News From Mallorca

In Bunyola, a pillar holding a protected cross breaks during an early-hours climb on 21 September 2026. Mallorca officials inspect the damage.

Mallorca enters autumn at 2.05am on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, with Venus and Mercury visible after sunset as meteor showers arrive through December.

At least 4,000 unaccompanied children remain in Ceuta on 21 September, over 2,000 are homeless, and rights groups press for urgent transfers across Spain.

Palma marks the death of sociologist and PSIB founder Antoni Tarabini, 86, on Monday, 21 September 2026, after a career that included Palma City Hall.

On 21 September, RIU reopens the 434-room Riu Palace Mexico in Playacar for adults only, adding 56 Elite Club rooms, 30 with private pools.

Palma's PSOE seeks the Son Espases manager's removal on 21 September, saying some patients wait more than six months for an operation in Palma.

A teenager allegedly takes an unattended rental car in s'Arenal, Llucmajor, on 19 September 2026, then flees Guardia Civil officers on foot over walls.

On 21 September, an €80,000 clean-up starts in Port des Canonge, Mallorca, after a storm felled hundreds of pines and damaged roads and homes.

On 21 September, Vox brings a motion to Ibiza council calling for a plan for a possible mass arrival of boats on the Algeria-Balearics route.

From 21 to 24 September, more than 100 advisers across the Balearic Islands test practical job-guidance tools in the Talent ON training week.

Palma completed the €421,682 Son Castelló pavement revamp on 21 September 2026, adding 550 metres of kerbs and adapting bus stop 1033.

Madrid, 21 September 2026: Spanish health unions say a new parliamentary group could hold up reform of national health service staff rules.

Ibiza airport protest on 21 September 2026 drives PSOE calls for growth limits, with the party attacking tourism spending and planning delays.

In Palma on Tuesday, the PP seeks permanent Balearic tax breaks beyond 2028, with PSIB support and proposed incentives for homes. But a row over Madrid.

On 21 September, Ibiza youth group NNGG urges Spain to give islanders a real chance at 532 planned public homes in Ca n'Escandell.

Palma, 21 September: a punch near Porta de Sant Antoni knocks a young man unconscious as an attacker tries to seize his mobile. National Police arrest a suspect.

About 5,000 people protested an Ibiza airport expansion on 21 September 2026 as the Island Council demands clear plans and a say from Aena now.

Palma, 21 September: PSIB attacks the Balearic government over a 51m passenger forecast, airport fees and Mallorca tourist places in tourism-policy fight.

On 21 September 2026, Andratx, Mallorca, approves 30 capped-price homes in Sa Rectoria, favouring people resident in the town for 10 years.

Palma, 21 September 2026: Police arrest a father after his five-year-old son leaves home alone, crying as he searches for his parents in Son Gotleu.

Balearics, 21 September 2026: 78 free day-care places support Alzheimer’s families, while Son Espases uses scans to spot the disease early.

On 21 September 2026 in Palma, PP and Vox urge a fuel tax cut to 10%, citing 4.4% inflation and €1.7m extra annual farm costs in the Balearics.

Mallorca and the Balearics face a 40% chance of more rain from September to November, AEMET says on 21 September 2026 after a very dry summer.

Eivissa, 21 September 2026: Vox backs an Ibiza Airport upgrade but refuses the PSOE-PP row, saying tourist numbers hinge on accommodation.

A neighbour hears faint calls in Palma's Rafal Nou on 18 September, helping police find an elderly woman stranded on her bedroom floor after a fall.