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 Spanish town warns against texting while crossing roads It might seem entirely obvious to most, but it seems some people need to be told that looking at your phone while crossing a busy road can prove dangerous. https://www.thelocal.es/20160824/spanish-town-warns-against-texting-while-crossing-roads Wed, 24 Aug 2016 15:00:00 +0200 spanish-town-warns-against-texting-while-crossing-roads Spanish travel agencies cash in on 'Poketourism' Just like countless other countries, Spain has been hit so hard by the Pokémon Go craze that travel agencies are seeking to cash in on the global phenomenon with specialised tours. https://www.thelocal.es/20160808/spanish-travel-agencies-cash-in-on-poketourism Mon, 08 Aug 2016 16:45:30 +0200 spanish-travel-agencies-cash-in-on-poketourism Croquemon Go: Spain invents twist on game to 'eat 'em all' If moving around the city hunting virtual monsters isn’t really your thing, but grazing on tapas on a bar crawl is, then Croquemon Go is quite possibly the game for you. https://www.thelocal.es/20160803/croquemon-go-pokemon-croquetas-spain Wed, 03 Aug 2016 15:48:24 +0200 croquemon-go-pokemon-croquetas-spain Pokémon Go: Spanish man becomes first to 'catch 'em all' A Spanish man from the coastal town of Elche, south of Alicante, has become the first player in the world to catch all 145 Pokémon. https://www.thelocal.es/20160803/pokemon-go-spaniard-becomes-first-to-catch-em-all Wed, 03 Aug 2016 13:28:20 +0200 pokemon-go-spaniard-becomes-first-to-catch-em-all Thousands hunt Pokémon Go in Madrid to break record It may only have been officially launched in Spain two weeks ago but already Pokémon Go already has so many fans here that Madrid set a world record. https://www.thelocal.es/20160729/thousands-hunt-pokemon-go-in-madrid-to-break-record Fri, 29 Jul 2016 14:57:42 +0200 thousands-hunt-pokemon-go-in-madrid-to-break-record Police issue guidelines as Pokémon craze sweeps Spain Spanish police have been forced to issue guidelines on how to safely play Pokémon GO as the augmented reality game sweeps across Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20160719/spanish-police-issue-guidelines-to-pokmon-players Tue, 19 Jul 2016 11:59:12 +0200 spanish-police-issue-guidelines-to-pokmon-players Pokémon GO tourists rescued from Barcelona tunnel The Japanese couple had walked into a busy motorway tunnel in search of Pokémon for the new game that is taking over the world. https://www.thelocal.es/20160718/tourists-playing-pokemon-go-rescued-from-barcelona-tunnel Mon, 18 Jul 2016 12:12:14 +0200 tourists-playing-pokemon-go-rescued-from-barcelona-tunnel Catch 'em all: Pokémon GO finally arrives in Spain The wait is finally over. The new smartphone-based version of the classic monster-fighting game ‘Pokemon’ that has taken the world by storm is now officially available in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20160715/catch-em-all-pokmon-go-finally-arrives-in-spain Fri, 15 Jul 2016 13:19:07 +0200 catch-em-all-pokmon-go-finally-arrives-in-spain