Christmas Day elections for Spain?
The stalemate result of the June general elections - the second in six months - could end up seeing Spaniards going back to the...
Free room for self-isolating tourists
FREE hotel accommodation will be provided for any tourists who have to self-isolate in the Valencia region due to Covid-19.
Regional secretary for tourism Francesc...
Bid to speed up energy supply self-sufficiency
In response to the surge in the wholesale price of electricity brought on by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Valencia president Ximo Puig has...
Helping out in the earthquake disaster
An Alicante firefighter forms part of a team which travelled to Turkey on Tuesday to help in the search for survivors from the devastating...
Bid to reduce ‘tragic’ drowning death toll
With 24 people already dead by drowning in the Valencia region so far this year, the regional government has launched a campaign to make...
Italian mafia boss arrested in San Juan
AN ITALIAN mafia boss, who had been on the run since 1993, was caught on Sunday by National Police.
Fausto Pellegrinetti, who was using a...
EU bans credit card surcharges
THE European Commission has advised that it is banning surcharges for consumer debit and credit card payments made online - and in shops -...
Winter viruses hit the health service
The regional government will take a ‘series of measures’ to enable the health service to cope with rocketing numbers of people suffering from respiratory...
Independence Day for Cataluña?
Catalán regional president Carles Puigdemont is expected to declare unilateral Catalan independence (in some form that has not yet been disclosed) when he addresses...
A&E cannot cope with flu season
A NURSES' union complains Dénia hospital A&E is seriously understaffed and will struggle to cope once the winter 'flu epidemic starts to bite.
According to...
Algar alert
The ‘dire situation’ of the lower stretch of the River Algar – a natural area of great environmental value which is included in the...
Second runway plan for Alicante-Elche airport
ALICANTE-Elche airport has been breaking records yearly for passengers, with 14m passing through the airport in 2018 and 96,734 flights taking off or landing.
Technicians...
Saving the sea prairies
The marine prairie coast watch patrol has covered 35,000km along the shores of the Valencia region this year, which is more than double the...
Torremolinos shows its pride
By Oliver McIntyre
THOUSANDS of people turned out on Saturday for Torremolinos’s gay pride parade, the central event of a four-day festival that filled the town’s...
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Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
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...
