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Mallorca News & MagazineMallorca police hold 18-year-old over hotel thefts
Guardia Civil arrest an 18-year-old in Mallorca on 23 September over alleged hotel and holiday-let thefts, including car keys and vehicles.
Mallorca News & MagazineIbiza airport overhaul: director called to Parliament
On 23 September in Palma, Mallorca, Parliament summons Ibiza airport director Marta Torres to explain clashes between public details and Aena papers.
Mallorca News & MagazinePalma court keeps Picornell ‘Nazi’ post case alive
On 23 September 2026, a Palma court keeps the case over Balti Picornell’s ‘Nazi’ post moving, giving both sides 10 days to seek a trial or dismissal.
Mallorca News & MagazineEivissa medics win call for backdated hardship pay
On 23 September, the Balearic Parliament calls for Eivissa and Formentera emergency technicians to get backdated hardship pay immediately.
Mallorca News & MagazinePalma's La Veneciana changes hands in October
Palma’s La Veneciana haberdashery changes hands in October. On 23 September 2026, the Balearic Government named the incoming owners.
Mallorca News & MagazineBalearic Islands win AI prize for simpler public services
Palma, 23 September 2026: The Balearic Islands win a national AI prize for NorAI, a plan to simplify public services and protect data.
Mallorca’s Elisabeth Reynés takes second at Miss World
Palma, 23 September: Mallorca’s Elisabeth Reynés, 22, takes second at Miss World as Consell president Llorenç Galmés praises her achievement.
Palma’s Fontsana care home: Three posts lie vacant
Up to three care posts are vacant at Fontsana care home in Son Armadams, Palma, USAE says on 23 September 2026 after workers raised concerns.
Mallorca News & MagazineBalearics food appeal raises €49,600 for families
Balearics food bank appeal raises €49,600 on 23 September 2026, joining a €2.1m national fund set to help about 5,000 families access food nationwide.
Mallorca News & MagazinePalma prison officers: Merced boycott over attacks
Palma, 23 September 2026: CSIF will boycott Thursday’s Merced prison events, citing attacks, staff shortages and a lack of protection.
Palma: 100 professionals learn to spot sexual exploitation
On 23 September, 100 professionals in Palma learn how to spot sexual exploitation and human trafficking, and support women facing these abuses.
Mallorca News & MagazineMallorca sells or reserves 1,896 tourist places
On 23 September, MÉS says Mallorca's council sold or reserved 1,896 tourist places while 691 accommodation inspection cases await decisions.
Mallorca News & MagazinePalma police arrest suspect after bound man found hurt
Police arrest a suspect after an injured man is found bound on a road in s'Aranjassa, Palma, on 23 September. Detectives seek others as the inquiry continues.
Mallorca News & MagazinePalma schools face cooling push as PSOE targets rent cap
On 23 September, Palma's PSOE takes school cooling, rent limits and EMT timetable complaints to the City Council's September plenary meeting.
Mallorca News & MagazineMallorca car meets: Palma issues 10 fines to drivers
Palma police issued 10 fines to six drivers after car meets in Can Valero on 19 and 20 September, targeting racing and dangerous driving on Mallorca.
Mallorca News & MagazineBalearics building land prices jump 27.5% to €567.6
On 23 September 2026, Ministry data show building land in the Balearics at €567.6 per m² in Q2, up 27.5% year on year and Spain’s highest.
Sunken boat removed from Ibiza's Caló des Moro
Sant Antoni removes a sunken two-metre rigid inflatable boat from Caló des Moro, Ibiza, on 23 September after beach users raised the alarm last week.
Palma networking: more than 70 build business links
More than 70 self-employed people and entrepreneurs join PalmaActiva’s speed-networking event in Palma, Mallorca, on 23 September to build links.
100 migrants reach Balearics in six boats, one hospitalised
On Wednesday 23 September, 100 migrants arrive in six boats on the shores of Formentera and Cabrera in the Balearics. One person is hospitalised.
Menorca water reserves sit at 33% as drought bites
Menorca’s water reserves average 33% in August. On 23 September 2026, PSOE calls for joint action as drought pre-alert continues across the island.
Mallorca News & MagazineSpain’s prison nurses: under 600 for 62,000 inmates
Madrid, 23 September: fewer than 600 nurses care for more than 62,000 people in Spanish prisons as SATSE urges a long-delayed health-service transfer.
Mallorca News & MagazineBalearics unlock nearly €4,000m for investment
On 23 September, Spain’s Congress lets the Balearics use 2025 budget surpluses for investment under measures worth nearly €4,000 million.
Mallorca News & MagazineMallorca's Meliá and Messi review hotel expansion plans
On 23 September 2026, Meliá chief Gabriel Escarrer meets Leo Messi in Miami to review hotel expansion plans after their first alliance year in business.
Trepucó dig begins: €658,351 for threatened ruins
On Wednesday, 23 September, a €658,351 Trepucó dig on Menorca starts securing structures at risk of collapse before a visitor route follows.
Mallorca News & MagazineEivissa joins 15 heritage cities at Holy Week congress
Eivissa, Ibiza, joins Spanish World Heritage cities in Alcalá de Henares from 23 to 25 October for a congress on Holy Week traditions.