Heat alert

State weather agency AEMET has issued a special warning for heat in Spain this week – but Alicante is set to miss the worst...

‘Immoral profits’ denounced

Greenpeace has calculated that oil companies have made an extra €3.3 billion in Europe due to the rise in prices which followed the Russian...

Active cases slashed during special measures

The rapid decrease in Covid-19 infections has slowed – but the Valencia region is still heading in the right direction. On Wednesday the health department...

Helicopter pilots spot Oliva rooftop hash farm

A Guardia Civil helicopter found a giant rooftop hash plantation in Oliva old town during a routine sky-scan and arrested the tenant.

Discount holidays for residents

In a bid to boost the tourism sector, a discount scheme for residents to take holidays within the Valencia region has been launched by...

Fewer new cases but more deaths

New recorded cases of coronavirus in the Valencia region are continuing to go down. Councillor for health Ana Barceló reported today (Friday) that 316 new...

Rise in Covid cases halted in Valencia region

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in the Valencia region remained stable during the last week – and even dipped slightly over the...

Valencia’s bid for foreign tourists

Valencia president Ximo Puig has said the region ‘is ready to receive international tourists from July 1’. However, the national government has still not published...

Security gearing up for Valencia’s Fallas

POLICE officers will make use of drones this year to monitor several behaviours during Fallas as well as offering women specific locations to go...

2023 was a hot and dry taste of things to come

An ‘extremely hot and dry’ year in the Valencia region is forecast to end with the third driest trimester in a century and a...

Bear fight witnessed by naturalists

The incredible survival story of an Iberian brown bear and her cub, who were attacked by a male bear during the mating season, has...

Multinationals eye the Valencia region

Acting Valencia president Ximo Puig has revealed the possibility of unprecedented investment in the region while on the campaign trail for elections which take...

Virus ‘detectives’ taken on

Efforts to contain the coronavirus during the exit plan will focus on early detection of cases and tracing any people they may have had...

Plan to ‘abolish prostitution’ in the Valencia region

Two working groups are being set up by the Valencia government to draw up a plan to ‘abolish the sex trade’ in the region. Councillor...