Hash-grower with 116 plants acquitted after proving personal use
A MAN caught growing 116 hash plants in a Burjassot basement has been acquitted after successfully showing they were all for personal use.
The 41-year-old...
Final face mask obligations removed
The government ‘declared an end to the Covid-19 healthcare crisis’ in a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
The current obligation to wear a face mask in...
Rambo of Requena’s reign of terror ends in intensive care
A man suspected to be an extremely violent robber known as 'the Rambo of Requena' has been caught following a public appeal for help...
Farewell Ferrer
The curtain came down on Jávea's David Ferrer's tennis career after defeat (6-4, 6-1) by reigning champion Alexander Zverev at the Madrid Open on...
Putting pets first
The Valencia region’s animal welfare law was finally published in the regional official bulletin (DOGV) on Monday, four years after the first draft was...
During the war…
ALICANTE city council is offering visitors a chance to go back in time by visiting the Civil War air raid shelters that have been...
More recoveries than new cases
Councillor for health in the Valencia region Ana Barceló reported a rise in the number of new coronavirus cases – with 172 positive tests...
Producing your own power
A total of 210 town halls in the Valencia region have signed up to the regional government’s Xarxa plan to create public energy producing...
Medal for 100-year-old Guardia Civil officer
A 100-YEAR-OLD policeman who saved lives during the 'Great Flood' of 1957 has received a medal for long service at a ceremony where other...
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...
No longer a laughing stock
FIGURES show that Castellón airport dealt with more passengers than 15 other Spanish airports.
The northern Valencia region airport was always seen as an unnecessary...
Region records fall in coronavirus cases
Following two weeks of rises in active cases of Covid-19 in the Valencia region, the number has fallen sharply over the last week.
The regional...
Nolotil: woman’s near-fatal collapse
TAKING just one tablet of the controversial painkiller Nolotil triggered a severe allergic reaction in a Spanish woman – who was saved by quick-thinking...
Farmer finds stolen orange trees in neighbouring field
A FURIOUS farmer whose orange saplings were stolen within a fortnight of buying them has seen them planted in a neighbouring field.
The brazen thieves...
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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...
