IBI tax waived for Marxuquera homeowners affected by inferno
Homeowners whose properties were damaged or completely destroyed in the inferno that wiped out part of Gandia's des-res Marxuquera urbanisation will get their IBI...
Prescription aid will continue next year
THE REGIONAL government is stumping up €44 million for 2023 to help ‘vulnerable collectives’ to pay for their prescriptions.
Vice-president in Valencia, Aitana Mas noted...
Alicante to host Spain vs Albania world cup qualifier
THE RICO Pérez stadium in Alicante will host the Spain-Albania 2018 World Cup qualifier on October 6.
Two years after the national squads' last match...
‘No date’ for British tourists
The Valencia government has not been able to clarify when British tourists could return to the Costa Blanca for holidays.
Speaking to Costa Blanca News...
Sánchez meets Biden before NATO summit
PRIME Minister Pedro Sánchez held an hour-long meeting with Joe Biden on the US president’s first official visit to Spain, which was for the...
Saharawi children arrive
ON TUESDAY, July 2, a specially chartered planes brought 131 boys and girls to Alicante airport as part of the Vacaciones en Paz (Holidays...
Candy Wright’s a ‘Piece of Light’
Dedicated Costa charity worker Candy Wright has been granted the 'Points of Light' award by British PM Theresa May in recognition of her outstanding...
Spain’s three requirements to allow the entry of citizens of non-EU...
The opening of borders to non-Schengen countries from July 1 will be conditioned to three basic requirments by Spain: 1) the state of the...
Antiga de Campanar emerged victorious
Valencia's Antiga de Camapanar Falla was voted the best of the year 2019 in Valencia, followed by Plaza del Pilar and Convento Jerusalén.
Interview with British vice-consul Sara Munsterhjelm
MANY Brits, whether on holiday or ex-pats that have relocated, have the reassurance that the British Consulate is on hand to offer help and...
Internet sex searches prove costly for ‘clients’
Blackmailing ‘customers’ of sexual services webpages allowed a gang to rake in €200,000.
The Guardia Civil arrested 22 suspects in Alicante, Valencia and Barcelona in...
Electricity price scandal rumbled
Electricity prices were due to hit yet another record high today (Thursday), a day after the national competition watchdog (CNMC) assured some companies were...
Unmarried partner network dismantled
NATIONAL Police officers have intercepted and dismantled an organisation that gave Spanish women and migrant men the official status of unmarried partners in order...
Villages to get their first cashpoints by April
Remote rural villages across the Valencia region will have at least one cashpoint machine in place by April, so residents no longer need to...
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...
