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Heatwave fire fears forces natural park closures across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

New summertime Covid-19 restrictions ruled out as infections rise in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

NEW Covid-19 restrictions have been ruled out in the Valencian Community amidst a ‘seventh’ wave spike in new infections. Valencian president, Ximo Puig, appealed on

11 Jul, 2022 @ 18:15

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

Lidl will open 30 new stores in Spain in 2024 after surpassing €6bn in sales this year

Lidl supermarkets announces €25 million expansion plans in Spain’s Valencia region

LIDL supermarkets will open eight new stores in the Valencian Community over the next 18 months. The retailer says that adds up to an investment

21 Jun, 2022 @ 15:00

Alicante·Business & Finance·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Ukrainian refugees in Valencia’s beach towns are being told to leave for the summer to make way for tourists

MANY Ukrainians who found refuge in Valencian coastal towns are being asked to leave their accommodation as the summer season arrives, it has emerged. Refugees

19 Jun, 2022 @ 19:45

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

Boy, 6, Drowns After Bathing In Prohibited Area With Mother And Brother In Spain's Valencia

Boy, 6, drowns in banned seaside swimming area as mother and brother survive in Spain’s Valencia

A boy, 6, drowned on Saturday while swimming with his mother and elder brother, 9, in a prohibited area of Canet d’en Berenguer beach in

23 May, 2022 @ 17:00

Castellon·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

First monkeypox case detected in Spain’s Valencia region

THE first case of monkeypox has been identified in the Valencian Community. Regional health chiefs said on Monday that it was a case in Castellon

23 May, 2022 @ 15:12

Castellon·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain's reservoir levels fall but no drought worries compared to a year ago

Tap water had toxin levels up to 1,000 times over safety limit on Valencia region industrial estate in Spain

A Castellon Province waste management factory owner is being investigated over a poisonous discharge that forced drinking water supplies to be cut off for a

17 May, 2022 @ 17:15

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

Vistabella sex cult leader who hypnotised followers and filmed ‘ritual orgies’ found dead in prison in Spain

JUST weeks after he was arrested for a catalogue of alleged crimes including child sex abuse, extortion and fraud, the sex cult leader known as

17 May, 2022 @ 14:00

Castellon·Crime & Law·National News·Other News·Valencian Community

Weekly Market Roundup

Weekly Market News – 16/05/2022 Stock markets had another rough week with some very choppy moves on concerns over monetary tightening to combat high inflation

16 May, 2022 @ 14:59

Alicante·Barcelona·Business & Finance·Canary Islands·Castellon·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Businesses will be paid public money to employ staff on four-day working week in Spain's Valencia region

Businesses will get public money to introduce four-day working week in Spain’s Valencia region

GRANTS of up to €200,000 per company will be offered as an incentive for Valencian Community businesses to move some of their staff onto a

16 May, 2022 @ 12:25

Business & Finance·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Serial tyre slasher, 54, seized in the Costa del Sol after hitting 20 cars

Thieves puncture car tyres in distraction burglary con at motorway service areas in Spain’s Valencia region

TWO people have been arrested for robbing motorists at AP-7 motorway service areas in Castellon Province. Tyres were deliberately punctured to set up distraction thefts.

12 May, 2022 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Parents Pimp Out Underage Daughter To Have Sex With Man, 78, In Public Park In Spain's Valencia Region

Parents pimp out underage daughter for €100 to have sex with man, 78, in public park in Spain’s Valencia region

A 78-year-old man has been arrested for having sex with a underage girl in a Castellon public park in the Valencian Community. The girl’s parents

9 May, 2022 @ 15:00

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Castellon Province natural park boss investigated over 12 donkey deaths in Spain’s Valencia region

THE head of the Desert de les Palmes Natural Park, Toni Garcia, is being investigated by the Guardia Civil over the death of a dozen

20 Apr, 2022 @ 15:59

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

Fears over new tourist tax 'driving away' British tourists from Spain's Costa Blanca, despite Alicante and Benidorm councils refusing to charge it

Planned tourist tax ‘driving away’ British tourists from Spain’s Costa Blanca, despite Alicante and Benidorm councils refusing to charge it

A Valencian tourist tax proposal has been slammed by an Alicante Province small business federation, despite no plans for any local council to implement it.

19 Apr, 2022 @ 17:12

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

Andalucia gang publish cute photos of Pomeranian puppies to scam online buyers out of €30,000 across Spain

Andalucia gang post cute photos of Pomeranian puppies to scam online buyers out of €30,000 across Spain

THREE people behind an online dog-selling scam have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Cadiz Province. The trio were detained in San Fernando and

19 Apr, 2022 @ 12:45

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

Protest Against Russian Invasion Of Ukraine In Madrid, Spain 10 Apr 2022

How one beachside community in Spain’s Valencia region has opened its arms and hearts to Ukrainian refugees

By Sue Wilson in Alcossebre

14 Apr, 2022 @ 09:15

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

Ukraine Refugees Get Free Training For Hospitality And Tourism Jobs In Benidorm And Costa Blanca In Spain

Ukraine refugees get free training for hospitality and tourism jobs in Spain’s Benidorm and Costa Blanca areas

UKRAINIAN refugees in the Valencian Community can get free training to work in the region’s hospitality and tourism sectors. Many seasonal vacancies normally taken by

7 Apr, 2022 @ 14:24

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

Struggling petrol stations in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain get interest-free loans to survive fuel price cuts

INDEPENDENT and mainly family-run service station businesses in the Valencian Community have been offered an interest-free loan to help them survive. Pump price cuts of

4 Apr, 2022 @ 19:15

Business & Finance·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

International Cevisama Ceramics Fair Is Cancelled In Spain's Valencia As Sector Battles Spiralling Raw Material Costs

International ‘Cevisama’ ceramics fair cancelled in Spain’s Valencia as sector battles rising production costs

AN international Valencia trade fair showcasing ceramic tiles has been cancelled due to spiralling energy costs suffered by manufacturers. Cevisama was first staged in 1978

31 Mar, 2022 @ 19:15

Business & Finance·Castellon·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain's inflation rate goes up again due to petrol pump price hikes

Petrol stations could close this Friday in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain because they can’t afford to pass on pump price cuts

SMALLER petrol stations could close in the Valencian Community this Friday- the very day that a government-mandated 20 cents per litre fall in pump prices

30 Mar, 2022 @ 19:45

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Property sales in Spain soared by 20% in July, new figures show - while prices jumped by almost 3%

Costa Blanca property sales led the pack for 2021 house deals in Spain

THE Valencian Community had the most home sales per head of population of any Spanish region in 2021, according to the College of Registrars. Their

29 Mar, 2022 @ 18:00

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

Ukrainian refugees robbed of €7,000 and valuables at Valencia region motorway service area in Spain

A Ukrainian refugee family were robbed of €7,000 and valuables in a distraction theft at a Castellon motorway service area in the Valencian Community. The

28 Mar, 2022 @ 13:45

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Covid 19 Restrictions End In Spain's Costa Blanca And Valencia Areas Except For Indoor Masks And Smoking Ban On Outdoor Terraces

Covid-19 restrictions to end in Spain’s Costa Blanca except for indoor masks and smoking ban on outside terraces

NEARLY all Covid-19 pandemic restrictions have been removed in the Valencian Community, some two years after the coronavirus struck. Valencian president, Ximo Puig, announced on

24 Mar, 2022 @ 12:01

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

A week to go….but March already wettest for 72 years in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

DROUGHT fears expressed a few weeks ago with warnings of water-rationing have been banished by record March rainfalls in the Valencian Community. With a week

23 Mar, 2022 @ 19:15

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

Cult Group Members Arrested For Sexually Abusing Children And Adults In Spain's Castellon Area

Destructive sect accused of sexually abusing children and adults on farm estate in Spain’s Castellon area

NINE members of a cult group that sexually abused children and adults have been arrested in the Valencian Community. The Policia Nacional detained four men

17 Mar, 2022 @ 17:00

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Two years of daily Covid-19 infection figure announcements ends in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Daily Covid-19 infection updates scrapped in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

A new sign of post-pandemic normality has been announced by the Valencian government with daily Covid-19 infection updates abolished. Figures on infections, deaths, and hospital

14 Mar, 2022 @ 15:45

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

Prostitutes run protection racket and beat up woman who wanted to work on same road in Spain's Costa Blanca

New measures to clamp down on exploitation of prostitutes in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

BROTHELS in the Valencian Community hiding under the cover of legitimate entertainment businesses will be closed down as part of new measures to reduce prostitution.

3 Mar, 2022 @ 12:18

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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New summertime Covid-19 restrictions ruled out as infections rise in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Lidl supermarkets announces €25 million expansion plans in Spain’s Valencia region

Ukrainian refugees in Valencia’s beach towns are being told to leave for the summer to make way for tourists

Boy, 6, drowns in banned seaside swimming area as mother and brother survive in Spain’s Valencia

First monkeypox case detected in Spain’s Valencia region

Tap water had toxin levels up to 1,000 times over safety limit on Valencia region industrial estate in Spain

Vistabella sex cult leader who hypnotised followers and filmed ‘ritual orgies’ found dead in prison in Spain

Weekly Market Roundup

Businesses will get public money to introduce four-day working week in Spain’s Valencia region

Thieves puncture car tyres in distraction burglary con at motorway service areas in Spain’s Valencia region

Parents pimp out underage daughter for €100 to have sex with man, 78, in public park in Spain’s Valencia region

Castellon Province natural park boss investigated over 12 donkey deaths in Spain’s Valencia region

Planned tourist tax ‘driving away’ British tourists from Spain’s Costa Blanca, despite Alicante and Benidorm councils refusing to charge it

Andalucia gang post cute photos of Pomeranian puppies to scam online buyers out of €30,000 across Spain

How one beachside community in Spain’s Valencia region has opened its arms and hearts to Ukrainian refugees

Ukraine refugees get free training for hospitality and tourism jobs in Spain’s Benidorm and Costa Blanca areas

Struggling petrol stations in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain get interest-free loans to survive fuel price cuts

International ‘Cevisama’ ceramics fair cancelled in Spain’s Valencia as sector battles rising production costs

Petrol stations could close this Friday in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain because they can’t afford to pass on pump price cuts

Costa Blanca property sales led the pack for 2021 house deals in Spain

Ukrainian refugees robbed of €7,000 and valuables at Valencia region motorway service area in Spain

Covid-19 restrictions to end in Spain’s Costa Blanca except for indoor masks and smoking ban on outside terraces

A week to go….but March already wettest for 72 years in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Destructive sect accused of sexually abusing children and adults on farm estate in Spain’s Castellon area

Daily Covid-19 infection updates scrapped in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

New measures to clamp down on exploitation of prostitutes in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Real Madrid pair whacked with €500,000 fine each after dressing room row left player in hospital with head injury

FROM THE ARCHIVES: ‘I visited a historic witch town in Granada and its charm put me under a spell’

ON THIS DAY: The life of Julio Romero de Torres – a precocious and ‘sexy’ painter adored by the men and women of Cordoba

REVIEW: These are the 10 best restaurants in Madrid that have put Spain’s capital firmly on the food map

Why Ronda is still among the most charming cities in Spain – almost a century after Ernest Hemingway fell in love with its beauty