The Palma City Council and the Local Police unions have reached an agreement that will allow progress in improving the organization of the force and the adaptation of their working conditions, after months of tension and protests. The pact, reached this Friday, incorporates a new bonus linked to driving emergency vehicles, with the aim of recognizing the special conditions and risk associated with this function. Additionally, a special dedication bonus is added, intended to reflect the sustained increase in workload in recent years.On the other hand, the City Council has committed to studying the inclusion of weekends and holidays within the specific bonus. Overall, the City Council estimates that the implementation of the plan will have an impact of 10 million euros and could mean increases of more than 2,500 euros gross per month in bonuses.The agreement comes after the force's latest demonstration, in which a hundred officers walked the streets of the city while Cort maintained that there was a "firm proposal". Over the last four months, the unions had intensified protests against the mayor, Jaime Martínez, for failing to meet the commitment to approve the plan by January 1st.Tension reached a peak with internal changes in the City Council, when Llorenç Bauzà took over Public Function, replacing Mercedes Celeste, and the direction of the Local Police. After an initial meeting with Bauzà, now as the highest responsible for the areas involved in developing the plan, the unions considered that the change of personnel had been futile. "The plan remains blocked," they declared.the unions considered that the change of personnel had been futile. "The plan remains blocked," they declared.

Students from schools adhering to the pilot plan for free choice of language obtain significantly lower results in Catalan compared to Spanish. This is reflected in the data from a report that the Ministry of Education has delivered to STEI, which had requested it in the context of the lawsuit against the plan. According to this data, the average score out of 100 in the fourth-grade Primary tests places Catalan at 38 points, compared to 58 points for Spanish, 20 points less. This is the initial evaluation carried out in October 2024 in the participating schools, as established by the resolution regulating the plan. Specifically, the results correspond to the 11 schools that joined in the 2024-2025 academic year, while this year there are already 20 affiliated schools.STEI considers that these figures demonstrate the limitations of the model promoted by the Government. The union recalls that the plan itself sets the objective for schools to "adopt measures to compensate for possible deficiencies in either of the two official languages".

The College of Civil Engineers, Canals and Ports of the Balearic Islands has included three infrastructures from the Islands in its Catalogue of Actions in the Public Works Heritage: the na Pòpia lighthouse, in sa Dragonera; the Colàrsega bridge, in Ciutadella; and the Son Verí viaduct, at the Llucmajor station. These are engineering elements with historical and heritage value that, according to the entity, require rehabilitation, restoration and conservation actions, as well as better identification and dissemination.

The Palma City Council reiterated this Wednesday that there is a "firm proposal" for the Local Police Organization Plan, amid unrest within the force and a new protest in the streets of the city. Nevertheless, the Consistory has avoided commenting on the mobilization led by the officers.

The Palma City Council has reiterated this Wednesday that there is a "firm proposal" for the Local Police Organization Plan, amid discontent within the force and a new protest in the streets of Ciutat. Nevertheless, the City Council has avoided commenting on the mobilization led by the officers.

The law of the Serra de Tramuntana on which the Consell de Mallorca is working has generated a wave of allegations. The Dret de Pas platform is one of the groups that has spoken out against the current wording of the law, which they believe will close access to a large number of paths and leave them in the hands of landowners. "If it is the heritage of all, the Serra de Tramuntana cannot be closed," claimed Pep Estopà, its spokesperson. The organization was formed almost spontaneously a month and a half ago, when Estopà, who is a cyclist, and other colleagues learned of the Consell's plans. In just a month and a half of campaigning, they have collected 3,364 signatures in support of their allegations.

The fantasy saga El món món màgic de Lot comes to its conclusion with the publication of the fifth volume, Ales de fang, which will be released coinciding with Sant Jordi's Day 2026. The work brings to a close a literary universe of Majorcan fantasy initiated in 2018 and created by the Palma-based writer Joana M. Pastor Perelló.

A group of Son Reus volunteers has launched a public campaign to denounce the situation at Palma's animal shelter. They claim that the animals' conditions have severely deteriorated and demand the resignation of those responsible for the facility.

One night like any other, Ariadna tucks her daughter into bed inside her home, a caravan. Every evening she faces the same uncertainty: how long can she live like this; when will the Administration recognize her right to officially exist where she lives? The girl is six years old and has been trying to register her address at her home for three years. Without success.

The Palma City Council has approved the conservation of the facade of the Gaspar Bennàssar building on 31 de Desembre street. The initial plan by the developer, which had been approved, was to demolish the current construction and erect a new building that would faithfully reproduce the original facade of the architect's project. After ARCA's intervention, the demolition was halted. This Tuesday, the Councilor for Urbanism, Óscar Fidalgo, explained that the Historic Center Commission has given the go-ahead to the new project that will preserve the facade and through which a multi-family building will be constructed with 15 homes, parking spaces, and storage rooms.

The Palma City Council has finally approved the conservation of the facade of the Gaspar Bennàssar building located on 31st December street. The initial project, which had been approved, by the developer, provided for the demolition of the current building to erect a new one that faithfully reproduced the original facade designed by the architect.

Palma City Council will have its own desalination plant. Driven by Emaya, the installation will cost around 135 million euros, according to the sustainable water management plan project. This facility, which is planned for the year 2035 and will have a maximum capacity of up to 36 cubic hectometers (hm3) per year, is proposed as an "structural pillar" to guarantee supply. The action aims to respond to the water shortage that water resource technicians of the Government anticipated in their reports on the General Plan of Palma in 2023.

Social and environmental organizations have launched the citizen campaign Salvem Portopí with the aim of stopping the planned transformation in this area of the Port of Palma. The initiative, promoted by ARCA, GOB, Palma XXI, and Fridays For Future Mallorca, calls for a reorganization of port uses that is "logical, quick to execute, and respectful of historical heritage and the environment". The project they question includes the possible implementation of an industrial estate and a waste treatment plant in the Portopí dock. According to the organizations, this action would constitute an "environmental and landscape aggression" in a space with high historical and symbolic value for the city.

Toni Bestard (Bunyola, 1973) has about twenty audiovisual projects under his belt, including the series Norats and Fúria and feature films such as Pullman, I Am Your Father and El perfecto desconocido. In 2017 he directed the short documentary El somni efímer, a piece that now closes the exhibition Palma, ciutat de cines, dedicated to the old cinemas of the City, which can be seen at La Misericòrdia. On the occasion of this re-release, he talks with ARA Balears about cinema, memory and new projects.

The Spanish government has ordered the removal of the Feixina monolith, the controversial monument that for more than a decade has politically divided the left and right of the Balearic Islands. Now, the Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory has decreed its inclusion in the Catalog of Symbols and Elements Contrary to Democratic Memory, and has resolved that it must be removed "from public space".

Palma's cinemas haven't always been promoted with digitally printed posters or illuminated screens. For decades, large hand-painted posters announcing the week's new releases adorned the facades of many theaters. Behind many of those monumental images was the same name: Rafael Ruiz. Now, his work is being brought back to mind with the exhibition Palma, city of cinemaswhich can be seen at the Misericordia cultural center. Among other historical documents, the exhibition includes original material from the poster artist and the documentary The ephemeral dreamDirected by Toni Bestard.

The heritage protection entity ARK has asked the Balearic Islands Port Authority (APB) not to grant the concession for the future liquid waste plant planned for the port of Palma, as it believes that it would directly affect the heritage value of the San Carlos Castle"One of the most valuable elements" of the area.

The Palma City Council, with votes in favor from the PP and Vox parties, has taken another step towards granting maximum protection to the Feixina monolith. The Urban Planning and Environment Committee debated this Friday the final approval of the General Urban Development Plan (PGOU) to include the monument in the city's Catalogue of Protected Buildings and Elements. The measure, which was initially approved by the Urban Planning Department last year, now faces its penultimate step before final validation. The final vote is scheduled for the next plenary session of the city council, to be held next week.

The replacement of the galleys of Palm The introduction of electric vehicles opens a new chapter for the sector, but it also raises concerns about the uncertain future of the 80 horses that currently pull the carriages. Both drivers and animal rights groups agree on one priority: "We try to prevent them from ending up in the slaughterhouse.".

The unions have publicly denounced the blocking of the Urban Development Plan at Palma City Hall following initial meetings with the new Councilor for Citizen Security and Public Service, Llorenç Bauzá. They explain that the situation "has been exposed" and the document will not be implemented immediately, as Mayor Jaime Martínez promised, because the Human Resources department refuses to sign the proposal.