Fifth chapter in the Son Banya–City Council stand-off with the demolition of six illegal constructions
El stand-off between Son Banya and Palma City Council wrote its fifth chapter of the year this Tuesday. The Council has launched a new operation to demolish six illegal constructions in the Son Banya–Son Riera [...]
Lung cancer, the third most frequently diagnosed tumour in the Balearic Islands
Lung cancer is already the third most diagnosed tumour in the Balearic Islands, in both men and women. Among men, it ranks after prostate and colorectal cancer. Among women, after breast and colorectal cancer. The [...]
The Consell de Mallorca presents a record budget of €761.7 million for 2026
The Consell de Mallorca has officially presented the budget for 2026, amounting to €761.7 million, a 10% increase compared with 2025. It is the highest budget in the history of the island institution, as highlighted [...]
Public transport in the Balearic Islands will be free again in 2026
The public transport in the Balearic Islands will once again be free in 2026 following the approval in the Spanish Congress of Deputies of an amendment to the Sustainable Mobility Law. The measure, initially introduced [...]
The Raïm Wine Fest returns to Palma with 50 Mallorcan wineries, gastronomy and live music at Parc de la Mar
The Raïm Wine Fest in Palma will hold its second edition this Saturday, 15 November at the Parc de la Mar, with a full day devoted to wine, gastronomy and local culture. The event will [...]
“Set”, the exhibition by Pedro Cano, arrives at La Misericòrdia until 31 December
The chapel of the Centre Cultural La Misericòrdia is hosting from yesterday "Set", the new exhibition by renowned artist Pedro Cano. The exhibition, promoted by the Departament de Cultura i Patrimoni of the Consell de [...]
Registration to join the Escolania dels Vermells is now open
The Cathedral of Mallorca has opened registration for children between the ages of 7 and 14 who wish to take part in the auditions that will be held next October in order to opt to [...]
Javier Sanz to be appointed president of the Port Authority in the Balearic Islands
Javier Sanz, the current president of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation, will be appointed this Friday president of the Port Authority in the Balearic Islands. This has been advanced by Gaceta Náutica, from where they [...]
The Plaça d’Espanya Christmas Market will be moved to Parc de Ses Estacions
The councilor of Economy and Commerce has held a meeting with the associations of traders, artisans and fairgrounds participating in the initiative in which she has told them that the Christmas Market will change its [...]
The Consell de Mallorca processes the brand ‘Artesanía de Mallorca’
The aim is that artisans can enjoy a seal of quality that differentiates those who work with local and handmade products. Thus the insular institution launches the brand 'Artesanía de Mallorca' (Crafts of Mallorca) Under [...]
The Govern studies to increase the number of cruise ships in low season in 2025
The CLIA shipping companies' employers' association, which includes the main companies in the sector, sees the measure as positive and announces that there is a demand for the arrival of cruise ships to grow in [...]
New storm: A DANA arrives to Mallorca at the weekend
The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) in the Balearic Islands has warned of an Isolated High Level Depression (DANA) that will affect Mallorca this coming weekend. A DANA will put the island on yellow alert with [...]
A two-year legislature with 6 state pacts: Feijóo’s proposal to Sánchez
In order to avoid new elections in four months, the president of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has offered the secretary general of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, a possible agreement to face a legislature that [...]
CPI rises in August to 2.6%
Fuel and liquid fuel prices account for the rise in prices Inflation in Spain has risen for two consecutive months, according to the advance CPI data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE). The Consumer [...]
La Seu commemorates the 500th anniversary of the arrival of the relic of Sant Sebastià in Palma
This year marks the fifth centenary of the arrival of the Relic of the arm of Sant Sebastià in Mallorca. To celebrate it, the Cathedral of Mallorca has announced that it will organise various events [...]
The next festival in Felanitx will be paying and with preference for residents
The Parc Municipal de sa Torre in Felanitx was in chaos on Monday as the town's festivities for the Sant Agustí festival took place. Dozens of young people jumped over the fence to gain access [...]
Sánchez and Feijóo meet to talk about the investiture
It will be at ten o'clock in the morning when Pedro Sánchez and Alberto Núñez Feijóo will meet in the Congress of Deputies. The meeting takes place at the request of the leader of the [...]
EMT Palma installs six new card recharging and ticket vending machines at bus stops
A total of 12 machines have already been installed out of the 25 planned within this project, framed in the process of digitization and technological modernization of EMT Palma. The six new machines are located [...]
2023-2024 School Calendar: Classes from September 11 to June 21
The 2023-2024 school calendar starts on Monday, September 11 and will end on June 21. It will have a total of 176 school days, the same as the previous academic year. The unified school holiday [...]
Hundreds of passengers still stranded in Son Sant Joan after the storm
The most affected are the low cost airlines that still have hundreds of passengers waiting for a flight in Son Sant Joan of the 50,000 affected by the multiple cancellations caused by the storm. To [...]
Vilafranca is warming up for the Melon Festival and Fair 2023
As is now tradition, the first weekend of September Vilafranca de Bonany celebrates the Melon Festival and Fair. This year's programme of activities will begin on Wednesday 30th August and will last until the end [...]
Free schooling for children from 0 to 3 years of age approved for this school year
As in the previous academic year, the subsidy will cover a minimum of 4 teaching hours for 10 months, but will be extended to the entire stage from 0 to 3 years of age From [...]
The Govern urgently eliminates the Catalan language requirement for recruiting health professionals
Today, in an extraordinary Consell de Govern, the Government approved a decree law on urgent measures to attract and retain health professionals. The decree provides for the legal regulation of areas of difficult coverage and [...]
More than 270 incidents in Majorca due to the storm
The Consell de Mallorca has registered more than 270 incidents, between yesterday and today, due to the severe storm that has swept the island this Sunday. The brigades of roads and the Bombers de Mallorca [...]
The Craftsmen’s Guild calls on the Consell to promote a new Baleart
The Gremi d'Oficis Artesans, an association of crafts professionals affiliated to Pimem, has asked the Department of Culture and Heritage to promote the organisation of a new Crafts Fair, similar to the now defunct BaleArt [...]
Two of the ten most expensive houses in Spain are for sale in Mallorca
Mallorca has two of the ten most expensive homes for sale in Spain. The two properties, located in Andratx and Calvià, break into the ranking of the ten most expensive homes for sale in Spain [...]
Chaos in Mallorca due to rain and wind storm
There are 450 incidents caused by the storm of hurricane winds, rain and hail that has hit this Sunday especially Palma and Calvià, leaving chaos on its way through Mallorca. 210 incidents have been counted [...]
Magaluf bakery fined 60,000 euros for selling alcohol after hours
Agents of the Local Police of Calvià have detected an oven in the area of Magaluf that was selling alcohol outside the hours permitted by the Decree of Tourism Excesses 1/2020. As a precautionary measure, [...]
The Alcúdia Fair 2023 is just getting under way
Alcúdia is already preparing its 2023 Fair, which will be held on 29th and 30th September and 1st October. The Town Hall has opened the application period for the installation of stalls at the fair. [...]
Patron saint festivities this August weekend in Mallorca
Celebrations and festivities continue in August in Mallorca, spread throughout the length and breadth of the island. Tradition and current events are mixed in the program of the different municipalities of the island that still [...]
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