Valencia buys up low cost housing
THE VALENCIA government will stump up around €50 million over the next three years to buy resale properties which will be converted into social...
Phone shop burglars ‘travelled 1,000 kilometres a night’
FIFTY-SECOND thieves who crashed cars into shop fronts to gain entry and travelled over 1,000 kilometres a night have been arrested after a mass...
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...
How Justin Bieber launched Costa girl’s career
A DÉNIA expat who is now an up-and-coming model owes her fame and career to teen pop pin-up Justin Bieber.
Cindy Kimberly, 17, originally from...
Monarch airlines ceases trading
Over 300,000 passengers are affected by Monarch Airlines annonucement that it ceases trading immediately. The airline operated several weekly flights from Alicante airport. Around...
‘Tax-free’ shopping in Spain touted in London
Britons are being told that Spain is a ‘tax-free’ shopping destination, in a government marketing campaign.
Acting minister for tourism Héctor Gómez highlighted during a...
Bid to reduce ‘tragic’ drowning death toll
With 24 people already dead by drowning in the Valencia region so far this year, the regional government has launched a campaign to make...
Winter set to bite back
A high pressure over northern Europe is sending freezing weather into Spain – but the real impact of the Arctic chill is not due...
MEPs vote to end sale of fossil fuel cars by 2035...
The European parliament has voted to halt the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2035, rejecting attempts to weaken the proposal to move...
Valencia underground accident trial date set
EIGHT former executives of Valencian Government Railways (FGV) will stand trial for the tragic accident that took place in 2006.
The infamous incident occurred on...
Drug mule dies after Valencia-Tenerife flight accident
NATIONAL Police officers arrested the two companions of a man who died after two packets containing cocaine exploded inside his body.
The deceased had swallowed...
Creating more tech-savvy senior citizens
A collaboration between the National Police and mobile phone company Orange to close the digital divide for older people was held for the second...
Curfew ‘from the beginning of next week’
Regional president Ximo Puig has asked the departments for the judiciary and health to ‘define the legal framework’ which will allow them to introduce...
‘Brexit’ support service for British residents
The Valencia government will set up a telephone information service for British people who live in the region to give them ‘information and support’...
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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...
