News From Mallorca

Balearics food bank appeal raises €49,600 on 23 September 2026, joining a €2.1m national fund set to help about 5,000 families access food nationwide.

Palma, 23 September 2026: CSIF will boycott Thursday’s Merced prison events, citing attacks, staff shortages and a lack of protection.

On 23 September, 100 professionals in Palma learn how to spot sexual exploitation and human trafficking, and support women facing these abuses.

On 23 September, MÉS says Mallorca's council sold or reserved 1,896 tourist places while 691 accommodation inspection cases await decisions.

Police arrest a suspect after an injured man is found bound on a road in s'Aranjassa, Palma, on 23 September. Detectives seek others as the inquiry continues.

On 23 September, Palma's PSOE takes school cooling, rent limits and EMT timetable complaints to the City Council's September plenary meeting.

Palma police issued 10 fines to six drivers after car meets in Can Valero on 19 and 20 September, targeting racing and dangerous driving on Mallorca.

On 23 September 2026, Ministry data show building land in the Balearics at €567.6 per m² in Q2, up 27.5% year on year and Spain’s highest.

Sant Antoni removes a sunken two-metre rigid inflatable boat from Caló des Moro, Ibiza, on 23 September after beach users raised the alarm last week.

More than 70 self-employed people and entrepreneurs join PalmaActiva’s speed-networking event in Palma, Mallorca, on 23 September to build links.

On Wednesday 23 September, 100 migrants arrive in six boats on the shores of Formentera and Cabrera in the Balearics. One person is hospitalised.

Menorca’s water reserves average 33% in August. On 23 September 2026, PSOE calls for joint action as drought pre-alert continues across the island.

Madrid, 23 September: fewer than 600 nurses care for more than 62,000 people in Spanish prisons as SATSE urges a long-delayed health-service transfer.

On 23 September, Spain’s Congress lets the Balearics use 2025 budget surpluses for investment under measures worth nearly €4,000 million.

On 23 September 2026, Meliá chief Gabriel Escarrer meets Leo Messi in Miami to review hotel expansion plans after their first alliance year in business.

On Wednesday, 23 September, a €658,351 Trepucó dig on Menorca starts securing structures at risk of collapse before a visitor route follows.

Eivissa, Ibiza, joins Spanish World Heritage cities in Alcalá de Henares from 23 to 25 October for a congress on Holy Week traditions.

Madrid opens 110 free tourism courses on 23 September 2026, putting AI, climate adaptation and cyber security on the Anfitriones programme.

Palma, 23 September: Mallorca scientists map four bowel cancer tumour cell types, a finding that may guide more tailored tests and treatment.

Madrid’s Congress voted down a pay and job-grade overhaul for health staff on 23 September 2026, while the Estatuto Marco bill remains before parliament.

Madrid, 23 September 2026: Airbus will supply parts, repairs and engineering support for World2Fly’s seven-strong A330 and A350 fleet.

Madrid, 23 September 2026: Defence Minister Margarita Robles seeks a closed Congress hearing for Spain's CNI chief over warnings before Ceuta arrivals.

Madrid, 23 September: Booking.com finds 59% of Spanish travellers still see places to discover at home, as food and nature shape 2026 trips.

Palma, Mallorca, 23 September: plans for 175 ORA short-stay spaces on Benet Pons i Fàbregues trigger a neighbourhood call for balance in Pere Garau.

Eivissa honours the fishermen who saved all 150 passengers from the Mallorca steamer after it hit Sa Llosa reefs in a storm on 23 September 2026.