News From Mallorca

Mallorca faces a small chance of weak muddy showers on Wednesday, 26 August, as medium and high cloud covers the Balearics and temperatures dip slightly.

Ibiza makes drivers pay for ITV bookings on 26 August after more than 40% of slots go unused. Changes stay free up to 24 hours ahead when amended.

Palma’s Son Reus dog shelter remains on strike on 24 August as UGT says all staff walk out, leaving only minimum services at the site.

Menorca faces a mini-tsunami warning on Wednesday, while Mallorca and the rest of the Balearics keep stable weather under high pressure.

On 25 August 2026, Calvià, Mallorca, adds seven young professionals to municipal services through a SOIB scheme worth €214,750, backed by EU funds.

MÉS says a public flat in Sa Cabana, Marratxí, has stood empty for over two years as it presses the mayor for answers on 25 August.

SOS Desaparecidos reported on 25 August 2026 that a 24-year-old woman missing since early August had been found in Alcúdia, Mallorca, and ended its alert.

Madrid, 25 August 2026: Spain approves €25m for Ceuta to support unaccompanied migrant children before Thursday's regional meeting on their care.

Inca, Mallorca, will lay a Pedra de la Memòria for Antoni Bestard on 26 August, honouring the trade unionist killed under Francoist repression in Palma in 1939.

Staff at Sa Fontasana care home in Palma, Mallorca, warned on 25 August 2026 that shortages are undermining residents’ care and raising workloads.

In Palma on 25 August, a study found 51% of Balearic households cannot usually keep their homes at an adequate temperature, above Spain's 46.4%.

An off-duty Santa Eulària officer detained a mobile phone theft suspect in Eivissa, Ibiza, on Monday after a woman raised the alarm.

Madrid, 25 August: Spain's cabinet has backed draft asylum legislation and changes to its foreigners law to align rules with the EU migration pact.

Madrid, Spain, 25 August 2026: ministers approve vineyard authorisation changes, longer replanting permits and revised approved wine grape varieties.

Palma’s EMT shuttle could not use the Bonanova bridge on 25 August 2026 after vehicle weights exceeded the limit set by the Council of Mallorca.

On 25 August 2026, the Partido Popular said recorded crime in Inca, Mallorca, had risen 39% and called for more Local Police and Guardia Civil officers.

On 25 August 2026, Guardia Civil officers arrested two people in Portocolom, Mallorca, over alleged cocaine sales from a restaurant. A court remanded both.

From 26 August, drivers in Eivissa, Ibiza must pay their ITV fee when booking, as the Island Council moves to cut no-shows and longer waiting times.

On 25 August, Menorca's Island Council announced it will consider a law change enabling caps on vehicle arrivals, exemptions and ferry data checks.

Palma, Mallorca's Bicipalma reached 42,500 users and 1.4 million rides in 2025, the City Council said on 25 August 2026, forecasting further growth.

On 25 August in Palma, Mallorca, STEI criticised the handling of TEI posts after only 20 of 49 planned appointments for the school year had been made.

Guardia Civil investigate a decomposed body found floating off Port Adriano in Calvià, Mallorca, on 25 August 2026, with diving specialists deployed.

On 25 August 2026, police in Maó, Menorca, said they were investigating the death of a woman at a private pool in Binixica. Medics attempted resuscitation.

On 25 August 2026, la Caixa announced more than 600 activities for nearly 14,000 older people at 22 centres across the Balearic Islands, Spain.

Eivissa introduced shared electronic care records for public and private homes on 25 August 2026, with three facilities already linked to the system.