Pupils back to school after six months at home

Pupils returned to the classrooms all over the Valencia and Murcia regions this week. Youngsters have been studying from home since the Covid-19 pandemic hit...

No quick fix to voting exclusion

The UK government has no immediate plans to end the notorious 15-year rule which bars many Britons abroad from voting in general elections. Costa Blanca...

Health officials face court investigation

Two high-ranking public health officials in the Valencia region are being investigated for allegedly failing to protect doctors and nurses from Covid-19 during the...

Boost for Covid-19 call centre

The regional health service is taking on more staff for its Covid-19 call centre to coincide with the return to school this week. Residents are...

Minister raises hope over vaccine

Minister for health Salvador Illa said yesterday that Spain could receive three million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine in December – if it gets...

More brothels identified in the region

The Valencia government is continuing to crackdown on brothels around the region as it tries to halt the spread of Covid-19. The department for justice...

Nightlife rules will be extended

Measures to halt the spread of Covid-19 in nightspots around the Valencia region – which were initially brought in for three weeks – will...

Court backs Benigánim confinement

The Regional Supreme Court (TSJ) has given judicial backing to the regional government’s decision to impose confinement on Benigánim due to a rise in...

Covid hope after Black Tuesday

Active cases of Covid-19 in the Valencia region rose nearly 20-fold in the last six weeks to reach 5,866 on Wednesday (September 2), according...

Decongesting health centres with remote services

A number of new services have been made available by the regional health service so that residents can avoid having to attend appointments in...

Valencia region goes green

The decree which is designed to give a huge boost to renewable energy production in the Valencia region has been published if the regional...

Back to school with a difference

Schools in Valencia and Murcia regions are opening in a few days’ time and regional governments are still adjusting their own guidelines and introducing...

Army ‘tracers’ to lend a hand

The Valencia government has asked for 150 army track and trace experts to boost the region’s efforts to crack down on the spread of...

‘Crackdown’ on brothels underway

The security forces are carrying out inspections of the 143 buildings suspected to be working as brothels in the Valencia region, according to councillor...