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Ibiza police tow two cars in 14-offence road check
Eivissa, Ibiza, 3 September 2026: Local police log 14 offences during Wednesday's road check, tow two cars and record two positive drug tests.
Mallorca News & MagazineMallorca lorry crash: Palma Ma-13 queue down to 1km
A lorry crash involving seven vehicles blocks two lanes on the Ma-13 near Son Fuster, Palma. On 3 September, the queue falls from 4km to 1km.
Mallorca News & MagazineSpanish air safety deal unites pilots and controllers
Madrid, 3 September 2026: Enaire and commercial pilots launch a two-year plan linking controllers and pilots to strengthen Spanish air safety.
Mallorca News & MagazineMallorca water boost: €5.58m for 11 Tramuntana towns
Mallorca, 3 September: €5.58m will upgrade water supplies in 11 Tramuntana towns, from new tanks and wells to leak checks and drainage.
Mallorca News & MagazineMallorca women make 2,731 violence support calls
On 3 September in Palma, IBDona reports 2,731 calls in the first half of 2026 to its 24-hour Balearic Islands helpline. 91.8% were about violence against women.
Mallorca News & MagazinePalma drug raid: cash burned in bathroom
Police arrest two men after a Palma drug raid on 3 September 2026, finding cannabis, hashish and street-view cameras as cash is allegedly burned.
Mallorca News & MagazineMallorca fall leaves patient critical at Son Espases
Emergency crews stabilise a patient after a fall at a home in Fornalutx, Mallorca, on Thursday, 3 September 2026, before the critical transfer to Son Espases.
Mallorca News & MagazineBalearics funding plan ignores island needs, says PP
Palma, 3 September: The PP says a funding plan due for a Friday vote cuts the value of island status and overlooks Balearic population growth.
Mallorca News & MagazinePalma police hold suspect in €35,000 watch theft
On 3 September, Palma police report a €35,000 watch theft from a tourist at his Palma hotel in late March and the Friday arrest of a suspect.
Mallorca News & MagazineMallorca shared rooms hit €653 a month in Palma
Palma, 3 September 2026: Shared-room rents average €653 a month after a 13.7% July rise; across the Balearics, the average now reaches €622.
Ceuta protest draws crowds in five Ibiza towns
On 3 September 2026, Ibiza's PP hailed Ceuta solidarity rallies in five towns and urged Spain's government to maintain support and reset foreign policy.
Mallorca News & MagazineMallorca faces up to 70% chance of warmer autumn
Mallorca, 3 September 2026: Aemet sees a 60–70% chance of a warmer autumn across the Balearics, but rainfall forecasts remain uncertain for now.
Mallorca News & MagazineMallorca bombing memorial row: group demands 5,000 names
In Palma on 3 September 2026, Memòria de Mallorca challenges planned bombing memorials and calls for a commission-led list of 5,000 victims' names.
Mallorca News & MagazinePalma school wall: €347,682 emergency repair
On 3 September 2026, the Balearic Education Ministry awards a €347,682 emergency contract for Palma school wall repairs due to take four months.
Mallorca News & MagazineBalearic tutors get less than 40 euros a month
Balearic teachers receive under 40 euros a month for tutor duties. In Madrid on 3 September, UGT demands proper payment at every education level.
Mallorca News & MagazineFour taken to hospital after Mallorca lorry crash
Four people are taken to Son Espases after a lorry hits several cars on the Ma-13 near Palma on 3 September, leaving a four-kilometre traffic queue.
Mallorca News & MagazinePalma band row erupts at Ceuta support rally
Palma’s MÉS party says the city band was used for party politics at a Ceuta rally on Plaça de Cort on 3 September 2026, citing 141 deaths.
Ibiza dogs in road danger: Sant Josep urged to act
Several dogs thought abandoned face traffic danger in Sant Josep, Ibiza. On 3 September, Pacma urges the council to find and protect them.
Mallorca News & MagazineCorreos workers protest over 22,000 lost jobs
Correos workers protest outside main post offices across Spain on 3 September as CSIF says 22,000 jobs have gone in a decade and plans further action.
Early childhood education consolidated at the Madre Alberta site
A decision by the education department concerns the allocation of groups from the early education stage within private, publicly funded schools in Palma.
Mallorca weather: clear skies forecast for Thursday
Palma, 3 September: Mallorca and the Balearics expect clear or lightly clouded skies on Thursday, with little change in temperatures and light winds.
Mallorca News & Magazine22,000 jobs lost: Palma post office staff protest
Palma post office staff protest outside Carrer Constitució 6 on 3 September as CSIF says Correos has shed 22,000 jobs and kept thousands part-time.
Mallorca News & MagazineMallorca breaks ground on eight public homes in Felanitx
Felanitx, Mallorca, breaks ground on eight public homes at the former hospice on Thursday, as Marga Prohens leads the 11.30am ceremony at Sant Alfons 3.
Mallorca News & MagazinePalma nightclub crash kills 29-year-old in Mallorca
A 29-year-old foreign man dies after being hit outside Amok nightclub in Palma on Thursday, 3 September. Emergency crews confirm his death.
Mallorca News & Magazine5,000 join Balearic Ceuta protests over migration
Ceuta protests brought people onto streets in Ibiza, Formentera and Menorca on Wednesday 2 September, as official figures and an organisers' tally differed.