https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A wildfire raging near luxury homes outside Spain's famed Costa del Sol beach resorts left three people injured on Sunday, with one victim in hospital with burns, officials said. https://www.thelocal.es/20260914/three-injured-in-wildfire-on-spains-costa-del-sol Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:18:35 +0200 three-injured-in-wildfire-on-spains-costa-del-sol The Andalusian province of Granada on Tuesday experienced a 4.8-magnitude earthquake following a similarly powerful tremor three days earlier, leading authorities to evacuate the Alhambra and urge the 'utmost caution'. https://www.thelocal.es/20260818/breaking-spains-granada-rocked-by-another-earthquake Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:52:48 +0200 breaking-spains-granada-rocked-by-another-earthquake A woman injured in a wildfire in southern Spain earlier this month has died, the hospital where she was being treated said on Tuesday, taking the death toll from the blaze to 14. https://www.thelocal.es/20260729/almeria-fire-death-toll-hits-14-as-woman-succumbs-to-burns-weeks-later Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:20:40 +0200 almeria-fire-death-toll-hits-14-as-woman-succumbs-to-burns-weeks-later Summers in Andalusia are by and large suffocating, but there are places in the region where it doesn't generally get as hot - here's one for each Andalusian province. https://www.thelocal.es/20240725/eight-cooler-places-to-escape-the-summer-heat-in-spains-andalusia Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:33:42 +0200 eight-cooler-places-to-escape-the-summer-heat-in-spains-andalusia Foreigners in the town of Bédar, one of the Almería municipalities destroyed by a recent wildfire that killed 13 people, have already begun rallying together to help rebuild their homes and lives. https://www.thelocal.es/20260721/foreign-residents-unite-after-devastating-wildfire-in-southern-spain Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:19:40 +0200 foreign-residents-unite-after-devastating-wildfire-in-southern-spain Five Britons, three Belgians and one national each from France and Spain are among the 13 victims of one of the deadliest Spanish wildfires in recent times, authorities said on Monday after DNA tests carried out on the bodies. https://www.thelocal.es/20260713/british-french-and-belgian-nationals-confirmed-as-spains-wildfire-victims Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:01:01 +0200 british-french-and-belgian-nationals-confirmed-as-spains-wildfire-victims Spain's main opposition conservative party allied with the far right on Thursday to continue governing the key region of Andalusia, in a potential dress rehearsal for next year's general election. https://www.thelocal.es/20260703/conservatives-and-far-right-to-govern-spains-andalusia-region Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:07:46 +0200 conservatives-and-far-right-to-govern-spains-andalusia-region Spanish police have arrested a British couple for allegedly leaving their three children aged four and under alone in a hotel in the Málaga town of Benalmádena. The youngest - just six months old - has tested positive for cocaine. https://www.thelocal.es/20260611/british-couple-arrested-in-spain-for-abandoning-their-three-children-to-go-partying Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:05:29 +0200 british-couple-arrested-in-spain-for-abandoning-their-three-children-to-go-partying A pre-World Cup friendly involving the Democratic Republic of Congo has been cancelled by the mayor of the Spanish town hosting the match over health concerns regarding the Ebola outbreak in the African country. https://www.thelocal.es/20260603/spanish-mayor-bans-dr-congo-pre-world-cup-game-due-to-ebola-fears Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:29:28 +0200 spanish-mayor-bans-dr-congo-pre-world-cup-game-due-to-ebola-fears What was once considered 'the world's most dangerous walkway' is getting a new alternative route in the form of a 110-metre-long suspension bridge, an alternative route for hikers on this iconic trekking spot in southern Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20260602/spains-longest-suspension-bridge-to-open-at-malagas-caminito-del-rey Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:13:54 +0200 spains-longest-suspension-bridge-to-open-at-malagas-caminito-del-rey If there's a tradition that shows how partying and religious devotion are deep-seated in the culture of Spain's southern Andalusia region, that's the 1-million-people pilgrimage and festivities of El Rocío. https://www.thelocal.es/20240520/in-images-fiesta-and-fervour-at-spains-el-rocio-pilgrimage Mon, 20 May 2024 16:55:08 +0200 in-images-fiesta-and-fervour-at-spains-el-rocio-pilgrimage Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialist party suffered a beating in regional elections in Andalusia over the weekend, but it's still unclear who will govern. Here's what you need to know about the vote. https://www.thelocal.es/20260519/three-key-takeaways-from-andalusias-regional-election-results Tue, 19 May 2026 09:53:50 +0200 three-key-takeaways-from-andalusias-regional-election-results Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialists seek to avoid a drubbing in the key region of Andalusia on Sunday, following a string of electoral losses ahead of next year's national vote. https://www.thelocal.es/20260515/spains-pm-faces-key-andalusia-vote-after-series-of-defeats Fri, 15 May 2026 09:46:42 +0200 spains-pm-faces-key-andalusia-vote-after-series-of-defeats Voters in Spain's most populous region are set to head to the polls this weekend. But who's running, what do the polls say, and what could the results of Andalusia's regional election mean for national politics? https://www.thelocal.es/20260326/qa-who-will-win-andalusias-elections-and-why-does-it-matter-for-spain Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:20:48 +0100 qa-who-will-win-andalusias-elections-and-why-does-it-matter-for-spain The swish of a flamenco skirt, the soft beat of hooves drumming on the roads and the smell of sweet sherry, these are the senses you'll experience at Jerez de la Frontera’s Feria del Caballo in May, a worthy alternative to Seville's busy April Fair. https://www.thelocal.es/20240422/flamenco-horses-and-sherry-jerezs-feria-del-caballo Mon, 22 Apr 2024 09:19:14 +0200 flamenco-horses-and-sherry-jerezs-feria-del-caballo Every May, locals in the Andalusian city of Córdoba open up their private courtyards to visitors who are left mesmerised by their dizzying floral displays. Here's everything you need to know about Córdoba's Patios Festival in 2026. https://www.thelocal.es/20200508/why-you-should-go-to-cordobas-mesmerising-patios-festival Fri, 08 May 2020 17:12:43 +0200 why-you-should-go-to-cordobas-mesmerising-patios-festival As Seville celebrates its famed April Fair, here's everything you need to know about one of the Andalusian capital's most important festivals. https://www.thelocal.es/20190503/feria-guide-spain-fair-april-fiesta Fri, 03 May 2019 09:19:21 +0200 feria-guide-spain-fair-april-fiesta The southern Spanish city of Granada is currently in a battle against graffiti tags and poetic messages plastered all over its white walls, particularly by tourists in the city's historic Albaicín neighbourhood. https://www.thelocal.es/20260413/spains-granada-struggles-to-stamp-out-poetic-vandalism-by-tourists Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:12:33 +0200 spains-granada-struggles-to-stamp-out-poetic-vandalism-by-tourists Hundreds of access boxes to tourist flats in the southern city of Granada have been vandalised and covered in anti-tourism messaging, the latest in a series of activist measures in Spain in recent years. https://www.thelocal.es/20260227/hundreds-of-tourist-flat-lockboxes-vandalised-in-spains-granada Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:46:11 +0100 hundreds-of-tourist-flat-lockboxes-vandalised-in-spains-granada Storm Leonardo has caused severe flooding, evacuations and travel problems in Andalusia in particular, and although it's expected to dissipate somewhat on Friday, the eighth named storm of the year will bring more heavy rain to Spain over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.es/20260206/flooded-spain-trapped-in-cycle-of-heavy-rain-as-storm-marta-arrives-on-saturday Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:18:14 +0100 flooded-spain-trapped-in-cycle-of-heavy-rain-as-storm-marta-arrives-on-saturday