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News and views about Alcudia and Pollensa in Mallorca plus stuff from Spain and elsewhere that seems relevant or interesting.

Thursday, October 18, 2012

MALLORCA TODAY - Weather Alcúdia and Pollensa 18 October 2012

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A warmer morning, up to 20 degrees at 9am, but a fair amount of hazy cloud. Fine for the rest of the day and quite warm (into the higher 20s...

Love Croatia: More Mallorcan marketing failure

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ABTA's decision to not stage its annual convention in Mallorca next year is surprising insofar as the intention to return two years afte...
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

MALLORCA TODAY - General strike likely to be 14 November

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The main CCOO and UGT unions are to call a national general strike on 14 November (subject to ratification this Friday). The Spanish strike ...

MALLORCA TODAY - Weather Alcúdia and Pollensa 17 October 2012

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Another sunny morning, between 15 inland and 18.5 at 9.30am. Due to be slightly warmer than yesterday (mid 20s). The forecast now shows show...

Packaging Culture: Why Mallorca misses out

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Will culture ever become the main reason for tourists visiting Mallorca? The chances are extremely remote. Yet a professor of tourism at Gir...
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

MALLORCA TODAY - Proposal for dog-friendly beach in Puerto Pollensa

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The Alternativa per Pollença is to present a motion for a pilot project to be undertaken that would allow residents and tourists to take the...

MALLORCA TODAY - Inca mayor closes Facebook page

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Just going to prove that getting closer to the citizens via social media can have its drawbacks, Inca's mayor Rafel Torres has been forc...

MALLORCA TODAY - Over 450 palms in Pollensa eliminated

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In a three-month period at the start of the year over 450 palm trees infested by the red palm beetle were cut down in Pollensa and moved to ...

MALLORCA TODAY - Vending machine agent robbed in Alcúdia

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A vending machine agent was held up at gunpoint in Alcúdia yesterday, the assailant demanding the keys to his car and getting away with the ...

MALLORCA TODAY - Weather Alcúdia and Pollensa 16 October 2012

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A bright sunny morning, temperatures at 9am fluctuating greatly - from 10 inland to a coastal 18. Should rise to around 25 generally and sta...

Before Tourism Stopped: Mallorca in the 1930s

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A few months ago I wrote an article which considered what Mallorca's tourism might have been like if the immediate post-Civil War and po...
Monday, October 15, 2012

MALLORCA TODAY - Calvià police have issued 600 fines for beach massage

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The local police in Calvià have brought to an end their summer season security operation on the town's beaches during which 600 fines we...

MALLORCA TODAY - Son Serra yacht club members against expansion

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Members of the yacht club at Son Serra de Marina have voted against the increase in the marina to include 300 new moorings. The expansion of...

MALLORCA TODAY - Weather Alcúdia and Pollensa 15 October 2012

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The storm hit around 1.30. The morning is grey and wet, 16 degrees. The worst of the weather should have passed now; the sun should come out...

Towers Of Strength: Human castles

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Certain sports are local to regions or towns. In the Highlands of Scotland they toss a caber, at Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire they r...
Sunday, October 14, 2012

MALLORCA TODAY - Weather Alcúdia and Pollensa 14 October 2012

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A chilly morning at just about 14 degrees at 8.45am. Sunny but deteriorating later in the day when the alert for storms and rain is likely t...

The Seasonality Code: Muro's cycling

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Anyone trying to move around Playa de Muro by motor vehicle yesterday would have been inconvenienced. There was yet another cycling event. T...
Saturday, October 13, 2012

MALLORCA TODAY - Significant rise in employment irregularities

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Following the publicity given to employment irregularities at the Hotel Formentor and Nikki Beach, the regional government's work inspec...

MALLORCA TODAY - Weather Alcúdia and Pollensa 13 October 2012

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Raining since the early hours and still raining, not cold though with temps at 9am between 17 and 20 degrees. The rain should clear and brin...

The Right Words: Tourism sustainability

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The Committee of the Regions is one of those European bodies about which very little is heard and about which very little is known. It has 3...
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