Careful where you fly your drones
VALENCIA fined three people for flying their drones without a licence in 2019.
The incident that forced Madrid’s Barajas airport to redirect several planes earlier...
Doctor crisis in the Valldigna due to summer holidays
CHILDREN in Simat de la Valldigna have no GP at their local surgery until at least September due to the only paediatrician being on...
Xàtiva’s Oscar women
Oscar nominations from Spain meant two women from Xàtiva got a pass to Hollywood at the weekend – but did not manage to tread...
‘Reconciliation’ in Cataluña via amnesty, says the PSOE
The Socialist party (PSOE) registered the amnesty law in the Congress on Monday.
The legislation, which will now go through the Parliamentary process, affects 309...
Using fire to fight fire
A plan to use targeted burning of vegetation as a fire prevention tool is being employed by the Valencia government.
Known as prescribed fire, the...
Bearded vultures are back
The Valencia government has confirmed that adult bearded vultures have returned to the region.
They launched a reintroduction programme at the Tinença de Benifassà natural...
Celebrating in style
THOUSANDS of visitors attended Valencia’s Bioparc celebrations for its 12th birthday last Saturday.
The park was heaving with visitors as it opened its doors on...
Valencia highlights waiting list reductions
The number of patients on the high-priority waiting list for operations was slashed in the last six months of 2023, according to the Valencia...
Farmers descend on Madrid as protests continue
Around 1,500 tractors arriving from different parts of Spain headed for the centre of Madrid on Wednesday.
The protesting farmers had set out on Tuesday...
Oliva’s new GP surgery work to start in just over a...
ANOTHER step has been taken on the slow journey towards building a new health centre for Oliva – although it will not be open...
L’Eliana’s little star ready to shine!
Young schoolgirl Melani García from L'Eliana is representing Spain in Poland this weekend at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Going the distance
The Valencia government is starting to signpost the GR-92 long-distance footpath in the region – a 1,600-km route that runs the length of Spain’s...
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...
‘Settling a debt’ with the ‘forgotten victims’ of the Catholic Church
The government has presented measures which it says will ‘recognise, prevent and redress’ sexual abuse which occurred in the Catholic Church in Spain.
The Ombudsman’s...
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BBVA launches hostile bid for Sabadell
Spain's second-largest bank, the BBVA, has announced a hostile takeover bid for the Sabadell, three days after an earlier approach was rejected.
The new bid...
