News From Mallorca

Palma police arrested a man and a woman on 7 September 2026 after a woman said she woke in hospital with her belongings gone after an alleged attack.

On 7 September, Ciutadella's PP calls for talks on Es Born's pedestrian scheme and a full bill for Menorca town hall after the dispute.

Around 200 people rally in Son Sardina, Palma, on 7 September 2026, demanding the city buy Can Pesquet for a public square and community centre.

Madrid, 7 September: 1.15m people rent rooms or temporary homes in Spain as minister Pablo Bustinduy presses for a housing decree this month.

Palma school assistants protest outside the Education Ministry on Tuesday, 8 September, demanding 12-month contracts, stable posts and recognition.

On 7 September in Palma, Antoni Vera sets out Mallorca’s new term: 149 temporary classrooms as school building work continues across the island.

Palma, 7 September 2026: Housing sales across the Balearic Islands fell 15.6% in July, while mortgages for homes rose 24.9%, Spain's biggest increase.

Mallorca’s home-care service reaches 18,400 monthly hours on 7 September 2026, adding weekend support for older people needing care at home.

On 7 September 2026, excavators uncover two Civil War victims at Son Servera cemetery, Mallorca, with uniform badges and fired ammunition beside them.

Palma, 7 September 2026: Mallorca’s Parliament votes Wednesday on starting a vehicle-entry limit. MÉS backs the move while Vox plans to abstain.

Formentera Council opens a 498,000-euro tender on 7 September to bring shade and greenery to La Mola’s school playground and urban park over eight months.

On 7 September, MÉS says Palma schools hit 31 degrees last year and demands fans, shade and a heat plan for every public school in the city.

Ceuta’s PP president Juan Jesús Vivas wins regional backing in Madrid on 7 September as party leaders accuse Spain’s government of failures there.

In Palma on 7 September 2026, Marga Prohens launches the PP’s ‘Dicho y hecho’ drive, saying more than 95% of her government programme is done or under way.

On Thursday, 3 September 2026, beachgoers in Cala Major, Mallorca, stopped two suspected thieves after a bag and two phones were taken from swimmers.

Eivissa City Council cuts nearly €145,000 from Valoriza’s payment on 7 September after its street and beach cleaning meets 66% of quality targets.

A Balearic court in Palma on 7 September backs refusal of permanent incapacity benefit for a 54-year-old travel agent with fibromyalgia. An appeal remains.

On 7 September in Madrid, Pedro Sánchez attacks a €6m penthouse bought by the regional government as Casa 47 opens with 800 homes available to rent.

Palma, 7 September: Marga Prohens demands Madrid share migrant-arrival risk warnings after more than 100 arrivals and two bodies found at sea.

Palma, 7 September: Marga Prohens says Madrid has stopped Congress debating the Balearic airport law after citing flight and property concerns.

Madrid, 7 September 2026: SATSE says Spain starts another school year without a nurse in every school and warns visiting cover breaks care.

Palma, 7 September 2026: The Balearics posts Spain’s lowest work absence rate at 6.2%, but workplace accidents remain fourth highest despite a 9.4% annual fall.

PP regional leaders back Ceuta president Juan Jesús Vivas in Madrid on 7 September after July’s mass migrant arrivals trigger a political row.

Palma, 7 September 2026: Mallorca adds three almond selections at Sa Granja to test flowering, yields and how trees cope when water is scarce.

Madrid, 7 September 2026: Pedro Sánchez opens Spain’s political season as the Ceuta crisis, 2027 budget and election talk pile pressure on him.