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 Hugh Elliott, the newly appointed British ambassador to Madrid made headlines last week when he went public with a heartwarming story about the hospitality he received from a stranger on his first trip to Burgos in 1984. https://www.thelocal.es/20191209/sad-ending-to-ambassadors-viral-quest-to-reunite-with-lourdes Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:04:16 +0100 sad-ending-to-ambassadors-viral-quest-to-reunite-with-lourdes The British Ambassador to Spain is looking to locate a long-lost friend who gave him food and a roof over his head when he found himself in a tight spot in the city of Burgos 35 years ago. https://www.thelocal.es/20191206/uk-ambassador-looking-to-find-friend-who-helped-him-when-he-was-a-broke-youngster-in-spain Fri, 06 Dec 2019 12:24:26 +0100 uk-ambassador-looking-to-find-friend-who-helped-him-when-he-was-a-broke-youngster-in-spain The northern Spanish town of Castrillo de Murcia, near Burgos, kicked off the 400-year-old 'El Colacho' baby jumping festival on Sunday, in a tradition designed to rid the infants of original sin. https://www.thelocal.es/20150608/baby-jumping-festival-lands-in-burgos-spain-2015-colacho Mon, 08 Jun 2015 17:56:10 +0200 baby-jumping-festival-lands-in-burgos-spain-2015-colacho A priest has been arrested in Burgos for performing repeated exorcisms on an underage girl suffering from anorexia. https://www.thelocal.es/20150318/priest-arrested-for-exorcism-on-underage-girl Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:29:26 +0100 priest-arrested-for-exorcism-on-underage-girl Investigators say a short circuit could be responsible for a huge fire which destroyed a meat products factory belonging to Spanish food giant Campofrío in Burgos on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20141117/massive-fires-wipes-out-campofrio-food-factory-in-burgos Mon, 17 Nov 2014 11:38:00 +0100 massive-fires-wipes-out-campofrio-food-factory-in-burgos The mayor of Spain's northern city of Burgos on Friday scrapped a costly street redevelopment that sparked a week of spreading protests and scattered violence. https://www.thelocal.es/20140118/spanish-mayor-scraps-protest-hit-street-works Sat, 18 Jan 2014 14:26:00 +0100 spanish-mayor-scraps-protest-hit-street-works A judge has released a fireman arrested for defying police during a demonstration in Madrid on Wednesday held in support of a protest against costly plans to redevelop a street in the northern city of Burgos. https://www.thelocal.es/20140117/judge-releases-fireman-arrested-in-madrid-protests Fri, 17 Jan 2014 11:09:00 +0100 judge-releases-fireman-arrested-in-madrid-protests Police arrested 11 demonstrators in Madrid on Wednesday as people across austerity-hit Spain marched in support of a protest against costly plans to redevelop a street in the northern city of Burgos. https://www.thelocal.es/20140116/protest-against-burgos-street-works-goes-national Thu, 16 Jan 2014 10:38:00 +0100 protest-against-burgos-street-works-goes-national The mayor of the Spanish town of Burgos on Tuesday temporarily halted a planned revamp of the city's main streets after five days of riots which have seen 40 people arrested. https://www.thelocal.es/20140115/town-mayor-stops-roadworks-after-riots Wed, 15 Jan 2014 10:56:00 +0100 town-mayor-stops-roadworks-after-riots The small Spanish city of Burgos saw its third day of riots on Sunday as protesters continued to vent their anger against their town hall's plans to reduce the number of lanes and parking spaces on one of its main streets. https://www.thelocal.es/20140113/spanish-city-ri Mon, 13 Jan 2014 11:44:23 +0100 spanish-city-ri The world's oldest DNA has been discovered by scientists in northern Spain, part of a finding which could help rewrite the early history of the human species. https://www.thelocal.es/20131205/worlds-oldest-dna-found-in-spain Thu, 05 Dec 2013 15:05:00 +0100 worlds-oldest-dna-found-in-spain Archaeologists working near the northern Spanish city of Burgos are searching for the remains of the "oldest Europeans" who lived a million years ago. https://www.thelocal.es/20130723/spanish-dig-reveals-cannibal-table-manners Tue, 23 Jul 2013 11:37:47 +0200 spanish-dig-reveals-cannibal-table-manners