News From Mallorca

On 22 August 2026, officers at Palma Airport, Mallorca, seized 1,650 cigarette packs without tax stamps and reported a 25-year-old passenger.

A worker was injured by a reversing lorry at Carrefour on Calle General Riera in Palma, Mallorca, on 22 August and taken to Son Espases hospital.

On 22 August 2026, Palma, Mallorca, receives academy research volumes for free consultation at Can Sales and the Archive of the Kingdom of Mallorca.

National Police detained a man in Palma, Mallorca, on Thursday after a television was damaged at a gaming hall in early March, causing losses above €3,500.

Spanish National Police arrested a former customer over a suspected fire at a jet ski hire firm in Palma, Mallorca, on 13 August, damaging vehicles.

Experts in Palma, Mallorca, said on 22 August 2026 that warmer Mediterranean waters can fuel more intense storms when conditions align.

Alarm Phone said on 21 August that Algeria intercepted a migrant boat bound for the Balearic Islands and deported all 26 passengers to Niger.

Madrid, 21 August 2026: Spain's hotel sector reports July overnight stays up 0.3%, while air links support stronger international demand this summer.

Road, pavement and lighting upgrades on Avenida Joan Amer in Porto Cristo, Mallorca, start on 25 August, with work expected to last three months.

ANPE called on Spain on 21 August 2026 in Palma, Mallorca, to guarantee public education funding that reflects island costs and pupil growth in Baleares.

The Balearic Islands face showers and thunderstorms on 21 August 2026 as a powerful low brings unsettled weather through the weekend, AEMET says.

Guardia Civil traffic officers found nearly 200 positive alcohol or drug tests across the Balearic Islands from 10 to 16 August, checking 3,855 vehicles.

Palma City Council completed a €410,446 upgrade of public paths and green space between Mar Jónica and Mar d'Aral in Playa de Palma on 21 August.

On 21 August 2026, police said a grandmother was arrested in Palma, Mallorca, after neighbours reported her grandson alone on a fourth-floor balcony.

DomusVi Palma employees protested staff shortages and workload in Palma on 21 August, and their works committee plans another rally on 28 August.

Esporles, Mallorca, launched a €97,948 tender on 21 August 2026 for a Ses Rotgetes well to reinforce water supplies after an existing well failed.

Pool flats in Palma, Mallorca cost up to 80% more than homes without one, idealista data show, with findings reported on 21 August in the city.

Palma, Mallorca, 21 August 2026: the Balearic Employment Service has issued 1,077 training vouchers worth €306,700 in the 2025-2027 scheme, the government says.

National Police detained three men in Palma, Mallorca, on 21 August 2026 after a couple said they were threatened over a reported car theft.

National Police arrested a Palma, Mallorca, restaurant owner on 21 August after allegations staff worked up to 12-hour days for nearly €1,000 a month.

On Ibiza and Formentera, only 18 cases of illegal Posidonia anchoring were recorded in 2025. The foundation called for stronger enforcement on 21 August 2026.

Business formations in the Balearic Islands reached 3,000 by July, data released in Palma on 21 August 2026 show, with start-up capital at €71m.

PALMA, Balearic Islands, 21 August 2026 — The Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB) has said hospital waiting lists across the Balearic Islands now

Palma, 21 August 2026: The Balearic Government says new contracts have cleared the psychological support waiting list for young people and families.

Abaqua has authorised a €6.3m upgrade of the Sant Lluís, Menorca wastewater plant on 21 August 2026, with work due from 2027 to 2029 while treatment runs.