Drones to prevent drownings
A pilot project using drones to help prevent drownings at beaches in 10 Valencia region municipalities was announced on Tuesday.
Presenting the ‘Stop ahogamientos’ (stop...
Celebrations called off in many towns
New Year’s Eve and other seasonal events and celebrations have been plunged into doubt by the rapid spread of Covid-19 infections.
Regional president Ximo Puig...
Boost for the Valencia region
The Valencia government confirmed that just 40 new cases of coronavirus were detected in the previous 24 hours – five in Castellón province, 11...
Spain beats inflation barrier
Inflation fell to 1.9% in June, the lowest rate since April 2021, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE).
The government noted that Spain is...
Freedom at last!
More of the Valencia region opened up this week with residents in 58% of towns and villages and all three provincial capitals enjoying new-found...
Update on the vaccine rollout
The regional health department is set to administer 451,816 jabs to protect people against Covid-19 this week – down by 48,000 on last week’s...
Decongesting health centres with remote services
A number of new services have been made available by the regional health service so that residents can avoid having to attend appointments in...
Organic farmers launch website
More than 30 farmers have set up a platform for selling organic food products from the Valencia region, ‘with love and respect for the...
Global IPTV gang shut down
An illegal IPTV network with more than two million customers around the world has been shut down, announced the National Police
The alleged ringleader was...
Calpe FC players arrested during match
Five vans full of police literally took to the football pitch of Calpe FC during Friday evening, arresting nine players for not having the...
Painkiller controversy goes to the top
CAMPAIGNERS hope powerful Spanish medicine licensing body AEMPS will act to prevent the commonly used analgesic metamizole being taken by certain expat groups because...
‘Help us catch them’
THE NAMES of 10 more of the most-wanted British fugitives believed to be hiding in Spain’s expat communities have been revealed in a new...
Face mask requirement repealed
The requirement to wear face masks in healthcare centres in the Valencia region has been withdrawn by the regional government due a fall in...
Dolphin born through artificial insemination
For the first time in Spain, a baby Tursiops truncatus dolphin was born through artificial insemination techniques.
The event took place on July 20 in...
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Glucose monitors now available from GPs for type two diabetes
Continuous glucose monitors can now be prescribed to patients with type two diabetes by GPs in the Valencia region.
The authorisation from the regional health...
