News From Mallorca

Palma, 27 August 2026: Mallorca tour guides reject a proposed cap on tourist groups, saying it could hurt smaller firms without cutting visitor numbers.

On 27 August 2026, Podemos says Palma Mayor Jaime Martínez applies different rules at Plaza de Cort before the Ceuta rally on 2 September there.

Seven people face public-order and damage allegations after Palma's 26 July 2026 tourism protest, while Valencia police review officers' conduct.

Palma, 27 August 2026: the Balearic Government will cover social security contributions for self-employed people in their first two months of sick leave.

A woman dies in a two-car crash on Menorca’s Me-1 between Alaior and Maó on 27 August. Medics take five people, including a baby, to hospital.

Inca walkers will wear a red Còmic Nostrum T-shirt on the Lluc pilgrimage on 12–13 September. Registration runs at Inca Town Hall from 1 to 9 September.

On 27 August 2026, Miquel Joaquín Estrades takes charge of Puigpunyent’s Socialists as the Mallorca branch targets a stronger local voice by 2027.

Palma, 27 August 2026: SOS supplies books, clothes and hygiene items in Foners as average textbooks and uniforms top €429 per pupil this term.

Palma, 27 August: police identify seven for disorder and damage after a tourism protest. Organisers deny blame for violence and plan a collective claim.

Police arrested three men in Palma on 27 August after a family was tied up at gunpoint during a home raid near Son Puig and Son Roqueta.

Guardia Civil arrest a man after a Magaluf hotel disturbance on 27 August, saying he abused guests and staff before biting and hitting an officer.

Palma, 27 August: Mallorca says €25 million for migrant children in Ceuta is too little and refuses to take minors through a redistribution scheme.

Palma police report a 10% fall in thefts and violent robberies on 27 August, but car break-ins have risen since the start of the year.

On the Ma-19 near Palma, the left-hand lane is restricted westbound at kilometre 7.5 following an accident.

Palma, 27 August: OCB says the Balearic health app keeps records and medication details in Spanish and demands an urgent Catalan fix now.

A court in Palma jails a young man for five years and three months on 27 August 2026 after a chokehold attack on a minor in a care centre.

On 27 August 2026, Mallorca's Education Ministry detailed €624,641 spent on school repairs, from leaky roofs to cooling systems in Part Forana towns.

Notary figures released in Palma on 27 August show Balearic home sales fell 11.4% in June, while prices slipped 2% to 4,056 euros per square metre.

An amendment to the Island Council’s own budget is now binding following the public consultation period.

More than 100 people dine on Palma’s Born on 26 August after police order restaurant terraces cleared over security concerns. Bars fear losses.

Mallorca, 26 August 2026: a partial lunar eclipse needs no equipment on Thursday night, but the moon sets before its partial phase finishes.

On 26 August, Amnesty urges every Spanish region to take unaccompanied migrant children from Ceuta and keep politics out of their protection.

Mallorca canoeist Ángeles Moreno wins the C2 500 heat in Poznan on 26 August, securing Friday's World Championships medal final with Viktoria Yarchevska.

On Wednesday, 26 August, Aemet says Mallorca can top 35ºC on Thursday as rain reaches the Balearics, with weak showers still possible on Friday.

Ciutadella, Menorca, commits €767,940 on 26 August 2026 to trees, solar panels, batteries, electric bikes and public charging points through 2027.