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Some 1,200 sheep march through the streets of Spain’s capital: Annual parade in Madrid is led by a woman for the first time

SHEEP took over Madrid’s city centre on Sunday with shepherds steering their flocks through the heart of the capital along ancient migration routes. The annual event, which started in 1994, sees shepherds

23 Oct, 2023 @ 12:45

Animals·Lead·Madrid

Traffic Lights Adapted To Help Visually Impaired Pedestrians Introduced In Spain's Mar Menor Area

Traffic lights with loud sound to help visually impaired pedestrians introduced in Spain’s Mar Menor area

SPECIAL boxes have been installed at traffic lights to help visually impaired pedestrians cross La Manga’s Gran Via. The enhanced lights are at pedestrian crossings next to the municipal library, the Plaza

26 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

IN PICS: Why sheep blocked off historic Madrid streets in Spain

IN PICS: Why sheep flocked onto historic Madrid streets in Spain

SHEEP replaced traffic on Madrid streets on Sunday with shepherds steering their flocks through the heart of the capital along ancient migration routes. The annual event, which started in 1994, sees shepherds

24 Oct, 2022 @ 14:15

Lead·Madrid

Tennis Sensation Carlos Alcaraz Stars In New Video Promoting His Home Murcia Region To Tourists In Spain

WATCH: Tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz stars in new video promoting his home Murcia region to tourists across Spain

MURCIA teenage tennis star Carlos Alcaraz is the new face of tourism for his home region in €1.5 million campaign to attract more Spanish holidaymakers. Regional tourism minister, Marcos Ortuño, unveiled the

1 Jun, 2022 @ 13:31

Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Premium

Family business as Marta Ortega takes control of Spain’s Inditex fashion empire

MARTA Ortega, the daughter of the founder of Spanish fashion retailer, Inditex, will become the company’s chairwoman next April. Ortega, 37, will replace Pablo Isla, who took the managerial reins from her

30 Nov, 2021 @ 12:45

Business & Finance·Lead

Man Fires Shots At Police And Destroys Cars With Molotov Cocktails During Street Attack In Spain's Murcia Region

Man shoots at police and fire-raises cars with Molotov Cocktails during street attack in Spain’s Murcia region

A street in a Murcia region was plunged into chaos this Tuesday morning when a man threw Molotov Cocktails at several cars and fired a shotgun at police officers. Residents on Molina

12 Oct, 2021 @ 16:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

IN PICS: Madrid’s Gran Via metro station reopens with retro look and state-of-art technology

After a three year refurb and delays caused by archaeological discoveries as well as a pandemic, Madrid’s Gran Via metro station has reopened to much fanfare. The station has mixed retro style

19 Jul, 2021 @ 10:15

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Inside the British-organised Extinction Rebellion protest outside Primark on Madrid’s Gran Via for COP25

Wham – we stopped the traffic, made a space and the flash mob hit the street, the samba band thumping

9 Dec, 2019 @ 14:28

Environment

Cars banned from Madrid streets in trial run for pedestrianised city

For nine days, all cars were banished from the city centre in a trial run to pedestrianise the capital

25 Dec, 2016 @ 16:54

Environment·Lead·National News

Zara boss buys iconic building on Madrid’s Gran Via

Zara billionaire boosts increasingly-enviable property portfolio

1 Feb, 2015 @ 11:00

Lead·Property