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 Acclaimed British author and bullfighting expert Alexander Fiske-Harrison has been running with the bulls at Pamplona for the last eight years and has participated in dozens of bull runs across Spain. He shares with The Local his top ten tips for survival. https://www.thelocal.es/20190705/the-survivors-guide-to-running-with-the-bulls-in-pamplona Fri, 05 Jul 2019 12:16:20 +0200 the-survivors-guide-to-running-with-the-bulls-in-pamplona A bull made an unusual stop off during the annual bull run at a festival in Cheste, in the eastern region of Valencia. https://www.thelocal.es/20160726/bull-pops-into-high-street-bank-during-spanish-fiesta Tue, 26 Jul 2016 13:45:34 +0200 bull-pops-into-high-street-bank-during-spanish-fiesta The 1,000-strong flock was captured on camera strolling through the streets of Huesca, northeastern Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20160608/sheep-roam-spanish-city-after-shepherd-falls-asleep Wed, 08 Jun 2016 13:32:25 +0200 sheep-roam-spanish-city-after-shepherd-falls-asleep A runaway bull caused panic on Friday when it ran down a busy Spanish road. https://www.thelocal.es/20160606/watch-escaped-bull-goes-on-the-run-in-oviedo Mon, 06 Jun 2016 10:40:48 +0200 watch-escaped-bull-goes-on-the-run-in-oviedo More than 40,000 people have signed a petition to prevent a real bull from appearing in an opera at Madrid’s Royal Theatre. https://www.thelocal.es/20160511/drop-bull-from-starring-in-opera-madrid-moses Wed, 11 May 2016 14:47:35 +0200 drop-bull-from-starring-in-opera-madrid-moses Calls to ban bullfighting in Spain are growing louder and louder, but a new report claims the ecnomic impact could be huge. https://www.thelocal.es/20160328/spain-could-lose-36-billion-a-year-if-it-bans-bullfighting Mon, 28 Mar 2016 15:24:30 +0200 spain-could-lose-36-billion-a-year-if-it-bans-bullfighting The Balearic Islands moved closer to banning bullfights this week as the Parliament took up public calls to abolish the Spanish tradition. https://www.thelocal.es/20160212/balearic-islands-move-closer-to-banning-bullfights Fri, 12 Feb 2016 17:05:33 +0100 balearic-islands-move-closer-to-banning-bullfights Spain celebrates an estimated 3,000 fiestas that involve cruelty and mistreatment of animals, a new report by an animal welfare group claims. https://www.thelocal.es/20150915/more-than-3000-fiestas-in-spain-involve-cruelty-to-animals-report Tue, 15 Sep 2015 19:07:01 +0200 more-than-3000-fiestas-in-spain-involve-cruelty-to-animals-report A man in his 60s died on Sunday after being gored in a bull run in Spain, bringing the total number of deaths to 12 this year, the deadliest in 15 years. https://www.thelocal.es/20150831/man-gored-through-heart-at-bull-running-fiesta-bringing-death-toll-to-12 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:36:06 +0200 man-gored-through-heart-at-bull-running-fiesta-bringing-death-toll-to-12 The British comedian has spoken out after a weekend of fatal gorings in Spain and called those involved in bullfighting "fucking morons". https://www.thelocal.es/20150818/ricky-gervais Tue, 18 Aug 2015 13:27:59 +0200 ricky-gervais Another three men were fatally gored during bull running festivals over the weekend bringing the death toll to nine since the start of the summer. https://www.thelocal.es/20150817/three-more-gored-to-death-during-bull-runs Mon, 17 Aug 2015 13:23:30 +0200 three-more-gored-to-death-during-bull-runs A man has died after being gored during a bullrunning fiesta in southern Spain, in the sixth fatal goring of the summer. https://www.thelocal.es/20150814/another-man-dies-after-horrific-goring-at-fiesta Fri, 14 Aug 2015 17:32:29 +0200 another-man-dies-after-horrific-goring-at-fiesta A Spanish man died on Sunday after being gored in the neck while filming a bull run through the streets of a town in central Spain with his mobile phone. https://www.thelocal.es/20150810/man-gored-on-bull-rull-while-on-mobile Mon, 10 Aug 2015 10:22:16 +0200 man-gored-on-bull-rull-while-on-mobile The revenge shooting of a bull by a resident with a shotgun after it gored a man to death at a fiesta is being investigated by Spain's Civil Guard. https://www.thelocal.es/20150806/bull-that-gored-man-to-death-shot-in-the-street-at-fiesta Thu, 06 Aug 2015 13:43:49 +0200 bull-that-gored-man-to-death-shot-in-the-street-at-fiesta An 89-year-old man has died after being gored while watching a bull festival in Alicante. https://www.thelocal.es/20150804/bull-gores-89-year-old-man-to-death-in-alicante Tue, 04 Aug 2015 13:44:27 +0200 bull-gores-89-year-old-man-to-death-in-alicante Pamplona's San Fermin Festival ended with a rousing singalong in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The Local takes a look at some of the most striking images from the last few days of Spain's famous - and controversial - bull-running fest. https://www.thelocal.es/20150715/san-fermin-comes-to-an-end-in-pamplona Wed, 15 Jul 2015 17:06:40 +0200 san-fermin-comes-to-an-end-in-pamplona The 44-year-old Frenchman was gored to death during a bull festival in Alicante. https://www.thelocal.es/20150714/french-tourist-gored-to-death-by-bull-in-spain Tue, 14 Jul 2015 13:05:16 +0200 french-tourist-gored-to-death-by-bull-in-spain The mayor of a town in Valencia has received death threats on social media after she announced the city would stop subsidizing bullfights. https://www.thelocal.es/20150706/mayor-gets-death-threats-after-bullfighting-row Mon, 06 Jul 2015 12:08:13 +0200 mayor-gets-death-threats-after-bullfighting-row GRAPHIC FOOTAGE: Two men have died after being gored by bulls in two separate incidents during Spain’s San Juan fiesta. https://www.thelocal.es/20150625/two-spanish-men-die-after-being-gored Thu, 25 Jun 2015 18:09:43 +0200 two-spanish-men-die-after-being-gored An escaped bull has injured 11 people, including a young wheelchair user, after escaping from a festival in the Spanish town of Talavera de la Reina. https://www.thelocal.es/20150518/escaped-bull-injures-eleven-in-spain Mon, 18 May 2015 14:30:08 +0200 escaped-bull-injures-eleven-in-spain