The media outlet, heir to the newspaper refounded on April 23, 1977, is preparing to celebrate its half-century of existence, coinciding with 50 years since the return of democracy to Spain. Under the slogan “50 years explaining Terrassa,” the initiative aims to highlight the recent history of the city and its people, with the newspaper serving as a witness and narrator of local public life.
“"50 years explaining Terrassa” aims to be much more than an anniversary. It seeks to be an invitation to re-read the city, to recognize its people, and to champion the value of local journalism as a tool to understand where we come from and where we are going."
The main objective is to emphasize that the newspaper's 50 years also reflect Terrassa's profound transformation from the late seventies to the present day. The city has undergone significant changes in urban planning, neighborhoods, economy, culture, sports, university life, and heritage, processes in which the newspaper has been present, documenting both major events and the small daily episodes that form the collective memory.
The celebration has been conceived as an extensive journey, not a single event, to allow for a timely and in-depth rollout, fostering conversation, reflection, and citizen participation. The visible launch will be in June 2026, with the institutional presentation of the Year of the Newspaper within the framework of the Premis Gent de Terrassa, held at the Seu d'Ègara, one of the city's most emblematic heritage sites.
Over the following twelve months, a calendar with a solid editorial foundation and public activities will be offered. Each week, a fixed space will be dedicated to reviewing key episodes, personalities, and places in Terrassa's evolution, using the newspaper's archives as a starting point. Additionally, special monographs will be published on topics such as demography, urban planning, economy, industrial transformation, culture, neighborhoods, health, and sports, with a particular emphasis on the textile past, heritage, the university, and local entities.
The project will also include street activities, such as roundtables, debates on the value of local media, thematic exhibitions, concerts, and popular events. The creation of unique products, such as a commemorative book and a documentary, is planned to leave a lasting legacy. The program will be divided into three phases, culminating in April 2027 with a grand final celebration and the presentation of these works.
