Investigation launched into huge forest fire
THE DEVASTATING forest fire that has burned nearly 900 hectares of land in Beneixama (Benejama) near Villena ‘was apparently started deliberately’, according to state...
A house with 400 tarantulas
Guardia Civil officers seized over 400 tarantulas that were being kept in a house in Xilxes.
Members of the Nature Protection Service of Burriana’s Guardia...
Deliveroo forced to register their ‘riders’
A VALENCIA court has ruled that there is a work relationship between 97 ‘riders’ and the company that owns the Deliveroo platform.
The General Social...
Peaceful protest in Tavernes
MORE than 600 people joined in peaceful protest on Saturday (July 13) to demand freedom for the population of Western Sahara.
The event, in Tavernes...
Excess weight warning
RECENTLY released data shows that 25% of all people of legal age in Castellón province are obese.
The Valencian Endocrinology Society updated its figures recently,...
Saharawi children arrive
ON TUESDAY, July 2, a specially chartered planes brought 131 boys and girls to Alicante airport as part of the Vacaciones en Paz (Holidays...
Oceanogràfic blaze
Vistitors to Valencia's Oceanogràfic marine life park had to be evacuated on Tuesday due to a fire affecting decorative elements that caused a towering...
Fibromyalgia woman wins landmark court case
A LAWYER from Gandia has managed to secure a disability pension for a woman with fibromyalgia after the Social Security claimed it did not...
British holidaymakers flock to Gandía
By Samantha Kett
BRITS and other foreign holidaymakers are starting to discover Gandía – hitherto an almost exclusively-Spanish destination, according to the district tourism traders...
Wind farms awaiting the green light
SEVEN renewable energy installations in Castellón province have been at a standstill for several months as they await the green light from the regional...
Bones found in common grave of teenage rape victims
HUMAN bones have been found in a pit where three teenage girls were shot dead 27 years ago after being raped and tortured for...
Plans for Oliva-Piles accident blackspot revamp released
A MAJOR and necessary overhaul of the Oliva-Piles coast road will start in the next few months, and details are now on public view.
The...
Cancer charity skin checks in La Safor
A MOBILE clinic run by Spain's main cancer research and care charity is visiting La Safor towns this week to give free skin checks.
The...
Chemists ‘out-of-stock’
CHEMISTS are warning of an increasing list of out-of-stock medication caused by a price struggle by pharmaceutical companies and UK stock piling in fear...
COSTA LEVANTE
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...
