A 63-year-old woman has died this Wednesday after drowning on a public street in Felanitx during the episode of heavy rain and storms that is affecting several municipalities in Mallorca. The incident took place around 3 p.m. on Bellpuig street.

Neither the mayoress Catalina Soler Carreixeta nor her partner from El Pi, Jaume Monserrat, wanted to pass under the emblematic symbol of El Cosso and were escorted by the Police towards an alternative exit. For the first time, the highest authority of the Felanitx City Council refuses to pass under the emblematic canopy with which the El Cosso group each year awaits political authorities at the exit of the mass in honor of Saint Agustí, in the parish of Sant Alfons. Mayoress Catalina Soler Carreixeta, along with her deputy mayor and government partner Jaume Monserrat (El Pi), have been escorted by Local Police agents with the aim of finding them an alternative exit and avoiding having to suffer the 'inclemencies' of the group.

Maria Monserrat Colom (Felanitx, 1996), writer, storyteller, ‘professional liar’ and fugitive from a family of tobacconists from Plaça de les Palmeres, was this morning responsible for the now traditional, mythical and vindicative opening speech of the El Cosso society, held every August 28th in the very Felanitx Plaça de l’Arraval.

The Catalan rock band Lax'n'Busto will return next Sunday to Felanitx, 20 years after their last performance in the municipality, to offer a free concert as part of the Sant Agustí festivities.

The Sant Agustí festivals in Felanitx will this year bring together some of the most prominent names on the national and Balearic music scene. The program, which will run from August 21 to 31, will combine concerts, cultural activities, and traditional events, with Love of Lesbian, Lax'n'Busto, Celtas Cortos, and M-Clan as the main attractions of a lineup that will once again have the Parc Municipal de la Torre as its epicentre.

Felanitx hosted a protest this Tuesday afternoon against police action during Sunday's demonstration in Palma under the slogan 'Mallorca, at the limit'. The call, launched in less than 24 hours by various citizen groups and the Bloc per Felanitx, gathered more than 200 people.

A Belgian motorcyclist, 53 years old, died this Tuesday after leaving the Dt.-4012 road, in the Mallorcan municipality of Felanitx.

A 53-year-old Belgian motorcyclist died this Tuesday morning after suffering an accident on the Ma-4012 road, in the municipality of Felanitx.

The mayor of Felanitx, Catalina Soler, will have to testify next July 3 in the Manacor courts for an alleged crime of disclosure of secrets committed against the local police officer with whom she had an incident last summer during a party. The judicial summons comes after the court admitted for processing the complaint filed by the agent.

The bar Petit País is "open to everyone who loves our land". This is how Joan Amor, promoter and owner of this Felanitx space, defines the establishment, which since its opening has become a benchmark for Mallorcan language and culture.

A 34-year-old American citizen has requested political asylum in Mallorca out of fear of Donald Trump's policies. The man appeared this Wednesday at the Felanitx Civil Guard barracks, explaining his case and requesting that an asylum application be processed, citing the fear he suffers from not sharing the policies being implemented in his country by President Donald Trump.

La Fúmiga will put an end to its career in October 2026 with its final concerts, on October 17 in Barcelona and October 24 in Valencia. In Mallorca, those from Alzira will say goodbye earlier, on May 29 as part of the Tribufest festival, in Felanitx. The band, born in Alzira in 2012, is retiring after more than a decade in which it has performed on hundreds of stages, filled dozens of venues, and garnered millions of streams on digital platforms. From its origins linked to the Societat Musical d’Alzira, La Fúmiga has brought the energy of charangas and bands to the stage, fused with urban and festive sounds. We speak with its vocalist, Artur Martínez.

The Palmesan Gonçal López Nadal, 73, is Professor Emeritus of Economic History at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB). He feels indebted to the mastery of the Felanitx native Antoni Binimelis Sagrera. “The first time –he assures– I heard of him was in 1964, when I was 11 years old. It was through my uncle, Guillem Nadal Blanes, who was stationed as a diplomat in India. In a letter he told the family that he had met a Majorcan, a specialist in classical languages and a Spanish teacher in New Delhi. He said he was a rather peculiar person, a man of universal culture, and that he hadn't lost a hair, but, from his condition as a peasant”.

The 54-year-old man found dead in his home in Portocolom (Mallorca) on Thursday died a few hours before his 80-year-old mother, who was also found deceased. Initial hypotheses, pending the autopsy results and according to sources close to the investigation who spoke to Europa Press, suggest that both the man and woman had ingested pills. The woman is believed to have died around midday, while the man died a few hours earlier. The same sources explained that the bodies of the man and woman were found in their respective bedrooms. The Civil Guard is investigating the discovery of the bodies of an 80-year-old woman and her 54-year-old son in a home in Portocolom, in the municipality of Felanitx, on Thursday. Early in the afternoon, a family member reported finding the bodies in a house on Grívia Street. The Civil Guard went to the scene and is investigating the incident. No signs of violence were found, and initial investigations point to suicide. In Spain, there are resources available to help those experiencing suicidal thoughts, such as the Suicide Prevention Helpline (717003717, in the Balearic Islands 971461112), the Ministry of Health's suicide prevention hotline (024), and 112, which has mental health professionals. The Suicide Prevention Helpline in the Balearic Islands is 971461112.

"I received a traffic fine, just like 200,000 other people might," replies Catalina Soler, the mayor of Felanitx, when asked about the €100 fine she allegedly received from the Civil Guard last May for supposedly disrespecting officers. "What I've received doesn't match what's been reported, neither in the amount nor the details, so I've already put it in the hands of my lawyer."

The Vox groups in the town halls of Sa Pobla, Manacor, and Felanitx have submitted a coordinated motion in their respective municipalities to prohibit the use of items that obscure facial recognition in public buildings, explicitly mentioning the niqab and the burka. In a statement released this Monday, the party indicated that concealing the face "with items not traditionally used in Spain hinders the performance of public duties and the prevention of identity theft." The councilors have requested that the legal departments of their respective town halls draft internal regulations implementing this prohibition to ensure the rule is clear and publicly available to all citizens.

Maria Vich Nadal, born in Felanitx in 1931, died this Wednesday at the age of 91 in Palma. The Barceló Foundation mourns the artist's death, highlighting her connection to the institution and remembering her as a "close friend" of the Barceló family. In a statement, they emphasized that "her creative and human trajectory leaves an indelible mark on all who had the opportunity to know her and appreciate her work." They also recalled that in 2004 she made a generous donation of works that today form an essential part of the Foundation's various locations. "Her talent and artistic sensitivity will continue to illuminate every space that houses her legacy," they noted. Recognized in 2021 as a Favorite Daughter of Felanitx, the first woman to receive this honor in the last two centuries, Maria Vich Nadal stood out for her outstanding cultural contribution and for a life dedicated to art with strength, sensitivity, and profound humanity.

The Court of Instruction Number 1 of Manacor has ordered the provisional dismissal of the case opened against the mayor of Felanitx, Catalina Soler (Popular Party), in connection with a complaint filed by a local police officer accusing her of resistance, disobedience, and threats during an incident last July. According to the court order, the court considers that it has not been sufficiently proven that Soler committed any crime, and therefore has decided to provisionally dismiss the case. The complaint, which had generated some controversy in the municipality, stemmed from a personal and professional conflict between the mayor and one of the local police officers, after the officer wrote an internal report stating that Soler had threatened him during the Portocolom Wine Festival last July.

The Felanitx Town Council has authorized the Consell de Mallorca (Island Council) to proceed with the demolition of two buildings belonging to the Trade Union, which are in ruins and have no heritage value. The Council, according to a statement, approved granting the necessary building permit to carry out the demolition work. The project, submitted by the island institution, which owns the building and the land where the Trade Union was located, is solely for demolition and complies with the specific rules and conditions established by current urban planning regulations. The action includes the demolition of the two small structures located near the ring road, which "have nothing to do with the original construction of the Trade Union," the Town Council stated. They are made of reinforced concrete, consist of three pillars and a beam, and are approximately four meters high and 14 meters long. A 118-square-meter concrete pavement will also be demolished. The project presented by the Consell de Mallorca has a cost of 7,500 euros and in no way implies a modification of the existing urban planning parameters, since the buildings are currently ruins and have no heritage value. The City Council indicated that this action aims to improve safety and the landscape integration of the area by removing disused and dilapidated elements.

It's striking when someone speaks about someone so brilliantly that it seems like sparks are coming out of their mouths. We're told about the artist Mar Grimalt, born in Felanitx in 1996. And the one who provides the words, the fire, and all the love in the world is Margalida Estelrich, who was a fifth and sixth grade teacher at Mar Primary School, and also a theater teacher. And she's clear about it: "She's one of those people you love whether you want to or not."