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Art forgers in Valencia area of Spain tried to sell a fake Goya for €900,000

Art forgers in Spain’s Valencia tried online sale of a fake Goya painting for €900,000

POLICE have broken up a gang trying to sell forgeries of paintings by Spanish masters like Goya via the internet. The Valencian Historical Heritage police

25 Oct, 2021 @ 15:13

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·Valencia

Costa Blanca Bar Is Accused Of Language Discrimination In Valencia Area Of Spain

Costa Blanca bar in Spain refuses to serve customer because he spoke in Valencian language

A complaint of language discrimination has been filed against a Costa Blanca bar. The premises in Gandia are accused of refusing to serve a customer

25 Oct, 2021 @ 13:59

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Old Man Conned By Young Female Fraudster's 'love Scam' In Valencia Area Of Spain

Old man conned by female fraudster’s ‘love scam’ in Valencia area of Spain

AN elderly love-struck Valancian man was conned out of €67,000 by a female fraudster. The woman, 33, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in

25 Oct, 2021 @ 12:44

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Making a splash: Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra enjoys the delights of Benidorm and Spain’s Valencia

ACTOR Priyanka Chopra is making a bit of a splash during her recent trip to Spain’s Valencia region – quite literally. The Hollywood star –

24 Oct, 2021 @ 12:00

Celebrity·Lead·Valencia

Spaniard accused of murdering his 85-year-old mother in Spain’s Valencia

An 85-year-old woman died after being stabbed to death by her son on Friday afternoon. An unnamed 56-year-old Spaniard, who is thought to be the

24 Oct, 2021 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia’s brand-new CaixaForum in Spain is taking shape ahead of July 2022 opening

BUILDING of the new CaixaForum has passed the halfway mark within Valencia’s City of Arts and the Sciences complex. 55% of the project has been

20 Oct, 2021 @ 17:20

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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Campaign to promote ‘politeness and respect’ among late night revellers launched in Spain’s Valencia

A CAMPAIGN to promote civility and respect for public spaces has been launched in Valencia, amid growing concern over anti-social behaviour at night. Hosteleros, which

20 Oct, 2021 @ 16:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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Spanish businessmen on trial over Valencia offshore gas project which caused series of mini earthquakes in 2013

TWO businessmen are on trial for their role in an offshore gas storage project blamed for causing hundreds of small earthquakes off Spain’s eastern coast

20 Oct, 2021 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Extra police officers called in to combat ‘botellones’ in Spain’s Valencia

ON TUESDAY the Mayor of Valencia promised to reinforce the city’s police, following growing political pressure over the problem of mass street drinking, known as

19 Oct, 2021 @ 19:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Car salesman threatened with knife during test drive as customer steals car in Valencia area of Spain

Youths arrested for attempted murder as they mowed down teenagers on bicycles on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A revenge attack has seen three young men arrested in Gandia for trying to kill three minors by ploughing into their bicycles with a car.

11 Oct, 2021 @ 11:38

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Fawlty Towers? TV host slams hotel in Spain’s Valencia ‘a disgrace’ for worst 4-star experience ever

JOURNALIST and writer Carme Chaparro has publically slammed Valencia’s Four-Star ‘Hotel Conqueridor’, based in the center of the Mediterranean city. The 48-year-old news host, television

9 Oct, 2021 @ 13:00

Lead·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spanish Flamenco Dancer Rocio Molina Performs In Malaga, Spain 30 Jul 2021

Dance academy in Spain’s Valencia shortlisted for International Awards

A VALENCIA Dance academy celebrated its second birthday last week after being shortlisted for the internationally prestigious Worldwide Dance School of the Year Awards. Cameron

8 Oct, 2021 @ 17:00

Education·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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Marta Calvo: Police divers resume search for woman murdered in 2019 while on a date in Spain’s Valencia

SPANISH authorities have deployed specialist divers attached to the Guardia Civil to search a deep well in their search for the body of Marta Calvo,

6 Oct, 2021 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man ‘kills’ father for abusing his nine-year-old son in Spain’s Valencia – but is acquitted of murder

A MAN who beat his 75-year-old father to death after discovering he had been abusing his nine-year-old son has been cleared of murder in Torrent,

1 Oct, 2021 @ 14:30

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Outrage: Phone company threatens fine over missing router lost in house collapse that killed two in Spain’s Castellon

A MAN whose partner and son were killed when his house collapsed has been threatened with a fine by telecommunications company MasMovil for not returning

30 Sep, 2021 @ 16:15

Castellon·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Beautiful View Of Valencia From The Tower Torre Del Miguelete

Debate rages in Spain’s Valencia region over introduction of tourist tax

THE controversy over the introduction of a tourist tax in the region of Valencia rumbles on in the region’s parliament after a debate which lasted

30 Sep, 2021 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

‘Mission Accomplished’: What you need to know about ‘new normal’ as COVID-19 restrictions lifted across Costa Blanca and Spain’s Valencia region

THE region of Valencia has moved into a new phase of ‘de-escalation’ of COVID-19 restrictions which begins on Tuesday, September 28 and will last until

29 Sep, 2021 @ 11:59

Alicante·Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Must Read·Valencia·Valencian Community

WATCH: ‘Biggest cocaine distribution gang in Europe’ broken up in Spanish led international operation taking in Malaga and Valencia

SPANISH police have been at the heart of a massive international operation that has busted what they describe as the biggest cocaine distribution network in

28 Sep, 2021 @ 14:25

Lead·Valencia

Man stabbed to death in broad daylight in Spain’s Valencia by girlfriend’s ex-partner

By Rob Kiteley

27 Sep, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

DNA analysis by British university sheds light on the origins of Valencia’s Giant of Segorbe

DNA analysis of a skeleton found in an ancient Islamic necropolis in the Valencian town of Segorbe gives evidence of the brutal expulsion of Moriscos

25 Sep, 2021 @ 17:45

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia

No jab no entry: Spain’s Valencia region considers COVID-19 passports to enter bars and nightclubs

If you're not jabbed, you're not coming in. That could soon be the reality at late night bars and nightclubs across the Valencia region, writes

22 Sep, 2021 @ 17:55

Coronavirus·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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Scaremongering! Spanish Wealth Tax – your Pensions & Investments.

by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Without fail, every time there’s a new piece of legislation or an update that

20 Sep, 2021 @ 16:27

World Paella Day: Spain’s Valencia celebrates with an international paella tournament

WORLD Paella Day, a tribute to Valencia’s most universal dish, is celebrated every September 20— coinciding with the harvesting of its main ingredient: rice. This

20 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

Food & Drink·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Hero off-duty policeman saves elderly woman from drowning while holidaying in Spain’s Valencian Community

The brave Policia Nacional officer had been sunbathing on Mareny Blau beach in Sueca when he noticed a body floating in the water

17 Sep, 2021 @ 14:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Anyone found making racist, sexist or homophobic comments in public could face €3,000 fine in Spain’s Valencia

Under a new proposal to tackle the scourge of street harassment, Valencia City Council hopes to put a stop to conduct that 'threatens a person's freedom'

17 Sep, 2021 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Bar in Spain’s Valencia has a zebra crossing painted through entire terraza area overnight

A BAR owner in Valencia can’t get over his astonishment at finding a zebra crossing painted across the entire terrace of his bar, and just

17 Sep, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Other News·Valencia

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