Homeless man blinded by brutal knuckle-duster assault in Valencia park
A HOMELESS man living in a Valencia park has lost the sight of an eye after being attacked by a passer-by with a knuckle-duster. The
Skyscrapers costing €156m with over 3,200 homes will be Valencia’s biggest-ever development
PLANS for 3,204 new homes linking Valencia’s Turia Gardens with the port were announced on Monday. Valencia mayor, Maria Jose Catala, said the Grao Park
Five bodies in life jackets- likely from migrant boat- are discovered in Valencia waters
FIVE bodies in a state of decomposition have been found so far this July in Valencian Community waters. The Guardia Civil and Maritime Rescue believe
Jazz greats are lighting up Valencia this summer as Palau Festival returns
SOME of the biggest names in international jazz have descended on Valencia this summer for the 28th edition of the city’s celebrated Palau de la
Valencia planning two huge parks to absorb future flood surges
By Brandon Cheevers THE Valencia government has announced the creation of two huge parks on the outskirts of the capital to mitigate the future effects
A Summer of Stars and Science: Live Planetarium Shows and a Leonardo da Vinci Immersive Exhibit at Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences
VALENCIA’S Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències is offering an extraordinary summer lineup that blends science, art, and family fun. Visitors can enjoy live
Stadium plans revealed: Barcelona announce date for return to Camp Nou – as Valencia secure €322m financing for new ground
FC BARCELONA have announced the date for their long-awaited return to the Camp Nou after more than two years away – even though renovations remain
Local train services with restored stations and 50kms of new track return to ‘ground zero’ of Valencia floods
METROVALENCIA trains resumed services on Friday to ‘ground zero’ areas of the October floods. Reconstruction work cost €140 million to get the Valencia Sud to
Real-life chicken run as poultry escape from cages after lorry crash in Valencia
A LORRY transporting poultry in cages crashed in Valencia province on Thursday, with an unspecified number of chickens and other fowl running away. The driver,
Former police chief on trial in Spain for claiming ‘many who arrive in small boats are criminals just out of prison’
A FORMER Valencia police commissioner is facing three years behind bars for inflammatory statements claiming that most immigrants arriving by boat in Spain are criminals.
Man confesses to double-murder ‘barbarity’ after stabbing wife and strangling young son in Spain
A MAN has been arrested for the murder of his wife and two-year-old son in Algemesi(Valencia province) on Wednesday. The female victim was named as
‘Who was El Cid?’ The real story behind Spain’s legendary warrior and medieval mercenary”
As Cambridge University professor Nora Berend releases her Spanish language biography of El Cid, Michael Coy takes a delve into the life of the legendary
Patient dies after man sets fire to bed in hospital psychiatric unit in Spain
A FEMALE patient died after a fire was deliberately started in the psychiatric wing of Valencia’s La Fe hospital on Monday. Two male patients escaped
‘English-speaking’ woman found semi-naked in Valencia park after group sex assault
AN ‘ENGLISH-SPEAKING’ woman has told police that was the victim of sexual assault involving three men in Valencia. The 21-year-old ‘non-Spaniard’ was discovered unconscious and
Anti-squatter plan launched in Valencia after record number of complaints in 2024
VALENCIAN president Carlos Mazon has announced a plan to fight the rising number of squatters in the region. Mazon said on Thursday that measures will
First-ever direct flights commence this Friday between Canada and Spain’s Valencia
THE first direct flight between Canada and the Valencian Community starts on Friday with Air Transat operating the route between Montreal and Valencia City. The
Police make mass arrests and raid drugs lab producing up to 30 kilos of cocaine per day in Spain
A VALENCIA cocaine gang that made and sold the drug has been brought down by the Policia Nacional and the Tax Agency. 25 people have
Two people jailed in Spain for busting sanctions by exporting equipment to Russia
THREE people have been arrested in Valencia province for busting sanctions by exporting machinery to Russia. Two of the detainees have been jailed after a
Police rescue trafficked women who were sexually exploited in brothels across Eastern Spain
A JOINT Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional operation has dismantled a gang that trafficked and sexually exploited South American woman in Eastern Spain. Flats and
Gang robs dozens of foreign tourist cars at motorway service areas in Spain
A GANG who stole from cars belonging to foreign tourists at Valencia motorway service areas has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Six people have
Spain’s ‘Black Flag’ awards for beach pollution includes one for flood disaster waste in Valencia
THE Ecologistas en Accion group have handed out their ‘Black Flags’ for 2025 to coastal areas of Spain which they say have environmental problems. They
Hundreds of extra police officers will boost summer safety in Costa Blanca tourist spots
596 EXTRA Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional officers will be brought in to boost security over the summer in the Valencian Community. ‘Operation Verano’ runs
Man arrested for not helping friend who fell into Valencia river and drowned
A CHINESE man, 19, has been arrested for not helping his friend who drowned in a Valencia river. The 20-year-old male Wen Tao Chi- also
Key Valencia road- with two new bridges- reopens seven months after flood disaster
AN IMPORTANT Valencia province road has fully reopened after two bridges were destroyed in last October’s floods. Valencian president, Carlos Mazon, attended a ceremony on
Valencia beaches get ‘all clear’ after mystery pellets are confirmed as non-toxic
SEVEN beaches in the El Safor region of Valencia province have been reopened to bathers. White pellets appeared in the sand forcing precautionary closures from
Seven beaches remain closed for a second day due to pollution fears in Valencia
SEVEN Valencia beaches remained closed on Tuesday after a mysterious substance was washed ashore over the weekend. 16 kilometres of beaches have been affected in