Lime let off the hook
ELECTRIC scooter rental company Lime will ultimately not have to pay the fines levied by Valencia’s local government.
American company Lime attempted to enter the...
Presidents call for Europe-wide tourism plan
The presidents of the Valencia region and Balearic Islands have called on the Spanish government and European Union to ‘produce a joint strategy to...
No phase two for now
‘Prudence’ led the Valencia government not to apply this week for phase two status of the government’s exit plan.
Regional councillor for health Ana Barceló...
Valencia approves measures for the ‘new normality’
The Valencia government has published regulations for the ‘new normality’ period following the end of the national state of emergency at midnight on Saturday.
Regional...
Repression execution victims’ bodies were moved
Archaeologists have discovered that the bodies of victims of Franco’s purges at the end of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) which were buried in...
Vaccinations underway in Valencia region
Yesterday (Sunday) Batiste Martí, aged 81, was the first person in the Valencia region to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
He was given his jab at...
RENFE to offer free tickets for late trains
RAILWAY company RENFE has offered to give passengers a free ticket if their 'Cercanías' train is half and hour late or more.
This is due...
‘Can we drink our tap water now?’
This is the question hundreds of Costa Blanca News readers have asked us following the restrictions imposed two weeks ago in La Nucía, Finestrat,...
UK decision ‘does not appear to be justified by objective data’
The UK government has sent out a press statement to explain its decision to remove Spain from the ‘travel corridors exemption list’.
They refer to...
Eco-friendly ferry to cover Dénia-Ibiza route
The world first-ever express ferry powered by natural gas interior combustion engines is in Dénia and hit the water for the first time this...
British travellers hit by UK vaccination policy
Following last week’s front page article – ‘travel risk to the UK’ – a number of readers have contacted Costa Blanca News to report...
Europe ‘still considering’ Winter Fuel appeal
THE EUROPEAN Commission (EC) has said it is still considering the legality of the UK's decision to restrict expats' access to the Winter Fuel...
Sport and walks – more information
The government has now published information in the state official bulletin (BOE) about their system for talking exercise during the state of emergency for...
Airlines told to cancel summer flights to prevent travel chaos
The UK government and Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) have told airlines to cancel summer flights now which they cannot supply this summer.
The move is...
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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...
