Euro Weekly News | Mallorca
A BAR worker hit by a bottle thrown by a prostitute says police have their hands tied when they make an arrest. The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, works in a bar in Magaluf, Calvia. In the incident he and co-workers managed to apprehend and hold the alleged attacker…
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THIEVES have struck on an ‘art route’ project in rural Cas Perets de ses Salines. They have made off with one of six pieces that together made up a project by artist Aina Maria Lliteras. Now the town hall, artists involved in the project and the local residents’ association have…
YOUNG cast members of a recent show that raised cash for charity had a chance to meet the beneficiary of their generosity. The actors who featured in Bugsy Malone in March, came together again this week to make a presentation at the Allen Graham Charity Shop in Puerto Pollença. The…
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THIS Saturday the Pirates Charity Premiere will celebrate its 10th year supporting Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. The Pirates Charity Premiere has raised more than €600,000 for GOSH over the last nine years. This year six families from GOSH will be coming to the island for a VIP week courtesy…
DURING May and June more than 700 Russian travel agents will visit establishments that the Barcelo hotel chain has in Mallorca. Indications are that the Russian market has come to Mallorca and the Barcelo Hotels and Resorts to stay, says the company. On the island it is classing the Russian…
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A READER has contacted the Mallorca office of the Euro Weekly News to warn other people about a possible computer scam. Mrs P. R. from near Inca had been experiencing problems with her computer. She then received a telephone call by a ‘foreign’ sounding man saying he represented Microsoft and…
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A SLEEPER shark about five metres long was found dead in waters off the Port d'Andratx. Everything indicates that the specimen was caught in some fishing nets. The discovery occurred when a man was working on one of the boats in the port. The shark was dragged in to an…
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MARINE conservation group Earthrace Conservation held a peaceful protest on the beach behind ‘Marineland’ (Calvia) on Monday. The group contacted The Euro Weekly News as they wanted people in Mallorca to be aware of how many dolphins and whales have died in captivity. On a section of the beach members…
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HOPES of finding alive a man who was swept away by the sea are fading fast. Emergency services were scrambled to search for a man reported missing in Cala Serena (Cala D’or). The alarm was raised after four men entered a sea cave and were caught by a large wave.…
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WORK has started on one of the last natural areas in the resort town of Camp De Mar (Andratx). The land, which was sold by the town hall during the last term for €3 million, is now undergoing work to turn it into one of the largest urban development projects…
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THE latest in the Portal Nous Extravaganza parties has been hailed a great success by organisers. It was planned so shop owners could showcase the diversity on offer in Portals Nous at a fun event. "It started off as a small idea and grew and grew,” said Kay Hally one…
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A MAN working on a limousine and boat sparked a fire that destroyed seven buildings and the offices of the Blue Bay Hotel Group. And other commercial premises at the Poligono Son Castelló have been affected by smoke damage. The fire is thought to have started when a man who…
THE new extension to the pier 'Ponent' at Palma's port has been used for the first time with the arrival of the Costa Delizioza. At 292 meters long with a capacity of 2800 passengers, the ship was soon accompanied by two of its sister ships the Costa Serena and Costa…
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A MAN named as Daniel I. G. has been arrested for allegedly stealing money from the safe at Palma’s Son Sant Juan airport. The airport authorities first reported the theft on April 16. When checking the safe they found that there was €30,000 missing. The man arrested, aged 31, worked…
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A STREET vendor has died two days after being hit by a car as he fled police. The Senegalese man, Abdoulaye Mbengue, was working near the Playa de Palma when he spotted a Local Police patrol vehicle heading towards him. He decided to flee, but as he ran across the…
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