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Participatory democracy for Madrid youth.
Sixty suggestion boxes are to be set up across the 21 local council areas of Madrid to encourage young people to have their say in how their city is run. Designed to resemble a robot, the boxes will b...
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Residents parking permits renewal.
Madrid residents have until 29 December to renew their parking permit; they can apply for a renewal by post, in any one of the 17 offices of L
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Consumer protection campaign in Madrid.
Ten local government inspectors from the department of consumer protection are to carry out sweeping controls of product guarantees across Madrids commercial outlets from shopping malls to family-run...
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New centre for Madrid’s homeless.
A new shelter for the homeless with 30 beds is to be set up in Madrid
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Santa Maria de la Cabeza market re-opens.
The municipal market in Madrid's Santa Maria de la Cabeza district has re-opened after six months of renovation work costing 3.1million. Now housing a supermarket alongside the traditional market stal...
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Madrid is one of the few European capitals along with Helsinki, Stockholm and Budapest participating in the In town without my car day as part of the European Mobility Week 2006 from 16-22 September....
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New recycled water deposit inaugurated.
Madrid mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardn has inaugurated a new recycled water deposit in the Parque del Oeste. The deposit has a capacity of 6,000 cubic metres which will be used to irrigate the Oeste and L...
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Changing health habits for adolescents in Madrid.
A survey published by SIVFRENT under the auspices of the department of public health has found that 15 and 16-year-olds in Madrid take fewer drugs, smoke less, drink less alcohol and drive more carefu...
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Facelift for city centre square.
The Plaza de la Comendadoras in Madrids Centro district is to be given a major revamp. The project includes planting 30 new trees and over 200 shrubs, plus the creation of a childrens playground and...
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Madrids economy is predicted to grow 4 per cent in 2006, double the prospective growth figures for the rest of Europe, according to a report presented by Miguel ngel Villanueva, city councillor in cha...
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Council housing allocated by computer.
565 council properties have been allotted at random using a new computer programme which also informs applicants in which district their new flat is located. The raffle assigned 369 properties for sal...
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Neon signs banned in historic centre.
The Madrid city council has approved a new law prohibiting the use of neon advertising signs in the historic centre. Pharmacies, restaurants, cinemas, bars and theatres will be affected by the ban, wh...
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As of 1 July, 51 new ambulances are on call in Madrid, bringing the city fleets numbers up to 86 vehicles. All 51 are equipped with GPS satellite technology which will allow the SUMMA 112 (Servicio de...
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Summer camps for young and old.
Madrid city council is running three months of free educational activities, including courses, workshops, summer camps and guided tours, until mid-September. The Escuela de Verano focuses on respect f...
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The Madrid municipal tourist board has increased the number of guided walking tours of city sights on offer, at the same time more than doubling the number of tours available in foreign languages. Ele...
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On 3 June Madrids municipal outdoor swimming pools open for 3 months from 11.00 to 21.00 every day. As part of an updated health and safety programme, the water of the pools will be analysed four time...
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Municipal pools open for summer.
On 3 June Madrids municipal outdoor swimming pools open for 3 months from 11.00 to 21.00 every day. As part of an updated health and safety programme, the water of the pools will be analysed four time...
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Following protests by local residents 993 parking spaces in the historic districts of Fuencarral-El Pardo, Carabanchel and Hortaleza are to become free of charge. The spaces are currently controlled b...
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Arts centre for the post office.
Madrids famous Palacio de Comunicaciones on the Plaza de Cibeles is to be renovated, giving 60 percent of its floor space over to museums, a music room, conference halls, information centres and tempo...
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City council plans to redevelop the boulevards linking the Prado, Reina Sofia and Thyssen museums with the Cibeles fountain are causing controversy because of their possible impact on the trees in the...
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Madrid citizens can now make their tax declarations at special municipal bureaus thanks to an agreement between the city council and the state tax office, the Agencia Estatal de Administracin Tributar...
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Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardn has inaugurated the new extended ODonnell road tunnel linking the eastern suburbs of Madrid to the city centre. At 1,441 m, the tunnel is three times longer than the origin...
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The Madrid city council is to spend 3 million on renovating a building in the Retiro district which is to house the first municipal school of music and dance. Work on the structure in the former milit...
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Tourism to get cash injection.
This year the Madrid city council is to spend almost 20 million on promoting the Spanish capital as a top international tourist destination, a 40 per cent increase over 2005. The councils 2006 Plan of...
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Sporting village for south of city.
Gymnasiums, changing rooms, lecture rooms, conference halls and a medical centre with rehabilitation facilities are to be built on municipal land ceded by the Madrid city council in the El Ensanche de...
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Green light for El Caaveral development.
The Madrid city council has approved the 277 million urban development project for the El Caaveral district in Viclvaro near the suburb of Coslada in north-east Madrid. Plans include the construction...
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Madrid city council has announced the launch of its own local digital television channel, TDT (televisione digitale terrestre). Broadcasting 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the new channel will pro...
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Bumpy take-off for new terminal.
Spanish prime minister Jos Luis Rodriguez Zapatero inaugurated Madrid-Barajas Airports new fourth terminal on 4 February, describing the enlarged airport as a gateway to every continent. The super-mod...
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Number of visitors up in 2005.
Nearly six million people (5,914,561) visited Madrid in 2005, representing an increase of 11.2 per cent on 2004. The Spanish capital had 40 per cent more visitors than Barcelona. The majority of visit...
