Terrace smoking ban set to end
Hospitality sector business owners in the Valencia region will be able to decide whether they want to allow smoking on their outside terraces, as...
Making it easier to build homes
New Valencia president Carlos Mazón has revealed that he will change the law to make it easier to build properties in the region.
The announcement...
Football match fixing plot exposed
In an operation supported by Europol, National Police have arrested 17 members of an organised criminal network accused of being engaged in sports corruption.
The...
DGT tips for summer road trips
A total of 95 million car journeys are due to take place in Spain over the summer.
According to the national traffic department (DGT), more...
Tourism drives summer job creation
The importance of tourism for job creation was underlined by figures for June which the minister for industry, commerce and tourism called ‘extraordinary’.
Employment related...
Flights to ‘stop al foc’
The phrase in Valencian and English – ‘stop al foc’ (halt fires) – is one of the most repeated messages from the regional government...
Inheritance tax to be slashed
New Valencia president Carlos Mazón has set the wheels in motion to effectively abolish the tax on inheritances and donations.
The first session of the...
Natural park ‘transition’ announced
The new Valencia government will ‘boost’ the region’s natural parks by turning them into ‘tools for environmental awareness and for fighting against rural depopulation’.
This...
General election – Spain unlikely to turn right
Even though the Partido Popular (PP) won the most seats in Sunday’s general election (136) they do not have enough representation in Congress to...
New look Valencia government unveiled
The new, streamlined regional government was announced by Partido Popular (PP) president Carlos Mazón on Wednesday, with 10 departments – two fewer than the...
Passport queries answered
The British Embassy has confirmed that red UK passports will remain valid until they expire.
They made the comments after worried Britons contacted Costa Blanca...
Murcia tops ‘delay’ list for Spanish airports
Murcia international has the joint-worst punctuality record of any airport in Spain.
Only 65% of flights departing from the infrastructure in rural Covera took off...
Alicante politician takes the reins in Valencia
Alicante’s Carlos Mazón was sworn in as president of the Valencia region on Monday.
In a speech in the Valencia parliament, the Partido Popular (PP)...
Sea turtles break egg records
Two more more loggerhead turtles have laid their eggs on beaches of the Valencia region, continuing this record year for nesting.
Now seven turtles have...
