Flood season begins
This year’s flood prevention campaign has been launched by the Valencia government.
The emergency coordination centre has sent reminders to town halls that they must...
Free facemasks for vulnerable people
An agreement has been signed between the Valencia government and pharmacists to hand out facemasks to residents over the age of 65 and those...
Oliva cuts next year’s IBI bill in response to Covid crisis
Homeowners in Oliva will get a small reduction on their IBI bill in 2021 in response to the Covid-related economic downturn.
Tourism drives summer job creation
The importance of tourism for job creation was underlined by figures for June which the minister for industry, commerce and tourism called ‘extraordinary’.
Employment related...
Hot week to end April
Orihuela city is set to record a high of 36°C tomorrow (Tuesday) as hot air pushes up from Africa.
A cooling sea breeze means that...
Security forces foil specialist burglars
Guardia Civil and National Police have rounded up a gang accused of 101 burglaries of homes, and one robbery with violence amongst other offences,...
Phone alerts created for prescriptions
The regional health service has added a feature to its GVA+Salut application which sends an alert to the patient’s mobile phone when medication they...
Inferno strikes old people’s home
Six people have died and 18 have been injured – including members of the emergency services – in a fire at an old people’s...
The right to a decent home
A national law enshrining the right to housing has now been definitively approved and will come into force as soon as it is published...
Women stop the Costa
HUNDREDS of people gathered outside Benidorm town hall at midday yesterday (Thursday) to join the Women's Day protests that took place in several countries....
Vox councillor close to coronavirus case refuses to stay at home
A FAR-RIGHT councillor knowingly went along to town hall meetings in Alzira, despite having been in direct contact with his party's secretary-general who has...
Covid-19 healthcare staff will remain in place
The Valencia health authority took on 5,578 healthcare professionals to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, according to councillor for health Ana Barceló.
She noted that the...
Face mask requirement repealed
The requirement to wear face masks in healthcare centres in the Valencia region has been withdrawn by the regional government due a fall in...
UK clamps down on bogus hotel sickness claims
COSTA hotels and holiday apartments have this week welcomed the announcement by the UK government to enforce new rules in the coming weeks to...
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Glucose monitors now available from GPs for type two diabetes
Continuous glucose monitors can now be prescribed to patients with type two diabetes by GPs in the Valencia region.
The authorisation from the regional health...
