News From Mallorca

Palma, Mallorca, 23 October 2026: Balearic ferry discounts leave a 1.35 million-euro compensation bill. The government clears the next step, not payment.

Traffic on the Ma-20 near Palma is restricted northeastbound at kilometre 10.15 following an accident on 23 October 2026.

Mallorca’s Libertas centre is set to help victims of sexual violence and families day and night in 2026 as officials clear €575,471 on 23 October.

Teruel, Spain, faces an election ballot row: on 23 October 2026, Pablo Bustinduy promises a nationwide Frente Amplio ticket as partners argue over standing.

Palma, Mallorca, gains 116 council staff in the week of 23 October 2026. The 90 administrative assistants join 26 specialists across city services.

On 23 October 2026, the Balearic government details 450,000 euros in tourist-tax grants across four islands for 55 off-season sports events in Mallorca.

On 25 October, campaigners plan a human chain in Son Brau, Manacor, against an 80,000-hen farm. A separate complaint about an existing farm adds to the dispute.

On 23 October, a 26-year-old worker remains in intensive care after a fall at a building site in Banyalbufar, Mallorca, leaves a metal bar in his abdomen.

Palma, Mallorca, 23 October 2026: A driver forces cars to swerve on Wednesday's busy ring road. Police stop him and record 0.45 mg/l in a breath test.

In Palma, Mallorca, on 23 October 2026, the Balearic government lifts its 2027 spending ceiling by €598 million. See what the draft funds and who may back it.

On Mallorca and across Spain, Facua urges a 24-hour shopping strike on 11 November: no purchases, fuel fill-ups or new service arrangements.

In Málaga, Spain, on 23 October 2026, Elías Bendodo says the PP wants to govern alone after the 29 November election, but is talking to Vox about majorities.

From Madrid on 23 October 2026, Spain’s National Police warn about school bullying accounts and set out what pupils should save before reporting posts.

In Madrid on 23 October 2026, health minister Mónica García brings a waiting-list decree to the health council and challenges the PP over data transparency.

On 23 October 2026, a burst pipe forces the Hotel Santa Clara in Palma's old town to be evacuated. Water could reach electrical equipment in the basement.

On 23 October, the People's Party names Santa Eulària mayor Carmen Ferrer as its Eivissa Senate candidate for 29 November. She criticises Sánchez's government.

Mallorca opens its craft awards on 23 October 2026, with €39,000 in prizes and a 15-working-day window for craftspeople to enter one piece or product.

Mallorca and the Balearic Islands rank fifth in Spain for quality of life in 2025. Figures released on 23 October 2026 show where the islands fall short.

Madrid, 23 October 2026: Banca March extends its 3.5% deposit deadline to 30 November. New Avantio customers need three conditions to get the top rate.

Mallorca is covered by an urgent COVID-19 vaccine tender for autumn 2027. Suppliers have until 30 October 2026 to bid for the three vaccine types sought.

Madrid, 23 October: The PP says Spain's waiting-list plan lacks a guide to recording waits. A 2003 rule still applies; Matute says new figures are late.

A crash in Santa Eulària des Riu, Ibiza, kills a 41-year-old man on Thursday night. On 23 October, two injured women leave Can Misses Hospital.

On 23 October 2026, pisos.com figures put Palma, Mallorca, at 4.45% gross rental yield for September, below Spain’s 7.24%, with just two capitals lower.

On 23 October, the Balearic government plans flights over 15,000 hectares on Ibiza and Formentera to curb pine caterpillars whose hairs can harm dogs.

In Santa Maria, Mallorca, five estate agencies were vandalised. On 23 October, two women are set to testify in Palma next Tuesday after staying silent.