Hospital in Manresa uses acting to address common caregiver mistakes
Local council and Sant Andreu Hospital launch open training to recognize mistakes in elderly care
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Medieval defenses, water infrastructures, and old education center found in La Rambla renovation works
Archaeological work conducted in segments to ensure pedestrian access, services, and documentation of findings
Solidarity bicycles for those affected by Valencia floods help regain mobility: "It saved my life"
More than 3,000 bikes requested and around 600 already delivered
Police confiscate 4,500 bladed weapons and 562 firearms in first half of the year
Authorities admit increase in incidents while most incidents involving a weapons seizure are misdemeanors
Barcelona Christmas lights switched on
This year’s festive lights will stay on longer, shining until 1am from Sunday to Thursday and until 2am on Fridays and Saturdays
Business owners affected by Valencia floods angry and eager to start over one month on
Picanya businesses lament they have not yet received any help from authorities
Calçot season begins, with a harvest of over 18 million predicted
Restaurants in Alt Camp hope to host over half a million 'calçotades' -traditional gatherings to eat calçots- slightly surpassing last year’s figures
Lloret de Mar wants to hire inspectors to find illegal tourist apartments
Local government says there could be 1,000 such businesses operating without a license
FIFA investigates more than 50 cases of child trafficking in Catalonia
Football's governing body has sent letters to several clubs and a private school
Access to housing becomes main worry for Catalans for first time since 2007
Difficulties in finding a home are the biggest concern of more than a third of young people
Police raids against drug trafficking, human trafficking, and money laundering across Catalonia
More than 700 officers from two police forces carrying out around thirty searches on Wednesday morning
Super wealthy foreigners and digital nomads boost the luxury real estate market in Costa Brava
Realtors separate "exclusive" market from the rest, assuring it doesn't aggravate housing problems
At least 22 arrested in wide scale police operation against drug trafficking in Barcelona and Tarragona
Around 500 Mossos d'Esquadra agents carrying out around 30 raids in coordination with Europol
Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf awarded 2024 Catalonia International Prize
Government recognizes author's "contribution to restoring dialogue between cultures"
Unemployed youth in Manresa learn building trade while repairing city
Over 120 people participate in program, with half securing employment in construction industry, currently facing a labor shortage
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