Petanque is a supposedly peaceful game between two or more people who take turns throwing their balls with the aim of getting them closer than their opponents to the jack. It is not a particularly noisy activity, as the clinking of the balls does not cause loud noises, nor does it usually generate big commotions, rivalries aside. A quiet setting that was disrupted this August in Calafell (Baix Penedès), where the public confrontation between some of the residents of the building closest to the municipal petanque courts and the players of the Mas Mel club has intensified.

The arrival in València of 41 Civia trains from Series 465 to reinforce the Cercanías has opened a new political battle between the Government of Spain and the Valencian parties. PP, Vox, and Compromís have agreed in questioning the Ministry of Transport presenting the incorporation of units that have already been in service for years in Madrid as a modernization of the Valencian network. The PSPV, on the other hand, asks not to “exaggerate” and defends that the trains are “in perfect working condition.”

Traffic cuts and disruptions to train circulation following the heavy rains recorded early this morning on the Costa Daurada. The Meteorological Service of Catalonia issued a warning on Saturday for rain accumulation after nearly 200 liters per square meter were recorded in a few hours on the Baix Penedès coast and more than 110 liters per square meter in some points on the northern coast of Tarragonès.

The merchants of the Rambla del Raval in Barcelona once again denounce that the climate of insecurity affecting this battered area is ruining them, that because of it fewer and fewer people come here every day, and that if the City Council does not take strong measures soon, everyone will have to close.