News From Mallorca

Palma, 4 September: Police arrest a 28-year-old in a stolen car, engine running in a mobility parking bay. Officers find its key in his pocket.

On 4 September, the Consell starts work on Palma's Son Castelló roundabout, used by 46,000 cars daily. An 85-metre redesign targets queues.

Campanet, Mallorca, 4 September 2026: MÉS chooses architect Maria Gelabert for 2027 after Mayor Guillem Rosselló says he will not run.

Llucmajor, Mallorca, awards a €5m rubbish contract on 4 September. Llibertat Llucmajor warns doorstep collections could shift bags to homes.

Madrid/Palma, 4 September 2026: The Balearics secure €1.05 million for public university posts despite casting the only vote against the deal.

Mallorca puts nearly €23,000 into a Soria dig from 15 September, searching beneath a former chapel for the possible remains of Jaume IV in Spain.

Traffic and rubbish blight Palma's Joan Alcover monument on 4 September, as three cultural groups demand a calmer, more fitting public space.

Palma, 4 September 2026: Mallorca leader Llorenç Galmés demands Alfonso Rodríguez quit, alleging migrant-arrival reports were hidden on the islands.

On 4 September, the Balearic Government backs a €4.68m rebuild of Petra station in Mallorca, with access work, solar power and ten months of construction.

Palma, 4 September 2026: the Balearic Government approves €1.34m for 2027 food-aid programmes supporting families in financial hardship.

Palma, 4 September 2026: the Balearic Islands approve an 87-action health plan, with prevention, staffing and digital change mapped out to 2030.

Palma de Mallorca, 4 September 2026: 145 care leavers will keep support towards independent living under a €1.14m deal running to October 2028.

Mallorca's government defends its bid to curb Aena airport growth in Palma on 4 September 2026. Congress in Madrid decides its next step on Tuesday.

Porto Cristo, Mallorca, 4 September 2026: A 23-year-old dies after a car overturns on the Ma-4020. A suspect tests positive for alcohol and cocaine.

On 4 September 2026, Elena López Bonet enters the PSOE primary to lead its 2027 Eivissa City Hall bid, with neighbourhoods central to her plan.

Eivissa, 4 September 2026: Ibiza sets aside €700,000 for university travel grants for students, with a further €356,088 from the Balearic Government.

On 4 September, Llucmajor, Mallorca approves an eight-year waste deal, bringing 1,000 new bins and door-to-door collection to urbanisations.

Palma, 4 September: Mallorca’s UIB wins approval for its own pharmacy faculty as the degree’s third year begins in 2026-2027, with demand high.

Palma, 4 September 2026: Marga Prohens demands reports on warnings of high-risk migrant arrivals and accuses Madrid of withholding key security information.

Palma, 4 September 2026: PSIB says a new Balearics tourism fund will compensate island costs, while Rosario Sánchez attacks the Govern’s stance.

In Palma, Mallorca, the Balearic Government clears the Beato Luis Belda centre on 4 September 2026, with 55 medical places from 2026-2027.

On 4 September 2026, Mallorca’s wastewater inflow climbed 15.1% between 2021 and 2025, putting treatment plants under pressure across the Balearics.

Madrid stays away from the 4 September funding vote in Madrid, while other PP-led regions attend to reject a plan they say was agreed with ERC.

On Friday, 4 September, staff protest outside DomusVi Palma on Camí dels Reis, demanding more workers, lighter workloads and better conditions.

Madrid, 4 September 2026: Spain’s haulage industry says nearly 95% of goods travel by lorry and calls for investment in roads and links nationwide.