News From Mallorca

Palma, Mallorca saw shared-room supply fall 22% in Q2 2026, while average rents rose 22% to €550, idealista reported on 24 August in a report.

Tourism employment in Spain’s Balearic Islands rose 2.6% in July 2026, with 194,176 contributors recorded by Turespaña on 24 August.

The Roman wreck of Ses Fontanelles off Playa de Palma, Mallorca, was nominated on 24 August 2026 for National Geographic Historia's +Historia awards.

Palma Police said on 24 August 2026 that a motorcycle involved in a fatal crash in Coll d'en Rabassa had been reported stolen by its owner that afternoon.

On Monday, 24 August, the Balearic Islands face thunderstorms, strong wind gusts and hail as a low-pressure system nears Spain. Menorca has a rissaga alert.

Aemet expects light, possibly muddy rain and isolated thunderstorms across Spain's Balearic Islands on Monday 24 August, after cloud builds overnight.

Staff at Son Reus animal shelter in Palma, Mallorca, will strike from 14:00 on Monday, 24 August. UGT says the council has set 100% minimum services.

CERMI urged Spain's Social Rights Ministry in Madrid on 23 August 2026 to speed approval of the European disability card and parking card rules nationwide.

SOS Desaparecidos located a 38-year-old man reported missing in Muro, Mallorca, on 23 August 2026, hours after publishing its alert online.

Madrid experts on 23 August 2026 urged erosion barriers and soil checks after wildfires, while advising against immediate replanting in burnt areas.

Santanyí, Mallorca, 23 August 2026: Three groups performed Mallorcan folk dances at Plaça Canal after a parade through the town on Saturday.

Palma City Council in Mallorca restored water on 23 August after a leak cut supplies for 10 hours in Nou Llevant and Foners, affecting homes and businesses.

PSOE says Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza, knew a water feature was planned for the Egyptian private party in sa Pedrera on 13 August.

Palma, 23 August: Orange rissaga alert for Menorca on Monday from 09.00, with Aemet forecasting sea-level changes reaching up to 1.2 metres.

Palma, Mallorca, 23 August 2026: the Balearic Government urges families to retain school textbook invoices for tax relief of up to €350 per child.

MÉS per Mallorca called in Palma, Mallorca, on 23 August for an immediate review of Tirme’s island waste-treatment concession after a critical report.

Calvià lifeguards displayed beach banners on Mallorca on 23 August 2026 after a 100% minimum-service order prevented their strike from going ahead.

Protesters in Port de Pollença, Mallorca, called on 23 August 2026 for action on sewage discharges, illegal moorings and coastal damage along the shoreline.

A water leak disrupted supplies to homes and businesses in Palma’s Nou Llevant and Foners on 23 August, with restoration expected by 15.00 local time.

Athletic Club de Montuïri unveiled its squad in Montuïri, Mallorca, on 23 August 2026, before a Copa Illes Balears match with UE Petra.

Spanish National Police arrested a man in Playa de Palma, Mallorca, on 23 August over four suspected violent robberies of tourists since late June.

On 23 August, Palma Local Police investigated two minors after a late-night chase involving allegedly stolen motorcycles through Palma, Mallorca.

On August 23, 2026, Talent Júnior attracted 57 applicants for research posts in the Balearic Islands, Spain, with the first appointments scheduled by year-end.

National Police arrested a man in Palma, Mallorca, on 23 August after two alleged car break-ins, including one in El Rafal and a theft of 100 euros.

Guillermo Sánchez said in Palma on 23 August 2026 that Mallorca opposes transfers of child migrants from Ceuta as its care system remains stretched.