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It has been three weeks since the ground gave way at the back of the Verona pizzeria, on Teodora Lamadrid street in the upper area of Barcelona. Half of the affected neighbors, those who live closest to the sinkhole, still have not been able to return home, and this Friday, on the eve of August, they learned the news that some of them will not be able to do so at least until September due to the appearance of new “structural” cracks linked to the passage of the L9 metro tunnel boring machine heading towards Lesseps. Meanwhile, dump trucks of cement bags pile up around the Sant Gervasi market to continue covering the enormous hole of the restaurant, beneath which runs one of the streams descending from Collserola.

A Spanish man, 82 years old and a resident of La Sénia (Montsià), has drowned this Thursday in a private pool in the municipality, according to Civil Protection.

The town of Vall d’Uixó (Castellón), where a fire affecting the surroundings of the Serra d’Espadà was declared last Saturday, has decided to postpone the start of its festivities at least until next Sunday.

Vox in the Alicante city council avoided this Thursday the censure of the city’s mayor, Luis Barcala, from the PP, by abstaining from the request of -PSOE, Compromís and EU-Podem justified by the “express and unjustified” refusal to appear before the municipal investigation commission regarding the scandal of the public housing Les Naus de la Playa de San Juan.

The municipal market of La Boqueria in Barcelona recorded around eleven million visitors between January and June 2026 at its main entrances, with a peak of two million visits throughout the month of May. These data show the decrease in visitors to this unique facility, a decline mainly caused by the works on La Rambla. The truth is that these works made access to this market very difficult. During 2024, the facility in the Raval neighborhood had around 25 million visitors, and last year it did not exceed 23.5 million. The latest recorded data do not foresee a return to normality in the coming months. The government of Mayor Jaume Collboni trusts that this long-awaited renovation will be completed by mid-February next year.

The Local Police of Mataró arrested a confessed arsonist in the early hours of this Wednesday after causing three separate fire outbreaks on the C-32 highway.

The speed cameras deployed by the Servei Català de Trànsit in recent years will not be limited to fining for speeding. This new type of radar mounted on a trailer that the Mossos d’Esquadra move around the roads also allows the incorporation of elevated cameras equipped with new Australian technology that serves to detect inappropriate behavior inside vehicles.

The Community of Madrid rectifies and puts up for sale the penthouse that it had supposedly acquired for temporary office use for Isabel Díaz Ayuso and her team on General Martínez Campos promenade while works were being carried out in Puerta del Sol.

A 58-year-old man has been arrested as the alleged perpetrator of three forest fires in the l’Anoia region. The operation, carried out by the Mossos d’Esquadra and the Rural Agents Corps, took place last Monday, when the accused was able to be detained.

The Community of Madrid acquired, through the company Planifica Madrid, a luxurious penthouse on General Martínez Campos street measuring 481 square meters, with a market value of around six million euros. The transaction was formalized before a notary on April 14, but it was not until yesterday that it became public knowledge that it would be used as offices for the president of the Government of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, and part of her team. There are many doubts and questions about the acquisition of the property and its possible use.