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Black Eyed Peas to perform in Malaga for the first time this summer

SIX-TIME Grammy winners, the Black Eyed Peas, will be making their Malaga debut on July 21 in a concert during this year’s Selvatic Malaga Fest season. The hip-hop group featuring will.i.am are

8 Apr, 2024 @ 15:33

Andalucia·Canary Islands·Castellon·Costa del Sol·Entertainment·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Valencian Community

British expat hotspot in Spain has seen the number of foreign residents soar by 800% since 1998

THE number of foreign residents in the Valencian Community has gone up eight-fold over 25 years. The National Institute of Statistics(INE) says there were 102,000 registered non-Spaniards in 1998 compared to nearly

4 Mar, 2024 @ 15:45

Alicante·Benidorm·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Face masks are no longer mandatory in this region of Spain from tomorrow

COMPULSORY mask wearing in Valencian Community medical centres and hospitals will end after it was imposed regionally on January 5 in a response to rises in respiratory infections. The order will cease

30 Jan, 2024 @ 15:45

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Three Brits are arrested for ‘trafficking 300kg of Balkan mafia cocaine’: Hair-raising police chase ends in a supermarket car park of popular expat town on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE British men and two Albanians have been arrested after a motorway chase ended in a Costa Blanca supermarket car park with 300 kilos of cocaine seized. Two Policia Nacional cars were

11 Jan, 2024 @ 12:45

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Drugs·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Masks are made mandatory in Spain’s Valencia region: This is where you must cover your face from TODAY amid spike in Covid and flu cases

COMPULSORY mask wearing in hospitals and health centres in the Valencian Community has been reinstated this Friday. The decision was taken by the regional Ministry of Health following a rise in flu

5 Jan, 2024 @ 12:45

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Covid and flu cases rise as temperatures fall in Spain's Valencia area

Covid and flu cases rise as temperatures fall in Spain’s Valencia region

COVID infections have increased by 83% in the last week to reach 247.3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the Valencian Community compared to 135.1 the previous week. Flu cases have risen by

28 Dec, 2023 @ 15:00

Alicante·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Revealed: How a British school in Spain received a ‘bomb threat email’ which sparked closures nationwide

THE British School of Villarreal in Castellon province has confirmed that it was one of several international schools in Spain that received an email threatening a bomb attack on Monday. The email

20 Dec, 2023 @ 16:30

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

How a gang posing as famous footballers rented luxury homes in Spain’s tourist hotspots before staging violent robberies

A VIOLENT robbery gang that rented homes in Spain posing as famous footballers has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Operation ‘Neckars’ led to the detention of 16 people- 11 men and

17 Dec, 2023 @ 16:00

Balearic Islands·Castellon·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Madrid·Valencia·Valencian Community

Record highs of up to 25C are forecast for Spain's Costa Blanca from THIS weekend

Record highs of over 25C are forecast for Spain’s Costa Blanca from THIS weekend

TEMPERATURES could reach ‘abnormally high’ levels for early December over the next few days on the Costa Blanca and the rest of the Valencian Community. The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) is predicting

8 Dec, 2023 @ 14:00

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

UK and foreign holidaymakers boost overnight hotel stays on Spain's Costa Blanca

Tourists are returning to booking hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca, figures suggest

OVERNIGHT hotel stays in the Valencian Community in October grew by 7.89% compared to a year earlier according to figures released by the National Institute of Statistics(INE). Over 2.5 million stays were

23 Nov, 2023 @ 18:00

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

This region in Spain has virtually abolished inheritance tax

THE VALENCIAN parliament passed a law on Wednesday to slash inheritance tax to just 1% for most beneficiaries. It will apply retrospectively to inheritances and gifts received after 28 May 2023 (the

22 Nov, 2023 @ 18:30

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

This much-visited region in eastern Spain will abolish the controversial tourist tax from next week

A DECREE to scrap the Valencian region’s controversial tourist tax was signed on Friday by president Carlos Mazon and Tourism Minister, Nuria Montes. The tax will cease to exist on Wednesday and

10 Nov, 2023 @ 18:00

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

This November was one of the hottest and driest on record in Spain, stark figures show

Spain will see highest November temperatures since 1950 across Valencia from next week

FORECASTERS have predicted the warmest average November daytime temperatures since at least 1950 for the Valencian Community between this Sunday and Tuesday. The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) says that average temperatures will

10 Nov, 2023 @ 11:30

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Renfe strike is called off: Railway company agrees deal with 15,000 workers after threat of walkouts across Spain saw 1,500 trains cancelled

Renfe trains in Spain’s Valencia region suffer too many disruptions, says consumer rights group

THE FACUA consumer association has called on the Ministry of Transport to stop ‘constant’ disruption to Cercanias train services in the Valencian Community. The group says it has received complaints for months

9 Nov, 2023 @ 14:15

Alicante·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

British tourist recovery continues with tourist tax to be scrapped 'soon' on Spain's Costa Blanca

British tourist recovery continues as tourist tax set to be scrapped ‘soon’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BRITISH tourist numbers to the Valencian Community are continuing to recover to pre-pandemic levels, said Valencian president Carlos Mazon on the first day of London’s World Travel Market. Between January and August

6 Nov, 2023 @ 19:50

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Strong winds cause injuries in Spain’s Valencia: Woman is struck in the face by a falling sign while another is hit by a restaurant’s parasol

STRONG winds caused by Storm Ciaran have kept police and fire crews busy in Valencia and the Valencian Community with over 700 reported incidents in Valencia alone in the last 24 hours.

3 Nov, 2023 @ 15:25

Alicante·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

How to get yourself protected this winter against flu and Covid-19 in Spain’s Costa Blanca

DOUBLE vaccinations against flu and Covid-19 started being dosed out in the Valencian Community on Monday, with age categories extended at both ends of the scale. Children aged six years and under(through

16 Oct, 2023 @ 15:47

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain narrowly avoids its worst terror attack in YEARS: How Jihadist, 17, successfully built a ‘mother of Satan’ bomb and planned to blow up a school in Andalucia

Expat in Spain ‘hires several hitmen to kill her ex-partner to collect €100k life insurance’

A CASTELLON woman hired two groups of hitmen to kill her ex-partner so that she could pocket a €100,000 life insurance pay-out. The middle-aged Peruvian national was left disappointed by the contract

13 Oct, 2023 @ 14:20

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

British and other foreign tourists spent a record-breaking €1.6 billion across Spain’s Valencia region this August

THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY welcomed 1.26 million international tourists during August- up by 19.68% on the same month last year with record levels of expenditure. It’s the region’s second highest August foreign tourist

3 Oct, 2023 @ 11:21

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Marina d’Or tourist complex cuts 2023 season short, cancelling reservations with no explanations

THE SUMMER season has ended abruptly, unexpectedly and without any explanation at the Marina d’Or tourist complex in Oropesa del Mar, Castellón province. The hotel and leisure sites at the massive Ciudad

20 Sep, 2023 @ 12:00

Castellon·Lead·Travel News·Valencian Community

Emergency alert texts to be sent to EVERY phone in areas most at risk from ‘historic’ Gota Fria across Spain’s Valencia region

EMERGENCY alert messages will be sent this weekend to mobile phones in the Valencian Community to warn about problems caused by predicted ‘Gota Fria’ storms. Bad weather is expected to hit the

1 Sep, 2023 @ 12:58

Alicante·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Hero off-duty policeman saves three kids from drowning in Spain’s Castellon area

AN off-duty policeman has saved three kids from drowning in the sea in Castellon province The Guardia Civil officer, who was spending the day at Grao de Castello beach with his family,

28 Aug, 2023 @ 18:45

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

Umbrellas at the ready as sudden end to heatwave heralds rain this weekend in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

THE FOURTH official heatwave of the year in the Valencian Community is set to end with a sudden temperature drop this Sunday accompanied by showers. State forecaster Aemet says that the current

23 Aug, 2023 @ 18:00

Alicante·Benidorm·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Emergency 112 number gets over 11,000 calls about animals so far this year in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Emergency 112 number gets 11,177 calls about animals in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY’S emergency 112 number has received 11,177 calls this year up to August 15 about animals. Over half of the calls- 58%- were about lost and abandoned animals and also

15 Aug, 2023 @ 18:00

Animals·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Valencia·Valencian Community

Irrigators probed for killing fish due to installing illegal weir that dried up river in Spain's Valencia region

Irrigators probed for killing fish due to illegal weir that dried up river in Spain’s Castellon area

FIVE Castellon province irrigators are facing prosecution after illegally installing a weir to divert water on the Palancia river which resulted in dead fish appearing on a section in Jerica. The Guardia

11 Aug, 2023 @ 16:30

Castellon·Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Neo-Nazi skinheads burst into mosque during prayers and make threats in Spain's Castellon province

Neo-Nazi skinheads in Spain burst into mosque to interrupt prayers and threaten to blow it up

GOT A STORY? Email us at [email protected] THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested three men who burst into a Villareal mosque and threatened the congregation. The detained trio are said to be members

7 Aug, 2023 @ 19:30

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

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