News From Mallorca

On 20 October 2026, Mallorca’s small firms back a vehicle-entry limit but say tourism curbs come late. Their warning also covers wages and housing.

In Manacor, Mallorca, inspectors check a chicken farm on 20 October 2026 over sick-hen claims as its owner disputes the images and plans a second farm.

Palma, Mallorca, 20 October 2026: A new book offers alternatives to the tourism model as Casa Planas hosts talks on its impact from Thursday to Sunday.

On 20 October, inspectors find 70 bunk beds in a Sant Antoni, Ibiza, premises where at least 20 people sleep for about €300 a month. Officials review the case.

Formentera’s island council unveils a tourism plan on 20 October to draw more visitors in May and October, with walking paths, food and sport in focus.

In the Balearic Islands on 20 October 2026, UGT accuses Marga Prohens of courting voters in her policy speech and presses her on housing funds and Vox.

Palma, Mallorca, 20 October 2026: Eleanor Hamilton wins a US award for checking research papers. Her gravitational wave models are also used in data analysis.

Menorca, 20 October 2026: firefighters recover a man's body off Cala en Brut during storm Adam. Police have no missing person report and await an autopsy.

On 20 October 2026, a Mallorca municipal group invites bids to plan water links between five towns in the Pla district to improve drinking water supplies.

Mallorca's Palma airport ranks last for punctuality at 59%. AirHelp's figures, published 20 October 2026, reveal the scale of summer delays across Spain.

From 23 to 28 October, Mallorca's train week brings free children's events to Inca and museum tours in Son Carrió; the Inca sessions need booking.

Madrid, 20 October 2026: Spain approves €180 million for affordable rents in 317 towns. See which regions get the funding and what it can pay for.

In Alaró, Mallorca, the council signs a loan on 20 October 2026 to fit LEDs at 737 streetlight points. It expects annual energy use to fall by over 45%.

In Palma, Mallorca, on 20 October 2026, a cultural group says 50 Catalan proposals remain unanswered as it presses for better help for newcomers.

In Ciutadella, Menorca, six council posts prompt a complaint against mayor María Jesús Bagur on 20 October 2026. The PP says they breach election rules.

In Madrid on 20 October 2026, Francina Armengol honours Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba as Congress names a room after him. The PP votes against the tribute.

Mallorca keeps its flood alert on 20 October 2026 as 36 storm incidents remain open across the Balearics. Ibiza records its wettest October in 75 years.

Menorca, 20 October: Firefighters recover a man’s body from rough seas off Cala en Brut during Monday’s storm. The Civil Guard investigates his death.

Posters and postcards in Valldemossa, Mallorca, trace the island's tourist image. On 20 October 2026, the island council announced the exhibition.

Ciutadella, Menorca, 20 October 2026: police stop a man heading for Palma, Mallorca, over an alleged crypto scam in Germany involving nearly €100,000.

On 20 October 2026, Mallorca honours Felanitx firefighter Lluís Borràs for his fourth straight Spanish cycling title as a Sóller colleague takes a new role.

Work starts in Ciutadella on Menorca on 20 October 2026 to bring shore power to ferries, letting compatible ships cut generator noise and exhaust at berth.

On 20 October in Palma, Mallorca, new deputy chief prosecutor Lola Rial explains why encrypted chats frustrate drug probes and why she cannot end trafficking.

In Palma, Mallorca, on 20 October 2026, nursery staff report €500 in missing monthly pay supplements, while a contract delay stalls further pay gains.

Palma, Mallorca, approves 14 new homes, ten of them through permits granted in under a month. On 20 October 2026, the council explains the checks.