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 Health and safety worries have pushed one mayor in Spain's northwestern region of Galicia to ban football on his town's beaches. https://www.thelocal.es/20150811/mayor-bans-football-on-spanish-beach Tue, 11 Aug 2015 18:10:43 +0200 mayor-bans-football-on-spanish-beach Mobile roaming fees are likely to be abolished within the European Union by 2017, it emerged on Monday, a move immediately welcomed by Spanish consumer associations. https://www.thelocal.es/20150623/eu-commissioner-calls-for-ban-on-roaming-fees-by-2017 Tue, 23 Jun 2015 18:49:27 +0200 eu-commissioner-calls-for-ban-on-roaming-fees-by-2017 A raft of new bylaws introduced in the Costa Blanca resort could see the banning of one Brit holiday favourite: the Full English Breakfast. https://www.thelocal.es/20150401/benidorm-to-ban-full-english-breakfasts Wed, 01 Apr 2015 11:12:21 +0200 benidorm-to-ban-full-english-breakfasts Catalonia's controversial bullfighting ban may soon be a thing of the past after the Spanish parliament agreed to talks on whether the sport is an "asset of cultural of interest". https://www.thelocal.es/20130213/mps-challenge-bullfight-bans Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:17:00 +0100 mps-challenge-bullfight-bans