigrants who arrived on the island in a small boat in the early hours of Thursday morning.
British market
“Minorca is a classic example of not putting all your eggs into one basket...”
Transport
Proposal for a railway in Minorca
In Majorca, the government's rail priority has been the electrification of the lines from Inca to Manacor and to Sa Pobla.
Crime
Barcelona man stabs his mother to death in Minorca
A 26-year-old man from Barcelona is in intensive care in Minorca having attempted to kill himself after apparently having stabbed his mother to death.
The Blog
Planning For Tourism De-Growth
De-growth, a mantra of some from the tourism-sceptic lobby, will now be a reality.
Andrew Ede30/04/2020 09:11