Monarch airlines ceases trading
Over 300,000 passengers are affected by Monarch Airlines annonucement that it ceases trading immediately. The airline operated several weekly flights from Alicante airport. Around...
Battery bonus
After multinational car manufacturer Volkswagen confirmed on Wednesday that they will construct their battery Gigafactory in Sagunto in Valencia province, regional president Ximo Puig...
Drug ‘fast ferry’ service busted
The security forces have arrested 65 suspects in an operation against drug smugglers who used high-powered boats to ferry hashish from North Africa to...
Strike does not affect flights
No flights were cancelled in the Valencia region due to the air traffic controllers’ strike which started this week.
The first of the 24-hour stoppages...
Taxing times
THE TAX agency (Agencia Tributaria) and state news agency EFE have given tips and general information on the annual tax return campaign which started...
Valencia square pedestrianisation approved
VALENCIA'S Heritage Commission has given the project to pedestrianise the Plaza de la Reina the green light.
The project draft was submitted three months ago...
Brexit help for Valencia exporters
The regional government has set up a system so companies can receive advice on post-Brexit exports to the UK.
Firms can contact the Ivace business...
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...
Oliva wants to ‘repair’ N-332 stretch after toll-free day
OLIVA wants the N-332 to be handed over to the council so it can take control of repair and maintenance works.
Once the AP-7 becomes...
Energy saving measures ‘are working’
Spain’s efforts to save electricity have been praised by European Commission (EC) president Ursula von der Leyen, with the measures introduced last week reducing...
Grants available for green transport
The Valencia government is stumping up €4.9 million to encourage sustainable forms of transport in the region.
The money can used to set up charging...
‘Front-line’ terrorist ‘salesmen’ in their 50s lived discreet family lives
TERRORIST recruiters working for the so-called 'Islamic State' have been arrested in Alaquàs and Cocentaina, sending shockwaves through their neighbourhoods.
Fruit and veg rip-off is ruining farmers
While customers are paying vastly inflated sums for fresh produce, these extra profits are not being passed down to farmers to cover their soaring...
Coronavirus – late update for Valencia region (Sunday)
The Valencia government sent out a press release late yesterday to reveal the data on the coronavirus for the previous 24 hours.
Their figures showed...
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PM threatens to stand down
In a bombshell letter to the nation, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has cancelled his agenda and said he will spend the weekend deciding if...
