MOT FOR HOUSES: All buildings over 50 years old required to pass check-ups every 10 years in Spain’s Valencia region
Failure to do so can lead to fines of between €600 and €6,000.
Alicante and the Costa Blanca area of Spain get a real wet lashing in May record
ALICANTE City yesterday(May 23) suffered its wettest day in May for 74 years. The State Meteorological Agency(AEMET) said that rainfall reached 53.8 litres per square
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: Spain’s Valencian government relaunches green agenda now COVID is stabilised
THE Valencian regional government is hoping to relaunch its green agenda now that the COVID situation is stabilised. Valencia was one of the first areas
British residents in Spain rejected for driving licence exchange DESPITE meeting all requirements post-Brexit
DOZENS of British expats in Spain are being told they can’t exchange their driving licences and will have to take a Spanish test because their
GOOD AS GOLD as tricksters fool jewellers on Spain’s Costa Blanca into buying fakes
A young couple swindled jewellers and gold exchange stores across Alicante City by selling them fake trinkets and rings with a gold-style covering sprayed onto
Alicante calls time for 2021 on one of the top outdoor events of the year on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE Council has cancelled this year’s San Juan Hogueras(Bonfires) celebrations to extinguish the chance of an autumn rescheduling. It’s the second year that the Hogueras
FALLAS IN SEPTEMBER: Iconic Fallas festivities in Spain’s Valencia region will take place in September this year
As well as the actual monuments, the Fallas involve a huge number of activities and people, including flower offerings, extremely loud mascleta firecracker displays, parades,
EN VALENCIÀ, PER FAVOR: Irish linguist launches self-study course to help British and Spanish residents in the Valencia region learn the local lingo
THE situation will be familiar to the vast majority of expats who relocate to the Valencia region, especially in smaller, more ‘traditional’ towns. You make
How an epic bicycle journey across southern Spain revealed some surprising delights
When British traveller Chris Atkin set out to cross southern Spain making a 1,300 km route between Valencia to Gibraltar by bicycle, he didn’t know
DOWN ON THE FARM: Plans underway to launch first ‘open farms’ day in Spain’s Valencia region to promote sustainable and local production
IF the coronavirus pandemic has taught us anything, it is to appreciate the importance of local commerce – specially when it comes to food. Producers,
Alicante’s postponed San Juan Hogueras celebrations could be held this autumn on the Costa Blanca in Spain
ALICANTE’S biggest outdoor event of the year, the San Juan Hogueras(Bonfires) celebrations, could be held in the late autumn. The Hogueras were cancelled in June
Victim ‘left for dead’ in Spanish holiday home after Costa Blanca horror stabbing says she is ready to move on
A SCOT waiting for justice to be served four years after she was brutally stabbed and left for dead in her Costa Blanca holiday home
Better Hearing, Happier Life? Absolutely!
Here is a fact that might surprise you: you hear with your brain – not your ears. Your ears receive sounds and send them up
Valenciano: 12 words and phrases you need to learn to impress the locals in Spain’s Valencia region
Most locals in the provinces of Valencia, Alicante and Castellon either speak or understand their regional language. In fact, data by Spain’s National Statistics Institute
WHAT A MESS: Plastic invades the beaches of Spain’s Valencia region
Other common objects include cigarette ends, construction materials, cotton earbuds, crisp packets and bottles.
TYRE TANTRUM as angry elderly man on Spain’s Costa Blanca attacked cars because they blocked his garage
AN elderly Costa Blanca resident lost his temper over an increasing number of cars parking outside a motor repair workshop and punctured their tyres. A
Why a Christmas Costa Blanca-made sweet that’s a Spanish favourite is making a move on the United Nations
COSTA Blanca politicians will ask the United Nations to designate November 7 as ‘World Nougat Day’. The Alicante Provincial Council has approved the move to
LIGHTS OUT: Valencia region is third worst in Spain for light pollution and energy efficiency
Regional government sources insist that a project is currently being drawn up ready for the approval of a regional energy efficiency law in the near
WELL, NOT ENTIRELY: Up to 21 towns in Spain’s Valencia region maintain zero COVID infections over the last two months
JUST like the village of Asterix and Obelix, surrounded on all sides by the Romans, 10 towns in Castellon Province have managed to completely ward
Stranded British family launch appeal to raise funds to return home from Spain after coronavirus blights Benidorm dream
A BRITISH family who moved to Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca and have been left penniless after losing their jobs in the coronavirus crisis are
BUY LOCAL: Agricultural union in Spain’s Valencia urges consumers to support regional and national producers
To set the balance right, the Valencian co-op makes a simple suggestion: buy Valencian and Spanish produce, if possible directly from farmers at markets or
What’s the worst that can happen to your investment or pension in Spain?
by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons) Managing Partner Chorus Financial Often the first question asked by clients considering an investment or pension with Chorus
WELL CONNECTED: Spain’s Valencia and Alicante aim to become major hubs for data processing centres
Data centres store all the information digitalised by companies, some of which are operative 99.99% of the time – meaning they are only switched off
AT LAST! Facemasks may cease to be obligatory in Spain’s Valencia region by end of summer
The Spanish government insists that the obligation to wear a mask in public will be maintained until herd immunity is officially reached.
COVID SUCCESS: More people fully vaccinated than infected with COVID in Spain’s Valencia region
Despite the successful advance of the inoculation campaign, the department led by councillor Ana Barcelo warns that the pandemic is far from over.
Happy birthday Peggy!
WELL-KNOWN and much-loved local Moraira ‘celebrity’ Peggy Bloomfield celebrated her 101st birthday party in style today (Tuesday April 27). London-born Peggy moved to the Costa