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...
Gun runners rounded up
Guardia Civil raids in various provinces, including Alicante, have disbanded a gang who were allegedly dealing firearms to organised crime.
Many of their buyers were...
Volcano ‘still dangerous’
The volcanic eruption in the Canary Island of La Palma may be officially over after 85 days, but scientific committee PEVOLCA warned there are...
Big getaway starts today
The special campaign for the Easter holidays operated by the national traffic department (DGT) starts on Friday (March 22).
A total of 16.5 million road...
Plaza de la Reina overhaul imminent
By Joe Wickman
VALENCIA has chosen the architects that will go ahead with the remodelling of the city's notorious plaza de la Reina.
Alberto Peñín and...
Refuge and support offered to Ukraine refugees
Torrevieja is preparing to receive thousands of Ukrainians fleeing from the Russian invasion of their country, while the regional government in Valencia has offered...
Isolation plan for field workers
A procedure is being brought in by the Valencia government to ‘isolate’ fruit and vegetable pickers who may have caught the coronavirus.
Seasonal agricultural workers...
ITV strike mediation fails
Unions representing motor vehicle inspection (ITV) service workers in the Valencia region are set to go on an indefinite strike from Monday, after no...
Passenger location cards are part of new rules
International flyers arriving in Spain will have to fill in a form, which will be provided by their airline before they take off.
Passengers will...
‘Fira i Festes’ is here
MAYBE the weather hasn't completely cottoned on yet, but autumn 2016 is now nine days old and Gandia is gearing up to celebrate it...
Doctors’ strike on hold
The doctors’ strike which was due to take place in the Valencia region this week was postponed ‘in order not to contribute to the...
Tropical temperatures and gale-force winds wreak havoc
WEIRD weather swept the region the weekend before Christmas, with howling winds shutting down the train between Gandía and Xeraco, bringing down an internet...
Party time – Fallas and St Patrick’s Day
Its party-time weekend throughout the Costa with St Patricks day on Sunday and Falla fiestas all weekend until Tuesday.
The bunting and balloons are up...
Hundreds of firearms recovered in NCA-led operation
More than 700 firearms have been recovered in the UK – the huge number was achieved in a five-year long project the National Crime...
COSTA LEVANTE
School mobile phone ban brought in
A ‘general ban’ on mobile phone use by pupils in schools has been introduced by the Valencia government, except in specific cases.
Regional education councillor...
