News From Mallorca

Emergency crews stabilise a patient after a fall at a home in Fornalutx, Mallorca, on Thursday, 3 September 2026, before the critical transfer to Son Espases.

Palma, 3 September: The PP says a funding plan due for a Friday vote cuts the value of island status and overlooks Balearic population growth.

On 3 September, Palma police report a €35,000 watch theft from a tourist at his Palma hotel in late March and the Friday arrest of a suspect.

Palma, 3 September 2026: Shared-room rents average €653 a month after a 13.7% July rise; across the Balearics, the average now reaches €622.

On 3 September 2026, Ibiza's PP hailed Ceuta solidarity rallies in five towns and urged Spain's government to maintain support and reset foreign policy.

Mallorca, 3 September 2026: Aemet sees a 60–70% chance of a warmer autumn across the Balearics, but rainfall forecasts remain uncertain for now.

In Palma on 3 September 2026, Memòria de Mallorca challenges planned bombing memorials and calls for a commission-led list of 5,000 victims' names.

On 3 September 2026, the Balearic Education Ministry awards a €347,682 emergency contract for Palma school wall repairs due to take four months.

Balearic teachers receive under 40 euros a month for tutor duties. In Madrid on 3 September, UGT demands proper payment at every education level.

Four people are taken to Son Espases after a lorry hits several cars on the Ma-13 near Palma on 3 September, leaving a four-kilometre traffic queue.

Palma’s MÉS party says the city band was used for party politics at a Ceuta rally on Plaça de Cort on 3 September 2026, citing 141 deaths.

Several dogs thought abandoned face traffic danger in Sant Josep, Ibiza. On 3 September, Pacma urges the council to find and protect them.

Correos workers protest outside main post offices across Spain on 3 September as CSIF says 22,000 jobs have gone in a decade and plans further action.

A decision by the education department concerns the allocation of groups from the early education stage within private, publicly funded schools in Palma.

Palma, 3 September: Mallorca and the Balearics expect clear or lightly clouded skies on Thursday, with little change in temperatures and light winds.

Palma post office staff protest outside Carrer Constitució 6 on 3 September as CSIF says Correos has shed 22,000 jobs and kept thousands part-time.

A 29-year-old foreign man dies after being hit outside Amok nightclub in Palma on Thursday, 3 September. Emergency crews confirm his death.

Ceuta protests brought people onto streets in Ibiza, Formentera and Menorca on Wednesday 2 September, as official figures and an organisers' tally differed.

On 2 September, the PP names Jaume Mut as its Manacor mayoral candidate for 2027, promising action on housing, safety and public services.

Madrid, 2 September: Uber cuts around 3,300 jobs worldwide as it strips out management layers and reshapes teams after rapid growth over five years.

On 2 September, a court ends Ciutadella Town Hall’s legal fight, sending traffic back through Menorca’s Plaza des Born. Officials speak Thursday.

Felanitx, Mallorca, breaks ground on eight public homes at the former hospice on Thursday, as Marga Prohens leads the 11.30am ceremony at Sant Alfons 3.

UNICEF warns in Madrid on 2 September that school costs deepen child poverty in Spain. A €100 monthly payment could help 270,000 children.

Palma, 2 September: up to 19,000 people fill Plaça de Cort to back Ceuta and demand Pedro Sánchez quit, as other Mallorca rallies draw 2,281.

Manacor, Mallorca, calls for new flood defences on 2 September 2026 after a study finds much of the town centre remains at risk in heavy rain.