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 Barcelona's acting mayor Ada Colau was re-elected on Saturday, beating a Catalan separatist who had come first in municipal polls. https://www.thelocal.es/20190616/barcelona-mayor-reelected-after-beating-separatist Sun, 16 Jun 2019 11:36:05 +0200 barcelona-mayor-reelected-after-beating-separatist The mayor of Caracas, a staunch opponent of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, has applied for political asylum in Spain after fleeing to Madrid over the weekend, the Spanish government said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20171125/caracas-mayor-asks-for-political-asylum-in-spain Sat, 25 Nov 2017 10:41:16 +0100 caracas-mayor-asks-for-political-asylum-in-spain The goal was "to make these people happy, give them love and affection...that at least one time a year, for some of them the first time in their lives, they can sit at a table with flowers, with red napkins." https://www.thelocal.es/20151225/madrid-lays-on-christmas-eve-feast-for-homeless Fri, 25 Dec 2015 10:25:46 +0100 madrid-lays-on-christmas-eve-feast-for-homeless In Spain political office has become inextricably linked to privilege, but Madrid's new mayor has shown she is prepared to make the odd personal sacrifice to stay true to her campaign promises. https://www.thelocal.es/20150629/eight-savings-manuela-is-making-in-madrid Mon, 29 Jun 2015 19:13:58 +0200 eight-savings-manuela-is-making-in-madrid Madrid's new administration faced its first casualty of office with the resignation of a councillor on Monday following a storm of criticism over anti-semitic tweets he had sent in 2011. https://www.thelocal.es/20150615/madrid-official-apologizes-over-anti-semitic-tweet Mon, 15 Jun 2015 10:34:36 +0200 madrid-official-apologizes-over-anti-semitic-tweet It might not be something likely to catch on with Michelle Obama or Samantha Cameron anytime soon, but one politician’s wife in Spain decided to show support, during a local council meeting, through the medium of song. https://www.thelocal.es/20150205/mayors-wife-sings-cringeworthy-tribute Thu, 05 Feb 2015 15:20:00 +0100 mayors-wife-sings-cringeworthy-tribute Manuel Meléndez, mayor of El Pedroso in the province of Seville, will appear in court on Tuesday to face multiple charges of harassing a local policeman by lowering his wage, taking away his firearm, shouting at him and making him wash his car. https://www.thelocal.es/20140324/spanish-mayor-used-cop-as-personal-cash-washer Mon, 24 Mar 2014 11:41:00 +0100 spanish-mayor-used-cop-as-personal-cash-washer An illiterate shepherd from a small town in southern Spain has stopped a giant building project from going ahead after a ten-year-long legal battle to protect his land. https://www.thelocal.es/20130916/spanish-shepherd-beats-building-company Mon, 16 Sep 2013 19:13:00 +0200 spanish-shepherd-beats-building-company The mayor of the historical Galician town of Noia is giving up his evenings to work for free as a caretaker at a music school because of government rules that have left him unable to employ new staff. https://www.thelocal.es/20130613/modest-mayor-chips-in-as-school-caretaker Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:13:00 +0200 modest-mayor-chips-in-as-school-caretaker The mayor of a Spanish municipality in the province of Jaen has slashed his €1,000 monthly salary by half and is donating the money to needy families in the area. https://www.thelocal.es/20130607/jaen-mayor-halves-1000-salary-to-help-poor Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:47:36 +0200 jaen-mayor-halves-1000-salary-to-help-poor