News From Mallorca

Palma, Mallorca, 4 November 2026: six vocational student teams win €1,000 each for ideas addressing water loss, tourist flows and business challenges.

On 4 November 2026, forecasters put Mallorca under a Thursday rain warning, with heavy showers and possible thunderstorms across the Balearic Islands.

On 4 November, Iberostar opens its first Tanzania hotel on Muyuni beach, Zanzibar. Its 358 rooms and suites mark the Balearic chain’s move into East Africa.

On 4 November 2026, a study counts 31,191 Balearic firms with work on the EU green list, above Spain’s average. It does not certify them as sustainable.

Palma, Mallorca, offers €315,500 on 4 November 2026 for the old Iris cinema and adjoining premises, with plans to expand the school next door.

Mallorca, 4 November 2026: Vox's Jorge Buxadé plans a Thursday media stop in s'Arenal de Llucmajor before a Calvià event ahead of the 29 November vote.

After 15 foreign nationals die in the Urda train crash in Toledo province, Carlos Garrido warns on 4 November 2026 that Spain's tourism reputation is at risk.

Madrid, 4 November: More than 100 groups back the 11 November general strike. Union leaders meet social groups to discuss demands and build more support.

Toledo Cathedral hosts the funeral Mass for Urda train crash victims on 10 November, two days early. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia plan to attend.

Palma, 4 November 2026: Ada Colau will present Ara Més-Front Ampli's plans for the 29 November general election on Sunday, alongside three candidates.

Sant Antoni, Ibiza, 4 November 2026: Miguel Tur voted on changes to a housing project by a firm that lent him €190,000. The PSOE demands answers.

On 4 November 2026, Mallorca and the other Balearic Islands face a spending warning: forecasts top national limits in 2026 and 2027, with risk to 2029.

On 4 November 2026, Europa Press reports from Palma, Mallorca: a boat dealer’s jail term stands over a forged contract and emptied accounts. He can appeal.

Esporles, Mallorca, 4 November 2026: PAS-MÉS puts Mayor Josep Ferrà forward for the 2027 election and starts work on its programme and team.

Ciutadella, Menorca, plans a 145-kilometre search for water leaks. On 4 November 2026, the council set out night checks and a proposed 18,000-euro deal.

Sant Antoni, Ibiza, 4 November 2026: A hotel disco faces new complaints over plastic streamers that a local group says reach the beach and sea.

On 4 November 2026, Ibiza reports 16% more registered farms than in 2019. Formentera backs a new farming law but seeks changes on land and water.

On 4 November 2026, Menorca al Senat presses Spain to count island costs and actual population in Balearic funding as it seeks talks on the new plan.

On 4 November, a warning flags up to 20 litres of rain per square metre in an hour on Mallorca on Thursday. Eivissa and Formentera also face alerts.

In Sa Pobla, Mallorca, the PP accuses the mayor on 4 November of passing over Joan Villalonga for justice of the peace because of his party membership.

Palma, Mallorca, 4 November 2026: Marga Prohens calls for Balearic growth built on innovation and value, saying leading tour operators have adopted the message.

In Palma, Mallorca, on 4 November, CCOO says talks on essential cover for the 11 November Balearic general strike failed; it wants strike rights protected.

On 4 November 2026, the Balearic health minister says Can Arabí’s kitchen in Binissalem stays shut until June, affecting meals for 2,240 Mallorca pupils.

Madrid, 4 November: A social services group urges Spain's regions to put extra care funding into 2027 budgets as changes for people needing help lag.

On 4 November, Jaume Bauzá links a Balearic August record of 2.1 million people to the solar eclipse and defends Mallorca's tourism limits.