Des Mitchell just loves the music Written by Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Sunday 18th December 2016Photographs from Radio One Mallorca There are big names on Majorca and some of them have a world wide resonance. Des Mitchell is one of those people. He is a class act DJ with passions for…
Horacio and Pilar are Humans of Majorca By Shirley Roberts The drive to see the artist took me to Ses Salines, a traditional small village in the south East of Majorca. Many will know the route to the salt mines and the Port of Colonia St Jordi. A different landscape without the dominance of a…
photographs by RACHEL FOXThe history of Majorca is written by cleverer, more knowledgeable people than me. My contribution is really a question about the basics of our incomer’s lives. Do we really understand what makes this place tick or the significance of some of the events that has made Majorca what it is today?For instance take…
By Shirley Roberts Love bought Rev Bill and Eleanor to the Port of Pollensa Rev Bill Boyce is the new vicar of St Andrews Church in the Port of Pollensa. He has recently arrived from Northern Ireland to take up this post with Eleanor his wife. Eleanor was no stranger to Majorca and when they…
A question or series of questions from our postbag answered by Barry Byrne Q: Are there any non-resident, but second home owner’s ID cards to prove we are more than tourists? Q: Can you be a part-time Spanish resident? Someone with all the rights and paperwork of a resident but who doesn’t live here enough…
Glace Moustache”, a 1964 completely restored, Mallorcan based -Citroën HY- available for hire- Photo shoots or fully catered vintage parties. http://www.glacemoustache.com/
The power of the Soller Train Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 13th October 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox I took a day off this week and focused all my attention on a happy little six year old. My granddaughter goes to a local school in the Port of Soller and they…
Life goes on in the Soller Valley By Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 15th November 2016 Photographs by Rachel Fox In such a momentous week there was comfort in daily life just going on in Soller. Just two weeks ago we tried to have a debate here amongst the many…
Luke Rhinehart, the Author of the Dice Man publishes a new book for a new generation. Collated by Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Sunday 28th August 2016 Luke and I have a connection via my brother who co wrote with him. We also enjoyed time together in the Port of Soller…
By Shirley Roberts A frequent Nan’s Day Out for me is to our local park. Known by many names in the Port of Soller but mostly as the ‘Camp de Football’. This is a park with a football pitch in the centre and a running track round the outskirts. Swings for children on one corner…
