Burger King to open on Oliva beach
BURGER King plans to open its first branch in Oliva – and will, in fact, be the first US-style fast-food joint in La Safor's...
Newborn Martín needs urgent bone-marrow transplant
A TWO-WEEK-OLD baby in L'Horta Sud needs a bone-marrow donation before he reaches two months of age as he was born with an immunodeficiency...
Farmers storm Valencia city
OVER 20,000 farmers from across the Valencia region demonstrated in Valencia city to call for improved working conditions.
The protest was a sight to behold,...
Artificial Posidonia dunes to guard against climate change
SEA-BARRIERS and protecting the coastline from destruction have become a burning topic in the Valencia region since the December floods and, hot on their...
Paterna calls for owners to sterilise their cats
PATERNA council has launched a campaign urging cat-owners to have their animals sterilised to prevent future feral colonies forming from neglected pets – or...
Make paella Valencian again
THE EU has implemented new regulation aimed at ending misleading food information.
The new European-wide regulation will make it so that companies have to state...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
Estate agent admits murder
THE partner of a 34-year-old mum whose bloodstained body was found dumped in an underground refuse container has allegedly confessed to the killing.
Dutch estate...
Xàtiva’s Oscar women
Oscar nominations from Spain meant two women from Xàtiva got a pass to Hollywood at the weekend – but did not manage to tread...
Xàtiva man who raped and killed woman, 75, in the dock
A rapist and murderer from Xàtiva will escape life imprisonment because he is 'moderately retarded', according to the prosecution.
Cost of storm gloria keeps mounting
BELLREGUARD is considering not rebuilding its seafront esplanade after Storm Gloria and to 'return it to its natural state' rather than 'spending millions' for...
Oliva bans petrol stations in residential areas
OLIVA has become one of the first towns in the region to ban petrol stations from residential areas.
La Safor's southernmost municipality has set in...
Nàquera urbanisation crimewave continues
A CRIMEWAVE on a Camp de Túria urbanisation is causing terror among residents – homes have been burgled every two or three days for...
Chiva’s ex-mayor in the dock over ‘missing’ six-figure sum
A FORMER mayor is facing up to six years in jail after €293,000 'disappeared' from public funds in his town in payments to a...