News From Mallorca

On 23 October 2026, Spain’s health council weighs fifty-point-two million euros for care programmes, alongside funding for rare diseases and plasma donation.

In Alicante, Spain, on 22 October 2026, rector Julián Garde warns that changed immigration rules could complicate the process for non-EU PhD students.

On 22 October 2026, residents of Calle Vicente Serra in Eivissa, Ibiza, hang banners over noisy lorries. Vox urges the council to review the filling point.

In Palma, Mallorca, Emaya cuts scrub along 302.8 kilometres of streets in September. On 22 October 2026, the council lists where work continues.

In October 2026, a new Spanish atlas uses over 10.3 million records to map the Balearic Islands' warbler and trace a storm petrel's Atlantic route.

Mallorca weather on 22 October: showers may reach the Balearics on Saturday before temperatures climb again. See when highs could pass 25°C.

Mallorca sets ten woodcock hunting days for 2026–2027. Registration opens on 28 October 2026 for ballot places; thrush hunting is also planned.

On 22 October 2026, Inca Town Council on Mallorca reveals a newly found section of an ancient mound’s ring and clues to a possibly older structure.

Mallorca's coast records 1,600 checks and 16 infringement reports by 16 October 2026. Small hired motorboats now require a licence; more cases are pending.

Mallorca's island council appoints Bartolomé Salvà waste chief on 22 October as Margalida Isabel Roig moves to an environment role. Both are in post.

On 22 October, Més per Menorca files complaints over posts by three PP mayors on Menorca, after a row over similar practices in Ciutadella.

Palma, Mallorca, 22 October 2026: Vitamin tests cost the Balearics about €1 million in 2025. Doctors explain why healthy adults may not need them.

Mallorca fishing crews could lose access to grounds in the Menorca Channel. On 22 October in Ciutadella, they join Balearic officials to oppose wider bans.

Mallorca's estates feature in a €16 million Balearic plan backed on 22 October. Ministerial approval remains pending, with €2 million planned for 2027.

In Palma on 22 October 2026, charities say Mallorca's rents keep people in shelters even after they find work, leaving fewer places open for others.

Mallorca's Serra de Tramuntana may gain protection at sea. On 22 October, MPs back a study of the waters, with local councils and fishing groups involved.

Madrid, 22 October 2026: Spain’s car hire firms face rising costs, local curbs and legal uncertainty. Feneval wants stable rules as fleets go electric.

Madrid, 22 October: Private nursery fees across Spain could rise by 40 to 50 per cent under proposed staffing limits. ACADE warns of lost places and jobs.

On 22 October 2026, the Balearic Port Authority sets out plans for Bar Marítimo in Palma, Mallorca: over a million euros to bring back the sea view.

In Palma, Mallorca, on 22 October, Balearic MPs demand clearer rules for heritage grants and want island status to count when Spain distributes the money.

Balearic chlamydia cases rise to 436 in 2025, but Mallorca has no separate count. A 22 October 2026 report shows which other infections rise or fall.

Palma, 22 October 2026: Builders start 2,907 homes across the Balearics but finish 900. Mallorca's economy grows as prices rise across the islands.

On 22 October 2026, new figures show 35.7% of Balearic firms use AI, beating Spain’s average, while home working falls short of Madrid and Catalonia.

22 October 2026: In Playa Nueva Romana, Dominican Republic, Joey Savoie wins the PGA Tour Americas final; ten gain access to the 2027 Korn Ferry Tour.

In Mallorca on 22 October 2026, 11 schools join a sea protection programme, with science workshops planned and guided sea trips a possibility for pupils.