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Spain’s Valencia beats Mallorca for the most popular beach resort for Brits in Europe

VALENCIA has topped a survey of favourite coastal destinations in Europe among British tourists conducted by the UK Consumer Association’s Which? Magazine. Benalmadena and Fuengirola were amongst the lowest-ranked Spanish areas. Over

10 Jul, 2023 @ 14:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man Kills His Wife And Then Takes His Own Life In Front Of Son In Spain's Valencia

Man stabs wife to death and then takes his own life in front of son in Spain’s Valencia

A MAN stabbed his wife to death with a knife and then fatally slashed his throat in front of their son, 12, at their Antella home on Sunday. The double tragedy happened

10 Jul, 2023 @ 13:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

TIME TO CHILL: 12 Cool Swimming Spots for a Spanish Summer

AS the weather heats up, nothing is more enticing than spending time in the water. For those looking for a change from the busy beaches, there are dozens of natural bathing spots

9 Jul, 2023 @ 12:15

Andalucia·Exploring Spain·Lead·Murcia·Olive Press Travel·The Best·Valencia

Pest control unit kept busy with tiger mosquitoes in Spain’s Valencia

VALENCIA City Council’s pest control unit has been kept busy this year with 118 neighbourhood complaints about tiger mosquitoes up to the end of June. The Patraix, Pobles del Sud and Quatre

8 Jul, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man gets jailed for almost 10 years after setting fire to girlfriend’s home in Spain’s Valencia

A VALENCIA court has sentenced a man to nine years and eleven months in prison after he set fire to his girlfriend’s apartment, causing €42,000 in damage. The couple from the Camp

8 Jul, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Two people seriously injured in firework factory explosion in Spain’s Valencia

TWO firework factory workers in Vilamarxant sustained serious injuries after an explosion on Thursday. One of the men was a professional pyrotechnician and the other employee worked in maintenance. The blast happened

6 Jul, 2023 @ 12:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Free regional public transport extended for young people in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

REGIONALLY-RUN public transport journeys in the Valencian Community will continue to be free for those aged under 31 years until the end of the year. Acting president, Ximo Puig, confirmed the decision

6 Jul, 2023 @ 10:30

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

Spain's Bioparc Valencia Welcomes Its New Attraction A Pair Of Warhogs

Spain’s Bioparc Valencia welcomes its new attraction- a pair of warthogs

TWO warthogs affectionately called the ‘Pumbaa’ breed in recognition of the character in the ‘Lion King’ movie and stage show have become new residents at Bioparc Valencia. The two young specimens are

5 Jul, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Nature·Valencia·Valencian Community

Woman Tries To Set Herself Alight Because She Could Not Board Ferry From Spain's Valencia

Woman tries to set herself alight because she could not board ferry at Spain’s Valencia

A 37-YEAR-OLD woman tried to set herself alight at the Port of Valencia in front of her young son after discovering they could not board a ferry to Algeria. The incident happened

5 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Illegal advertisers of stuffed Eagle Owls investigated in Spain’s Valencia area

TWO SPANIARDS are being investigated in Valencia for illegally advertising stuffed Eagle Owls on animal sales forums on social media. Two birds were offered for sale by the men aged 36 and

5 Jul, 2023 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Open Cast Mine Site Returns To Original Landscape Look In Eu Funded Project In Spain's Valencia

Open cast mine site returns to original pre-industrial landscape in Spain’s Valencia

RESTORATION work involving a former Valencian Community open cast mine being turned into pleasant green fields and vegetation has landed it the ‘Citizen’s Prize’ in EU Green week Rincon de Ademuz in

4 Jul, 2023 @ 12:45

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

DON’T MISS: The Best of What’s on in Spain

Top events in Spain for the week and month ahead from Madrid to Barcelona via Valencia and A Coruña. THIS WEEK: Tour de France (in Spain!) (Monday, 03 July, 2023): This is

3 Jul, 2023 @ 14:29

Andalucia·Asturias·Barcelona·Basque Country·Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla·Valencia

Hotel stays expected to beat 2022 levels in July and August in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

THE HOSBEC hoteliers association has predicted that summer season hotel stays across the Valencian Community will be higher than last year. The Benidorm-based group says that reservations in the region have already

1 Jul, 2023 @ 14:15

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

Archaeologists go scuba diving to see how unique ancient ship can safely be extracted in Spain’s Murcia

AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL team from Valencia has made an extensive survey of a 2,500-year-old Phoenician ship to work out the best option to get it safely out of the sea. The eight-metre-long Mazarron

30 Jun, 2023 @ 14:59

La Cultura·Lead·Murcia·Valencia

Home grocery delivery service Getir to dismiss entire workforce in Spain

HOME grocery delivery company Getir has announced that it plans to get rid of its entire workforce in Spain- barely two years after the Turkish firm began operations in the country. 1,560

30 Jun, 2023 @ 13:44

Andalucia·Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·National News·Sevilla·Valencia

Women beaten up and exploited by prostitution gang in Spain's Valencia

Police smash gang that sexually exploited women on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE POLICIA NACIONAL have dismantled an Alicante gang who sexually exploited women after bringing them over from Columbia with false promises of jobs. Nine people have been arrested with two ringleaders jailed

30 Jun, 2023 @ 12:51

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencia·Valencian Community

Woman survives being pushed off third floor balcony by ex-boyfriend in Spain’s Valencia

A WOMAN is recovering in a Valencia hospital after her former partner pushed her off a third-floor balcony in Xirivella. The incident happened on Wednesday at around 8.15pm and the man was

29 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Pervert sexually assaults boy,3, and videos abuse in Spain's Valencia

Pervert sexually assaults three-year-old boy and records video of abuse in Spain’s Valencia

A MAN has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Valencia for sexually assaulting a boy, 3, and possessing child pornography. The 35-year-old Argentine national was granted bail but had his passport

29 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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What to do in Valencia this summer

School’s out, there’s blue sky overhead and the seaside looks more tempting than ever as we step into summer, the season of celebration and style. Here’s our line-up of what you simply

28 Jun, 2023 @ 12:59

Olive Press Travel·Travel: Valencia Region·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police attacked by vicious dogs during drugs raid in Spain’s Valencia

A POLICE takedown of a family gang that dealed in cocaine, hashish, and marijuana turned into a violent affair in the Fuensanta district of Valencia on Tuesday. Around 50 officers raided two

28 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

48 black flags handed to environmentally ‘destroyed’ beaches and coastal areas across Spain

ECOLOGISTS in Action has handed their unwanted black flags to 48 beaches across the Spanish coast. The environmental group, which exposes a number of beaches in the country suffering from pollution and

27 Jun, 2023 @ 19:30

Alicante·Almeria·Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Cadiz·Castellon·Environment·Granada·Huelva·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Valencia·Valencian Community

Public hospital surgery waiting times fall in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

PUBLIC hospital waiting times for surgeries have fallen in the Valencian Community according to latest figures from the regional Ministry of Health. The average wait stood at 79 days in May- five

27 Jun, 2023 @ 19:10

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

Pickpocket gang pinch wallets and phones in busy areas of Spain’s Valencia

FOUR members of an organised pickpocket gang have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for stealing valuables from public transport passengers and pedestrians in Valencia. Two men and two women of various

27 Jun, 2023 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

New mayor of Valencia in Spain announces big plan to improve street cleaning

New mayor of Valencia in Spain announces big overhaul of street and park cleaning service

VALENCIA’S new Partido Popular mayor Maria Jose Catala has announced that street and green area cleaning is being doubled in the city. One of Maria Catala’s pledges in her successful election campaign

24 Jun, 2023 @ 11:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Plan To Boost Tourism In Vall D'ebo Area Of Spain's Alicante Ravaged By Wildfires In 2022

Plan to boost tourism in Vall d’Ebo area of Spain’s Alicante province ravaged by wildfires in 2022

THE VALENCIAN tourist department has given a €50,000 grant to boost tourism in the Vall d’Ebo area of Alicante province that was ravaged by wildfires last summer. The blaze caused by a

24 Jun, 2023 @ 10:00

Alicante·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Robber commits 83 home burglaries in same Valencia area town in Spain

A SERIAL burglar has been arrested by the Guardia Civil after committing 83 home robberies in Sagunto, Valencia province. Stolen items and damage caused totalled €25,000 with the 50-year-old Spaniard targeting unoccupied

23 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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