By John Smith • Published: 03 Jan 2024 • 17:09 • 2 minutes read
Mads Mikkelsen and friends Credit: Bodega Morey Instagram
DANISH actor, Mads Mikkelsen whose most recent outing was in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as well as being known for his role in Carlsberg adverts is the owner of a property in Mallorca and was recently spotted at the Bodega Morey in Palma with friends.
A PALMA resident and his young daughter received a major shock when they came home and discovered that their front door was open and that there was a thief inside. After calling the police, the home-owner grappled the burglar and kept hold of him until he could be arrested.
LATEST Council to see the back of horse drawn carriages for tourists is Muro which has agreed to issue an initial eight licences for use with imported electric Tuk Tuks and the plan is that eventually there will be as many as 16 of these vehicles transporting tourists.
ALTHOUGH not as generous as the prizes in El Gordo, the ONCE Christmas Extra draw which took place on January 1, saw lucky ticket holders in Palma win a total of €220,000 with no less than 10 tickets being sold by the same distributor.
SUPERMARKET Group Mercadona plans to increase the number of stores that it has in Mallorca by adding at least two new outlets in 2024, taking its total to 51. One will be in Cala d’Or, becoming its first in Santanyi and the other will be in Palma.
THERE is a New year’s present for residents of and visitors to Palma as the Council has now received news of the granting of funding from the National Government so has reversed its original decision and there will be free travel on local buses all through 2024.
THERE are fewer unemployed people in the Balearics in December after National figures released on January 3 revealed that the overall total of unemployed was 31,709, a healthy decrease of 4,142 people.
This is an ongoing trend as the November figures showed a decrease and now unemployment has fallen for three years running, so unless there is a major financial upset during 2024, it looks as if the trend will continue downwards.
LATEST advice from AEMET (The Spanish Meteorological Agency) is ‘batten down the hatches’ for the weekend as there is a 95 per cent chance of rain or even a storm on the evening of January 5 which is the night of the Three Kings Parade.
There could well be snow on high ground and temperature will drop in some areas with patchy rain continuing on Saturday and Sunday and then the temperature is expected to drop and get even colder on Monday January 8.
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Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews
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