Cherry farmers’ plea for help
Torrential rain this year destroyed most of the cherry crop, leaving farmers out of pocket and supermarket shelves empty.
Farmers in the Marina Alta valleys...
May heatwave in the offing
Temperatures and weather conditions normally associated with August are set to hit the south east of Spain from Sunday, bringing a torrid end to...
Sexual health law guarantees right to abortion
The government has reformed the 2010 law on sexual and reproductive health to ‘guarantee and increase’ rights, and remove obstacles that were preventing some...
Bid to create ‘bad bank’ social housing
A proposal that properties owned by the so-called ‘bad bank’ – the Sareb – should be turned into social housing has made by the...
Electricity bill reduction procedure passed by Cabinet
The government has finally been able to approve the measure which will see the wholesale price of electricity reduced, bringing down bills for households,...
Large fines lie in wait for pimps and sex clients
The regional government has urged town halls to implement a new bylaw that they have drafted allowing for fines of up to €3,000 to...
Four-day week plan presented
The regional government is preparing aid for businesses of over €9,000 over three years for each employee allowed to work a four-day week.
Conditions for...
Call for life – 024
A nationwide helpline for people at risk of suicidal behaviour, the telephone number 024, was launched on Tuesday.
Almost 4,000 people took their own lives...
Electricity bill reduction plan due to be passed today
The government is due to approve the plan to cap the price of gas – and so reduce the wholesale price of electricity –...
Coast protection plan saved
A plan to protect land along the Valencia region’s coastline has been granted a reprieve by the Supreme Court (TS).
The territorial action plan for...
New rules proposed for restaurants and bars
The draft of a new regional government decree to regulate the activity of bars and restaurants has been published by the tourism department.
Aside from...
More nurses for the health service
Regional health councillor Ana Barceló has given more information on the procedure to take on nearly 2,000 nurses for the health service in the...
Blue flag blitz – Alicante province leads the way in Spain
The Valencia region has more Blue Flags for its beaches and ports than any other region in Spain – with Alicante province top of...
Stealing ‘lease’ cars – international theft racket busted
A massive National Police operation against illegal dealing in vehicles has arrested 82 people around the country, 33 of them in Alicante province.
Officers recovered...
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Transplants take off
The number of organ transplants at public hospitals in the Valencia region increased by a third to almost two per day in the first...
