News From Mallorca

Andratx Council unveiled a draft for the Son Podé car park in Andratx, Mallorca, on 20 August 2026, planning about 200 new town-centre parking spaces.

On 20 August 2026, Palma, Mallorca, closes three parks and the Paseo Marítimo as the Balearic Islands rain and storm warning rises to orange level.

On 20 August 2026, STEI urged Palma, Mallorca’s education ministry to revise nine-month TEI and ATE contracts and plan staffing in local schools.

On 20 August 2026, DomusVi Palma said it had acted to maintain adequate summer staffing at its Palma, Mallorca residence amid planned staff protests.

National Police arrested two men over suspected drug dealing in Son Gotleu, Palma, on 20 August, seizing cocaine, hashish and marijuana and cash.

Spanish National Police arrested a man in Palma, Mallorca, on 20 August, linking him to six alleged burglaries worth more than €8,000.

On 20 August 2026 in Palma, the Balearic PP called for 1,000 extra National Police and Civil Guard officers, citing rising crime on Mallorca.

PSIB criticised tourism leadership at the Consell de Mallorca in Palma, Mallorca, on 20 August after tourism director Clara del Moral announced her retirement.

Palma police towed a foreign-registered car to the municipal depot in Playa de Palma on 20 August after traffic offences were identified.

On 20 August 2026, the Balearic Government announced more than 1,000 Catalan course places for public employees across the Balearic Islands.

Mallorca and Balearic Islands airports will schedule 4,975 flights from 21 to 23 August, led by Palma Airport with 3,123 planned arrivals and departures.

Mallorca’s lunar eclipse on 28 August starts at 04.30, with western views strongest and the Moon turning reddish as dawn approaches over the Balearic Islands.

On 20 August 2026, the Consell de Mallorca urged Spain’s Culture Ministry to start the Museo de Muro renovation in Muro, Mallorca.

On 20 August, the Balearic Islands Government set out €70m in school works for Mallorca and the islands, with projects running from September to December.

On 20 August 2026, Son Llàtzer in Palma reported 7,917 operations for January to July, as planned surgery and first outpatient visits rose.

Guardia Civil and the Tax Agency seized €62,890 from checked luggage at Palma Airport in Palma on 20 August 2026 after stopping two travellers.

On 20 August 2026, Mallorca Council expects to buy Ca l'Ardiaca in Palma, Mallorca, and is preparing upgrades to extend social inclusion services.

On 20 August 2026, idealista ranked Camino del Salinar in Andratx, Mallorca, as Spain’s priciest home-buying street, with €15m average asks.

Mallorca faces an orange heat warning on 20 August 2026, while storm and wave alerts cover the island amid an unsettled Balearic forecast on Thursday.

The Balearic Islands face rising temperatures, muddy showers and possible evening thunderstorms on Thursday 20 August, Aemet forecasts the change.

World Weather Attribution said climate change warmed the Mediterranean by around two degrees in Madrid, Spain, on nineteenth August two thousand and twenty-six.

Manacor, Mallorca, opened four monitored waste drop-off sites on 19 August for residents beyond the town centre without doorstep collections.

Border checks at Balearic Islands, Spain, airports identified 13 arrivals from Italy by 19 August, with Eivissa recording eight passengers on nine flights.

Restaurants in Calvià, Mallorca, can enter La Mostra Calvià Tardor 2026 by 25 September. The four-weekend event runs from 15 October to 8 November.

On 19 August 2026, the Balearic Islands reported full recovery of 3,285 tonnes of used industrial oil collected across the islands during 2025.