News From Mallorca

A German tourist suffers minor injuries in Port d’Andratx on 29 August after suspected card thieves drive into him while fleeing. Two men are arrested.

On 3 September 2026, Mallorca’s school programme adds sustainable hunting lessons in Son Macià and renews its warning on plastic at sea.

In Palma on 3 September, IBDona reports 2,731 calls to its 24-hour helpline by June, 91.8% linked to violence against women across the Balearics.

Mallorca and the Balearics face heat on 3 September, with very high to extreme wildfire danger, hot nights and possible storms from Saturday.

On 3 September, Felanitx launched eight public rental homes at its former hospice, prioritising over-65s with 10 years in the town. The scheme costs €1.3m.

In Palma on 3 September, the EU weighs a change that could give Balearic trawlers more fishing days, though member states must still negotiate it.

On Tuesday at Palma Airport, Guardia Civil officers arrest a 43-year-old after finding six unpaid perfume bottles worth €1,100 in his hand luggage.

Palma, 3 September 2026: the Balearic Government sets aside €42m to gradually update 700 public apps by 2031 and cut repeated data entry.

On 3 September, pisos.com finds 16.2% of Balearic home searches sit between €100,000 and €200,000, while 1.7% in the islands look above €1 million.

From 3 September, Mallorca schools have until 5 October to enter RetoTech with a five-minute video for coding, robotics and 3D printing projects.

Palma, 3 September 2026: A 31-year-old driver crashes into a roundabout, tries to drive away and later tests at three times the legal alcohol limit.

Five people go to hospital after a lorry hits cars on Palma’s Ma-13 on Thursday, 3 September. Guardia Civil arrest the driver after a positive alcohol test.

On 3 September 2026, Ciutadella on Menorca must restore cars and parking to Plaza des Born after a court ruling revokes terrace permits.

Menorca's car-cap row deepens on 3 September after Més per Menorca and Maite de Medrano reject a legal change the PP says is vital to limit vehicles.

A lorry crashes into cars on Mallorca’s Ma-13 near Palma on Thursday, 3 September. Five go to hospital and its driver tests positive for alcohol.

At a traffic check in Ibiza on 3 September, police record 14 notices, tow two cars and immobilise another after finding a vehicle-entry rule breach.

In Palma on 3 September, Balearic education chiefs propose aid for teachers moving islands, while school meals are set for every public primary school.

On Thursday, 3 September, USAE says Son Llàtzer in Palma treats 114 people in A&E, with 21 awaiting admission and 25 in its waiting room at the hospital.

In Palma on 3 September, MÉS calls for free school books and supplies after estimates put the school-start bill at €673 per pupil in the Balearics.

Eivissa, Ibiza, 3 September 2026: Local police log 14 offences during Wednesday's road check, tow two cars and record two positive drug tests.

A lorry crash involving seven vehicles blocks two lanes on the Ma-13 near Son Fuster, Palma. On 3 September, the queue falls from 4km to 1km.

Madrid, 3 September 2026: Enaire and commercial pilots launch a two-year plan linking controllers and pilots to strengthen Spanish air safety.

Mallorca, 3 September: €5.58m will upgrade water supplies in 11 Tramuntana towns, from new tanks and wells to leak checks and drainage.

On 3 September in Palma, IBDona reports 2,731 calls in the first half of 2026 to its 24-hour Balearic Islands helpline. 91.8% were about violence against women.

Police arrest two men after a Palma drug raid on 3 September 2026, finding cannabis, hashish and street-view cameras as cash is allegedly burned.