New call to ban painkiller
HEALTH chiefs must ban the use of the controversial analgesic metamizole to protect the public as more people fall victim to side effects, says...
Fury as MPs are put on ice
BRITISH expats on the Costas are joining millions in the UK over the announcement this week that Parliament will be suspended.
A petition calling for...
Call for ‘responsibility’ over virus outbreaks
After figures showed that people aged 20-40 accounted for 45% of new cases of Covid-19 recorded over the weekend in the Valencia region, councillor...
€25 million to cut waiting lists for surgery
This year’s voluntary overtime plan for health workers in order to reduce waiting lists has been approved by the regional government for a sum...
Expat surge in referendum vote registration
THE announcement of the date for the referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union has triggered a surge in the number of...
Spain would be worst off in case of Brexit
AS Britain goes to the polling stations tomorrow (Thursday), Spain is hoping the UK will remain in the EU.
The reason is simple.
According the rating...
PM agreement reached… but still not enough
Acting PM Mariano Rajoy's PP party and centrists Ciudadanos led by Albert Rivera have finally signed an agreement to vote in favour of Rajoy's...
Foreigners buy five homes every day
CASTELLÓN province’s real estate sector is booming as of late, with buyers from other European countries increasing their number of properties in the area.
Alzira ITV station in total chaos
QUEUES of over seven hours and at least a three-month wait for appointments are beginning to cause complaints at Alzira's ITV station – and...
Hopping for biodiversity
VALENCIA'S Bioparc has added a new frog species to its impressive collection after warning about the decline that these animals are suffering worldwide.
The species...
Easyjet hit by cyber attack
Budget airline Easyjet has admitted that hackers have accessed the email and travel details of around nine million customers, and the credit card details...
Early flu vaccine campaign proposed
Valencia president Ximo Puig is proposing an early flu vaccination campaign ‘in collaboration with the national government and other regions of Spain’.
He said ‘controlling...
The interiors of bars and restaurants can open
Regional president Ximo Puig has announced that on Monday (March 15) the interiors of bars and restaurants can open at one third of total...
Tourism tax gets the go-ahead
The so-called ‘tourism tax’ (tasa turística) has been passed by the regional parliament in Valencia and is due to come into force in a...
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Transplants take off
The number of organ transplants at public hospitals in the Valencia region increased by a third to almost two per day in the first...
