Stephanie & Mark – a love story. Bellver College in Palma is part of the history of Palma – this year it celebrates 63 years of educating young people in Mallorca. From its early days under the leadership of Don Pedro the Roman Catholic priest to today under the watchful eye of Stephanie Muirhead excellent…
Everyone is welcome in the Soller Valley Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 28th April 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox Sometimes the Soller Valley has its moment and the eyes of the world are upon it. So it was this week when the Lewis Hamilton road show rolled into the Port of…
SOLLERWEB have great pleasure in welcomingNEIL DOLOUGHAN to the SOLLERWEB FAMILY.Neil appears on our ‘books’ platform and you can read a synopsis of his new publication ‘Under a Mallorcan Sky’ right here:-http://www.sollerweb.com/neildoloughan.html
Toilets, Trams and Tsunami in the Soller Valley Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 31st May 2016 Photographs by Rachel Fox The provision of toilet facilities is in our neck of the words is a recurring theme. This week some public toilets have been opened in the Port of Soller. These are tucked into…
Soller moves into 2015 Published in the Majorca Daily BulletinTuesday 6th January 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox Local news is often in short supply during the extended holiday period as it is assumed that people are too busy with their own celebrations to want to keep up to date. So in this context it is…
This area is known for its fabulous bucolic views over orange orchards and olive groves Pic of Torre Picada with moors and christians flags… View of Sa Figuera. | Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts Soller 19/05/2022 11:02 Day trips are easy on this island as most places can be accessed in an hours drive. In my…
Saint Bartholomew – the Patron Saint of Soller The Fiesta of Saint Bartholomew – every year from 22ndto 25th August – or thereabouts… In 2014 the Fiesta is from Thursday 21st August to Sunday 24th August 2014 Saint Bartholomew is one of the twelve apostles and credited with the conversion of people in Armenia. After…
Music for Milk By Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 9th August 2016 As the beautiful summer life of the Island of Majorca continues it masks some real life problems. The school holidays that last for over twelve weeks traditionally have a nutritional problem which affect the lives of many hundreds…
The Soller Valley Welcomes Refugees Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 8th September 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox Twenty three years ago when Bosnia was in the throes of awfulness and the siege of Sarajevo took place Spain offered sanctuary to refugees. In Spain , fleeing families were offered the choice of Majorca, Minorca…
By Shirley Roberts in July 2020 Followers of my outings with the granddaughters will know that they are all growing up. Taking them out, being in control of the music in the car, heading for something cultural has largely gone. I can still have days like that with the youngest (age 10) but my big…
