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Mallorca break-in: thieves take 500 euros in Santa MariaMallorca News & Magazine
4 September 2026

Mallorca break-in: thieves take 500 euros in Santa Maria

A woman, 40, has been arrested after a 21 August break-in at a Santa Maria del Camí vermouth bar, where thieves took about 500 euros.

Mallorca UIB meals drop to €6.85, architecture plannedMallorca News & Magazine
4 September 2026

Mallorca UIB meals drop to €6.85, architecture planned

On 4 September, Palma’s UIB says average meal prices will fall from €7.55 to €6.85, as architecture courses and a medical faculty move forward.

Mallorca gridlock: PSIB demands action on water and crowdsMallorca News & Magazine
4 September 2026

Mallorca gridlock: PSIB demands action on water and crowds

In Palma on 4 September, Mallorca's PSIB calls for urgent action on gridlock, summer water shortages and pressure on beaches and the Tramuntana.

Magaluf bill row: two arrested after alleged police attackMallorca News & Magazine
4 September 2026

Magaluf bill row: two arrested after alleged police attack

On 4 September 2026, Guardia Civil report two British people arrested in Magaluf after a restaurant bill dispute and alleged assault on officers.

Palma police arrest six over party drug salesMallorca News & Magazine
4 September 2026

Palma police arrest six over party drug sales

On 4 September, Palma police say they arrested six men over alleged party-drug sales near an illegal afterparty and leisure event last weekend.

Palma stolen car: police arrest driver after escape bidMallorca News & Magazine
4 September 2026

Palma stolen car: police arrest driver after escape bid

Palma, 4 September: Police arrest a 28-year-old in a stolen car, engine running in a mobility parking bay. Officers find its key in his pocket.

Mallorca: Palma rebuilds roundabout used by 46,000 carsMallorca News & Magazine
4 September 2026

Mallorca: Palma rebuilds roundabout used by 46,000 cars

On 4 September, the Consell starts work on Palma's Son Castelló roundabout, used by 46,000 cars daily. An 85-metre redesign targets queues.

Mallorca’s Campanet picks Gelabert for 2027 mayor raceMallorca News & Magazine
4 September 2026

Mallorca’s Campanet picks Gelabert for 2027 mayor race

Campanet, Mallorca, 4 September 2026: MÉS chooses architect Maria Gelabert for 2027 after Mayor Guillem Rosselló says he will not run.

Mallorca: five-million-euro rubbish deal sparks 8-year warningMallorca News & Magazine
4 September 2026

Mallorca: five-million-euro rubbish deal sparks 8-year warning

Llucmajor, Mallorca, awards a €5m rubbish contract on 4 September. Llibertat Llucmajor warns doorstep collections could shift bags to homes.

Balearics get €1.05m for university jobs despite No voteMallorca News & Magazine
4 September 2026

Balearics get €1.05m for university jobs despite No vote

Madrid/Palma, 4 September 2026: The Balearics secure €1.05 million for public university posts despite casting the only vote against the deal.

Mallorca spends €23,000 hunting for Jaume IVMallorca News & Magazine
4 September 2026

Mallorca spends €23,000 hunting for Jaume IV

Mallorca puts nearly €23,000 into a Soria dig from 15 September, searching beneath a former chapel for the possible remains of Jaume IV in Spain.

Mallorca News & Magazine
4 September 2026

Palma traffic and rubbish choke Joan Alcover monument

Traffic and rubbish blight Palma's Joan Alcover monument on 4 September, as three cultural groups demand a calmer, more fitting public space.

Mallorca migrant row: Galmés demands Rodríguez quitMallorca News & Magazine
4 September 2026

Mallorca migrant row: Galmés demands Rodríguez quit

Palma, 4 September 2026: Mallorca leader Llorenç Galmés demands Alfonso Rodríguez quit, alleging migrant-arrival reports were hidden on the islands.

Mallorca backs €4.68m Petra train station rebuildMallorca News & Magazine
4 September 2026

Mallorca backs €4.68m Petra train station rebuild

On 4 September, the Balearic Government backs a €4.68m rebuild of Petra station in Mallorca, with access work, solar power and ten months of construction.

Mallorca food aid: €1.34m fund for the BalearicsMallorca News & Magazine
4 September 2026

Mallorca food aid: €1.34m fund for the Balearics

Palma, 4 September 2026: the Balearic Government approves €1.34m for 2027 food-aid programmes supporting families in financial hardship.

Balearic health plan sets out 87 actions to 2030Mallorca News & Magazine
4 September 2026

Balearic health plan sets out 87 actions to 2030

Palma, 4 September 2026: the Balearic Islands approve an 87-action health plan, with prevention, staffing and digital change mapped out to 2030.

Mallorca keeps 145 support places for care leaversMallorca News & Magazine
4 September 2026

Mallorca keeps 145 support places for care leavers

Palma de Mallorca, 4 September 2026: 145 care leavers will keep support towards independent living under a €1.14m deal running to October 2028.

Mallorca airport growth: Aena curb bid goes to CongressMallorca News & Magazine
4 September 2026

Mallorca airport growth: Aena curb bid goes to Congress

Mallorca's government defends its bid to curb Aena airport growth in Palma on 4 September 2026. Congress in Madrid decides its next step on Tuesday.

Mallorca crash kills 23-year-old; cocaine-positive suspectMallorca News & Magazine
4 September 2026

Mallorca crash kills 23-year-old; cocaine-positive suspect

Porto Cristo, Mallorca, 4 September 2026: A 23-year-old dies after a car overturns on the Ma-4020. A suspect tests positive for alcohol and cocaine.

Eivissa City Hall: Elena López joins PSOE raceMallorca News & Magazine
4 September 2026

Eivissa City Hall: Elena López joins PSOE race

On 4 September 2026, Elena López Bonet enters the PSOE primary to lead its 2027 Eivissa City Hall bid, with neighbourhoods central to her plan.

Mallorca News & Magazine
4 September 2026

Ibiza sets €700,000 for university travel grants

Eivissa, 4 September 2026: Ibiza sets aside €700,000 for university travel grants for students, with a further €356,088 from the Balearic Government.

1,000 new bins as Llucmajor waste deal is approvedMallorca News & Magazine
4 September 2026

1,000 new bins as Llucmajor waste deal is approved

On 4 September, Llucmajor, Mallorca approves an eight-year waste deal, bringing 1,000 new bins and door-to-door collection to urbanisations.

Mallorca pharmacy faculty gets green light at UIBMallorca News & Magazine
4 September 2026

Mallorca pharmacy faculty gets green light at UIB

Palma, 4 September: Mallorca’s UIB wins approval for its own pharmacy faculty as the degree’s third year begins in 2026-2027, with demand high.

Balearics demand reports on high-risk migration alertMallorca News & Magazine
4 September 2026

Balearics demand reports on high-risk migration alert

Palma, 4 September 2026: Marga Prohens demands reports on warnings of high-risk migrant arrivals and accuses Madrid of withholding key security information.

Balearics tourism fund: island compensation proposedMallorca News & Magazine
4 September 2026

Balearics tourism fund: island compensation proposed

Palma, 4 September 2026: PSIB says a new Balearics tourism fund will compensate island costs, while Rosario Sánchez attacks the Govern’s stance.