Relief as respirators arrive
The first 10 respirators produced as part of a regional government deal with two companies based in the region were made available to the...
‘Disappointment’ in tax declaration challenge case
A European justice chief has ‘fallen short’ by failing to explicitly back the challenge to the Modelo 720 tax declaration form, according to opponents...
Pain felt over pump prices
THE ADVERTISED price of fuel has doubled in two years in Spain, stoking the general rise in the cost of goods and services.
Back in...
Cash incentive for retiring doctors
PM Pedro Sánchez has announced a ‘sweetener’ for retiring doctors, which is designed to reduce the shortage of medics in the public health service.
Doctors...
Pet friendly dilemma for hotels
Following the approval in March of Spain’s new animal protection law, hotels and restaurants will have to explicitly state whether they are pet friendly...
Alicante – the stronghold for ‘Brexpats’
Out of the more than 208,000 Britons in Spain who have obtained the TIE card accrediting their entitlement to most of the rights enjoyed...
Face masks in public made obligatory
Councillor for health Ana Barceló announced on Saturday that face masks will have to be worn at all times in public in the Valencia...
Waiting lists rise ‘due to summer holidays’
The average wait for an operation in the Valencia region went up from 105 days to 120 days last month.
A spokesman for the regional...
Wet March ‘caused by climate change’
The record rainfall in March in the south east of Spain is the result of climate change, according to the head of Alicante university’s...
Training for new trains
Drivers are now being trained to use the new ‘electro-diesel’ trains which will run along Line 9 – the route which links Benidorm with...
Gone with the wind
GALES reaching over 125 kilometres per hour in the provinces of Valencia and Castellón have caused havoc, with firefighters working around the clock to...
Wish you were here!
LIKE many others at this time of year, Europe’s police are sending holiday postcards to their friends. Unfortunately, they don’t have exact addresses for...
Three die in Galicia forest fires
At least three people have died in the 105 different forest fire currently reported around Galicia (northwestern Spain). Thousand of hecatres of forest land...
Botulism outbreak kills over 300 birds
A TOTAL 331 birds that lived in Valencia’s Albufera natural park have died as a result of an outbreak of avian botulism.
The outbreak of...
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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...
