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Bogus Verdejo wine bottled and labelled by scammer in Spain's Andalucia

Bogus Verdejo wine sold nationwide by scammer operating from Spain’s Andalucia

AN ANDULACIAN wine and alcohol distributor has been arrested for bottling and selling 2,250 bottles of counterfeit Verdejo wine. The detained man operated from three warehouses in Cordoba where production and storage

24 Mar, 2023 @ 14:15

Andalucia·Barcelona·Cordoba·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Valencia

New Replacement Hospital Costing Over €200 Million Announced For Spain's Valencia Area

New hospital costing over €200 million unveiled for Spain’s Valencia area

PLANS for a new €208 million hospital serving 340,000 people in the Lliria-Paterna health area in Valencia have been unveiled on Thursday. The Arnau de Villanova hospital at Campanar will transfer to

24 Mar, 2023 @ 11:15

Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Multi-million euro park to breath new life into ‘neglected’ area of Spain’s Valencia

A PLAN to incorporate riverside and Mediterranean landscapes has been victorious in a competition to create a park at the mouth of the Turia river in Valencia. The winning design team in

24 Mar, 2023 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Squatter-removal firm accused of violent assault on residents they had no right to evict in Spain's Murcia|

Man clubs elderly mother with a broom stick before fatally strangling her in Spain’s Valencia

A 37-year-old man has been arrested after strangling his mother to death at their Valencia home. It’s the sixth homicide this year in the Valencian Community. The woman’s body was discovered by

23 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Benidorm hosting 4,000 motor-bikers this weekend from Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

BENIDORM’S Parque de l’Aiguera welcomes around 4,000 bikers from around the Valencia region and further afield this weekend for the annual Southeast Bike Week. There’ll be exhibitions of Harley-Davidson bikes, Indian motorcycles(the

23 Mar, 2023 @ 10:47

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police Catch Multi Tasking Thief Who Specialised In Stealing Catalytic Converters From Cars On Spain's Costa Blanca

Police catch multi-tasking robber specialising in catalytic converter thefts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A THIEF from Oliva in Valencia province who turned his hand to a variety of robberies has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. He was detained along with two associates- one of

22 Mar, 2023 @ 17:00

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

Dangerous cannonball from Napoleonic era found during castle excavations in Spain’s Valencia region

ARCHAEOLOGISTS carrying out restoration work at Peñiscola castle in Castellon province made a surprising find of a live cannonball dating back to the Napoleonic era. Guardia Civil bomb squad officers were called

22 Mar, 2023 @ 11:45

Castellon·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Health unions sign deal to introduce 35-hour working week in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

FIVE health unions have signed a deal with the Valencian Health Ministry to improve primary health care working conditions in the region. The package includes introducing a maximum number of patients seen

20 Mar, 2023 @ 17:39

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

Annual Fallas in Spain’s Valencia come to a spectacular and noisy end

VALENCIA’S annual Fallas celebrations came to a loud and fire-filled end on Sunday- the traditional last day of the event on the feast of San Jose. The Crema de la Falla saw

20 Mar, 2023 @ 16:35

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police recover religious artefacts worth over €200,000 stolen from priest’s house in Spain’s Valencia

THE Guardia Civil have recovered over 60 religious statues and artefacts stolen from a house in Cullera. Some of the items had already been posted for sale on a prominent online ‘buy

20 Mar, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Woman empties out elderly man’s bank account and sets fire to his house to destroy evidence in Spain’s Valencia

A 46-year-old woman cleared out a bank account belonging to an elderly man living on his own in Picassent and then set fire to his home to try to cover up any

18 Mar, 2023 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain's King And Prime Minister Attend Stone Laying Ceremony For New Electric Car Battery Factory In Valencia

Spain’s King and Prime Minister herald start of construction of new electric car battery factory in Valencia

VOLKSWAGEN’S electric car battery company PowerCo has started construction on its new plant at Sagunto in Valencia province which will become operational in 2026. The factory will be on a 150 hectare

17 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police chief arrested for helping illegal cigarette manufacturing gang in Spain’s Valencia area

A Guardia Civil lieutenant in charge of the Oliva barracks is one of 21 people arrested in the Valencian coastal town for making and distributing illegally-produced cigarettes across Spain. The lieutenant has

17 Mar, 2023 @ 13:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Committee member for one of Valencia’s ‘fallas’ suffers homophobic attack during fiestas

A MEMBER of one of the committees in charge of creating the huge papier-mache fallas at the Valencia fiestas of the same name has been hospitalised after suffering a homophobic attack at

16 Mar, 2023 @ 19:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Luxury restaurant backed by Rafa Nadal and Cristiano Ronaldo to open in Spain’s Valencia

A new luxury restaurant backed by sports stars Rafa Nadal and Cristiano Ronaldo will be opening its doors in Valencia this summer. The Tatel restaurant chain is owned by the investment company

16 Mar, 2023 @ 11:54

Food & Drink·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Riddle of dismembered corpse found at waste treatment plant in Spain’s Valencia

WORKERS at a Valencia waste treatment plant were shocked to discover a dismembered body amongst the rubbish during their shift on Tuesday. The gruesome find led to work at the Algimia d’Alfara

14 Mar, 2023 @ 19:30

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

Girl, 16, raped in broad daylight at supermarket car park in Spain’s Valencia

A 16-year-old girl was taken to Valencia’s Clinical Hospital after she was raped in broad daylight at a supermarket car park. The Policia Nacional are investigating the assault including accessing security cameras

14 Mar, 2023 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Record February Passenger Levels For Spain's Costa Blanca And Valencia Airports (2)

Winter boom with record passenger numbers for Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia airports

PASSENGER numbers at Alicante-Elche and Valencia airports reported a second successive record month, according to February’s figures released on Monday by airport operator Aena. The Alicante-Elche total of 790,766 was the highest

13 Mar, 2023 @ 17:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man Ran Cocaine Lab Out Of Empty Property In Expat Area Of Spain's Costa Blanca

Man runs cocaine lab out of empty property in popular expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 47-YEAR-OLD Spaniard has been jailed for running a cocaine laboratory out of an otherwise empty property in Benijofar on the Costa Blanca. The cocaine producer made 320 kilometre round-trips to the

13 Mar, 2023 @ 13:36

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

Supermarkets and Valencia government in Spain set to offer discount voucher for low-income households

Discount supermarket voucher for low-income households set for Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

THE Valencian government and large regional supermarkets have agreed- in principle-to offer a shopping discount voucher to low-income households. Further talks are planned next week between the government and regional supermarket association,

12 Mar, 2023 @ 09:15

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

Fifteen injured by pyrotechnic shell at Fallas fiestas in Spain’s Valencia

AT LEAST 15 people were injured at Valencia’s Fallas fiestas on Friday, after a pyrotechnic shell went off inside a safety area during the daily mascleta firework display at the world-famous event.

11 Mar, 2023 @ 10:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Ford axing 1,100 jobs at Valencia car plant in Spain with S-Max and Galaxy production ending in April

Ford axing 1,100 jobs in Spain’s Valencia with S-Max and Galaxy models ceasing production in April

FORD has announced that it plans to cut 1,100 jobs- 20% of its workforce- at its Almussafes car plant in Valencia province. Unions were informed on Friday, with Ford indicating a week

10 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Anaesthetist From Spain's Valencia Gets Parole After 1,933 Jail Term For Infecting 275 Patients With Hepatitis C

Anaesthetist from Spain’s Valencia gets parole after 1,933 year jail sentence for infecting 275 patients with hepatitis C

A Valencia anaesthetist has been paroled after receiving a 1,933 year prison sentence for spreading hepatitis C to 275 patients in regional hospitals between 1988 and 1998. Juan Maeso, 81, spent nearly

9 Mar, 2023 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Violent street thief who terrorised elderly women is arrested in Spain’s Valencia

A 22-year-old thief who caused major concern in Buñol after a string of violent assaults on elderly women has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. A special operation was launched to catch

8 Mar, 2023 @ 10:47

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Two Valencia Metro Unions Announce Strikes Coinciding With City's Fallas Celebrations In Spain

Two Valencia Metro unions announce strikes in final days of city’s Fallas celebrations in Spain

TWO unions representing Valencia Metro tram workers have announced strikes during the final days of the city’s Fallas celebrations. The Valencian Railway-Intersindical Union (SF) said on Tuesday that the regional transport company

7 Mar, 2023 @ 17:53

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Cold winter turning into warm summer this weekend in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

DRAMATIC temperature changes are coming this weekend to the Valencian Community with State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) predicting some inland areas could reach 35 degrees on Saturday. After weeks of shivering temperatures on the

7 Mar, 2023 @ 12:17

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

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