"Our Lady of the Angels, assist us! Pollencins, rise up, the pirates are here!" The cry of Joan Mas has once again resounded through the streets of Pollença this Sunday and has kicked off the mock battle of Moors and Christians, the central act of the Patron Saint's festival and one of the most emblematic historical reenactments in Mallorca. Thousands of people have filled the historic center to follow a new recreation of the defense of the town against the corsair attack of 1550, on a day that has once again turned the town into an open-air stage.

Every summer, before the Patron Saint's festivities begin, Pollença experiences another date marked on the calendar: the election of the characters for the Mock Battle of Moors and Christians. More than 4,300 people have participated this year in a vote that decides who will bring to life the most emblematic characters of the festival and which, over the years, has become much more than a simple ballot count. It is the moment when the town chooses who will take on the responsibility of representing one of its most cherished traditions.

“Only one defeat can be sadder than a victory: the survivors cry for those who will be absent forever, others scream in pain [...] Then come the other heroes who pick up the trash and clean the streets of urine and plastic cups”.

The Inca court has decreed this Wednesday the provisional imprisonment of the 27-year-old man accused of fatally running over an 83-year-old cyclist on the Ma-2200 road, in Pollença, and abandoning the scene of the accident without providing assistance. The suspect appeared before the court this morning after being arrested by the Civil Guard a few hours after the incident.

An 83-year-old cyclist died this Monday in Pollença after being hit by a car while riding on a road near the Pollença municipality. According to the 061, due to the impact, the man was thrown several meters.

A failure in the impulsion pipe of the Alcúdia desalination plant has forced this Sunday to cut off the water supply to several areas of Pollensa, as reported by the City Council.

A large container was the central element this Thursday of a new protest against planned lithium battery storage plant projects in Pollença. Around 200 residents gathered in l'Almadrava, in front of the farm where BESS Servet is planned, to show on the ground the volume that the installation's structures would have.

When talking about tourist pressure in Mallorca, the image is usually that of a large hotel facade. In Pollença, however, the reality is different. The municipality has built a large part of its model on holiday rentals. Today it continues to be one of the municipalities with the most tourist-use homes in the Balearic Islands, and almost 68% of tourist places correspond to this type of accommodation, a reality very different from that of other primarily hotel destinations.

A three-year-old British girl has died at Son Espases Hospital after drowning on Wednesday in a swimming pool at a holiday rental property in Pollença. The minor was resuscitated by emergency services and transferred in a very serious condition to the pediatric ICU, where she remained admitted until she finally died yesterday, Thursday, at midday.

A 58-year-old man died this Tuesday afternoon while working on a construction site in Cala Sant Vicenç, in the municipality of Pollença.

Pollença will once again make a part of its most painful memory visible on the streets. The municipality plans to place 34 new cobblestones from the Stolpersteine project in memory of Pollença victims murdered or disappeared during the 1936 coup d'état and the Civil War. The initiative is part of the democratic memory recovery work that the town has kept open for years and which has a special significance in a municipality with a unique history within Francoist repression in Mallorca.

About fifty people have participated in the creation of The Last Day of May: The Other Heroes, a short film linked to the events of May 31, 1550, and premiered this week in Pollença as part of the events leading up to the Patrona festival. The production, directed by Martí Pallicer, recovers a lesser-known part of that historical episode and focuses on characters who, despite having existed, are not part of the most popular narrative of the festival.

A man died this Wednesday while cutting a gasoline drum with an angle grinder in an agricultural area of Pollensa, near the Torre d'Ariant.

Today, Friday, May 15, access restrictions to the Formentor peninsula have come into effect, a measure that this year has been brought forward by fifteen days compared to previous seasons. The limitations will remain in place until October 18, every day between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m., with the aim of reducing traffic jams and adapting to the increase in visitors already registered during the month of May.

The restriction of vehicle access to Formentor begins this Friday, May 15th. This year the restriction has been brought forward by 15 days and will end on October 18th at the request of the Pollença City Council. The closure hours will be from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and access to Formentor will only be possible by public transport, on foot, or by bicycle.

More than twenty years ago, the Pollença Wine Fair was almost an excuse to meet, toast, and build community. A more festive than specialized event, where wine served as a common thread to bring together friends, producers, and the curious in a much more informal atmosphere than what we know today.

That oceanic posidonia is one of the greatest treasures of our sea, we could all say we know it. Or that we should know it. We should also know that it is responsible for the incomparable color of our sea and the “mother house” for a whole world of living beings that are and exist thanks to it. Furthermore, it is a natural agent in the fight against climate change, because it captures carbon dioxide: it is the lung of the sea.

In Pollença, Eladio Lorente is one of those people everyone knows. Always with a joke ready, with a kind word, and with that approachable way of being that makes him especially loved. For years, he has been very involved in the municipality's cultural life, participating in traditional activities like ball de bot with Racó de Tramuntana and being part of the Xeremiers de la Font del Gall, where he played the flabiol and the tamborí. Even today, he is a very present figure, despite his life taking a radical turn just over three years ago, when he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease with no cure that progressively weakens muscles while the mind remains intact. Since then, Eladio has been living with a harsh reality, marked by increasing dependence and uncertainty. He talks about it, and he does so with sincerity, humor, and vitality.

The third edition of the Pollença Rock festival will take place on July 7 and 8, and its program will include exclusive concerts this summer, such as the performances by Fora des Sembrat and Sau, during the first day.

Pollença has finally approved its Heritage Catalogue, a key tool for the protection and regulation of cultural assets, after more than two decades of unsuccessful attempts. The document, validated in the ordinary plenary session in February, puts an end to a long period of gridlock and places the municipality in line with the rest of Mallorca's towns, which have had this type of instrument, required by law, for years. The delay has been significant. As the architect who drafted the catalogue, Jaume Lluís Salas, explains, "The Balearic Islands' urban planning regulations state that all municipalities must have an approved Heritage Catalogue, and Pollença has a particular situation, since attempts to approve it have been made since 2005 and, until now, have not been successful." These difficulties have prevented the municipality from having a fundamental tool for regulating growth and protecting elements of historical, architectural, and landscape value. The new catalogue covers the entire municipality and includes diverse areas such as the town center of Pollença, Port de Pollença, Cala Sant Vicenç, and the Formentor area, thus incorporating a comprehensive view of the heritage that defines the municipality's identity. It is not just an inventory of buildings, but a regulatory document that establishes how these properties and their surroundings should be managed. Until now, Pollença was among the long list of municipalities that still fail to comply with the regulations that, for decades, have required the creation of a catalogue clearly defining the properties and elements that deserve protection. Often, according to heritage experts, private interests and the fear among local councils of generating controversy with certain building owners have prevented the catalogue from being approved. It is important to remember that when an element is catalogued, its owners cannot alter its most significant features, much less demolish the house or element in question.