News From Mallorca

Palma, 18 September 2026: Mallorca brings mental health workshops back for more than 4,000 teenagers after an administrative error threatened the scheme.

Palma, 18 September 2026: Patios Abiertos brought 7,178 people to eight schoolyards this summer, up from fewer than 5,000 a year earlier in Palma.

Palma, 18 September: a new capacity map puts the Balearics electricity grid at 47.8% full at September’s end, down from 86.3% in March in the latest report.

Port d'Andratx, Mallorca, is set for 11 seasonal berths after an 18 September 2026 deal, while two traditional escars await restoration work.

Twenty-three turtle hatchlings emerge at Punta Prima, Menorca, on 18 September, but artificial lights send many towards dunes, not the sea as rescuers search.

Palma, 18 September 2026: the Balearic Government and la Caixa sign a €20m deal funding social action, education, culture and research in 2026.

Vox challenges rules for planned Ca n'Escandell homes in Eivissa on 18 September, demanding Spanish priority and proof of long-standing local ties.

On 18 September 2026, the Ma-13 near Marratxí is restricted northeastbound following an accident.

Menorca, 18 September 2026: the island council and eight town halls unite to seek higher island allowances for civil servants worth millions yearly.

Madrid, 18 September 2026: Spain's hauliers demand new diesel aid from October, saying oil firms swallowed a 10-cent-per-litre tax cut as oil rose 80%.

Madrid, 18 September 2026: Endesa offers fixed electricity rates for three or five years as European gas prices rise. The final bill still depends on use.

Palma, 18 September: Balearics figures show 20 workers faced collective redundancy procedures in July, while 42 were covered by employment measures.

Maite de Medrano is ejected from a Ciutadella council meeting on Menorca as PSOE says her conduct harms the institution, 18 September 2026.

On 18 September 2026, Menorca's Parliament takes up urgent legal changes as the PP pushes to cap visitor cars on the island next season, with legal safeguards.

In Madrid on Friday, 18 September, Balearics education chief Antoni Vera seeks special rules and funding for smaller classes after 4,000 late arrivals.

On 18 September, PSOE proposed a Maó, Menorca, cruise levy of up to €4, giving councillors the choice to fund services linked to ship arrivals.

A water lorry and car crash on Mallorca’s Inca motorway on Friday leaves one person in hospital in Palma and a 2.5 km queue still running.

On Tenerife on 18 September 2026, Mallorca and Canary Islands parties join forces on housing, mobility and migration, including curbs on non-resident buyers.

On 18 September 2026, the Balearic Government clears a new Manacor nursing degree for 2026-2027, with 40 initial places and face-to-face classes.

Palma, 18 September: National Police arrest two business owners over alleged exploitation of workers without work or residence permits, paid about €60 a day.

Palma, Mallorca, 18 September: Formentera teachers keep a €400 monthly bonus as the Balearic Government raises payments on Ibiza and Menorca.

A car vanishes from a private car park in Pont d’Inca, Mallorca, on 16 September. Guardia Civil officers stop it the next day and arrest two young people.

On 18 September, Alaior in Menorca gets approval to start its day centre, set to provide 30 places for older people needing care after works finish.

On 18 September, three design teams reach the final for Menorca’s new music and dance conservatory in Maó, and now have 60 days to submit plans.

Firefighters rescue a woman from her car in Felanitx on Thursday as Mallorca logs 54 of 70 storm call-outs by Friday, 18 September, across Balearics.