May saves the day
After many weeks of drought, it was the wettest May for 15 years in the Valencia region - but the wettest on record in...
16-year home battle victory
JUBILANT couple Richard and Pauline Pope are planning a fresh start on the Costa Blanca after winning a long-running legal battle with a Spanish...
Saving the sea prairies
The marine prairie coast watch patrol has covered 35,000km along the shores of the Valencia region this year, which is more than double the...
May’s over
Theresa May's turbulent leadership of the Conservative Party will end on June 7, paving the way for a new prime minister to lead the...
Valencia region escapes flare-up lockdowns
While confinement of the population has been ordered again in several areas of Spain due to coronavirus flare-ups, the Valencia region has escaped any...
Electricity firm sales scam: Recorded calls to victims doctored
AN ELECTRICITY firm fraud involving cutting and pasting phone conversations with victims has led to customers changing companies without their knowledge or permission.
A man...
What happened to winter?
Residents of the Valencia region will not be surprised to learn that this past winter was characterised as ‘extremely hot’ and ‘very dry’ by...
Public transport fares frozen
THE regional government in Valencia has decided to freeze the cost of public transport in 2016, in order to promote its better use by...
Pinedo water purification plant worries
VALENCIA’S local government is warning that the Pinedo water purification plant pours wastewater into the sea every time there are downpours.
The governing team revealed...
Heat danger
Murcia region has been placed on red alert for heat today (Monday) meaning the temperatures represent a threat to human life.
Maximums of 45°C could...
Wind farms awaiting the green light
SEVEN renewable energy installations in Castellón province have been at a standstill for several months as they await the green light from the regional...
Dolphin born through artificial insemination
For the first time in Spain, a baby Tursiops truncatus dolphin was born through artificial insemination techniques.
The event took place on July 20 in...
Coronavirus defuses fiesta
HEALTH authorities continue to increase measures to fight Covid-19 after the postponement of next week's Fallas fiestas was announced on Tuesday evening.
Regional president Ximo...
New look Valencia government unveiled
The new, streamlined regional government was announced by Partido Popular (PP) president Carlos Mazón on Wednesday, with 10 departments – two fewer than the...
COSTA LEVANTE
Bank proposes merger to create ‘one of Europe’s largest financial entities’
The BBVA bank has proposed a merger with Banco Sabadell, offering almost €11.5 billion in the form of an exchange of shares to take...
