May date for British tourists

British tourists could be able to travel to Spain ‘from May 20’, according to the minister for tourism Reyes Maroto. She announced that the Spanish...

Boost for struggling businesses

Another aid package, this one totalling €647 million, is being made available to help viable businesses in the Valencia region that are experiencing financial...

Going for green

Valencia president Ximo Puig said his government is ‘actively looking for a solution’ to allow British tourists to visit the region. He stated that it...

Cash to revamp GPs’ surgeries

The regional health department has allocated over €10 million to its plan to reform doctors’ surgeries during this legislature, with town halls able to...

Waits for surgery reduced

The number of patients waiting for surgery in hospitals in the Valencia region was reduced by 11% in the last month, reported the regional...

Vaccinations ‘well up’ on last week

The regional health department was set to administer 324,190 anti-Covid jabs this week in the three provinces of Alicante, Valencia and Castellón. People aged 55...

EU cash jobs boost

The billions of euros in Covid recovery funds which will soon start to flow into Spain from the EU will create 90,000 jobs in...

“Make the Valencia region a special case”

The regional hoteliers association HOSBEC, which is based in Benidorm, this week called on the Valencia government to take ‘rapid and firm action’ in...

Region records fall in coronavirus cases

Following two weeks of rises in active cases of Covid-19 in the Valencia region, the number has fallen sharply over the last week. The regional...

Slow rise in Covid infections in Valencia region

The slow rise in cases of Covid-19 in the Valencia region is continuing. On Wednesday the regional health department reported that there were 3,993 active...

Record week for Covid vaccines

A total of four million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been delivered to Spain this week. Minister for health Carolina Darias said this increase in...

Getting the health service ‘back to normal’

Health centres are aiming to hold 80% of primary care appointments for their patients in person in May, depending on the level of demand,...

Extension to opening hours brings bar cheer

Bar and restaurant owners – and their customers – were celebrating this week after closing time was pushed back to 22.00 following the regional...

Mediation system to ease pressure on courts

New regional regulations establish how mediation can be used as an alternative method of conflict resolution to the courts. Regional vice-president Mónica Oltra said it...