Mercadona makes more money
Supermarket giants Mercadona reported profits of €718 million for 2022 – a rise of 5% on the previous year when the figure was €680...
Call for banks to increase interest on savings
Regional treasury councillor Arcadi España has called on banks to increase the profitability of families’ and businesses’ savings.
“This would enable them to benefit from...
Shake-up for stores to reduce landfill waste
The Valencia region took part in the presentation of a new national recycling law due to come into force at the end of this...
Scoliosis diagnosis for fin whale
An alert was sounded by fishermen over a large whale which appeared to be caught up in nets off the coast of the Valencia...
Regional bid to halt food price hikes
Valencia president Ximo Puig announced that he will continue to meet with food distribution sector chiefs to ‘try to find an agreement’ to halt...
Changes to doctors’ working conditions agreed
Regional health chiefs have reached an agreement with unions over a 35-hour week for GPs, amongst other ‘improvements’.
However, the main medics’ union, CESM –...
Making equality a legal obligation
Cabinet has been analysing the upcoming equality law, which has become known as the Ley de Paridad.
It will ‘establish the goal of having at...
MIT on film
A 22-minute-long video about MIT licences – the procedure designed to legalise homes built on greenbelt land in the countryside – has been produced...
Airports voted best in Europe
Spain’s airports have garnered a healthy haul of prizes at the ACI Europe Best Airport awards, with Alicante-Elche and Murcia among the winners.
Alicante-Elche Miguel...
Prolific ‘hugger mugger’ held by police
A woman wanted for so-called ‘hugger muggings’ all over the country has finally been arrested in Alicante, reported the National Police.
Courts the length and...
Let there be natural light
The regional government is working on a law to combat light pollution.
Regional councillor for the environment and climate change, Isaura Navarro said their aim...
Slight rise in inflation during February
The government has promised to ‘take the necessary measures’ after inflation rose by 6.1% in February.
This was the reaction of agriculture and food minister,...
Lobbying Europe to help protect elderly banking customers
A plan to provide elderly people with better access to financial services – by installing cash machines in neighbourhoods of towns and cities –...
Social housing boosted by deal with ‘bad bank’
An agreement to buy 500 homes to create more social housing has been reached between the regional government and the Sareb, the ‘bad bank’...
