Legion stalwart handed MBE
Pamela Twissell-Cross, Royal British Legion (RBL) District Community Support Co-Ordinator Spain North, was awarded an MBE for ‘services for overseas veterans’ by British Ambassador...
Briton amongst cannabis club arrests
Guardia Civil have shut down two cannabis clubs in Torrevieja and arrested four people, including a Briton, for illegally selling drugs, according to a...
Putting pets first
The Valencia region’s animal welfare law was finally published in the regional official bulletin (DOGV) on Monday, four years after the first draft was...
Cash sought to fund coast protection schemes
Jávea town hall is asking for €5.6 million in EU funding for different projects which they say are linked to the ‘sustainable management of...
Banks bow to pressure over services for the elderly
An agreement enabling people aged over 65 to continue using bank books to keep track of their accounts has been reached between the government...
Phone alerts created for prescriptions
The regional health service has added a feature to its GVA+Salut application which sends an alert to the patient’s mobile phone when medication they...
Driving licence agreement for Britons sealed
British residents in Spain who have been unable to drive because they failed to exchange their UK licence for a Spanish one following Brexit...
Mercadona makes more money
Supermarket giants Mercadona reported profits of €718 million for 2022 – a rise of 5% on the previous year when the figure was €680...
Meeting about the MIT
A public meeting about MIT licences – the procedure designed to legalise homes built on greenbelt land in the countryside – is taking place...
Call for banks to increase interest on savings
Regional treasury councillor Arcadi España has called on banks to increase the profitability of families’ and businesses’ savings.
“This would enable them to benefit from...
Heritage overhaul for Denia
The first phase of the renovation, adaptation and reform programme for Denia’s museums in order to bring them into line with new regional regulations...
Shake-up for stores to reduce landfill waste
The Valencia region took part in the presentation of a new national recycling law due to come into force at the end of this...
Scoliosis diagnosis for fin whale
An alert was sounded by fishermen over a large whale which appeared to be caught up in nets off the coast of the Valencia...
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Jávea to ban ‘party boats’ off its coast
Offshore parties in Jávea's secluded bays are set to be silenced via new bylaws set up by the local beaches and environment department.
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