Sergio García gets green jacket
Castellón-born golf player Sergio García made Spanish sporting history on Sunday by winning the Augusta Masters - 18 years after the last Spaniard (Olazabal)...
Emu sparks havoc on La Safor highway
AN EMU scuttling down a main road in La Safor caused a mixture of panic and disbelief on Monday afternoon, leading to traffic queues...
Manises, Spain’s luckiest Christmas lottery town
AN AIRPORT town is probably one of the luckiest in Spain: El Gordo Christmas lottery tickets sold there have won top prizes for the...
Fairer tax for property sellers
A revised law for the municipal capital gains tax known as the ‘plusvalía’ – paid when someone sells, is given or inherits a home...
Poppy Appeal launch in Benidorm
The official launch of the Royal British Legion Spain North Poppy Appeal took place in Benidorm on Saturday (October 14), led by Torrevieja Pipes...
State of emergency declared
The national government has approved another state of emergency, which came into effect on Sunday evening and will initially run for 15 days.
They will...
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...
Gandía outbreak rockets
Contact-tracing and testing uncovered another seven cases of Covid-19 in La Safor area of Valencia province on Tuesday, bringing the total to 84 after...
Helping to shelter the homeless
Efforts are being made to protect homeless people from the cold weather.
The regional government has activated its protocol, which involves coordinating with town halls,...
Regional ban on circus animals
VALENCIA became the sixth Spanish region to ban the presence of animals in circuses after the regional parliament approved the measure last week.
The ban...
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...
Protecting pets
The Valencia government has passed draft legislation for the protection, welfare and keeping of pet animals.
Aimed at eradicating abandonment of pets and cruelty, the...
New term, new school for some…portakabins for others
CHILDREN and teenagers across the province of Valencia started back at school on Monday after the long summer holiday – although for most, the...
More than a third of Britons enjoy ‘TIE time’
Just over a year after the TIE (Tarjeta Identidad de Extranjero) residency card was launched, the latest figures from the Spanish government show that...
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Deal struck to improve conditions for firefighters
Following warnings that the Valencia region was not prepared to face what could be one of the worst ever summers for forest fires, president...
