Mallorca News & Magazine

Palma’s Consell Consultiu rejected two IBSalut compensation claims on 25 August 2026, covering a patient death and an alleged missed diagnosis.

Aemet forecasts mostly clear skies across Mallorca and the Balearic Islands on Tuesday, 25 August, with rising temperatures and easing winds overnight.

Thirty teenagers from Calvià, Mallorca, and Moura, Portugal, join Erasmus+ Cultura Viva from 28 August to 6 September for cultural activities.

On 24 August in Palma, Mallorca, Simebal called for funding reform to cover island costs, tourism pressure and help retain Balearic doctors.

A 17-year-old remains in intensive care after a horse struck her at Ferreries, Menorca, during the Sant Bartomeu festivities on 24 August 2026.

Bad weather delayed flights at Palma Airport in Mallorca on 24 August, while Menorca and Eivissa also reported disruption and a plane returned to Barcelona.

Menorca's PP said on 24 August that water powers for the Island Council will follow the Autonomy Statute, with functions and resources included.

Graffiti opposing tourist overcrowding appeared on Sant Gaietà Street in Palma, Mallorca, on 24 August, near the Balearic Government ministry.

A 17-year-old is in intensive care after a horse struck her during Sant Bartomeu celebrations in Ferreries, Menorca, on Monday morning, 24 August.

On Menorca on 24 August, Socialist MP Marc Pons challenged plans to repeal a water-powers clause, citing aquifer pressure and supply concerns.

Because of an accident, the full carriageway on the Ma-15 near Sant Llorenç des Cardassar has been closed since 24 August 2026. The DGT lists the event in its

On 24 August 2026, IBSalut signed a contract worth more than €1.3m in Ciutadella, Menorca, to design and oversee the new health centre project.

On 24 August, Guardia Civil arrested a 52-year-old after a charter boat was allegedly stolen from Port of Sóller, Mallorca, and traced near Tagomago.

A 17-year-old is in intensive care at Hospital Mateu Orfila after an accident during Sant Bartomeu festivities in Ferreries, Menorca, on 24 August.

A van overturned on the Ma-15 near Manacor, Mallorca, on Monday, 24 August, leaving a passenger seriously injured and the driver lightly hurt.

Fire destroys a clothing shop in Can Picafort, Santa Margalida, Mallorca, on 24 August 2026; four homes are evacuated and two people need care.

Three people were injured in a head-on crash in Cala en Bosc, Ciutadella, Menorca, on Monday, 24 August, as the Civil Guard began an investigation.

Santa Eulària, Ibiza, warned on 24 August 2026 that phone scammers posing as the council are seeking personal and bank details from residents by phone.

The Consell Consultiu rejected a €57,770 hip-fracture compensation claim in Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza, after a fall on 4 November 2024.

Rissagues on 24 August force Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza, to cancel a concert after seawater wets installed material, while festivities continue.

Alaró Council and Hidrobal cleared every street drain in Mallorca on 24 August 2026, reducing blockage risks in heavy rain and protecting streams.

PSIB says 2,500 families could miss 2025 rental aid in the Balearic Islands. In Palma on 24 August, it urged funding of at least €8 million.

A serious head-on crash injured three people on the Me-24 in Menorca on 24 August 2026. Guardia Civil traffic officers are tracing those who fled.

On 24 August, Palma, Mallorca, said it will buy or expropriate the Can Pesquet plot for a community centre, library, public square and parking.

On 24 August 2026, the Balearic Government opened a TetraIB station in Es Cubells, Ibiza, to strengthen emergency radio coverage in difficult terrain.