A song and dance
THE Arenal Sound music festival in Castellón has been denied permission to stay at Burriana port.
This week the regional government rejected the organisers' request...
Driving licences: make the change
BRITISH expats are being strongly advised to change their UK driving licence for a Spanish version ahead of Brexit.
The process can be “frustrating and...
Safer is better
INCREASING pressure to eliminate the highly controversial 'bou embolat' (bull with fire on its horns) event from local festivities throughout the Valencia region have...
Brexit date set
The British government has announced it will invoke article 50 triggering the Brexit process on Wednesday March 29. Theresa May thus fulfils her promise...
X-Factor auditions in Benidorm
Talent scouts from Britain’s most popular talent show, the X Factor, are coming to Benidorm to conduct auditions for the next series, which will...
Valencia answers questions on post-Brexit healthcare
AFTER regional president Ximo Puig stated last month that British residents in the Valencia region would maintain their right to free healthcare ‘in any...
Stricter policing of nightspots announced
Valencia president Ximo Puig has announced a ‘mobilisation of the security forces’ to guarantee that ‘nightlife’ customers and businesses are observing the regulations brought...
Shake-up for entry procedures to Spain
SOME Covid-19 paperwork checks at Spain’s borders were eliminated this week.
The ministry for health noted that with effect from Tuesday it was no longer...
Warm and ‘wetter’ for the summer
This summer is set to be ‘very hot’ but also with more storms than in a normal year on Spain’s Mediterranean coast, according AEMET.
The...
Life on the inside
A REPORT was published in this month's edition of leading national investigative journalism magazine Interviú showing the life of former Castellón provincial president Carlos...
Sun, sand and smelly water in Alcossebre
SWIMMING in Alcossebre's Las Arenas beach has been banned for over a week due to contaminted seawater.
The red flag, which prohibits beach goers from...
Inheritance tax – Valencia government sets out its stall
Draft legislation to enable tax relief amounting to 99% on inheritances and donations was approved by the Valencia parliament on Tuesday.
This entails modification of...
Chella youth confesses to teenage girl murder
During his testimony he claimed not to remember how he killed the victim, saying that the amount of cocaine he had consumed on that...
Easter week in Spain: The rough guide
Semana Santa, or 'Holy Week', is dramatic, passionate, emotional and traditional, but often shrouded in mystery for the uninitiated.
Readers who've grown up with chocolate...
COSTA LEVANTE
School mobile phone ban brought in
A ‘general ban’ on mobile phone use by pupils in schools has been introduced by the Valencia government, except in specific cases.
Regional education councillor...
