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  1. The World's Greatest Newspaper Outrage

    11.7.2011The World's Greatest Newspaper Outrage

    Newspapers exist to report news, not to be the news. A truism you might think, except that it isn't true.

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  2. Henry The Seventh: Social media success

    9.7.2011Henry The Seventh: Social media success

    A company in Alcúdia is devoting energies to the use of social media and to seeking to reap the benefits from Facebook and other networks.

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  3. The Tender Trap

    6.7.2011The Tender Trap

    Tenders for this, tenders for that. Some make sense, some don't. How the system works or doesn't in Majorca.

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  4. All Fall Down: Balcony diving again

    2.7.2011All Fall Down: Balcony diving again

    There have been more cases of tourists falling from hotel balconies, one resulting in a fatality in Ibiza. Do such cases set the compensation seekers to work?

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  5. Limited Appeal?: The Pollensa Music Festival

    1.7.2011Limited Appeal?: The Pollensa Music Festival

    The poor advance publicity for this year's Pollensa Music Festival can be understood, but is it about time a re-assessment was made of what the festival represents?

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  6. Where A Sardine Is A Sardine

    30.6.2011Where A Sardine Is A Sardine

    Sardines are a traditional food of fiestas, but how traditional are aspects of fiestas?

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  7. A Mountain To Climb: Tramuntana and heritage

    29.6.2011A Mountain To Climb: Tramuntana and heritage

    The Serra de Tramuntanta mountain range has been listed as a World Heritage site, but will this confer any great benefit to Majorca?

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  8. Wondrous Stories: Muro's church

    26.6.2011Wondrous Stories: Muro's church

    Majorca's churches are of a bygone era, but they are fascinating in their architecture and what they represent, like the parish church in Muro.

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  9. Small Is Beautiful?

    24.6.2011Small Is Beautiful?

    The new Balearic Government espouses the philosophy of small government, but what does it mean?

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  10. The Weaver's Tale

    22.6.2011The Weaver's Tale

    Arguably the most pressing issue facing the new regional government in Majorca and the Balearics is that of economic development and diversification away from tourism.

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  11. Educating Rafa: Majorca's schools

    21.6.2011Educating Rafa: Majorca's schools

    The new education minister for the Balearics is likely to be faced with the controversy of the language of education, but more important is tackling the poor standards of education.

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  12. Future Sound Of Majorca

    20.6.2011Future Sound Of Majorca

    Music is symbolic of holidays, but it is not given what should be a greater priority in tourism thinking.

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