16 November 2025
Procedural issues blocking use of boats for controlling excessive activities on Mallorca's coast
The fatal incident in Cala Bona in summer 2024 prompted the establishment of the Coastal Surveillance Service.On August 4, the Balearic Government presented the new Coastal Surveillance Service. Consisting of 22 new boats, this service is intended to control excessive activities on the coast. The cr
16 November 2025
Balearic Government's narrative of tourism containment success does not reflect reality
Airport passenger figures suggest "there's no containment whatsoever".Palma XXI, a citizens' association founded in 2016 which is critical of Mallorca's tourism model, has questioned statements made by the Balearics tourism minister, Jaume Bauzá, regarding tourism containment.Association vice-presid
15 November 2025
Mallorca weather for Sunday, November 16 - Alerts for heavy rain
Weather stations are at present suggesting snow at 700 metres by Friday.We have yellow alerts for heavy rain and thunderstorms in the south and east of the island on Sunday. These are from 7am to 2pm; up to 20 litres of rainfall per square metre in one hour. There is a very high probability of rain,
15 November 2025
Spain disaster: Storms cause €29 million of damage to Ibiza
Storm Gabrielle and the subsequent storm Alice, caused ‘significant damage’ to infrastructure, buildings and municipal services.Ibiza Town Council has sent the Balearic Islands Government Delegation an update on the report on the damage caused by storms Gabrielle and Alice, bringing the economic ass
15 November 2025
Driver clocked at 175 kilometres per hour heading to Alcudia, Mallorca
The Guardia Civil is investigating a 52-year-old woman, resident in Mallorca, as the alleged perpetrator of a road safety offence for driving at 175 kilometres per hour on a road where the speed limit was 80 km/h. The driver was travelling at more than twice the speed limit. The incident occurred on
15 November 2025
A quiet nine days for R.C.D. Mallorca
After a week when a classic car enthusiast in New York bought Neil Diamond’s old Volvo on eBay – it was a Swede Car-online ! – Real Mallorca have nine days of peace of mind before their next La Liga game away at Villareal on Sunday, November 23 at 9 pm. The intense 1-0 win against Getafe has eased t
15 November 2025
British author in Mallorca thrilled by her award-winning first thriller
Mallorca has been a magnet and a haven for British writers for decades, centuries, and now there appears to be a whole new generation of novelists on the island. Ali Steed is an accomplished writer, editor, and broadcaster, and she has worked as a journalist - both in-house and freelance - for most
15 November 2025
‘Are we in Spain or Germany?’: An American’s surprise when visiting Mallorca for the first time
The vice president of an Arenal neighbourhood association and a reporter for Llucmajor Television, said that this summer has been the worst for insecurity in Arenal and that “things are getting worse”.‘I don’t think we’re in Spain, Hannah. How can I believe it when everything is written in German?’
15 November 2025
Mallorca travel alert: Palma airport to introduce new biometric entry system for Britons on Wednesday, November 19, new ETIAS visa next
The EES does not apply to non-EU nationals who hold a residence card or a residence permit and are immediately related to a non-EU national who can travel throughout Europe like an EU citizen.Madrid airport has been trying the new EES entry exit system since October, Menorca and a few other Spanish
15 November 2025
Work on the Alcudia regatta course to start in 2026
The regatta course on the Estany dels Ponts in Alcudia (what used to be known as Lago Esperanza) has been spoken about for several years. Its development will finally start in 2026.The Council of Mallorca has decided to fund this development itself, there having been issues with a European grant of
15 November 2025
One person dies in Alcudia road accident
Four others were injured.Shortly before 2am on Saturday morning, there was a head-on collision involving two cars in Alcudia. One person died and four others were injured.The accident occurred on the MA-3460 close to the Horse Roundabout. The cars were an MG and a Hyundai Kona. When emergency servic
15 November 2025
The recently resigned Balearics tourism director general highlights problems caused by permitting holiday lets
The concept of exclusive use (as homes to live in) has been lost.Pep Aloy resigned as Balearics tourism director general a couple of weeks ago. He had come out of retirement to take up the position and had set a time limit on how long. There was no controversy. It had all been pre-agreed, President
14 November 2025
Another flooding incident at Palma Airport
A burst pipe in the baggage reclaim area.On Friday morning around 10am, a water pipe burst and caused flooding in the baggage reclaim area at Palma Airport.The AENA airports authority explained that the pipe broke while being rerouted. This was being done because of the redevelopment work at the air
14 November 2025
Mallorca's weather for Saturday, November 15 - Rain forecast from Sunday well into next week
Any rain right now is almost bound to be muddy.It's unusual for weather stations to specifically forecast dust haze, but a number have for Friday evening and overnight. This haze in fact dominated throughout Friday, and there may well be more on Saturday. The breezes have been from the south and so
14 November 2025
Ex-Covid‐19 patient donates ECMO machine to Son Espases Hospital
After fighting a severe COVID - 19 pneumonia and spending 82 days on a life-support ECMO machine, British resident Larrick Ebanks has donated that very same type of device to Hospital Universitario Son Espases in Mallorca. The newly acquired machine - a Cardiohelp-i unit valued at nearly €79,000 - w
14 November 2025
Inflation rockets in the Balearics as price soar; Mallorca feeling the pinch
Just days after reports of key source holiday markets like Germany posting a drop in tourists to Mallorca with rising prices being one of the main reasons, it has been confirmed that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 3.6% in the Balearics in October in year-on-year terms, three tenths above the
14 November 2025
This week in Mallorca: What you need to know. The top news stories of the week
Palma air show succeeded despite weather; airport, seaplane, housing, rail, demolitions, and tourism issues highlight Mallorca’s infrastructure and policy challenges.The weather didn't disrupt the air showAn estimated 9,000 people attended the Air Force's air show on Saturday. A celebration of the 7
14 November 2025
Warning of an ‘illegal market’ for appointments for Britons and other foreigners trying to get TIE and ID cards in Spain
"Difficulties of accessing an appointment via the Internet have been exacerbated by the proliferation of practices that automatically hoard appointments online and divert them to private circuits, making them available only to certain professional services and in exchange for high fees."The Economic
14 November 2025
Is it a warship or a superyacht? Mystery in the Bay of Palma!
Her billionaire owner started life as a fisherman.Is a it a warship or a superyacht? Skat, owned by one of Norway's richest man, is painted warship grey and from a distance could be mistaken for a military vessel but inside she is very much a superyacht. This morning she was in the Bay of Palma.Skat
14 November 2025
Growing fears after hundreds of illegal immigrants arrive in Balearics in two days
Nineteen boats carrying around 360 people reached the Balearic Islands in the past two days, the latest surge in arrivals defying attempts by authorities to curb the fastest-growing migratory route into the European Union. Arrivals via the Western Mediterranean route - primarily boats departing Alge
14 November 2025
Mallorca International School Celebrates Global Academic Success in Pearson Awards
Mallorca International School is celebrating exceptional academic success after its students achieved six Outstanding Pearson Learner Awards this year - placing the school among the highest-performing Pearson Edexcel schools worldwide. The achievement is even more impressive given that the winning e
14 November 2025
Royal Navy frigate to visit Palma next week
The Royal Navy frigate, Richmond, will be visiting Mallorca next week and the British ambassador to Spain, Sir Alex Ellis, will be ensuring that she receives an extra special welcome. She is the first Royal Navy warship to visit Palma for many years. The Richmond is returning home after a long deplo
14 November 2025
When defence feels indecent: Mallorca’s unease With Europe’s new reality
The controversy over plans to build a new ammunition depot at the Son Sant Joan air base reveals above all how far removed war still feels from Mallorca. The outrage among local residents reflects less a genuine sense of danger than a deep discomfort with anything military – a sentiment long since f
14 November 2025
Trump 1 BBC 0. Not the best of broadcasting
I suspect that the days of the BBC, at least in its present form, are coming to an end and they only have themselves to blame.The dear old BBC is in trouble once again but is this a case of one mistake too many? To make an enemy of Mr. Fake News himself is not good and the possibility of a one billi