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190 million euro investment in Mallorca water treatment plants
Spain's ministry for ecological transition is to invest almost 200 million euros in water treatment in Mallorca. There are three projects: the new Palma II treatment plant; land related to this and the submarine outfall; and the new Can Picafort plant. European Next Generation funds will cover 113.6 million euros of the cost. The rest will come directly from the Spanish Government and from the... Read More
21 Dec 2024 10:51:00
Calvia acquires the old Es Capdellà convent
On Friday, Calvia Town Hall formalised the purchase of the one-time convent in Es Capdellà . It is due to reopen next summer as a cultural and youth centre, the town hall having paid 544,000 euros for what is an emblematic building in the village. Many residents will recall having spent their early years at the convent; there used to be an infant school. The purchase from the Hermanas... Read More
21 Dec 2024 10:05:00
Highly polluting materials on the Alcudia seabed and no one is doing anything about them
Marine environmentalists Arrels Marines have denounced the serious ecological impact caused by the sinking of a boat off Bonaire (Alcudia) in the Bay of Pollensa. The boat sank during a recent storm. The incident, the organisation says, highlights the lack of procedures and the inaction of the responsible authorities. "This could have been avoided. There was time to act before the storm, but... Read More
21 Dec 2024 07:55:00
Two deaths, five accidents on Mallorca's roads on Friday evening
In the space of less than three hours on Friday evening there were five accidents on Mallorca's roads that claimed two lives, left two other people with serious injuries and four more with minor injuries. The two most serious accidents happened around 8.30pm and 9.15pm. The first was near to the FAN Mallorca Shopping complex in Palma. A 34-year-old motorcyclist was killed following a head-on... Read More
21 Dec 2024 06:26:00
Sentences of 12 and 15 years for the death of a tourist in Mallorca
Francisco Jesús J. and José David R. have been sentenced to 12 years and five months and 15 years respectively for causing the death of a 20-year-old German tourist in October 2022. A Palma jury found them guilty a week ago. José David R. was given the higher sentence as it was he who threw Tim Vogt out of a Citroën Berlingo van that Francisco Jesús J. was driving. The court also took into... Read More
20 Dec 2024 04:23:00
Free public transport in Mallorca all year in 2025
Spain's Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility will extend the subsidy to the Balearics for the whole of 2025 so that it can make public transport in the islands free of charge for users of train and bus services. On Thursday, the information indicated that it would only be for the first six months of the year, but on Friday the Spanish Government announced that it will finally be for the... Read More
20 Dec 2024 02:02:00
Christmas in the Soller Valley: Tradition, triumphs, and a touch of perspective
The Soller Valley is all about Christmas right now - isn’t it? The angst of the crowded summer season has been put on hold for a couple of weeks while the season takes over. I would like to believe that were true, but visiting family, friends, second homeowners and random occasionals, want their information catch up. ‘What has happened about the proposed new supermarket? Where are the new car... Read More
20 Dec 2024 10:05:00
Santa on Smart-time
With Christmas looming just behind those smoking chimney pots, there has been recent media concern as to whether children as young as ‘five’ should be given smart-devices as Christmas prezzies! Some children as young as ‘seven’ already have their own, personal mobile phones! This to me, seems a trifle young, yet some parents argue that it makes their children contactable, delivering an... Read More
20 Dec 2024 10:03:00
London lights and yuletide musings: Festive tales from the capital
London Lights There’s something about returning to London around December that fills me with delight. I love the subtle and understated Christmas lights in Soller and the lack of hysteria and bustle at Yuletide but there is something gloriously buzzy and exciting in the capital. The reason I was back in London was because I’d been voted one of ten winning crime authors in a film competition... Read More
20 Dec 2024 09:50:00
Go for it Starmer, stuff Brexit for Christmas
After Labour’s stonking victory at the summer election, it’s all gone a bit pear shaped with swathes of Britain feeling let down, to say the least, by the PM, although all the civil servants working from home and union employees will not have too much to complain about this festive season. So why doesn’t Starmer put his hands up, be honest and got for it - dump Brexit? Let’s be honest,... Read More
20 Dec 2024 09:31:00
Two-year sentence for Palma pyromaniac
A Bulgarian man has been sentenced to two years for having set fire to rubbish containers in Palma. He started four fires in the space of half an hour on November 25 last year. The 38-year-old admitted in court on Thursday that he set fire to rags next to a set of rubbish containers on C. Bisbe Bernat Nadal at 10.50pm. Ten minutes later he caused a fire on C. San Vicente de Pau. He then returned... Read More
20 Dec 2024 08:47:00
