Ara Balears in English - Can Picafort

The mayor of Santa Margalida ignores the residents of Son Bauló

Pere Crespí i els veïns de Son Bauló — Fri, 01 May 2026 17:53:09 +0000

It is not the first time we have conveyed the discontent of the residents of Son Bauló to the mayor regarding the l’Espígol apartments, which have been causing us so many headaches for many years. Until now, neither the former mayors nor you yourself have deigned to take any steps to remedy this mess of apartments, a new Son Banya in Can Picafort.

The TSJIB confirms it: two years and one day in prison for the former parish priest of Can Picafort for sexual abuse of a minor

ARA Balears — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:22:10 +0000

The High Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands (TSJIB) has confirmed the sentence imposed by the Provincial Court on the former parish priest of Can Picafort, in the municipality of Santa Margalida, to two years and one day in prison for a crime of sexual abuse of a minor under 13 years of age.

Two decomposing bodies found in one day in Mallorca: in Son Bauló and Cala Murada

ARA Balears — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 10:44:43 +0000

Mallorca witnessed the discovery of two decomposing bodies this Monday, although one was in a more advanced state than the other. The first was found by a group of hikers inside a small house near Son Bauló beach, in Can Picafort. Judicial Police officers from the Civil Guard, who assumed the search for the case, went to the scene to carry out the initial investigations.

A man dies of cardiac arrest on Can Picafort beach.

ARA Balears — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:38:51 +0000

A 66-year-old man died of cardiac arrest this Tuesday while at Can Picafort beach.

The former priest of Can Picafort was sentenced to two years in prison for sexually abusing a doll.

ARA Balears — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:01:13 +0000

The First Section of the Provincial Court of Palma has sentenced the former parish priest of Can Picafort, Pere Barceló, to two years and one day in prison for sexually abusing a minor who was between six and seven years old at the time. According to the High Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands (TSJIB), the judges also issued a restraining order of 500 meters and a five-and-a-half-year ban on contact with the victim. In addition, the Palma Court ordered him to pay €15,000 in compensation and ordered the Diocese of Mallorca to be held subsidiarily liable in the event of the former rector's insolvency.