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 Cyclists and electric scooter riders on the streets of Zaragoza are set for some changes in the coming weeks, with wide-ranging reforms to 'urban mobility' that have outraged local groups and will change how people move around the city. https://www.thelocal.es/20240902/spains-zaragoza-set-to-become-europes-first-city-to-force-cyclists-to-be-insured Mon, 02 Sep 2024 14:08:23 +0200 spains-zaragoza-set-to-become-europes-first-city-to-force-cyclists-to-be-insured Tech giants Amazon and Microsoft are both investing heavily in Spain's northeastern region of Aragón, turning it into a huge hub for data centres that will create thousands of new jobs. It's an unexpected but strategic choice. https://www.thelocal.es/20240704/why-aragon-is-on-its-way-to-becoming-spains-next-silicon-valley Thu, 04 Jul 2024 12:30:29 +0200 why-aragon-is-on-its-way-to-becoming-spains-next-silicon-valley Amazon's cloud computing division AWS will invest €15.7 billion ($17 billion) in data centres in Spain's north eastern Aragón region through to 2033, the US tech giant said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20240522/amazon-to-create-17500-new-jobs-in-spain Wed, 22 May 2024 18:50:11 +0200 amazon-to-create-17500-new-jobs-in-spain A heavy storm in the northern Spanish city of Zaragoza on Thursday transformed the Aragonese capital into a river in a matter of minutes, with cars dragged downstream like boats and neighbourhoods flooded.  https://www.thelocal.es/20230707/video-ten-minute-flash-flood-wreaks-havoc-in-spains-zaragoza Fri, 07 Jul 2023 12:53:12 +0200 video-ten-minute-flash-flood-wreaks-havoc-in-spains-zaragoza The latest data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control shows the northern Spanish region in red for its very high infection rate, together with neighbouring Navarre and Catalonia as well as the tiny country of Luxembourg. But just how high is it? https://www.thelocal.es/20200804/is-spains-aragn-the-region-with-the-highest-covid-19-infection-rate-in-europe Tue, 04 Aug 2020 17:17:14 +0200 is-spains-aragn-the-region-with-the-highest-covid-19-infection-rate-in-europe Authorities in Zaragoza are in hot water after publishing guidelines for drug users that highlight the best ways to consume cocaine, speed and other narcotics. https://www.thelocal.es/20180208/crush-the-cocaine-finely-zaragoza-sparks-row-with-guidelines-for-druggies Thu, 08 Feb 2018 12:30:46 +0100 crush-the-cocaine-finely-zaragoza-sparks-row-with-guidelines-for-druggies Two people have been seriously injured after a man opened fire at a shopping centre in Zaragoza in northeastern Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20160812/two-injured-in-zaragoza-shopping-centre-shooting Fri, 12 Aug 2016 13:57:34 +0200 two-injured-in-zaragoza-shopping-centre-shooting Zaragoza's mayor, from the left-wing anti-corruption Podemos party, charged his city hall for the cost of a trip to the hair salon - and to the Plaza Hotel. https://www.thelocal.es/20160219/spain-lefty-mayor-faces-chop-over-hair-rising-expenses Fri, 19 Feb 2016 11:49:44 +0100 spain-lefty-mayor-faces-chop-over-hair-rising-expenses A train loaded with Spanish military tanks stoked paranoia that authorities are preparing to declare martial law against an imminent terrorist attack. https://www.thelocal.es/20151120/tank-convoy-provokes-fears-of-terrorist-attack-in-spain Fri, 20 Nov 2015 13:08:39 +0100 tank-convoy-provokes-fears-of-terrorist-attack-in-spain Nato's biggest military exercise in a more than a decade is underway in the northeastern city of Zaragoza in readiness to tackle new threats. https://www.thelocal.es/20151105/zaragoza Thu, 05 Nov 2015 10:19:24 +0100 zaragoza A 12-hour siege has come to an end after police stormed the house of a man who barricaded himself inside after reportedly killing his daughter's boyfriend. https://www.thelocal.es/20150416/overnight-household-siege-ends-in-police-shoot-out Thu, 16 Apr 2015 13:41:52 +0200 overnight-household-siege-ends-in-police-shoot-out Police in Zaragoza province have arrested a man who allegedly burgled the home of a friend just hours after he died in a horror car crash. https://www.thelocal.es/20140924/man-burgled-home-of-dead-friend-zaragoza-spain Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:08:00 +0200 man-burgled-home-of-dead-friend-zaragoza-spain Police suspect left-wing activists planted a small bomb which exploded in Spain's Zaragoza Cathedral on Wednesday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.es/20131002/anarchists-blamed-in-spain-cathedral-bombing Wed, 02 Oct 2013 18:32:00 +0200 anarchists-blamed-in-spain-cathedral-bombing A family in the northern Spanish village of Azuara have lost half of their belongings after eviction agents pillaged their home by mistake. https://www.thelocal.es/20130926/bank-evicts-family-from-wrong-house Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:43:00 +0200 bank-evicts-family-from-wrong-house Discrepancies between police and witness statements over the circumstances leading to the shooting of a barking dog named "Lucky" have raised hackles in Zaragoza. https://www.thelocal.es/20130617/dog-shot-dead-by-police-provokes-protests Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:07:00 +0200 dog-shot-dead-by-police-provokes-protests Spanish police detained two suspected ETA commandos in an early morning raid on Tuesday, striking a new blow against the already-weakened network of the armed Basque group, the government said. https://www.thelocal.es/20130611/suspected-eta-bombers-nabbed-in-pre-dawn-raid Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:35:20 +0200 suspected-eta-bombers-nabbed-in-pre-dawn-raid Gypsies in the north-eastern city of Zaragoza are up in arms about a town hall ruling which puts a limit on the amount of ornamentation they can place on their loved ones' graves. https://www.thelocal.es/20130607/gypsies-riled-by-cemetery-decor-law Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:29:00 +0200 gypsies-riled-by-cemetery-decor-law A Zaragoza man who hacked into hundreds of his neighbours’ computers to watch them undressing and having sexual intercourse has been able to move neighbourhood while he awaits trial. https://www.thelocal.es/20130503/wifi-peeping-tom-preys-on-neighbours Fri, 03 May 2013 14:28:00 +0200 wifi-peeping-tom-preys-on-neighbours Spanish police on Tuesday arrested two "suspected terrorists" believed to be linked to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Spain's interior ministry said. https://www.thelocal.es/20130423/al-qaeda-arrest Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:54:00 +0200 al-qaeda-arrest A total of 33 Spanish provinces are on high alert today with strong winds, rain and snow expected. https://www.thelocal.es/20130312/weather-warning-snow-and-strong-winds-today Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:05:00 +0100 weather-warning-snow-and-strong-winds-today