Quality control decree for housing in the firing line

A housing decree for the Valencia region – intended to guarantee that homes would be ‘decent and adequate’ by setting out ‘minimum requirements for...

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...

Reaching out to the UK

Regional councillor Nuria Montes is travelling to the UK tomorrow (Wednesday) for a three-day trip which is designed to ‘strengthen relations’ with Britain in...

Olive oil production to increase but yields still down

The government has predicted an improvement in olive oil production from the upcoming harvest following last year’s disastrous campaign which caused prices to rocket...

Celebrating Valencia day

Valencia day (Día de la Comunitat Valenciana) was celebrated around the region with a public bank holiday on Monday, October 9. Town halls held commemorative...

Granada – a declaration of intent

Heads of State laid ‘the strategic foundations for the future of the EU and addressed its enlargement’ at the informal summit held in Granada...

President leads homage to Covid victims

Valencia president Carlos Mazón took part in a memorial service yesterday (Sunday) to remember the victims of Covid-19 – and he proposed that October...

Jabs start later in the Valencia region

The joint vaccination campaign against Covid-19 and the flu will start next Monday (October 16) in the Valencia region. A spokeswoman for the regional health...

ITV strike mediation fails

Unions representing motor vehicle inspection (ITV) service workers in the Valencia region are set to go on an indefinite strike from Monday, after no...

Finding fairies

A study led by Alicante university has discovered new examples around the world of fairy circles – enigmatic patterns of bare soil surrounded by...

New tax breaks outlined by Valencia government

New tax deductions will affect 87.5% of potential contributors and save them a total of over €199 million, according to regional president Carlos Mazón. He...

Clarification sought over illegal holiday let clampdown

The Valencia government has been asked to explain the measures that it is going to take to crack down on the illegal letting of...

Public funding announced to stage bull-run events

Rather than heeding public calls to ban ‘bous al carrer’ bull runs, the new Valencia government has said it will give public subsidies to...

‘Radical’ overhaul in the offing for regional health service

In a keynote speech in the Valencia parliament, regional health councillor Marciano Gómez stated that the new coalition government will carry out an ‘integral...