News From Mallorca

The Consell Consultiu rejected a €57,770 hip-fracture compensation claim in Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza, after a fall on 4 November 2024.

Rissagues on 24 August force Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza, to cancel a concert after seawater wets installed material, while festivities continue.

Alaró Council and Hidrobal cleared every street drain in Mallorca on 24 August 2026, reducing blockage risks in heavy rain and protecting streams.

PSIB says 2,500 families could miss 2025 rental aid in the Balearic Islands. In Palma on 24 August, it urged funding of at least €8 million.

A serious head-on crash injured three people on the Me-24 in Menorca on 24 August 2026. Guardia Civil traffic officers are tracing those who fled.

On 24 August, Palma, Mallorca, said it will buy or expropriate the Can Pesquet plot for a community centre, library, public square and parking.

On 24 August 2026, the Balearic Government opened a TetraIB station in Es Cubells, Ibiza, to strengthen emergency radio coverage in difficult terrain.

PSIB requested answers from IMAS in Palma, Mallorca, on 24 August 2026 over medicine procedures and alleged unpaid staff allowances.

Palma, Mallorca, 24 August: Spain’s National Police arrested a sales worker accused of taking cash from 20 invoices, costing his firm about €2,000.

Guardia Civil arrested an Italian man in Cala d'Or, Santanyí, on 24 August after an alleged assault left another man needing hospital treatment.

On 24 August, Guardia Civil arrested a 52-year-old after a charter boat was allegedly stolen from Port of Sóller, Mallorca, and traced near Tagomago.

Police said on 24 August 2026 that they arrested two minors in Palma, Mallorca, after an alleged early-June park assault left a father needing hospital care.

On 24 August 2026, the Spanish Association Against Cancer opened bidding on rural land in Capdepera, Mallorca, to fund social and scientific programmes.

MÉS per Palma has accused Palma mayor Jaime Martínez of failing to secure the Can Pesquet plot in Son Sardina, Palma, for public facilities after the site

On 24 August, Coalició per Mallorca urged the government in Palma to protect Carob's agricultural role in Marratxí and support local carob growers.

CaixaBank provided more than €2.5bn to Spanish hotels in the first half, with much directed to the Balearic Islands, Spain, it said on Sunday, the 24th.

PSOE calls for checks on the Cap Blanc path closure in Sant Joan, Ibiza, on 24 August, citing coastal access and serious emergency response concerns.

A fire destroyed a clothing shop in Can Picafort, Mallorca, on Monday, 24 August. Fire crews evacuated four homes and the premises; nobody was hurt.

On the Ma-20 near Palma, the full carriageway is restricted northwestbound between kilometres 2 and 4 following an accident.

In Palma, Mallorca, on 24 August 2026, PSIB seeks answers after Hospital Son Espases limits PET-TAC tests amid a shortage of nuclear medicine doctors.

SOS Desaparecidos appealed for information on 24 August after Lisa B., 24, was reported missing in Alcúdia, Mallorca, last seen on 3 August.

On 24 August 2026, Sant Joan de Labritja, Ibiza, opened €35,000 in grants for asbestos removal and traditional heritage restoration. Apply by 9 September.

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.