News From Mallorca

A 17-year-old is in intensive care after a horse struck her during Sant Bartomeu celebrations in Ferreries, Menorca, on Monday morning, 24 August.

On Menorca on 24 August, Socialist MP Marc Pons challenged plans to repeal a water-powers clause, citing aquifer pressure and supply concerns.

Because of an accident, the full carriageway on the Ma-15 near Sant Llorenç des Cardassar has been closed since 24 August 2026. The DGT lists the event in its

On 24 August 2026, IBSalut signed a contract worth more than €1.3m in Ciutadella, Menorca, to design and oversee the new health centre project.

A 17-year-old is in intensive care at Hospital Mateu Orfila after an accident during Sant Bartomeu festivities in Ferreries, Menorca, on 24 August.

A van overturned on the Ma-15 near Manacor, Mallorca, on Monday, 24 August, leaving a passenger seriously injured and the driver lightly hurt.

Fire destroys a clothing shop in Can Picafort, Santa Margalida, Mallorca, on 24 August 2026; four homes are evacuated and two people need care.

Three people were injured in a head-on crash in Cala en Bosc, Ciutadella, Menorca, on Monday, 24 August, as the Civil Guard began an investigation.

Santa Eulària, Ibiza, warned on 24 August 2026 that phone scammers posing as the council are seeking personal and bank details from residents by phone.

The Consell Consultiu rejected a €57,770 hip-fracture compensation claim in Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza, after a fall on 4 November 2024.

Rissagues on 24 August force Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza, to cancel a concert after seawater wets installed material, while festivities continue.

Alaró Council and Hidrobal cleared every street drain in Mallorca on 24 August 2026, reducing blockage risks in heavy rain and protecting streams.

PSIB says 2,500 families could miss 2025 rental aid in the Balearic Islands. In Palma on 24 August, it urged funding of at least €8 million.

A serious head-on crash injured three people on the Me-24 in Menorca on 24 August 2026. Guardia Civil traffic officers are tracing those who fled.

On 24 August, Palma, Mallorca, said it will buy or expropriate the Can Pesquet plot for a community centre, library, public square and parking.

On 24 August 2026, the Balearic Government opened a TetraIB station in Es Cubells, Ibiza, to strengthen emergency radio coverage in difficult terrain.

PSIB requested answers from IMAS in Palma, Mallorca, on 24 August 2026 over medicine procedures and alleged unpaid staff allowances.

Palma, Mallorca, 24 August: Spain’s National Police arrested a sales worker accused of taking cash from 20 invoices, costing his firm about €2,000.

Guardia Civil arrested an Italian man in Cala d'Or, Santanyí, on 24 August after an alleged assault left another man needing hospital treatment.

On 24 August, Guardia Civil arrested a 52-year-old after a charter boat was allegedly stolen from Port of Sóller, Mallorca, and traced near Tagomago.

Police said on 24 August 2026 that they arrested two minors in Palma, Mallorca, after an alleged early-June park assault left a father needing hospital care.

On 24 August 2026, the Spanish Association Against Cancer opened bidding on rural land in Capdepera, Mallorca, to fund social and scientific programmes.

MÉS per Palma has accused Palma mayor Jaime Martínez of failing to secure the Can Pesquet plot in Son Sardina, Palma, for public facilities after the site

On 24 August, Coalició per Mallorca urged the government in Palma to protect Carob's agricultural role in Marratxí and support local carob growers.

CaixaBank provided more than €2.5bn to Spanish hotels in the first half, with much directed to the Balearic Islands, Spain, it said on Sunday, the 24th.