Scrapped tolls will save millions
THE AP-7 motorway between Alicante and Tarragona went toll-free at midnight on New Year’s Eve after 48 years operating as a pay-to-use highway.
Scrapping the...
L’Horta Oest gets lucky in El Niño lottery
MANISES – the luckiest town in the region – and the quaint inland village of Simat de la Valldigna netted jackpot prizes in this...
‘Life-saving’ pedestrian route from Manises to airport ‘imminent’
A NEW underground walkway between Manises town and the neighbouring Valencia airport is now finally under construction in a bid to prevent serious accidents.
Many...
La Safor village creates safe haven for feral cats
A SAFE space for feral cat colonies where they can be cared for and tracked will be created in Guardamar de la Safor as...
Ending the stigma
A PRE-PAID card for use in mainstream shops has been launched for Gandía's poorest residents in a bid to remove the stigma of having...
Residence card for African hero
A WEST AFRICAN hero who risked his life to save a wheelchair-bound man from a burning block has been given residence in Spain on...
Manises, Spain’s luckiest Christmas lottery town
AN AIRPORT town is probably one of the luckiest in Spain: El Gordo Christmas lottery tickets sold there have won top prizes for the...
Gandia traders’ monopoly over festive shopping gets them out of jail
ITS STREETS are cheaper than Pall Mall, Mayfair and The Strand, and you won't really have to go to jail if you find yourself...
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...
Mestalla complex takes huge step forward
THE emergence of a new investing partner has made it possible to advance the dates for the project of the ‘old’ Mestalla football stadium.
The...
Brexit finally gets MP’s backing – now what?
BRITAIN took a big step closer to leaving the EU as Boris Johnson's Brexit deal was backed by a large majority of MPs last...
EU poised to act over asset declaration
THE EUROPEAN Union is preparing to take action over Spain’s notorious Modelo 720 asset declaration process.
The European Commission (EC) published a notice in the...
Toll-free 2020
MIDNIGHT December 31 will be a historic moment for the Costa Blanca as the AP-7 motorway that links Alicante to Valencia finally becomes a...
Carsharing in Valencia
Electric car platform CarGreen has been given the green light to operate in Valencia city.
The company will fleet a maximum of 100 driverless electric...
COSTA LEVANTE
Deal struck to improve conditions for firefighters
Following warnings that the Valencia region was not prepared to face what could be one of the worst ever summers for forest fires, president...
