A Renfe AVE train struck an Iryo train at 8:54 this Wednesday near Urda (Toledo). Protección Civil raises the toll to at least 50 dead and more than 179 injured. Adif has suspended high-speed rail between Madrid and Andalusia until further notice.
News from October 28, 2026
The 49 stories we published that day.
The City Council begins contracting the third phase of the Resurfacing Plan, which will act on 115,085 square metres of roads.
Jerez City Council presents the diplomas for a 100-hour training course on caring for people with degenerative diseases.
The Consejo Local de Hermandades y Cofradías isleño values the 36.7% increase in the municipal subsidy for next year.
The City Council opens ten days of public consultation to adapt the rules to the new regulation of scooters and to the movement of horses.
The Department of Youth launches a programme with ten young people from schools who will create content and pass their proposals on to the City Council.
The Diputación de Cádiz holds in November the second round of participatory workshops of the Urraca project in Jimena, La Barca, Ubrique, Villamartín and Alcalá de los Gazules.
Recreativo Puente Mayorga beats Athletic Jimena 1-3 and moves up to fifth place, while the rojillo reserve team falls 3-2 to AD San García.
The El Puerto de Santa María Town Council will keep the Augusto Tolón Civic Centre open on Monday, November 2, the All Saints' Day public holiday, from 9:00 to 13:00.
San Fernando to dedicate a monument to the religious image sculptor Antonio Bey Olvera
The sculpture, the work of his son Juan Antonio Bey García, will be installed on calle Real, next to the parish church of San Francisco.
The Council of Brotherhoods attended on Friday 23 the main service that closed the acts in honour of the patrons of Cádiz.
The Cádiz-based CSIC institute opens free access to a hundred blue crab specimens from the Guadalquivir to study their spread in Europe.
The BlueBio-Andalucía project, with 833,000 euros of funding, is presented this Wednesday at the Palacio de Congresos within the Blue Zone Forum InnovAzul 2026.
The Ayuntamiento de Rota takes registrations until Wednesday, October 28 for the Catrinas Parade Costume Contest, with four age categories and prizes.
The show 'Aidalai' Mecano Tributo drew an audience on Saturday, October 24, at the Alcalde Felipe Benítez municipal auditorium in Rota.
AD Taraguilla beat Barbate CF 1-3 on Sunday and are third in Primera Andaluza Cádiz, one point off the top.
The Barbate Town Council unveils the plaque naming the Multi-Purpose Hall of the Casa de la Juventud in memory of the local artist.
CD Guadiaro fall to UD Algaida on matchday nine of Primera Andaluza and remain tenth with 11 points.
The Faculty of Social and Communication Sciences and ICE Jerez have organised the 1st University and Business Forum of the Equestrian Sector at the Jerez Campus.
The Mercado de Tosantos is held from October 30 to November 2 in the plaza de la Merced, with eleven stalls and activities for everyone.
The rojillo side beat CD El Torno 2009 on the ninth matchday of Primera Andaluza Cádiz and remains ninth.
A delegation from the Personnel area of the University of Cádiz takes part in the IV Human Resources Staff Week of the SEA-EU alliance, held in Naples.
Line F between El Marquesado and the cemetery increases its service on Saturday, October 31, Sunday, November 1 and Monday, November 2.
The Delegación de Igualdad de Chipiona remembered this Monday the 41 women who have died in Spain from gender violence so far this year.
La Hermandad del Santísimo Cristo de las Misericordias de Chipiona celebra el Quinario desde el lunes 26 y la procesión el domingo 1 de noviembre.
The Jerez site of the UCA's Aula Universitaria de Mayores began its classes on Monday, October 26, following the opening ceremony for the 2026-2027 academic year.
The dinner in aid of 'Ningún Niño Sin Juguetes' is held on Saturday, November 28, from 21.00 hours, at Bodegas Miguel Guerra.
La Casa de la Juventud hosts from October 27 to 31 an exhibition and activities for the anniversary of the series, with free entry.
On Friday, October 30, from 19:00 hours, the Recinto Ferial hosts a parade and a horror circus with free entry.
The short film directed by Castro Lorenzo and Rebeca Fuentes wins the Fundación SGAE Award for Best Soundtrack in the Vibraciones competition of the Granada Film Fest.
The Ayuntamiento has refurbished the grounds with more than ten thousand euros and extends the weekend opening hours to make visits easier.
The equestrian school in El Puerto offers training from scratch for children and adults on an estate with 30,000 square metres of forest.
The José Riquelme Library opens the registration period for its Halloween activities
The La Línea centre schedules storytelling, theatre and environmental outreach until October 31, with prior registration required for two of the events.
The Rota City Council installs the new elements at the El Molino playground, with a nest swing and an accessible spring rocker.
The City Council launches an advert to encourage the purchase of local cut flowers at a decisive time for the sector.
The San Roque Library Network has held children's story workshops at five venues in the municipality, with the last session in Campamento.
The San Roque City Council is working on the Miguel Hernández passage and the Músico Manuel de Falla square to renew networks and paving.
The 25th Congress of the Andalusian Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics is held at the Hotel Cádiz Bahía with nearly 50 speakers.
On October 28, 1969, the José León de Carranza bridge was inaugurated, the first over the bay between Cádiz and Puerto Real, which entered service on November 4.
The poet Rafael Alberti passed away at his home in El Puerto de Santa María in the early hours of October 28, 1999, at the age of 96.
The Council of Ministers authorises the commission to Tragsa of the treatment plant and the collectors of San Martín del Tesorillo, in the lower Guadiaro basin.
The owners have notified the City Council of the start of the works, which must be completed by January 29, 2027.
The El Puerto Full Council eliminates the works licence for the IBI solar rebate
Homes outside urban land, including those in the ARGs, will be able to apply for the tax incentive without submitting a licence or works declaration.
The Cádiz hospitals revalidate their status as Centres Committed to Excellence in Care and add five new units to the programme.
The San Roque City Council is investing 237.627 euros in renovating the plaza, which will have a permanent stage for events.
The Local Police of El Puerto reports a person for depositing paint drums and solvents in an organic waste container.
The Hermandad de Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno y María Santísima de los Dolores organizes an evangelizing mission from October 30 to November 2.
The new dining service at CEIP Albaicín in Sanlúcar is now running and will serve 95 children during this school year.
The Local Police will take data from Mirasierra residents to regularize the electricity
The La Línea City Council will soon begin replacing the electrical panels in the neighborhood, with a budget of more than 200,000 euros.