News From Mallorca

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.

The Balearic Islands enter a yellow heat warning on Monday, 7 September, as Aemet forecasts temperatures above 35 degrees across the archipelagos.

Guardia Civil recover the body of a minor in waters off Formentera on 5 September and investigate a possible death during a small-boat crossing.

Mallorca faces high temperatures on Monday, 7 September, while daytime readings may dip in the north and light winds turn east during the afternoon.

Progreso en Verde calls for Fornalutx's bull run to be scrapped on 6 September, condemning Saturday's correbou as animal abuse and exploitation.

Balearic Government president Marga Prohens attends Maó’s Mare de Déu de Gràcia celebrations on Monday, with a 16.00 Town Hall welcome.

Mallorca, Monday: a yellow heat warning covers much of the island as temperatures reach 37 degrees; Ibiza and Formentera face the same alert.

In Palma on 6 September, Bishop Sebastià Taltavull warns that Mallorca's saturation by people is harming nature and coexistence, and urges care for the land.

On 6 September 2026, Portocolom’s traditional boat group warns new berth rules could affect 60 wooden boats and calls for year-round moorings.

Mallorca's Elisabeth Reynés takes second place at Miss World in Nha Trang, Vietnam, on 6 September 2026, a first for Spain in 75 years of contest.

On 6 September 2026, Sineu puts Mallorca’s endangered native horse in focus at its first Diada, with carriages, tack and horseshoeing.

In Palma on 6 September 2026, MÉS takes a plan to the Consell de Mallorca as rising commercial rents put long-standing small shops at risk of closure.

Elisabeth Reynés of the Balearic Islands takes second at Miss World in Nha Trang, Vietnam, on 6 September 2026 after a standout month of contests.

Palma, 6 September: On Mallorca, over-50s make up 45.8% of unemployment but get 18.1% of new contracts. PP seeks action on age bias.

Inca Town Hall moves towards legal action on 6 September over Teatre Principal director rules, as PSIB accuses PP of political interference.

Ibiza's emergency radio network now covers 87.2% of the island after seven new antennas, improving links for responders on 6 September 2026.

Hundreds march through Palma on 6 September, calling for local authorities to enforce cat colony rules properly and stop relying on volunteers.

Eight officers travel from Mallorca to Maó, Menorca, for the Mare de Déu de Gràcia celebrations on 7 and 8 September, with horse safety in focus.

Palma, 6 September: Police seize three knives in a Son Roca check after complaints of night-time noise, and report a driver without a licence.

On Mallorca, a yellow heat warning runs from 12.00 to 19.00 on Sunday, 6 September, as Aemet forecasts 36°C to 38°C across the Balearic Islands.