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 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 Spanish rescuers searched Thursday for a woman missing after Storm Leonardo caused more flooding and severe travel problems in Andalusia, while wind and storm warnings were issued across 13 other regions of Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20260205/andalusia-flooded-as-storm-leonardo-places-most-of-spain-on-alert Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:11:11 +0100 andalusia-flooded-as-storm-leonardo-places-most-of-spain-on-alert Locals in Grazalema - which just got hit by almost 600 litres of rainfall/m2 in 24 hours - are used to wet weather, albeit not as bad as that caused by Storm Leonardo. How is it that this town in sun-drenched Andalusia is known as the rainiest in Spain? https://www.thelocal.es/20260205/why-is-grazalema-the-rainiest-place-in-spain Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:05:13 +0100 why-is-grazalema-the-rainiest-place-in-spain The Iberian Peninsula on Tuesday braced for a violent storm, with Andalusia shutting schools and Portugal placed on fresh alert after severe weather killed five people last week. https://www.thelocal.es/20260203/southern-spain-on-alert-as-storm-leonardo-arrives Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:44:47 +0100 southern-spain-on-alert-as-storm-leonardo-arrives British mother-of-three Victoria Hart (33) was killed this Saturday in her home in Alhaurín el Grande, Málaga, in front of her children. Soon after, her ex-partner handed himself in to police. Here's what we know about the murder case. https://www.thelocal.es/20260127/what-we-know-about-the-murder-of-a-british-mother-of-three-in-spain Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:43:20 +0100 what-we-know-about-the-murder-of-a-british-mother-of-three-in-spain When the blaring sirens of ambulances and police cars reverberated through a cold January evening in Manuel Muñoz's Spanish village, he knew something had gone seriously wrong -- and raced to help. https://www.thelocal.es/20260119/a-village-of-solidarity-how-locals-rushed-to-help-spains-train-crash-victims Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:52:57 +0100 a-village-of-solidarity-how-locals-rushed-to-help-spains-train-crash-victims In a small village in the province of Málaga, a mesmerising celebration called 'Los Rondeles' takes place on two different dates in December. https://www.thelocal.es/20251216/los-rondeles-the-most-enchanting-fiesta-before-christmas-in-spain Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:25:34 +0100 los-rondeles-the-most-enchanting-fiesta-before-christmas-in-spain Authorities in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia have launched a tourism campaign which calls for a 'cohabitation pact' between holidaymakers and locals, where Andalusians will keep welcoming tourists as long as they follow certain rules. https://www.thelocal.es/20251212/spains-andalusia-launches-ad-urging-tourists-to-respect-whats-local Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:22:26 +0100 spains-andalusia-launches-ad-urging-tourists-to-respect-whats-local Anabel Cano thought cancer had spared her after she underwent a mammogram in the Spanish region of Andalusia. Having now lost a breast to a mastectomy, she feels betrayed. https://www.thelocal.es/20251203/forgotten-women-demand-justice-in-spains-breast-cancer-scandal Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:43:31 +0100 forgotten-women-demand-justice-in-spains-breast-cancer-scandal Thinking of moving to Málaga and making it your new home? Here, we break down all the costs so you can find out exactly how much living in the Andalusian city will cost you in 2025. https://www.thelocal.es/20230412/how-much-does-it-really-cost-to-live-in-spains-malaga Wed, 12 Apr 2023 18:02:32 +0200 how-much-does-it-really-cost-to-live-in-spains-malaga Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday criticised the conservative opposition's "immoral" healthcare conduct in the regions where they govern, after a cancer screening scandal provoked outrage. https://www.thelocal.es/20251113/spain-pm-hits-opposition-over-andalusia-cancer-screening-row Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:16:42 +0100 spain-pm-hits-opposition-over-andalusia-cancer-screening-row On the anniversary of the devastating Valencia floods, the southern Spanish provinces of Seville and Huelva were hit with torrential rain and winds that flooded city streets and caused the cancellation of hundreds of inter-regional trains. https://www.thelocal.es/20251030/watch-spains-seville-and-huelva-hit-by-torrential-rain-and-flooding Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:30:52 +0100 watch-spains-seville-and-huelva-hit-by-torrential-rain-and-flooding Spain is searching for answers to a healthcare scandal after authorities in the Andalusia region failed to inform thousands of women of their breast cancer screening results. https://www.thelocal.es/20251009/explained-the-breast-cancer-scandal-thats-outraging-spain Thu, 09 Oct 2025 09:01:57 +0200 explained-the-breast-cancer-scandal-thats-outraging-spain