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 As metro strikes threaten to cripple the city, a new map shows how long it takes to walk between metro stations. https://www.thelocal.es/20160615/why-its-better-to-walk-than-take-the-metro-in-madrid Wed, 15 Jun 2016 12:37:14 +0200 why-its-better-to-walk-than-take-the-metro-in-madrid The strikes will take place from 6am - 9am every day this week. https://www.thelocal.es/20160613/strikes-to-hit-madrid-metro-every-day-this-week Mon, 13 Jun 2016 11:09:26 +0200 strikes-to-hit-madrid-metro-every-day-this-week Madrid Metro workers have called 8 days of partial strikes in June in protest at pay and working conditions. https://www.thelocal.es/20160610/madrid-metro-workers-call-8-days-of-strikes-in-june Fri, 10 Jun 2016 10:42:39 +0200 madrid-metro-workers-call-8-days-of-strikes-in-june Madrid Metro workers have called a strike for this weekend - from May 21st until May 23rd - in protest over work conditions and holidays. https://www.thelocal.es/20160520/metro-strike-to-cause-chaos-in-madrid-this-weekend Fri, 20 May 2016 13:18:11 +0200 metro-strike-to-cause-chaos-in-madrid-this-weekend Madrid locals have been criticizing a poster in the city's metro which asks the public to imagine the city without gay people. https://www.thelocal.es/20160420/imagine-madrid-without-gays-metro-advert-sparks-row Wed, 20 Apr 2016 13:25:09 +0200 imagine-madrid-without-gays-metro-advert-sparks-row A little boy inadvertently caused chaos, shutting down Madrid’s busiest metro line, when he lost his grip on the string of a helium ballon on Wednesday morning. https://www.thelocal.es/20151202/oops-little-boy-shuts-down-metro-with-helium-balloon Wed, 02 Dec 2015 11:25:36 +0100 oops-little-boy-shuts-down-metro-with-helium-balloon A young Spaniard has had a lucky escape after plummeting off a metro platform onto the tracks in Madrid. https://www.thelocal.es/20151029/teenager-plunges-onto-metro-rails-while-cycling-along-platform-in-spain Thu, 29 Oct 2015 13:36:26 +0100 teenager-plunges-onto-metro-rails-while-cycling-along-platform-in-spain Madrid’s metro could grind to a halt on Thursday as workers have called several hours of strikes during the busiest hours of the day. https://www.thelocal.es/20151021/madrid-metro-workers-to-strike-on-thursday Wed, 21 Oct 2015 12:18:03 +0200 madrid-metro-workers-to-strike-on-thursday Madrid Metro has sacked its head of security over a memo warning staff to be suspicious of gays, as lobby groups called on the public transport company to launch an LGBT inclusion campaign. https://www.thelocal.es/20150223/madrid-metro-fires-security-head-after-gay-gaffe Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:15:00 +0100 madrid-metro-fires-security-head-after-gay-gaffe An internal memo handed out to Madrid metro workers calls for "gays, musicians and beggars" to be more routinely checked for tickets than other passengers. https://www.thelocal.es/20150219/watch-out-for-gays-shocking-madrid-metro-memo Thu, 19 Feb 2015 10:27:00 +0100 watch-out-for-gays-shocking-madrid-metro-memo Nearly 100 people took to Madrid's metro on Sunday without one vital item of clothing: their trousers. https://www.thelocal.es/20150112/no-pants-subway-ride-hits-madrid Mon, 12 Jan 2015 11:37:00 +0100 no-pants-subway-ride-hits-madrid For Madrid dwellers who enjoy gazing out of the underground train window into the darkness outside, or sneaking a sly look at a fellow passenger, a change is at hand after managers decided to install hi-tech advertising systems. https://www.thelocal.es/20140707/madrid-metro-has-tunnel-vision-for-advertising-transport Mon, 07 Jul 2014 13:56:00 +0200 madrid-metro-has-tunnel-vision-for-advertising-transport Frustrated passengers on Madrid Metro's Line 5 risked their lives on Wednesday morning when they abandoned a broken down train and started walking down the tracks https://www.thelocal.es/20140702/frustrated-madrid-metro-passengers-get-out-and-walk Wed, 02 Jul 2014 12:25:00 +0200 frustrated-madrid-metro-passengers-get-out-and-walk If you lost a $2 million (€1.48 million) cheque in Madrid recently, you could be in luck: a repair worker on the city's underground railway network has handed it in to local police. https://www.thelocal.es/20130926/californian-loses-2-million-cheque-on-madrid-metro Thu, 26 Sep 2013 13:01:00 +0200 californian-loses-2-million-cheque-on-madrid-metro Cash-strapped Madrid is set to rename its emblematic Sol metro station 'Sol Vodafone' after a multi-million euro deal between the mobile operator giant and the city’s town hall was signed on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130425/sol-station Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:17:00 +0200 sol-station