The Local Spain 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 OPINION: Spain's struggle with gentrification, tourism and McDonalds Leah Pattem, the woman behind the Madrid No Frills blog, looks into how gentrification and overtourism are changing the capital, and argues that it is not for the better. https://www.thelocal.es/20190823/opinion-spains-struggle-with-gentrification-tourism-and-mcdonalds Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:05:54 +0200 opinion-spains-struggle-with-gentrification-tourism-and-mcdonalds Man arrested for taking spin behind the wheel - to his own driving test The man, from northeastern Spain, had driven himself to his own driving theory test, despite not having a license. https://www.thelocal.es/20150921/man-arrested-for-taking-a-spin-behind-the-wheel-to-his-own-driving-test Mon, 21 Sep 2015 17:33:09 +0200 man-arrested-for-taking-a-spin-behind-the-wheel-to-his-own-driving-test Tyre fires spook famous Spanish ghost town Spain's most famous ghost town is under threat from a highly flammable mountain of old tyres that has been piling up nearby for years. https://www.thelocal.es/20130213/ghost-town-tyres-of-eyesore Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:57:00 +0100 ghost-town-tyres-of-eyesore