Licence to travel
Valencia was amongst the regions of Spain in a position to issue EU Digital COVID Certificates on Monday, the first day they became available.
In...
€650 million to improve healthcare infrastructure
The regional government has announced it will invest €658.3 million to improve public health infrastructure between this year and 2023.
The Plan Crèixer+ will involve...
Vaccination rollout goes into overdrive
The Valencia region health department was set to break its own record for Covid-19 inoculations this week by administering 406,575 jabs.
Councillor for health Ana...
Diplomatic appointment
Costa Blanca News met with British Ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliot for a chat about important issues currently affecting UK citizens living in or...
Decree to protect ‘vital’ sea grass
Protection of sea prairies along the coast of the Valencia region will be strengthened via a new decree, according to councillor for the ecological...
Dog thefts on the increase
A number of cases of dog theft have been reported in recent months – and advice has been published on how to prevent this...
Doctors to review drug prescriptions for over 65s
The regional health ministry has designed a comprehensive strategy to adapt the prescriptions of people over the age of 65 who take more than...
Couple ‘divorced’ by residency application red tape
Husband and wife Gary and Anne Blackburn find themselves legally separated in their bid to become officially resident in Spain and free to enjoy...
‘Votes for life’ in the offing for Britons in Spain
The UK government gave further detail yesterday (Thursday) on plans to scrap the ‘arbitrary rule’ that prevents British citizens from voting in UK general...
Residency demands ‘are too strict’
New requirements for Britons wanting to move to Spain – or stay for extended periods – are so restrictive that the British expat population...
New electricity tariff system starts next week
The electricity tariff system is changing again and consumers are advised to examine and possibly change their habits in order to avoid paying more.
Weekday...
Surgery waiting lists coming down
Waiting lists for surgery have been brought down again right across the region, with the average having been reduced by 15 days to 127...
It’s got to be green
Valencia president Ximo Puig met British Ambassador Hugh Elliot in Madrid on Monday to propose to Boris Johnson’s government that the UK should ‘regionalise’...
UK hunt for murder suspect looks to Spain
The twin sister of a man murdered in a South Shield’s car park 15 years ago has issued a heartfelt plea for information –...
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Brain drain to Spain
A record number of foreigners are working in Spain – many in ‘high value’ professions.
The government reported this week that more non-Spaniards than ever...
