https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Regional authorities on Spain's Balearic island of Mallorca on Wednesday ordered the immediate closure of bars on three streets popular with hard drinking tourists to limit the potential for coronavirus outbreaks. https://www.thelocal.es/20200716/mallorca-closes-bars-in-crack-down-on-hard-drinking-tourists Thu, 16 Jul 2020 11:47:00 +0200 mallorca-closes-bars-in-crack-down-on-hard-drinking-tourists Parts of the Spanish resort of Magaluf on the island of Mallorca may be closed down after crowds of young tourists were caught on video running amok without wearing masks or respecting social distancing, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.es/20200715/magaluf-parts-of-resort-in-mallorca-may-be-closed-spanish-authorities-warn Wed, 15 Jul 2020 12:40:13 +0200 magaluf-parts-of-resort-in-mallorca-may-be-closed-spanish-authorities-warn Spanish police said Thursday they have arrested a German neo-Nazi on the holiday island of Mallorca who is wanted in his home country for allegedly trying to set off a bomb. https://www.thelocal.es/20190328/neo-nazi-wanted-in-germany-over-attempted-bombing-arrested-in-majorca Thu, 28 Mar 2019 11:56:22 +0100 neo-nazi-wanted-in-germany-over-attempted-bombing-arrested-in-majorca Scores of budding homeowners on Spain’s biggest Balearic island have been defrauded out of their life savings after putting forward money for apartments that were never built or never existed. https://www.thelocal.es/20180830/ghost-homes-200-buyers-lose-3million-in-majorcas-biggest-real-estate-scam Thu, 30 Aug 2018 12:14:39 +0200 ghost-homes-200-buyers-lose-3million-in-majorcas-biggest-real-estate-scam The Balearic island looks to overcome a legal vacuum that allows most cruise ships and party boats blasting earsplitting music off its coastline to get away it. https://www.thelocal.es/20180829/majorca-vies-for-full-noise-control-over-party-boats-and-all-its-coastline Wed, 29 Aug 2018 11:24:22 +0200 majorca-vies-for-full-noise-control-over-party-boats-and-all-its-coastline The Mallorcan capital, Palma, will become the first city in Spain to ban private holiday rentals in a bid to curb mass tourism and keep the city ‘habitable’ for residents. https://www.thelocal.es/20180425/palma-becomes-first-spanish-city-to-ban-holiday-rentals Wed, 25 Apr 2018 11:43:55 +0200 palma-becomes-first-spanish-city-to-ban-holiday-rentals A French tourist has been detained on the Spanish island of Mallorca after she hit and killed a policeman cycling with his son while four times over the drink drive limit, authorities said Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160916/drink-driving-tourist-held-in-spain-after-killing-policeman Fri, 16 Sep 2016 17:35:58 +0200 drink-driving-tourist-held-in-spain-after-killing-policeman The Spanish treasury is clamping down on property owners in the Balearic Islands who haven’t declared building work using aerial photographs. https://www.thelocal.es/20160425/spanish-government-finds-tax-cheats-using-spy-in-the-sky Mon, 25 Apr 2016 13:37:01 +0200 spanish-government-finds-tax-cheats-using-spy-in-the-sky Both the president of the Canary Islands and the government of the Balearic Islands have said they are considering putting limits on the number of tourists flocking to the balmy getaways this summer. https://www.thelocal.es/20150714/spanish-islands-consider-limits-on-tourism Tue, 14 Jul 2015 12:41:37 +0200 spanish-islands-consider-limits-on-tourism Holidaymakers panicky about a 'sighting' of a great white shark in shallow waters off the popular resort of Magaluf can be assured; It is safe to get back in the water. https://www.thelocal.es/20150506/tuna-sparks-shark-panic-off-magaluf Wed, 06 May 2015 18:39:38 +0200 tuna-sparks-shark-panic-off-magaluf A raft of new bylaws introduced in the Costa Blanca resort could see the banning of one Brit holiday favourite: the Full English Breakfast. https://www.thelocal.es/20150401/benidorm-to-ban-full-english-breakfasts Wed, 01 Apr 2015 11:12:21 +0200 benidorm-to-ban-full-english-breakfasts Palma de Mallorca has topped a Sunday Times list of "the best places to live" beating destinations across the world with its "picturesque old town", "fancy shops" and "slow-paced charm". https://www.thelocal.es/20150323/palma-de-mallorca-named-best-place-to-live Mon, 23 Mar 2015 17:34:35 +0100 palma-de-mallorca-named-best-place-to-live Over 50 members of the Majorcan chapter of the notorious biker gang have been charged for crimes ranging from prostitution to drugs trafficking. https://www.thelocal.es/20150204/majorca-hells-angels-55-charged-in-crime-probe Wed, 04 Feb 2015 13:33:00 +0100 majorca-hells-angels-55-charged-in-crime-probe Two pit bull terriers ate the body of their 65-year-old German owner after he died of natural causes inside his mobile home on the Spanish island of Majorca, then died themselves. https://www.thelocal.es/20141126/pitbulls-eat-body-of-dead-owner-in-majorca Wed, 26 Nov 2014 11:39:00 +0100 pitbulls-eat-body-of-dead-owner-in-majorca Nine British citizens have been arrested in eight raids in Majorca's controversial Magaluf resort, with a total of €24,000 ($31,000) in cash and cash being seized. https://www.thelocal.es/20140912/british-and-spanish-cops-smash-majorca-drugs-ring Fri, 12 Sep 2014 16:22:00 +0200 british-and-spanish-cops-smash-majorca-drugs-ring Police on the Spanish island of Majorca say a dead woman found floating dead in the sea on July 10th was a French tourist and have refused to rule out murder or suicide as possible causes of her death. https://www.thelocal.es/20140904/police-body-found-in-majorca-was-french-tourist Thu, 04 Sep 2014 18:14:00 +0200 police-body-found-in-majorca-was-french-tourist The Spanish secretary of state for tourism has weighed into the controversy over an alleged fellatio contest in a nightclub in the Majorca resort of Magaluf, saying that such activities should not be "criminalized". https://www.thelocal.es/20140708/spains-tourism-chief-oral-sex-contests-not-a-police-matter Tue, 08 Jul 2014 17:49:00 +0200 spains-tourism-chief-oral-sex-contests-not-a-police-matter Two bars on the Spanish island of Majorca have come under heavy fire for allegedly offering women free drinks if they perform acts of fellatio on fellow customers. https://www.thelocal.es/20140703/majorca-bars-slammed-over-sex-for-drinks-deal Thu, 03 Jul 2014 12:18:00 +0200 majorca-bars-slammed-over-sex-for-drinks-deal The capital of the Spanish holiday island of Majorca is likely to pass a new bylaw which will see tourists slapped with a €600 ($800) fine for walking around shirtless when they've left the beach. https://www.thelocal.es/20140502/majorca-fines-to-ban-bikinis Fri, 02 May 2014 13:00:00 +0200 majorca-fines-to-ban-bikinis Thieves who stole lamb worth €640 ($875) from a market in Majorca were arrested after police spotted them fleeing the scene of the crime in a wheelchair. https://www.thelocal.es/20131220/sheep-thieves-made-getaway-in-wheelchair Fri, 20 Dec 2013 14:03:00 +0100 sheep-thieves-made-getaway-in-wheelchair