News From Mallorca

On 18 August 2026, Sa Pobla, Mallorca, approved more than €1.8m for road surfacing, football facilities, a school centre and climate shelters.

A man aged about 76 dies after a family boat overturns off s’Estanyol, Llucmajor, Mallorca, on Tuesday, 18 August 2026. Two others receive medical care.

On 18 August 2026, Abini said 2,028 homes had been added in the Balearic Islands through conversions, splits, added storeys and use changes.

Calvià Council criticised a lifeguard strike planned for Sunday on 18 August, saying it falls during an expected busy beach weekend in Mallorca.

On 18 August, CCOO called for urgent upgrades to the Palma de Mallorca Airport waiting area used each day by more than 1,000 professional drivers.

Palma, Mallorca, 18 August 2026: A Triodos Bank study finds 58.6% of Balearic residents have cut food shopping as prices rose, with inflation at 3.6% in July.

MÉS per Mallorca criticised Carob's award to Promorent in Palma, Mallorca, on 18 August 2026, calling for safeguards for carob gum production.

The Balearic Islands recorded an 11.7% fall in new company registrations in July, according to Spanish registry figures released on 18 August 2026.

A study reported in Barcelona on 18 August 2026 finds Mallorca’s 1820 plague outbreak was likely pneumonic or septicaemic rather than bubonic plague.

eDreams data published on 18 August 2026 puts Palma, Mallorca, among Spanish travellers’ favourite last-minute destinations for summer travel.

On 18 August, Guardia Civil officers arrested a 39-year-old in Santa Eulària, Ibiza, after finding ketamine, tusi and €920 in his car.

National Police arrested a man in Palma on 18 August after eight rental cars were stolen from fenced lots in June; seven have been recovered.

National Police announced on 18 August the arrest of a man over an alleged late-July assault at Palma, Mallorca port that injured a victim and led to hospital care.

Sa Pobla, Mallorca, approved a €1.8m budget amendment on 18 August, while the PP abstained, citing two adverse intervention reports in the municipal vote.

On 18 August, officials met 15 volunteers at Porreres Town Hall, Mallorca, as 92 young people joined IBJove summer camps across Mallorca this summer.

On 18 August, Mallorca's TetraIB emergency network reached 91.2% coverage after 16 antennas were installed, strengthening service coordination.

Satse raised concerns in Palma, Mallorca, on 18 August over staffing shortages in Son Espases neonatal unit and nine unfilled midwife posts.

A study reported in Palma, Mallorca, on 18 August 2026 finds invasive algae can halve young Posidonia biomass and disrupt root microbes in the Balearics.

Deixalles reported 162 integration contracts in Palma, Mallorca, on 18 August 2026, with its three social enterprises paying over €537,000 in tax.

Marratxí completed wildfire prevention work in Es Garrovers and Sant Marçal, Mallorca, on 18 August 2026, clearing waste and improving access.

Guardia Civil investigates a fatal Valldemossa bus crash on Monday, 18 August, after a falling lamp post killed a 36-year-old Syrian tourist.

Palma, 18 August: Local Police investigated two women after alcohol-related crashes, recording breath alcohol readings of 1.15 mg/l and 1.03 mg/l.

GOB has urged coastal authorities and Santanyí Council to close Cala Llombards beach car park, Mallorca, on 18 August 2026 following a court ruling.

Enric Mas will lead Movistar Team at La Vuelta, which starts in Monaco on 22 August 2026; the team named eight riders in Madrid on 18 August.

Deixalles reported 162 integration contracts in Palma, Mallorca, on 18 August 2026, supporting vulnerable people across the Balearic Islands.