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Mallorca News & MagazineMallorca orange warning closes Palma parks and Paseo
Palma closes three parks and Paseo Sagrera on Wednesday, 9 September, under an orange warning. The Patis Oberts programme stops from 16.00.
Mallorca News & MagazineMallorca's Festa des Vermar marks 60 years
On 9 September, Palma welcomes Binissalem's Festa des Vermar delegation as the festival marks 60 years with new outfits and historic youth participation.
Mallorca News & MagazinePalma private nurseries face action over rule breaches
Palma, 9 September 2026: Private early-years centres face action over possible rule breaches as ministers clash over summer inspections.
850 join Balearics training briefings as Palma hosts session
Palma, Mallorca hosts a September 9 briefing in a Balearics workplace-training series that has drawn around 850 vocational education professionals so far.
Mallorca News & MagazineBalearic clusters get 349.257,08 euros up front
On 9 September 2026, Balearic business clusters receive 349.257,08 euros in advance under a 1,81 million euro funding call agreed for 2026-2027.
Mallorca News & Magazine4,339 pupils join Mallorca suicide prevention study
Mallorca, 9 September 2026: 4,339 pupils across Mallorca, Menorca and Eivissa join school workshops in a suicide prevention study in coming weeks.
Mallorca News & MagazineMallorca train cuts spark row in Palma parliament
Palma’s parliament clashed on 9 September over Mallorca’s August train and metro cuts, as Ares Fernández called the frequency and timetable plan a failure.
Mallorca News & MagazineCan Misses A&E patients wait 6.7 hours in Ibiza
On 9 September, patients at Can Misses in Ibiza face 6.7-hour A&E waits as the Health Minister defends a reorganisation and staffing drive.
Mallorca News & MagazineMallorca migration row: Europe not the problem
Palma, 9 September: Antònia Maria Estarellas attacks Pedro Sánchez’s migration policy, says pressure on the Balearics is growing and backs the EU pact.
Mallorca News & MagazinePalma hotel prices hit 290 euros a night in September
Palma de Mallorca hotels average 290 euros a night from 14 to 21 September 2026, with 96% booked, making the city the priciest of five.
Mallorca News & MagazineMallorca: Costa keeps PSOE talks open despite Vox
In Palma, Mallorca, on 9 September, Antoni Costa rejects Vox's call to cut ties with the PSOE and says the Balearic government will keep talking.
Mallorca News & MagazineMallorca coast chief sacked as minister denies pressure
In Palma on 9 September 2026, Juan Manuel Lafuente denies outside pressure or a specific case led to Maria Joaquina Ferrer’s sacking as coast chief.
Mallorca News & MagazineMallorca weather warning: orange alert for rain and storms
Mallorca faces orange weather warnings on Wednesday, 9 September, with thunderstorms expected later and yellow alerts for wind and waves around the coast.
Mallorca News & MagazineIbiza fire risk: camp cleared, lorry of rubbish removed
Sant Josep police clear an unauthorised woodland camp in Port des Torrent, Ibiza, on 9 September 2026, removing a lorry full of rubbish.
Mallorca News & Magazine203 migrants reach Balearics as 20 rescued off Cabrera
Cabrera, 9 September 2026: rescue teams bring 20 people from a boat to safety, lifting the Balearics' total for the week's first three days to 203.
Mallorca car cap: Parliament weighs entry law
Palma, Mallorca, on 9 September: Parliament weighs a law that could cap private and hire cars on the island from the 2027 tourist season, if passed.
Mallorca News & MagazinePalma: Jewish culture centre reopens on Wednesday
Palma’s Jewish culture centre reopens at 19.00 on Wednesday 9 September, with Marga Prohens attending as the Ledor Vador Foundation is unveiled.
Mallorca News & MagazineMallorca Euromillones ticket wins €1m in Cas Català
Cas Català in Calvià lands a €1m Euromillones prize on 8 September. The El Millón ticket was validated on Paseo Illetas; next draw offers €111m.
Mallorca News & MagazineMallorca forest fire burns pine grove near Alcúdia
A forest fire burns a small pine grove in Bisanyes, Alcúdia, Mallorca, on 8 September. Ibanat crews put out the flames shortly before 20.00.
Mallorca News & MagazineMallorca musician takes on 17 Ironmans for child cancer
In Palma on 8 September 2026, musician Bernat Xavier Xamena unveils a 17-Ironman challenge to raise funds for child cancer research and treatments.
Mallorca News & MagazineSchool return: reset sleep, screens and breakfast
Valencia, 8 September 2026: paediatricians urge families to reset sleep, screens and breakfast gradually before children return to school.
Mallorca News & MagazineSpain unlocks 40.41 million euros for housing
Madrid, September 8: Spain approves 40.41 million euros for local housing and land projects, alongside measures targeting rents and tourist flats.
Mallorca News & MagazinePISA: Spain trails OECD in reading by half a school year
Madrid, 8 September 2026: PISA puts Spanish pupils half a school year behind the OECD in reading, prompting calls for investment and change.
Mallorca News & MagazineBalearic schools join 100-strong education network
On 8 September 2026, Balearic schools join 100 new centres in Fundación Botín’s Educación Responsable network, adding arts, books and film resources.
Palma charity market funds child protection work
On 19 September, RANA’s charity market at Palma’s Parc de la Mar sells clothes, books and toys, funding child protection and adult victim treatment.