Moves afoot over the ‘180 days in Spain’ campaign
President of Alicante province Carlos Mazón met with the Spanish Ambassador in the UK, José Pascual Marco on Monday to enlist his support to...
Preserving paella for future generations
Valencian paella, and the art of coming together to share this meal, has been officially declared an immaterial asset of cultural interest (BIC) by...
More than a third of Britons enjoy ‘TIE time’
Just over a year after the TIE (Tarjeta Identidad de Extranjero) residency card was launched, the latest figures from the Spanish government show that...
Flu jab campaign underway
People aged 70 and over are being called to their local health centres for a flu jab and a booster shot against Covid-19.
Councillor for...
Surgery waiting times go down
The average waiting time for surgery in the Valencia region was 34 days less than the same month last year, with the current delay...
Rich foreigners rule works for Britons wanting to live in Spain
Real estate chiefs have highlighted how Britons can beat Brexit rules by buying a property in Spain worth more than €500,000.
Legislation was introduced by...
Cheaper tests for travellers to the UK
Eligible fully vaccinated passengers and ‘most under 18s arriving from non red-list countries’ can use a lateral flow test on or before day two...
British travellers hit by UK vaccination policy
Following last week’s front page article – ‘travel risk to the UK’ – a number of readers have contacted Costa Blanca News to report...
Travel ‘risk’ to the UK – travellers could be told to...
Britons in Spain have highlighted potentially ‘unpleasant’ consequences of travel to the UK due the British government’s policy on Covid-19 vaccines.
The British Embassy confirmed...
Vaccines produce strong immune response
A regional government study has found that 99.6% of residents in care homes created antibodies to Covid-19 after receiving two jabs of a coronavirus...
Call for vaccination certificate use for nightlife and festivals
Regional president Ximo Puig has called on the national government to ‘take a decision over the introduction of a vaccination certificate in the whole...
Move towards ‘new normality’
Yesterday evening regional president Ximo Puig announced the end to ‘most’ remaining measures in the Valencia region designed to halt the spread of Covid-19.
The...
Booster shot for pensioners approved
Residents aged 70 and over will receive booster jabs to further protect them from Covid-19, starting at the end of October.
The government announced that...
Subsidising renewable energy systems
From the end of this month, regional government subsidies can be applied for to install systems that use energy from renewable sources.
These are available...
