News From Mallorca

Palma, 9 September: STEI says Balearic schools open Thursday with leaks, heat and staff shortages, including unfilled cover posts in Menorca.

On 9 September 2026, Palma approves 210 temporary taxi licences for 2027 and winter shifts, adding extra cover on weekend nights and holidays.

Mallorca storm on 9 September 2026 brings 109 km/h gusts in Capdepera and 47 l/m2 rain in Llucmajor, with an orange alert across the Balearics.

Palma, 9 September: Health Minister Manuela García avoids explicitly backing Son Espases chief Cristina Granados as opposition demands her resignation.

On 9 September 2026, Endesa sets out more than four and a half million euros in Formentera power-grid works after summer faults hit the island.

On 9 September 2026, the Balearic Parliament backs minimum low-season Menorca-Barcelona flights and a fare cap for residents, but rejects airline incentives.

Madrid, 9 September: Trip.com says London bookings by Spanish travellers for the 12 October break are up 191%, while Europe takes 54.7% of hotel bookings.

Palma, 9 September 2026: Valentina Fagiano wins €1,000 for tracing microplastics across the Balearic Sea, from surface waters to the deep sea.

In Palma on 9 September 2026, Jaume Bauzá says Mallorca tourism policy is working as opponents say the government has failed to act.

On 9 September, Menorca's PP puts the island allowance cost at €10m and seeks state money to stop councils from sacrificing other budget lines.

Palma, 9 September: 1,500 Balearic firms receive a digital survey shaping the 2027-2031 industry plan, with a draft due in November before final publication.

Foreign self-employed workers supplied 56.1% of Balearic Islands growth since 2022, figures released on 9 September 2026 show. Their ranks rose 20.5%.

Palma will submit a €58,000 plan on 9 September to hire two women affected by male violence, with administrative and cleaning roles on offer.

Madrid, 9 September: Spain's PP signals abstention in Thursday's citizenship vote for up to 80,000 Sahrawis and challenges the government's route.

On 9 September, Guardia Civil arrested three men in Mallorca after intercepting three parcels carrying almost 25 kilos of cannabis in separate operations.

On 9 September 2026, Palma weighs options after Can Pesquet in Son Sardina goes to a private buyer, despite the council arranging the funding to buy it.

Palma, 9 September: Mallorca faces rain, hail and gusts of up to 90 km/h on Wednesday as emergency services prepare for a fast storm across the Balearics.

Two firms seek a 25-year Ibiza marina concession on 9 September 2026, backing a €20m overhaul with 170 berths and a new breakwater planned for the port.

In Palma on 9 September, UGT demands stable funding for Balearic schools, saying teachers lack time and resources for individual pupil support.

A biker speeds along the hard shoulder in Manacor, Mallorca, on Saturday, then flees police. Officers arrest him after finding no licence or valid insurance.

Madrid, 9 September 2026: a CIS survey of 6,029 people finds 79.3% say tourist flats raise rents and make regular homes harder to find across Spain.

Palma, Mallorca, 9 September 2026: Ana Rosa Abejón enters Podemos primaries with housing, tourism cuts and public care at the heart of her bid.

Palma’s Christmas lights switch-on moves to Parc de la Mar on 21 November. More than €373,000 is planned, plus a 60-stall market and ice rink.

Formentera signs off €3.17m for care and homes for minors on 9 September 2026, after 12 more arrive and the island’s caseload reaches about 250.

National Police arrested a Palma mother on 7 September after her son told a relative he was alone, hungry and frightened in a Son Gotleu home.