Strike does not affect flights
No flights were cancelled in the Valencia region due to the air traffic controllers’ strike which started this week.
The first of the 24-hour stoppages...
Row blows up over ‘inflated’ supermarket prices
The Valencia government has called for ‘dialogue’ after minister for social rights, Ione Belarra insisted that the coalition national government that she forms part...
Snow on the hills
The cold snap is set to continue into next week, according the forecast from state weather agency AEMET.
Both the coast and inland areas of...
Health centres’ A&E care bolstered
The health centres – La Loma in Torrevieja and Pilar de la Horadada – have been assigned more doctors and nurses to improve the...
Costa residents’ ultimatum
Residents of Orihuela Costa have published a programme of the bare minimum they expect from whatever council is formed following the municipal elections in...
Food price hikes laid bare by Facua
The price of four out of every 10 food items surveyed by consumers’ association Facua has risen by more than 30% over the last...
Pay rise for lowest earners
The minimum wage (SMI) in Spain has been raised again, this time to €1,260 per month, a monthly increase of €93.30 (8%), making an...
Cash incentive for retiring doctors
PM Pedro Sánchez has announced a ‘sweetener’ for retiring doctors, which is designed to reduce the shortage of medics in the public health service.
Doctors...
‘Putting the brakes’ on the effects of climate change
The Valencia government is working on innovative initiatives to combat climate change in forested areas and agricultural zones.
One of the main projects, which is...
Warning over VAT reduction
DEPUTY prime minister Nadia Calviño has told food producers, distributors and sellers that the reduction in VAT on staple products which comes into effect...
Private option to clear waiting lists
A measure to allow patients to choose to be operated on immediately in private hospitals has been approved by the Valencia government.
A spokesman for...
New health service personnel on the way
Procedures to select 11,800 new employees for the Valencia region health service start on Sunday, January 22.
The initiative is designed to ‘reduce temporary employment’...
Tranquility for the New Year
The weather is set fair on the Costa Blanca – a high pressure system is due to continue providing warm, calm days, according to...
New rooms for hospital patients
Torrevieja hospital has 20 new individual rooms for patients and has undergone repairs and painting work in rooms and corridors at a total cost...
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Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
