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Almería 2-1 RCD Mallorca
Negredo double is enough to secure an easy home victory against struggling Mallorca.
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Marine reserve proposal
The Yacht Club at Port of Sóller has proposed the laying down of a marine conservation area to protect the biodiversity off the north coast. The proposed area would stretch from Ses Punte to the Na Mora canyon and would cover around 100 hectares. Proponents argue that it is an area in which biodiversity is…
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New suitor for Real Mallorca
Former Newcastle United chairman Freddy Shepherd is reportedly closing in on a deal for Real Mallorca, with sources claiming he is ready to offer €21 million for the Primera Liga outfit. Shepherd’s interest in the club was said to have been revived when fellow Englishman Paul Davidson’s takeover was aborted. Now Shepherd’s lawyers are reported…
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Mallorca takeover collapses
RCD Mallorca were examining their legal options after a potential buyer reneged on a deal to purchase the Palma based club on Thursday.
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National Court Okays exhumation of mass graves at Palma and Manacor
PALMA. The exhumation of mass graves at Calvia and Porreres could begin immediately, reports Diario de Mallorca. This follows the authorisation by the judge Baltasar Garzon in an order dated October 29 and could mean digging is to begin immediately according to the president of the Association for Historical Memory Mallorca, Maria Antonia Oliver. In a…
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250 Illegal holiday homes located
This year, the Balearic Ministry for Tourism’s inspectors have stepped up their activities and a total 581 establishments, including restaurants, holiday flats and homes, have fines pending after having been caught operating “illegally” or without all the necessary permits. Last year, 309 fines were handed out but during the first ten months of this year,…
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Nadal pulls out of Shanghai Masters Cup
World number one Rafael Nadal of Manacor said on Monday that he had pulled out of the season-ending Shanghai Masters due to fatigue after a long season and to focus on the Davis Cup in Argentina. “I have decided not to compete in the Masters Cup in Shanghai. As I say this is one of…
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3,500 Kilos of confiscated hashish goes up in smoke
The central government delegate to the Balearics, Ramon Socias, yesterday made it categorically clear that the government will not be making any deals with drug dealers as the Guardia Civil and the National Police continue with their successful narcotics war.