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Health staff to get pre-Christmas salary hike as a pandemic ‘thanks’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

HEALTH WORKERS in the Valencian Community will get a pre-Christmas salary rise in recognition of their efforts during the pandemic. The regional president, Ximo Puig,...

Storms damage grape harvest

A BIG storm has once again damaged the grape harvest for the Valencia region. The heavy rainfall, coupled with hail, has affected the Medio Vinalopo...

Murder probe is launched after a PRIEST is found dead in his home in eastern Spain ‘with signs of...

A CATHOLIC priest has been found dead in his Valencia home bed on Tuesday with police suspecting foul play, citing asphyxiation as a possible...

Weekend COVID-19 cases fall by 40% in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 infections reported another significant fall in the Valencian Community today(September 6) to go down by 40% on last Monday's total. The news came...

Valencia gets ready for its first-ever Goya Awards on February 12

VALENCIA is home to some of Spain's best-loved actors and directors. But the country's third-largest city has never hosted a Goya Awards ceremony which celebrates...

Revealed: The most popular cities in Spain for British digital nomads

BRITISH digital nomads rate Spain, and especially the Valencian Community, as their favourite country for remote working. A study of 400 UK professionals carried out...

Spain’s Valencia announces major attractions for its year as World Design Capital 2022

A big programme for Valencia's year as 'World Design Capital' has been unveiled with exhibitions and conferences highlighting all aspects of design. A special launch...

One in five colleges in Valencia in COVID special measures

THE number of colleges with confined classrooms has reached a record high, with 568 classes now taking place in isolation, according to figures released...

Support group complains to police after autistic man was thrown off a Valencia City bus in Spain

AN autism support group has complained to the Policia Nacional and to the Valencia EMT bus company about the way a 34-year-old man was...

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...

Terrace smoking ban scrapped after three years in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es SMOKERS can light up again on bar and restaurant terraces in the Valencian Community after regional president Carlos...

Woman dies in underground car park fire in Valencia area of Spain

A woman died on Sunday after a fire swept through an underground car park in Alboraya, Valencia Province. The blaze, on Avenida Corts Valencianas, was...

Cycle lanes in Spain’s Valencia City get 21% boost in users so far in 2022

THE average daily use of Valencia City's bicycle lanes has gone up by 21% over the first seven months of the year compared to...

Wanted US fugitive who ‘hired a hitman to kill his three brothers’ but ended up killing his teenage sister...

AN AMERICAN fugitive who hired a teenage hitman to kill his three brothers has been arrested at Valencia Airport. The Policia Nacional and FBI cooperated...

Health staff try to contact non-mobile phone owners to arrange COVID-19 vaccinations in Costa Blanca area of Spain

HEALTH centres are chasing after 80,000 Valencian Community residents without mobile phone access and therefore have not been vaccinated against COVID-19. Appointment dates have been...

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...

Guardia Civil officer who ‘brutally assaulted his wife when she said she wanted to leave him’ is arrested in...

A GUARDIA Civil officer has been arrested in Valencia after brutally beating up his wife who told him she wanted a separation. The victim, 50,...

Paella no more? Farmers in Spain warn rice used to make the iconic dish could ‘disappear’ due to EU...

AN iconic Spanish dish could be under threat as farmers warn paella rice could ‘disappear’ due to EU regulations.  READ MORE: Why are farmers striking...

Home robbery gang involving family clan steal over €1 million of items from Costa Blanca and Valencia area in...

THE GUARDIA CIVIL has broken up an East European gang who stole over a €1 million of items in home break-ins across the Valencian...

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...

Apollo 11 lands in Spain’s Valencia for special moonshot exhibition

A LIFE-SIZE recreation of a space craft module is the star attraction of a new exhibition called 'Apollo 11: Man's arrival on the moon'...

Recent COVID-19 downward trend reversed in new figures for Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW COVID-19 cases rebounded upwards to 903 in the Valencian Community, according to figures released last night(September 29). That compared to the regional health ministry...

Blue Flag beach winners in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas pick up special honour

CULLERA castle in Valencia province hosted a 36th anniversary celebration on Friday for Blue Flag winners in Europe. Blue Flags acknowledge beach quality and are...

Sewage water tests for COVID-19 suggest ‘sixth wave’ infection peak has passed in Valencia area of Spain

SEWAGE water analysis in Valencia City is suggesting that COVID-19 cases have peaked in the sixth wave of the pandemic. Testing doesn’t detect the coronavirusf,...

Curfew returns TONIGHT to one Costa Blanca town along with 31 other areas in Spain’s Valencian Community

32 Valencian Community municipalities will see night curfews return from 1.00 am tomorrow morning(July 13) for a fortnight. That's down to increasing COVID-19 cases with...

Property owner stung with massive fine for bogus registration of immigrants in Spain’s Valencia

A Valencia area man has picked up a €105,000 penalty for breaking Spain's immigration laws. The 52-year-old Pakistani national from Mislata was fined €525 each...

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