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Mallorca police hold 18-year-old over hotel theftsMallorca News & Magazine
23 September 2026

Mallorca 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.

Ibiza airport overhaul: director called to ParliamentMallorca News & Magazine
23 September 2026

Ibiza 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.

Palma court keeps Picornell ‘Nazi’ post case aliveMallorca News & Magazine
23 September 2026

Palma 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.

Eivissa medics win call for backdated hardship payMallorca News & Magazine
23 September 2026

Eivissa 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.

Palma's La Veneciana changes hands in OctoberMallorca News & Magazine
23 September 2026

Palma'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.

Balearic Islands win AI prize for simpler public servicesMallorca News & Magazine
23 September 2026

Balearic 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.

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23 September 2026

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.

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23 September 2026

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.

Balearics food appeal raises €49,600 for familiesMallorca News & Magazine
23 September 2026

Balearics 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.

Palma prison officers: Merced boycott over attacksMallorca News & Magazine
23 September 2026

Palma 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.

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23 September 2026

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 sells or reserves 1,896 tourist placesMallorca News & Magazine
23 September 2026

Mallorca 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.

Palma police arrest suspect after bound man found hurtMallorca News & Magazine
23 September 2026

Palma 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.

Palma schools face cooling push as PSOE targets rent capMallorca News & Magazine
23 September 2026

Palma 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 car meets: Palma issues 10 fines to driversMallorca News & Magazine
23 September 2026

Mallorca 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.

Balearics building land prices jump 27.5% to €567.6Mallorca News & Magazine
23 September 2026

Balearics 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.

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23 September 2026

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.

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23 September 2026

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.

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23 September 2026

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.

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23 September 2026

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.

Spain’s prison nurses: under 600 for 62,000 inmatesMallorca News & Magazine
23 September 2026

Spain’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.

Balearics unlock nearly €4,000m for investmentMallorca News & Magazine
23 September 2026

Balearics 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's Meliá and Messi review hotel expansion plansMallorca News & Magazine
23 September 2026

Mallorca'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.

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23 September 2026

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.

Eivissa joins 15 heritage cities at Holy Week congressMallorca News & Magazine
23 September 2026

Eivissa 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.