Expats worry over repeal bill
THE controversial EU Withdrawal Bill survived its first test in Parliament but the so-called ‘power grab’ by the government did nothing to allay fears...
Ending the stigma
A PRE-PAID card for use in mainstream shops has been launched for Gandía's poorest residents in a bid to remove the stigma of having...
Crackdown on banned pesticides
The Guardia Civil have coordinated with Europol in the fight against irregular use of pesticides to seize over 23 tonnes of produce that is...
Getting a little help from their friends
The Valencia government is set to amend regional legislation governing tourism lets, using a decree that just been approved in Andalucía region ‘as a...
Insects to help with recycling
The development of a new waste management system which uses insects to accelerate the breakdown of plastic refuse is being funded by the Valencia...
Severe weather warning
A FORECAST for severe weather has been launched by state weather agency (AEMET) for south-east Spain, starting this evening (Friday).
An orange warning is in...
Crackdown on illegal gambling
REGIONAL police have carried out 30 operations against illegal gambling along the Costa over the past nine months.
In the majority of cases, those involved...
Make paella Valencian again
THE EU has implemented new regulation aimed at ending misleading food information.
The new European-wide regulation will make it so that companies have to state...
Vote now on regional budget proposals
Residents of the Valencia region can now lend their support to any of 668 proposals made by members of the public for the regional...
Windsor in Madrid
THE British Embassy celebrated the Royal Wedding in style on Saturday with a traditional garden party hosted by Ambassador Simon and Mrs Maria Isabel...
How Justin Bieber launched Costa girl’s career
A DÉNIA expat who is now an up-and-coming model owes her fame and career to teen pop pin-up Justin Bieber.
Cindy Kimberly, 17, originally from...
Exports up in the first quarter
Bolstered by the food industry, exports from the Valencia region rose by 1% in the first quarter of the year – despite the effects...
Vaccinations underway in Valencia region
Yesterday (Sunday) Batiste Martí, aged 81, was the first person in the Valencia region to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
He was given his jab at...
Oliva bans petrol stations in residential areas
OLIVA has become one of the first towns in the region to ban petrol stations from residential areas.
La Safor's southernmost municipality has set in...
COSTA LEVANTE
‘Settling a debt’ with the ‘forgotten victims’ of the Catholic Church
The government has presented measures which it says will ‘recognise, prevent and redress’ sexual abuse which occurred in the Catholic Church in Spain.
The Ombudsman’s...
