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.

Ninety-three percent of the Posidonia seagrass specimens planted in Pollença Bay since 2018 have survived, which experts consider a significant success for this type of regenerative practice. The project, promoted by Redeia and the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA-CSIC), has consisted of the "active restoration of Posidonia oceanica in the Bay of Pollença,” as spokespeople from both institutions explained this morning in Esporles. According to the project's final report, the survival rate of the transplanted specimens confirms the initiative's strength and effectiveness.

A lucky winner from Pollença will collect €1,561,913.92 after matching all six numbers in the Bonoloto lottery draw held this Tuesday. According to Loterías y Apuestas del Estado (the Spanish National Lottery), the winning ticket was validated at lottery outlet number 60,205, located at 8 Miquel Costa i Llobera Street and run by Pep Vallori, who has been at the helm of the business for nearly 50 years. "We are very happy, because it brings prestige to us," the owner of the establishment points out. Vallori notes that this is not the first time they have distributed a prize of this magnitude, recalling a couple of prizes of €1,000,000 or more over the years. "We are experts at distributing these kinds of prizes," he remarks. However, Vallori still doesn't know who the winner is. "It could be someone from Pollença, Palma, or who knows; lots of people come here for excursions or walks," he points out. "We only know that they placed three bets of €1.50 each," he explains.

The proposal by the Consell de Mallorca (Mallorca Council) to reclassify a section of the old Pollença-Lluc road has drawn criticism from several groups advocating for public rights. The initiative affects the section between kilometers 3.2 and 3.4 of the road, where it passes through a property in the municipality of Pollença. GADMA and the Pro Public and Open Paths of Pollença platform have expressed their opposition to the measure. According to sources from Pro Paths, the restoration of the old Lluc road was the result of years of campaigning to prevent the closure of a route they consider clearly public. The group points out that this road was originally built by the Provincial Council and is listed in several official documents, such as the 1973 National Plan for Provincial Roads and the 1991 Pollença Municipal General Plan. Furthermore, it has been included in the inventory of assets of the Consell de Mallorca since 2008. "We are surprised that the public nature of this road was recognized and that they are now considering removing a section of it from the public domain," the platform explains. They claim that some landowners whose properties the road crosses already opposed the recovery of certain sections and fear that the Consell's decision could ultimately benefit these interests. The Pro Caminos group also warns that removing paths of interest to hikers from the public domain could represent a loss for the collective heritage. "These paths are part of our history and our landscape." "When a public path is lost, citizens' access to the natural environment is also limited," the organization points out. The mayor of Pollença, Martí March, explained that the Consell's proposal also took the City Council by surprise. "This decision surprises us because we haven't been informed of anything," he asserted. March added that the City Council will review all the documentation and files related to the case to determine if it can submit objections during the public comment period. Meanwhile, the organizations are urging the Consell de Mallorca to reconsider the proposal and guarantee the conservation and public use of this historic route in the Serra de Tramuntana mountains.

Francesca Palou Fernández, a 63-year-old from Pollença, perfectly remembers the general elections of March 3, 1996, which gave victory to José María Aznar of the People's Party, after 14 years of socialist government under Felipe González. "It was with my family." grandmother My mother was watching TV. When Aznar came on, she said to me in Spanish, "They're coming back, Francisqueta, they're coming back," referring to the right wing. It was the first time I'd ever heard her make a political comment. At that time, there were still many people alive who had suffered under Franco and who were still afraid. On May 5th, Aznar was sworn in as president, and curiously, she died the next day of a heart attack, at 84 years old. Perhaps she couldn't bear the shock that made her relive all her ghosts from the past.

Our proposal is to explore a section of the old Lluc road, now part of the Dry Stone Route (GR 221), between Pollença and the Son Grua pine tree. This is a tree with its own name, situated at a crossroads of time. Despite being slightly over 70 years old, its location at the confluence of the old road (Ma-2230), built in 1914, and the new road (Ma-10), from the mid-20th century, has made the Son Grua pine a landmark in the Pollença landscape for generations of hikers. Sheltered by the Coma mountain range and the monumental trio of peaks—the Fartàritx peak, the Ca de Míner mountain, and the Tomir mountain—the Son Grua pine is one of the most significant place names in our cultural landscape. A few steps from the tree is the Sopera bridge, inaugurated in May 2021 and dedicated to the memory of Miquel Llobera Cerdà Tureen (1955-2020), one of the leaders of the Mountain Section of the Pollença Club, promoter of the summer camps in Cala Murta and, in general, of everything related to the world of hiking.

Carmen González, the 85-year-old woman who went missing in the municipality of Pollença, was found safe and sound this Friday. According to Police Councilor María José Jiménez, speaking on Ràdio Pollença, the woman is unharmed but very disoriented. Finding it impossible to return home, she sought refuge in an abandoned house. The alert regarding her disappearance was issued on Thursday by her family, who also appealed for help through social media. According to a neighbor who shared the information online, González is a "short and slim woman, and in very good shape." She was wearing a dark Slam brand jacket, black sweatpants, and pink sneakers. "She usually frequents the area around the Roman Bridge, Ternelles, the Font orchard, and the old Cala road, but Calvario and other areas cannot be ruled out," the neighbor explained. The elderly woman went for a walk around 4 p.m. along the Ternelles path, and when she hadn't returned by 9 p.m., her daughter alerted the emergency services, explained the Mallorca Fire Department.

The Tyets will perform their only concert in Mallorca this year as part of the launch of Pollença Fest, a new festival promoted by the Pollença Town Council that reinforces the municipality's commitment to Catalan culture and music. The concert will take place on Saturday, April 18th at the Ca n'Escarrinxo venue in Pollença, where an audience of 4,000 is expected. The festival, a successor to Pollença Rock and Pollença Folk, will feature a large-scale production, a covered stage, food and beverage service, and food trucksDoors open at 5:30 PM and music will continue until after midnight.

The debate on the reopening of the old Bóquer road (Road 77) revealed a strong confrontation within the Pollença governing coalition, formed by MÉS per Pollença and the PSOE, during a municipal plenary session marked by political tension and angry intervention from the public. The proposal to bring the official recovery of a section of Road 77 to a plenary session, promoted by the Socialist Party, met with direct opposition from MÉS per Pollença, the coalition partner, which announced its intention to vote against it and demanded that the procedure be halted to allow for a broader debate on the consequences. The tension was not limited to the political benches. Several members of the public intervened, even without being given the floor, directly addressing the mayor and councilors with a level of aggression that nearly led to the suspension of the plenary session. Some attendees, opposed to the reopening, even presented independent studies to argue that the item should be removed from the agenda.

The Formentor peninsula is entering a new phase of urban development. The Pollença Town Council gave initial approval this Thursday to the modification of the area's urban development plan, a lengthy and complex document that will replace the plan in force since 1990 and which, according to Mayor Martí March, represents "one of the most significant achievements of the current legislative term in terms of urban planning." This initial approval now opens a 45-day period for public comment, following the Town Council's submission of the necessary documentation in January: the amended urban planning regulations, the environmental impact assessment, and the new urban land use plan for Formentor. March argued that the new plan responds to a clear need for updating. "We're talking about a completely outdated plan, 35 years old. It was essential to have a document adapted to the present day and with a future perspective," he stated. The mayor also acknowledged the difficulty of the process: "It has been hard work, in a short time, all with the aim of reaching provisional and final approval with the broadest possible consensus." This consensus, he explained, was sought through meetings with municipal groups, associations of owners of villas and plots in Formentor, individual owners, the Formentor real estate agency, and the GOB (Balearic Ornithological Group). "There has been a clear commitment to ensuring the maximum possible participation," March emphasized, insisting that the ultimate goal is to have a plan "with long-term sustainability." Protecting the seafront and creating more green spaces

One of the central pillars of the new document is the protection of the seafront. The plan aims to keep the first line of the coast free of buildings, with the goal of preventing new construction that would create a visual impact and degrade the landscape. This approach follows the urban development moratorium approved a year ago by the full municipal council, which suspended the granting of new licenses in Formentor while the new regulatory framework was being drafted. "Formentor is a jewel that all the residents of Pollença understand as such," said the mayor, who defended the need to preserve its image and natural values. Along the same lines, the new plan reinforces the public character of the space and significantly increases the area designated for green spaces, from approximately 37,000 square meters to nearly 45,000. It also aims to maintain the existing tree cover and strengthen the structure of public spaces. Likewise, the amount of land eligible for urban development is reduced: from the 81,000 square meters previously planned to 60,000. The document also aims to decrease real estate pressure, eliminate auxiliary housing, and maintain the current number of houses, without any increase in the housing stock.

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