News reports 2024

[mike_dublin]

https://www.majorcadailybulletin.co...rto-pollensa-mallorca-thousands-dead-fry.html

On Thursday morning, thousands of mostly dead larvae and fry were washed up on the Albercuix beach in Puerto Pollensa.

A local resident, Iván Simón, reckons that they were red prawns. He saw some on Wednesday, but by Thursday they had spread as far as the military base.

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...Fishermen in Puerto Pollensa don't normally catch prawns.

A few days ago, there were loads of jellyfish on the same beach. Currents could be causing this, the fishermen added, though high temperature is also a possibility.

see MDB for full article and video

 

[mike_dublin]

https://www.majorcadailybulletin.com/news/local/2024/04/11/122967/bargain-most-expensive.html

Council left counting the nine million cpst [sic]

Ten years after the Pollensa Town Council unanimously agreed to buy the famous Capitol cinema for 850,000 euros, nothing remains of the nostalgia that made seven political parties (PP, PI, Alternativa, PSOE, PSM, Esquerra and UMP) put aside their differences to sign a joint purchase option in 2014. The cinema had been closed for many years,

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"It is the most expensive purchase in the history of Pollença, in addition to the cinema, for which 850,000 euros were paid, the premises and a house on the ground floor were bought later. Between the costs we have already borne and what the work will cost now, the investment amounts to 9 million euros. ...
March plans to start the refurbishment work next June with the aim of reopening the cinema in 2026. The works are scheduled to take 24 months to complete, but he is aware that when it comes to refurbishment work "there can be surprises". ...

The plans to start the refurbishment of the cinema during the high tourist season has caused a real oucry [sic]. Sixty Pollença shopkeepers have just formed a pressure group against the project.

see full article on the MDB website

 

[mike_dublin]

https://www.majorcadailybulletin.co...5/13/123871/four-seasons-hotel-formentor.html

Old hotel Formentor has been extensively refurbished

The new Four Seasons Resort Mallorca at Formentor will open in August this year after years of refurbishment. ...

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In general terms, the new hotel will have a smaller surface area than the original building - 18,600 square metres rather than 21,000 - and 108 suites rather than 148 rooms. It is said that it will be the most expensive hotel in Spain.

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see full article on the MDB website

 

[mike_dublin]

https://www.majorcadailybulletin.co...ather-meteotsunami-floods-puerto-alcudia.html

It does occur from time to time and is referred to locally as a 'rissaga', a meteotsunami that can appear somewhat alarming but rarely causes any significant damage.

Puerto Alcudia was affected on Wednesday night. The sea level rose sharply and part of the Paseo Marítimo was flooded. No significant damage was reported. ...

see full article and video on the MDB website

 

[mike_dublin]

https://www.majorcadailybulletin.co...beach-mallorca-war-words-puerto-pollensa.html

The owner of a restaurant, who installed a deck full of tables and chairs on the beach of Tamarells beach in Puerto Pollença, has been sentenced to six months and one day in prison for a serious offence of disobedience. He will avoid prison as long as he does not reoffend for a period of two years. This period will end on 24 October 2026.

The sentence, which cannot be appealed, considers it proven that on an “undetermined date but between September 2021 and May 2022” the convicted person installed the terrace of his business on the public bathing area without having the relevant permits and ignoring the repeated warnings from Pollensa council. Also, once his installations were cordoned off, he broke the police seal and continued to operate the business on the beach until the spring of 2022 when the coucil decided to act ex officio and dismantle the decking.
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see full article and picture on the MDB website

 

[Rockape]

We discussed that restaurant at the time and I personally thought it was incredible that someone just plonked decking on the beach and tables and chairs and started serving food and drink there. The Waiters were literally dodging bikes and cars to get to it.

 

[Gommar Goffer]

We discussed that restaurant at the time and I personally thought it was incredible that someone just plonked decking on the beach and tables and chairs and started serving food and drink there. The Waiters were literally dodging bikes and cars to get to it.

That's what it was like when Cactus, Iru and Brisas all had tables on the beach side of the road, pre pedestrianisation. You paid more for your drinks on the beach side of the road!