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Increased surveillance of suspected Moroccan and Algerian 'moles' in Mallorca
10+ hour, 17+ min ago (344+ words) The mass arrival of migrants in Ceuta and the continuing arrival of small boats from Algeria in the Balearics have led the National Intelligence Centre (CNI), the National Police and the Guardia Civil to reinforce their surveillance operations in Mallorca....
Mallorca hoteliers: Tourism isn't to blame for housing and mobility problems
14+ hour, 23+ min ago (350+ words) María José Aguiló is the vice-president of the Mallorca Hoteliers Federation. She shares residents' concerns regarding an overcrowded island but flatly rejects blaming tourism for housing or mobility problems, which, in her opinion, stem from population growth, years of political…...
Wanted in Mallorca: Property swindler arrested in Catalonia
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (265+ words) Last December, Carlos García Roldán, known as Charly, went on the run after being sentenced to 14 years and nine months for having masterminded the biggest ever property swindle in the Balearics. On Thursday morning, the Guardia Civil arrested him at…...
Spanish air traffic control sets a new all-time record: Palma airport handles highest flight increase
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (260+ words) By air traffic control centre, all five ENAIRE centres recorded increases in August. The Palma control tower handled 55,153 flights (+6.3%). The storm is expected to persist at sea until Thursday. The Balearic Islands experience significant private flight demand, transitioning from peak…...
Fotogalería: Mallorca battered by intense storm as heavy rain and strong winds hit
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (99+ words) Majorca Daily Bulletin Mallorca battered by intense storm as heavy rain and strong winds hit Emergency services have mobilised additional resources in anticipation of the rain, storms and strong gusts of wind forecast for this afternoon across the Balearics. According…...
Mallorca MPs to debate vehicle limits and bans on energy drinks and laughing gas on Wednesday
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (323+ words) Majorca Daily Bulletin The Balearic Parliament returns from its summer break this week with a controversial bill to limit the number of vehicles entering Mallorca at the top of the agenda MPs will vote on Wednesday on whether to formally…...
Prince Harry ex joins Mallorca protest calling for an end to horse-drawn carriages in Palma
1+ week, 1+ day ago (358+ words) Around thirty people, including Prince Harry’s ex Catherine Ommanney, gathered in Palma on Saturday to demand that the City Council put an end to the horse-drawn carriage service. In a manifesto, the animal rights campaigners emphasised that an alternative exists,…...
British professionals overtaking retirees in Spain
1+ week, 1+ day ago (404+ words) And according to Agility EOR Spain’s longstanding reputation as a retirement hotspot for British expats is shifting, with a growing number of working-age professionals relocating there to work, according to new analysis. The global employment specialist analysed migration and labour…...
Heat-related deaths reach record high in Spain with 5,232 this year, 2,147 in August
1+ week, 6+ day ago (282+ words) This has surpassed the figures for what were previously the two deadliest summers since 2015, when the MoMo time series began. The system does not quantify actual deaths but instead produces a statistical projection by cross-referencing data on maximum temperature thresholds…...
"The biggest heat wave" since records began: This August in Mallorca
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (183+ words) It probably won't come as a great surprise that the head of research at Aemet in the Balearics, Jorge Rodríguez, defines this August as "the biggest heat wave since we have records for Mallorca". There can always be something of…...