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Costa Blanca blitz: Valencia government to splash over half a million euros on mammoth UK advertising campaign to woo British tourists

THE United Kingdom is about to be plastered with adverts promoting Valencia and the Costa Blanca as the region launches a publicity blitz to lure

27 Oct, 2023 @ 10:48

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

Hospitals WILL return to public management in two areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia

THE VALENCIAN government has rejected calls to overturn plans to remove the private management of two health departments. The Denia and Manises areas will return

26 Oct, 2023 @ 13:22

Costa Blanca·Health·Valencia·Valencian Community

'Madman' arsonist using Molotov cocktails revealed as a lawyer in Spain's Valencia

Lawyer, 59, is arrested on suspicion of starting at least NINE forest fires in Spain’s Valencia

THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a man accused of starting at least nine fires in Valencia’s Devesa del Saler natural park. The arsonist was branded

26 Oct, 2023 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Love scam’ warning after woman on Spain’s Costa Blanca loses €80,000: Victim sold properties and took out loans to ‘help’ her fake lover

A GATA DE GORGOS woman was conned out of over €80,000 by online love scammers who pretended to have a romantic relationship with her. The

25 Oct, 2023 @ 12:53

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

Benidorm-based British paedophile given 133 year prison term by court in Spain

Russian mafia trial on Spain’s Costa Blanca will see five face charges of money laundering – including powerful ‘lobbyist’ connected to the conservative PP party

A BENIDORM judge is to prosecute five members of a Costa Blanca-based Russian money laundering gang- almost three years after they were arrested. The judge’s

24 Oct, 2023 @ 12:28

Alicante·Balearic Islands·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Madrid·Valencia·Valencian Community

Manhunt for ‘madman’ arsonist who struck up to NINE times in forest in Spain’s Valencia

VALENCIA’S mayor has branded an arsonist a ‘madman’ after he’s suspected of striking three times in the El Saler district at the weekend. The Guardia

24 Oct, 2023 @ 07:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Teenager, 19, is fatally slashed in the neck in broad daylight in Spain’s Valencia

A TEENAGE man died on Saturday afternoon in Valencia after being stabbed in the neck in the Orriols district of the city. Eyewitnesses said there

23 Oct, 2023 @ 11:17

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

What to do in Valencia this November

The mercury has finally dropped and it’s time to embrace the cooler months. But with our endlessly sunny skies, the fun continues with fabulous festivals

20 Oct, 2023 @ 22:29

Costa Blanca·Olive Press Travel·Valencia·Valencian Community

High doses of ultra fast radiotherapy to fight cancer with lasers are being tested in Spain

Fighting cancer: High doses of ultra fast radiotherapy with lasers are being tested in Spain

SPANISH scientists are working on a new way of treating cancer which involves high doses of ultra fast radiation in controlled proton flash radiotherapy. The

20 Oct, 2023 @ 17:44

Health·Valencia

Bomb threat forces evacuation of 1,000 students at university in Spain’s Valencia

A BUILDING at Valencia’s Universitat Politecnica was evacuated on Wednesday following a bomb threat. The Telecommunications Faculty was cleared at noon shortly after the warning

18 Oct, 2023 @ 18:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Parents sold teenage daughter for €2,000 to 'boyfriend' who pimped her out in Spain's Andalucia

Parents sold teenage daughter for €2,000 to pimp ‘boyfriend’ who sexually exploited her in Spain’s Andalucia

FIVE PEOPLE have been arrested by the Guardia Civil after they rescued a 17-year-old girl who was forced into prostitution at a shanty town camp

18 Oct, 2023 @ 16:08

Almeria·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Why 10,000 trees need urgent treatment to stop sticky gunk falling onto cars and pavements in Spain's Valencia

Why 10,000 trees need emergency treatment to get Spain’s Valencia out of a sticky mess

VALENCIA CITY COUNCIL has started a mass programme of spraying fungicide on 100,000 trees to stop a cochinal infection that’s causing a serious problem. Above

18 Oct, 2023 @ 15:15

Environment·Valencia·Valencian Community

High terror alert in Spain: 700 police officers deployed ahead of basketball game featuring Israeli team in Valencia

A VALENCIA basketball game has been deemed a high terror risk as hundreds of officers are deployed in the city. Around 700 police officers will

18 Oct, 2023 @ 12:28

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Valencia in Spain gets international UNESCO recognition for its work with design Valencia granted UNESCO Creative City status

Valencia in Spain trials four day week: ‘Promising’ results show benefits for workers and economy

VALENCIA CITY’S four-day working week experiment in April and May has brought positive results over health benefits and extra family time, yet brought caution from

18 Oct, 2023 @ 11:30

Environment·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

EU flag taken down from Valencia area town hall in Spain over Israel's revenge Gaza attacks 'sanctioned' by European Commission

EU flag taken down in Spain’s Valencia over Israel’s revenge Gaza attacks ‘sanctioned’ by European Commission

A GANDIA area town has removed the European Union flag from the town hall in protest against the European Commission’s stance in supporting Israeli revenge

17 Oct, 2023 @ 15:45

Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

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

16 Oct, 2023 @ 15:47

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

Pack your pooch! Here are the most pet-friendly holiday destinations in Spain

Spain’s costas are some of the most pet friendly destinations in the country, with dog friendly beaches, accommodation and restaurants. Calpe, Costa Blanca As if

14 Oct, 2023 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Benidorm·Exploring Spain·Olive Press Travel·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man climbs wall and enters apartment via balcony before sexually attacking woman in Spain's Valencia

Man climbs wall and breaks into apartment via balcony to rape woman in Spain’s Valencia

A MAN, 32, scaled the wall of a Valencia building to access a first floor balcony and enter the home of a woman who he

12 Oct, 2023 @ 18:03

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Student pilot killed in plane crash was 26-year-old Brit who lived on Spain’s Costa del Sol

IT’S BEEN revealed that a British man was one of the two victims in Wednesday’s light aircraft crash in Almeria’s Cabo de Gata natural park.

12 Oct, 2023 @ 14:41

Almeria·Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Valencia

Two killed in plane crash: Pilot and student, both 25, plunge to their deaths during overnight flight from Malaga to Valencia

TWO young pilots died in an aviation disaster when their light aircraft crashed into an Almerian mountain range just after midnight. The victims, an instructor

11 Oct, 2023 @ 16:42

Almeria·Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Valencia

WATCH: Expat squatter, 47, brawls with passenger after being asked to stop masturbating on busy metro in Spain’s Valencia

THIS is the moment an expat started a brawl after being filmed pleasuring himself on a busy metro in Spain. In video footage shared online,

11 Oct, 2023 @ 13:19

Lead·Valencia

Best emergency department in Spain award goes to Valencia hospital

THE EMERGENCY department at Valencia’s La Fe Hospital has been voted as the best in Spain for the second year running in the ‘Best Spanish

8 Oct, 2023 @ 12:00

Health·Valencia·Valencian Community

Elderly British Expat Rescued By Firefighters In Spain's Costa Blanca After Apartment Fall

Firefighters SHOCKED to find stabbed man clinging to life in burning flat in Spain’s city of Valencia

FIREFIGHTERS were shocked to discover a man clinging to life with a knife stabbed into his chest as they went to put out a house

8 Oct, 2023 @ 08:48

Valencia·Valencian Community

PSpanish police officer is arrested 'for groping a young woman's buttocks' at the Malaga feria

Two women ‘drugged elderly people to rob their homes before stripping them naked and taking photos’ in Spain’s Valencia

TWO WOMEN who drugged, humiliated, and robbed elderly people in two Valencia province towns have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The Spanish females- aged

6 Oct, 2023 @ 12:37

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

ITragic deaths in Murcia nightclub fire prompts licence checks across Spain

Cities across Spain to review nightclub licences after Murcia fire that claimed 13 lives

SUNDAY’S Murcia nightclub fire that killed 13 people has prompted cities across Spain to check if clubs are operating legally. The two adjoining Murcia clubs

6 Oct, 2023 @ 11:35

Alicante·Asturias·Granada·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·National News·Sevilla·Valencia

Real Madrid star Vinicius questioned by judge over racist abuse by Valencia football fans in Spain

Real Madrid star Vinicius questioned by judge over racist ‘monkey chants’ by Valencia football fans in Spain

REAL MADRID striker Vinicius was questioned for around 40 minutes on Thursday by a judge investigating racist insults directed at him during his side’s La

5 Oct, 2023 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News·Sport·Valencia

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Costa Blanca blitz: Valencia government to splash over half a million euros on mammoth UK advertising campaign to woo British tourists

Hospitals WILL return to public management in two areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia

Lawyer, 59, is arrested on suspicion of starting at least NINE forest fires in Spain’s Valencia

Russian mafia trial on Spain’s Costa Blanca will see five face charges of money laundering – including powerful ‘lobbyist’ connected to the conservative PP party

Manhunt for ‘madman’ arsonist who struck up to NINE times in forest in Spain’s Valencia

Teenager, 19, is fatally slashed in the neck in broad daylight in Spain’s Valencia

What to do in Valencia this November

Fighting cancer: High doses of ultra fast radiotherapy with lasers are being tested in Spain

Parents sold teenage daughter for €2,000 to pimp ‘boyfriend’ who sexually exploited her in Spain’s Andalucia

Why 10,000 trees need emergency treatment to get Spain’s Valencia out of a sticky mess

High terror alert in Spain: 700 police officers deployed ahead of basketball game featuring Israeli team in Valencia

Valencia in Spain trials four day week: ‘Promising’ results show benefits for workers and economy

EU flag taken down in Spain’s Valencia over Israel’s revenge Gaza attacks ‘sanctioned’ by European Commission

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

Pack your pooch! Here are the most pet-friendly holiday destinations in Spain

Man climbs wall and breaks into apartment via balcony to rape woman in Spain’s Valencia

Student pilot killed in plane crash was 26-year-old Brit who lived on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Two killed in plane crash: Pilot and student, both 25, plunge to their deaths during overnight flight from Malaga to Valencia

WATCH: Expat squatter, 47, brawls with passenger after being asked to stop masturbating on busy metro in Spain’s Valencia

Best emergency department in Spain award goes to Valencia hospital

Firefighters SHOCKED to find stabbed man clinging to life in burning flat in Spain’s city of Valencia

Two women ‘drugged elderly people to rob their homes before stripping them naked and taking photos’ in Spain’s Valencia

Cities across Spain to review nightclub licences after Murcia fire that claimed 13 lives

Real Madrid star Vinicius questioned by judge over racist ‘monkey chants’ by Valencia football fans in Spain

British expat arrested at Costa Blanca airport and faces extradition for scamming £180k out of UK clients

These Malaga neighbourhoods are among Spain’s most expensive – as prices top €10,000 per square metre, according to new data

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Who is Jamie del Burgo? All you need to know as Queen Letizia of Spain’s brother-in-law appears to double down on affair claims

One of Spain’s biggest-ever VAT scams netted €300m for hydrocarbon firms who laundered cash abroad

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia is nearing completion – but will it ever be truly finished?