Six writers will take part in the talks and workshops of the days, with free entry until full capacity at the Auditorio Municipal de El Pósito and the Biblioteca Municipal.
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The Parque de la Sora in Orcera hosts the fifth edition of the roasted chestnuts from Friday, October 30 to Sunday, November 1, three days of gathering around the fire.
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The Diputación opens grants of up to 12,000 euros to start businesses in the Sierra de Segura
The call, endowed with 120,000 euros, subsidises up to half of the initial investment of new businesses in 13 municipalities, including Orcera, until December 31.
The IV Cruz Roja Jaén Employment Fair connects 75 companies with more than 1,600 registered people at the Palacio de Ferias.
The Jaén employers' association notes that the third quarter closes with 400 more unemployed and 3,200 more employed in the province.
The Ayuntamiento de Los Villares opens the application period for a free 494-hour course aimed at unemployed people in the province.
El Noviembre Cultural 2026 fills the municipality throughout the month with theatre, music, history and guided tours for all audiences.
The Begíjar Town Council has obtained 76,300 euros from the Impulsa-T Jaén programme to hire seven unemployed people for six months full-time.
The Bailén Local Police activates a special traffic and security operation around the Cementerio Parroquial from October 28 to November 2.
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has announced in Urda three days of official mourning across Spain, from Thursday, October 29 to Saturday, October 31. "All of Spain is in mourning," he said. He sees suffering two high-speed accidents in a year as "unacceptable" and promises to go "to the very end."
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The Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, attributes the Urda crash to an "inexplicable" decision by Adif's control centre: restarting the Iryo while it was stopped and a signal was red, and without limiting speed to 40 km/h. The person who authorised it has been identified. Puente rules out resigning.
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The province totals 27.6 million euros in mortgages on homes in August 2026, compared with 322 in the same month of 2025, according to the INE.
The exhibition brings together 32 images from the I Astrophotography Competition and can be visited at the Castillo-Cosmolarium until November 13.
The province closes the third quarter of 2026 with 42,800 unemployed, one and a half points less than a year ago, according to the EPA.
The province incorporated 36 companies in August 2026 with 412 thousand euros of subscribed capital and dissolved seven, according to the INE.
El alumnado de tercero y cuarto de Secundaria de Martos escuchará los días 5 y 12 de noviembre a cuatro internos del centro penitenciario de Jaén.
The property registries of the province recorded 595 home sales in August 2026, 61 more than in the same month of 2025, according to the INE.
The women's team of the Linares Chess Club has competed for the first time in the European Club Cup, held in Budva (Montenegro).
The Diocese of Jaén resumes its monthly gatherings to learn how to pray and adds a retreat on November 14 and 15 at La Yedra.
La Junta submits the project for the sewage collection group and the Montizón WWTP and the expropriation of the affected plots to public information.
The I Trail Batalla de Bailén brings together 140 runners and 53 hikers in the natural surroundings of Burguillos with no incidents.
The Plaza del Ayuntamiento hosts a free exhibition with documents, pieces and around twenty off-road vehicles from the factory.
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At least 68 dead in the collision of an AVE and an Iryo in Urda (Toledo), which cuts high-speed service with Andalusia
A Renfe AVE hit a stopped Iryo train at 8:54 this Wednesday near Urda (Toledo): at least 68 dead. The Government has decreed three days of official mourning and the Ministry of Transport attributes the accident to a decision by the Adif control centre "against regulations".
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The Andújar City Council holds a day of recognition for older people and for the assistants of the Home Help Service.
The Gaudium VI gathering will meet on Saturday, November 21 at the Casa de la Iglesia to present the ministries of reader, acolyte and catechist.
Lucía Mónica Pérez Nava meets with the professionals of the Nordeste Health Management Area centre to learn about their needs.
UPM Next schedules screenings, workshops and performances until November 27, some with prior registration.
The meeting, organised by Inserta Empleo of the Fundación ONCE, presented resources and funding for those who want to start a business.
The Diocese of Jaén trains catechists on Saturday, October 31 to welcome people with disabilities in catechesis.
The Vice-Rectorate for Culture of the University of Jaén and the Jaén Edita Association resume their collaboration to train art publishing professionals in the province.
The president of the Diputación de Jaén calls for planning and infrastructure to guarantee supply in the face of climate change.
Sebastián Chico Martínez has visited the parishes of these three localities between October 21 and 24, as part of his tour of the Archpriesthood of Sierra Mágina.
The Salón Social in Albanchez de Mágina hosts on Friday, October 30, at 10:00, a functional exercise session for all levels.
Evaluadores externos visitaron el campus de Las Lagunillas el viernes 23 de octubre para revisar las políticas de personal investigador de la Universidad de Jaén.
The AGS Nordeste and the Faculty of Health Sciences have agreed to finalise an agreement on research, training and clinical placements.
Erik Domínguez and General Jesús Manuel Martínez Victoria discuss in Jaén the ties between the army and the province.
The Galería de Arte Municipal hosts until November 6 a philatelic exhibition with postal issues from the mid-19th century.
The delegate for Sustainability and the Environment, Ana Mata, visits the Eras de Santa Ana section after repairing the path and the surface eroded by the water.
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Albanchez de Mágina decides the champions of the Andalusian vertical races Cup on Saturday
The KV Aznaitín 360 is held on Saturday, October 31 in Albanchez de Mágina and closes the 2026 Andalusian Vertical Races Cup.
The Llamarados diocesan gathering celebrates its third edition on Saturday, November 21, with welcome from 10:00 and a sending Eucharist in the Cathedral at 17:00.
El centro reúne a especialistas en paliativos y trasplantes para detectar antes a posibles donantes y acompañar mejor el final de la vida.
The painting work on the road and the pavement in the A-316 section between Los Olivares and Nuevo Jaén has finished without incidents, according to the Junta.
The University of Jaén organises conferences, a poster competition and an institutional event for the Day against Violence towards Women.
Users of the Municipal Inclusion Programme and the Alhucema centre take part in the second provincial day, with more than 400 athletes at the Olivo Arena.
Los Villares Town Council schedules the Escape Room Palacio del Vizconde on Friday, October 30 from 22:00, with free registration and advance booking.
Lucía Mónica Pérez Nava tours the coordination rooms of both services, located in the building annexed to the Hospital Universitario de Jaén.
The robotics and programming bus of the Código 4.0 program visits CEIP Alonso de Alcalá and IES Alfonso XI on Thursday, October 29.
Education and Justice bring the program to prevent criminal behavior to seven centers in the capital during the 26/27 school year.