News From Mallorca

Palma recorded a 4.4% gross rental yield in July, the third-lowest among Spain’s provincial capitals, pisos.com reported on 25 August in a new study.

On 25 August, the Balearic Islands recorded 216,912 contributory pensions, while the average monthly payment reached €1,282, below Spain’s average.

On 25 August 2026, researchers at Sa Granja began a Balearic trial of clonal carob rootstocks for hotter, drier growing conditions.

Neighbourhood group Flipau amb Pere Garau warns of vehicle thefts targeting signal beacons in Palma, Mallorca, on 25 August and urges vigilance.

Fire crews tackle two forest fires on Formentera, Balearic Islands, on 25 August 2026, with the second blaze extinguished at 05.51 after a multi-agency response.

Industrial prices in the Balearic Islands rose 16.1% year on year in July, the National Statistics Institute reported in Palma on 25 August.

On 25 August in Palma, Balearic Islands, IBSalut gained access to employment data, helping doctors assess temporary incapacity certificates more objectively.

Palma, Mallorca, 25 August 2026: Spain's National Police Corps arrested a 23-year-old volleyball coach over allegations involving a 15-year-old girl.

Palma’s Consell Consultiu rejected two IBSalut compensation claims on 25 August 2026, covering a patient death and an alleged missed diagnosis.

Aemet forecasts mostly clear skies across Mallorca and the Balearic Islands on Tuesday, 25 August, with rising temperatures and easing winds overnight.

Thirty teenagers from Calvià, Mallorca, and Moura, Portugal, join Erasmus+ Cultura Viva from 28 August to 6 September for cultural activities.

On 24 August in Palma, Mallorca, Simebal called for funding reform to cover island costs, tourism pressure and help retain Balearic doctors.

A 17-year-old remains in intensive care after a horse struck her at Ferreries, Menorca, during the Sant Bartomeu festivities on 24 August 2026.

Bad weather delayed flights at Palma Airport in Mallorca on 24 August, while Menorca and Eivissa also reported disruption and a plane returned to Barcelona.

Menorca's PP said on 24 August that water powers for the Island Council will follow the Autonomy Statute, with functions and resources included.

Graffiti opposing tourist overcrowding appeared on Sant Gaietà Street in Palma, Mallorca, on 24 August, near the Balearic Government ministry.

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.