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 Major Spanish electrical appliance maker Fagor, which employs 5,700 people worldwide, opened talks with its creditors on Wednesday to try to avoid bankruptcy. https://www.thelocal.es/20131017/5700-jobs-in-danger-as-fridge-firm-fights-closure Thu, 17 Oct 2013 11:24:36 +0200 5700-jobs-in-danger-as-fridge-firm-fights-closure Telemadrid TV show Cifras y Letras, the equivalent of the British game show Countdown, owes hundreds of thousands of euros to dozens of contestants who have won the competition in the past two years. https://www.thelocal.es/20130517/bankrupt-spanish-game-show-owes-thousands-to-winners Fri, 17 May 2013 13:38:00 +0200 bankrupt-spanish-game-show-owes-thousands-to-winners The Daily Telegraph's journalist Jeremy Warner has come under fire after his piece “Spain is insolvent: get your money out while you can” touched a nerve with Spain's general public and political commentators alike. https://www.thelocal.es/20130513/uk-newspapers-bankruptcy-slur-riles-spain Mon, 13 May 2013 17:26:00 +0200 uk-newspapers-bankruptcy-slur-riles-spain Organisers of the annual beauty contest Miss Spain have filed for bankruptcy in the midst of a deep recession, disrupting a competition that has reigned for more than 50 years. https://www.thelocal.es/20130221/spains-beauty-contest-goes-bust Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:39:16 +0100 spains-beauty-contest-goes-bust