Illegal dumping pollutes 449 protected natural spaces in Catalonia
16/05/2026
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A minimal failure forces the Tarlà of Girona to be repaired on the fly in the middle of a tourist route
15/05/2026
A technical failure forces the repair of Girona's Tarlà at night. The incident pits the PSC, which demands more control, against the government, which defends the work and minimizes the stoppages.
The creation of companies skyrockets in Girona despite a 52% cut in capital
15/05/2026
Girona added 683 new companies in the first quarter of 2026, 41.7% more. The net balance reached 422 companies, despite the invested capital plummeting 51.7% to 17.05 million.
A repeat offender commits a violent robbery in Palamós just 24 hours after his arrest
15/05/2026
The Mossos arrest a 29-year-old man in Palamós for stealing a mobile phone by force. A repeat offender, he had already been arrested the day before for another violent robbery. The judge orders provisional prison after recovering the phone and finding a knife on him.
Water and housing drive up spending in Girona by 11.3% despite IPC moderation
15/05/2026
Inflation in Girona falls to 3.3%, but water, housing, and insurance maintain increases above 8%. Food and transport retreat in April, while in June the VAT on electricity will be restored to 21%.
The judicial threat from neighbors halts the construction of 400 apartments in Girona's Parc Jordi Vilamitjana
15/05/2026
City Council and Generalitat study relocating the 400 apartments from Jordi Vilamitjana park to Mas Xirgu. The platform threatens legal action if the project is maintained, while Salt paralyzes approval.
Unions condition Tuesday's meeting on a review of the 30% salary increase on Monday
15/05/2026
The meeting between Education and unions ended without an agreement. The organizations demand to receive a concrete proposal on Monday that improves salary and inclusion, or they will not attend Tuesday's meeting.
The Girona City Council negotiates new uses for the Torre de Taialà track without reactivating the 2022 acoustic conflict
15/05/2026
Girona opens a debate to redefine the Torre de Taialà track, closed in 2022 due to noise. The city council seeks to reactivate the space, guaranteeing coexistence and avoiding new acoustic conflicts.
Half of the 7.7 million for water in Girona will only finance the drafting of projects
15/05/2026
Girona receives 7.7 million in 110 grants from the ACA to reinforce supply. The Alt Empordà concentrates the largest share, but half of the money will only pay for the drafting of projects, delaying works until 2029.
8,000 teachers demand fewer students per classroom in Girona while the sectoral table closes without agreement
15/05/2026
Third day of educational strike with 8,000 teachers in Girona. The sectoral meeting in Barcelona between unions and Education closed without an agreement, maintaining the protest for the reduction of ratios and more resources.
The fine of 10,001 euros for a debate on immigration forces a court in Girona to define the real limit of freedom of expression
15/05/2026
A court in Girona examines whether the Generalitat should annul the 10,001 euro fine to the leader of Aliança Catalana for her statements on immigration on 8TV, which the administration considers harmful and racist.
The lack of ticket inspectors on trains clashes with triple the assaults in Catalunya
15/05/2026
UGT and CCOO call for a strike on Rodalies to demand more inspectors and halt staff cuts. They warn that the lack of personnel prevents compliance with safety agreements following the accidents in Adamuz and Gelida.
The new line to the airport adds traffic to a Barcelona tunnel that already forces travelers to face delays
15/05/2026
User platforms protest against the R-Airport line. They denounce that adding frequencies to a saturated tunnel in Passeig de Gràcia will worsen Rodalies punctuality and prioritize tourism.
The return of the 60-euro school voucher forces families to track affiliated businesses before November
15/05/2026
The Government maintains the 60-euro vouchers for primary and secondary school in 2026-2027. The aid, with a cap of 50 million, will be redeemed as a discount in affiliated businesses and will expire on November 30.
Unions ignore the Government's offer and leave 1,000 educational centers in Catalonia without colonies
15/05/2026
Four unions call for 17 days of strike in public education for salary improvements and less bureaucracy. The schedule extends until June with regional strikes and minimum services.
The 21.52% official follow-up clashes with the massive teacher mobilization in Girona
15/05/2026
Third day of strike marked by the discrepancy between the official 21.52% and the union 55%. Thousands marched through the city center and negotiations with Education ended without agreement.
Renfe warns of canceling the Alvia to Barcelona despite 73% of delays originating from infrastructure
14/05/2026
Renfe blames infrastructure for 73% of Alvia Vigo-Barcelona delays and warns of possible cancellation due to costs, despite the average delay falling to 30 minutes.
The intestate inheritance of two hoteliers finances 23 social housing units in Sant Feliu de Guíxols
14/05/2026
The Generalitat closes the distribution of the inheritance of the Anlló siblings, who died without a will, allocating 2.26 million to public calls and the creation of 23 social housing units.
A 10-point increase in international tourist satisfaction pushes Girona above the average without reaching the leadership
14/05/2026
The Turespaña survey shows that Girona reached 69.76% of very satisfied international tourists in 2025, surpassing the Catalan average. Tarragona maintains leadership and the Camp de Tarragona registered the biggest advance.
The massive influx of visitors forces traffic restrictions in the Barri Vell for 9 days
14/05/2026
Girona deploys 218 police services for Temps de Flors from May 9 to 17. The operation restricts access to the Barri Vell, regulates traffic, and reinforces nighttime surveillance to protect the floral installations.
The councilor Parlon investigates the Mossos for attending a strike assembly without the knowledge of their superiors
14/05/2026
The councilor Parlon investigates two Mossos for attending a teaching assembly without notifying the leadership. She apologizes to the unions, will review the risk protocol, and will evaluate whether to open a disciplinary file.
The meeting with the councilor does not stop the teacher strike in Girona despite the agreement signed with other unions
14/05/2026
Girona teachers call for strike and marches today. Despite the meeting with the minister, they maintain the strike by rejecting the agreement with CCOO and UGT. They demand lower ratios and more staff before the end of the school year.
Marble scattered by a truck on the AP-7 halts traffic for 10 hours in Vilafant
14/05/2026
A truck overturned on the AP-7 near Vilafant, scattering marble that caused crashes. The occupants were unharmed. The accident blocked the road and generated traffic jams until full reopening towards France at noon.
Paying 2,000 euros for the key to an apartment in Girona reveals the hidden circuit that accelerates illegal occupations
14/05/2026
Three occupants left a flat in Pedret after paying 2,000 euros for the key. The owners found them when valuing it, a week later. The police managed the exit and the property will install protection measures.
More than 1,000 centers in Catalonia cancel school camps for the next academic year without offering alternatives to families
14/05/2026
More than 1,000 schools and institutes in Catalonia suspend colonies and outings next school year. The teaching initiative pressures the Department of Education to demand structural improvements in the public system.
A routine check discovers 12 assault rifles abandoned in a Porsche near Figueres
14/05/2026
The Mossos found an abandoned Porsche on the AP-7 with 12 AK-47 rifles after skipping a checkpoint. The occupants fled towards Girona and the investigation remains open to verify if the weapons are real.
An Ecuadorian left his backpack in Biure in 1996 promising to return and now volunteers are looking for his family
14/05/2026
A backpack found in Biure with a note from 1996 reactivates the search for its owner's family, now deceased. Volunteers and a teacher in Ecuador are trying to locate his relatives to return the luggage.
The escalation of strikes in Catalonia forces 1,000 centers to cancel next year's colonies
14/05/2026
Four unions activate 17 days of strike in Catalan public education for salary improvements and more resources, while the Government sets minimum services and the parties disagree on the real follow-up of the strikes.
A trio from l'Empordà turns the housing crisis and labor exploitation into their first album
14/05/2026
Xiprer releases his first album with 11 tracks about the housing crisis and labor exploitation. Recorded at Casa Linda, the work consolidates the social focus of his theme on gentrification in Girona.
An 80 kg mine from the Napoleonic era halts work on the Roses waterfront
14/05/2026
Work on the Roses waterfront was halted after finding a Napoleonic landmine. The TEDAX confirmed that the rusted device, without gunpowder and full of water, did not present an explosion risk.
The free workshop in Girona prepares local businesses to compete online without abandoning in-person service
14/05/2026
The SMO of Girona opens registrations for a free in-person course that teaches local shops and businesses to reinforce their online presence with practical social media and Google Maps tools.
A lawyer takes files to the Girona courts at 100 years old without having planned his retirement
13/05/2026
Ignasi de Ribot turns one hundred and 74 years of active practice. The ICAG honors him for his pioneering work in Catalan law and his historic public defense, maintaining his office out of pure vocation.
The European excellence of Spar Girona does not avoid its worst domestic finish since 2019
13/05/2026
The Spar Girona closes its best European campaign by qualifying for the Final-6, but injuries in the decisive stretch leave it without a final in the Women's League and the Cup.
A reactive forensic test after decades the request for 26 years in prison for a crime in Sabadell
13/05/2026
The Prosecutor's Office requests 26 years for Santi Laiglesia for the murder of Helena Jubany in Sabadell 25 years ago. New forensic evidence reactivated the case, which now awaits a preliminary hearing to decide whether it will go to oral trial.
Nurses rip tape from their mouths in Salt to denounce what the nursing profession's day silences
13/05/2026
The nursing collective protested throughout Catalonia to demand dignified ratios and protection against aggression. Satse rules out strikes due to staff shortages and calls for investment and dialogue from the Government.
More than 80 entities transform a race in Salt into a cry against the criminalization of immigrants
13/05/2026
On May 31, more than 80 entities will organize an anti-racist race in Salt against hate speech. The five-kilometer urban route will start from plaça 1 d'Octubre with the aim of becoming an annual event.
Storms hit Barcelona with 20 mm in just half an hour
13/05/2026
The Meteocat activates warnings for showers and hail in the metropolitan area. Heavy rain will reach the coast at dusk and will extend to almost all of Catalonia this Tuesday.
The state regulation obliges Girona to pay debt with 1.6 million that the city council was reserving for works
13/05/2026
The full Girona council approves demanding from the State that it allow investing 1.6 million in surplus in works instead of paying debt. The motion prospers with majority support, but the PSC demands executing the identical proposal approved in January now.
The unions set the strike follow-up at 70% in Catalonia, but the Government only counts teachers
13/05/2026
The Government sets the strike follow-up at 34.7%, compared to 70% for USTEC-STEs. The difference lies in excluding cleaning and kitchen staff from the official count and in not offering data by territories.
The hail the size of a hazelnut hits Ponent for the 3rd time on farms without anti-hail nets
13/05/2026
Storms activate alerts in Catalonia with 56 interventions by Bombers and 215 calls to 112. Hail hits Ponent farms without nets for the third time and the warning extends to Ripollès and Garrotxa.
Three arrests in less than 27 hours dismantle street vending in Girona
13/05/2026
The Municipal Police arrested three people in Girona between May 4 and 5 for drug dealing. The operations, with canine support, were concentrated at the bus station and Plaça d'Espanya.
A plank gave way and the worker fell 4 meters in Girona despite wearing a harness and helmet
13/05/2026
Worker seriously injured after falling 4 meters on a walkway of the Güell river in Girona. The hypothesis points to the breaking of a plank despite wearing a harness and helmet. Firefighters and SEM rescued him and transferred him to the hospital.
The Girona council activates surcharges for securing recovered apartments with notices of less than 24 hours
13/05/2026
Girona tenders a locksmith contract to secure recovered municipal apartments. With 6,755 euros, it covers guidance interventions, anti-vandalism doors, and urgent notifications of less than 24 hours.
A home in Llagostera hid 597 marijuana plants with stolen electricity
13/05/2026
The Mossos arrested two people in Llagostera for maintaining an indoor marijuana cultivation and stealing electricity. The search found 597 plants and lighting and ventilation material.
The overturning of a truck collapses 3 kilometers of the AP-7 in Fogars de la Selva without leaving injuries
13/05/2026
The incident on the AP-7, at the height of Fogars de la Selva, cut off the three lanes towards Girona and caused a fuel spill managed by emergency services. The driver was unharmed and refused medical assistance.
The collapse of a boarded-up property forces the demolition of the adjoining home in Olot
13/05/2026
The collapse of an abandoned building in Olot forced the evacuation of residents and the demolition of the adjoining dwelling. The street will remain closed for safety and the city council will pass on the expenses to the property owner.
The Govern's offer of dialogue crashes against the judicial route due to police infiltration in teacher assemblies in Catalonia
12/05/2026
Public teachers begin the first of three strikes in Catalonia on May 12. Unions demand renegotiation of improvements and denounce the infiltration of two agents into an assembly, opening a parallel judicial front.
Just 48 hours separate another death from a tractor rollover in Els Omellons
12/05/2026
A 79-year-old retiree dies when his tractor overturns in Els Omellons. The event coincides with another similar accident in La Noguera 48 hours ago, which prompted the decree of mourning and the arrival of ten rescue teams.
A budget of 349,535 euros will convert a cut-off axis into the new promenade connecting the Alpicat park
12/05/2026
Alpicat will invest 349,535 euros in connecting the park and the sports area with a tree-lined pedestrian promenade. The work adds play areas, grass, new vegetation, and water improvements over 4,032 m².
Girona avoids relegation in Vallecas with a 90th-minute goal that rewards their tactical gamble without a striker
12/05/2026
Girona drew 1-1 against Rayo after a Stuani goal in the 90th minute. Míchel opted for no striker and the team maintains a two-point lead over the relegation zone with three matchdays remaining.
The obsolete isolation of schools drags Girona towards 43 days of extreme heat in the school calendar
12/05/2026
Girona will have 43 days of extreme heat in schools by 2030 due to obsolete infrastructures. Equitat.org requests 1,300 million to adapt the network, while the city council re-naturalizes courtyards with European funds.
Families install black tarps in Catalan classrooms amid thermal risk that regulations ignore
12/05/2026
Thirty families placed tarps at Escola El Miracle due to the lack of measures against the heat. A report warns that 1,220 buildings lack climate adaptation and demands reforms to protect learning.
The escalation of infections forces the advancement of sexual prevention to 12 years old in Catalonia
12/05/2026
Salut incorporates the prevention of STIs at 12 years of age in primary pediatrics. The change responds to the increase in cases since 2017 and updates the 2009 strategy with new surveillance and notification protocols.
Only 1 point separates Girona from direct relegation after rescuing the draw in stoppage time in Vallecas
12/05/2026
Girona drew 1-1 against Rayo with a goal from Stuani in the 87th minute. The point keeps them out of direct relegation, but their margin is reduced to one before hosting Real Sociedad.
A hantavirus positive in Madrid forces the cruise ship quarantine to be extended to 42 days
12/05/2026
A positive for hantavirus in Madrid forces the extension of the quarantine of the cruise ship MV Hondius to 42 days. Health reinforces isolation and daily control while confirming that the strain is the Andes variant.
Catalonia prepares for fires impossible to extinguish: less continuous forest and more solar panels
12/05/2026
The Government prioritizes prevention before fires that will exceed extinction capacity. The strategy intervenes 34,000 hectares, creates safety strips, installs solar panels, and reinforces the Firefighters.
The apricot harvest slows its advance in Catalonia due to the 33% drop in Tarragona
12/05/2026
Agriculture foresees a stable stone fruit campaign in Catalonia, with increases in peach and apricot. Nectarine leads production and market prices start at 2.50 euros per kilo.
Artificial intelligence already validates thousands of exploits autonomously to bypass two-step verification
12/05/2026
Google warns that AI is already being used on an industrial scale to automate attacks and bypass two-step verification, although a recent patch stopped a massive planned campaign.
11% of intense fires escape firefighters' control in Catalonia
12/05/2026
The Government activates fourteen security corridors to curb the spread of megafires, after acknowledging that the territory is not prepared for the new climate scenario.
The rise of cycle tourism forces those who turn the stairs of Girona's old town into a downhill track to be sanctioned
12/05/2026