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Skyscrapers costing €156m with over 3,200 homes will be Valencia’s biggest-ever development

PLANS for 3,204 new homes linking Valencia’s Turia Gardens with the port were announced on Monday. Valencia mayor, Maria Jose Catala, said the Grao Park

14 Jul, 2025 @ 18:24

Lead·Valencia

Five bodies in life jackets- likely from migrant boat- are discovered in Valencia waters

FIVE bodies in a state of decomposition have been found so far this July in Valencian Community waters. The Guardia Civil and Maritime Rescue believe

11 Jul, 2025 @ 13:43

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Jazz greats are lighting up Valencia this summer as Palau Festival returns

SOME of the biggest names in international jazz have descended on Valencia this summer for the 28th edition of the city’s celebrated Palau de la

8 Jul, 2025 @ 15:15

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Valencia

Valencia planning two huge parks to absorb future flood surges

By Brandon Cheevers THE Valencia government has announced the creation of two huge parks on the outskirts of the capital to mitigate the future effects

3 Jul, 2025 @ 18:15

Lead·National News·Valencia

A Summer of Stars and Science: Live Planetarium Shows and a Leonardo da Vinci Immersive Exhibit at Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences

VALENCIA’S Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències is offering an extraordinary summer lineup that blends science, art, and family fun. Visitors can enjoy live

3 Jul, 2025 @ 12:10

La Cultura·Lead·Sponsored·Sponsored Article·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Stadium plans revealed: Barcelona announce date for return to Camp Nou – as Valencia secure €322m financing for new ground

FC BARCELONA have announced the date for their long-awaited return to the Camp Nou after more than two years away – even though renovations remain

28 Jun, 2025 @ 10:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Sport·Valencia

Local train services with restored stations and 50kms of new track return to ‘ground zero’ of Valencia floods

METROVALENCIA trains resumed services on Friday to ‘ground zero’ areas of the October floods. Reconstruction work cost €140 million to get the Valencia Sud to

27 Jun, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Real-life chicken run as poultry escape from cages after lorry crash in Valencia

A LORRY transporting poultry in cages crashed in Valencia province on Thursday, with an unspecified number of chickens and other fowl running away. The driver,

26 Jun, 2025 @ 16:45

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Gold chain thief is bitten by victim and then captured by chasing pedestrians in Spain's Mallorca

Former police chief on trial in Spain for claiming ‘many who arrive in small boats are criminals just out of prison’

A FORMER Valencia police commissioner is facing three years behind bars for inflammatory statements claiming that most immigrants arriving by boat in Spain are criminals.

25 Jun, 2025 @ 14:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Man stabs wife to death and strangles young son before confessing to 'barbarity' in Spain

Man confesses to double-murder ‘barbarity’ after stabbing wife and strangling young son in Spain

A MAN has been arrested for the murder of his wife and two-year-old son in Algemesi(Valencia province) on Wednesday. The female victim was named as

25 Jun, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

‘Who was El Cid?’ The real story behind Spain’s legendary warrior and medieval mercenary”

As Cambridge University professor Nora Berend releases her Spanish language biography of El Cid, Michael Coy takes a delve into the life of the legendary

24 Jun, 2025 @ 12:50

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Patient dies after man sets fire to bed in psychiatric unit of Valencia hospital

Patient dies after man sets fire to bed in hospital psychiatric unit in Spain

A FEMALE patient died after a fire was deliberately started in the psychiatric wing of Valencia’s La Fe hospital on Monday. Two male patients escaped

24 Jun, 2025 @ 11:31

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

'English-speaking' woman found semi-naked in park was sexually assaulted by three men in Valencia

‘English-speaking’ woman found semi-naked in Valencia park after group sex assault

AN ‘ENGLISH-SPEAKING’ woman has told police that was the victim of sexual assault involving three men in Valencia. The 21-year-old ‘non-Spaniard’ was discovered unconscious and

23 Jun, 2025 @ 17:07

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Anti-squatter plan launched in Valencia after record number of complaints in 2024

VALENCIAN president Carlos Mazon has announced a plan to fight the rising number of squatters in the region. Mazon said on Thursday that measures will

19 Jun, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

First-ever direct flights commence this Friday between Canada and Spain’s Valencia

THE first direct flight between Canada and the Valencian Community starts on Friday with Air Transat operating the route between Montreal and Valencia City. The

19 Jun, 2025 @ 16:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police make mass arrests and raid drugs lab making up to 30 kilos of cocaine per day in Spain

Police make mass arrests and raid drugs lab producing up to 30 kilos of cocaine per day in Spain

A VALENCIA cocaine gang that made and sold the drug has been brought down by the Policia Nacional and the Tax Agency. 25 people have

19 Jun, 2025 @ 12:03

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Two people jailed in Spain for busting sanctions by exporting equipment to Russia

THREE people have been arrested in Valencia province for busting sanctions by exporting machinery to Russia. Two of the detainees have been jailed after a

18 Jun, 2025 @ 16:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Police rescue trafficked women who were sexually exploited in brothels across Eastern Spain

A JOINT Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional operation has dismantled a gang that trafficked and sexually exploited South American woman in Eastern Spain. Flats and

18 Jun, 2025 @ 12:06

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Gang robs dozens of foreign tourist cars at motorway service areas in Spain

A GANG who stole from cars belonging to foreign tourists at Valencia motorway service areas has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Six people have

18 Jun, 2025 @ 11:08

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Spain’s ‘Black Flag’ awards for beach pollution includes one for flood disaster waste in Valencia

THE Ecologistas en Accion group have handed out their ‘Black Flags’ for 2025 to coastal areas of Spain which they say have environmental problems. They

17 Jun, 2025 @ 16:53

Environment·Lead·Valencia

Hundreds of extra police officers will boost summer safety in Costa Blanca tourist spots

596 EXTRA Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional officers will be brought in to boost security over the summer in the Valencian Community. ‘Operation Verano’ runs

13 Jun, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Man arrested for not helping friend that fell into Valencia river and drowned

Man arrested for not helping friend who fell into Valencia river and drowned

A CHINESE man, 19, has been arrested for not helping his friend who drowned in a Valencia river. The 20-year-old male Wen Tao Chi- also

12 Jun, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Key Valencia road- with two new bridges- reopens seven months after flood disaster

AN IMPORTANT Valencia province road has fully reopened after two bridges were destroyed in last October’s floods. Valencian president, Carlos Mazon, attended a ceremony on

11 Jun, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·Valencia

Valencia beaches get ‘all clear’ after mystery pellets are confirmed as non-toxic

SEVEN beaches in the El Safor region of Valencia province have been reopened to bathers. White pellets appeared in the sand forcing precautionary closures from

11 Jun, 2025 @ 11:06

Environment·Lead·Valencia

Seven beaches remain closed for a second day due to pollution fears in Valencia

SEVEN Valencia beaches remained closed on Tuesday after a mysterious substance was washed ashore over the weekend. 16 kilometres of beaches have been affected in

10 Jun, 2025 @ 14:45

Environment·Lead·Valencia

Bouncer arrested for stabbing man to death outside nightclub in Spainn

Hooded teenage gang brutally beat up boy in horrific attack outside school in Spain

A TEENAGE gang has been arrested by the Policia Nacional for seriously injuring a boy outside a Valencia school. Six minors aged between 14 and

9 Jun, 2025 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

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Skyscrapers costing €156m with over 3,200 homes will be Valencia’s biggest-ever development

Five bodies in life jackets- likely from migrant boat- are discovered in Valencia waters

Jazz greats are lighting up Valencia this summer as Palau Festival returns

Valencia planning two huge parks to absorb future flood surges

A Summer of Stars and Science: Live Planetarium Shows and a Leonardo da Vinci Immersive Exhibit at Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences

Stadium plans revealed: Barcelona announce date for return to Camp Nou – as Valencia secure €322m financing for new ground

Local train services with restored stations and 50kms of new track return to ‘ground zero’ of Valencia floods

Real-life chicken run as poultry escape from cages after lorry crash in Valencia

Former police chief on trial in Spain for claiming ‘many who arrive in small boats are criminals just out of prison’

Man confesses to double-murder ‘barbarity’ after stabbing wife and strangling young son in Spain

‘Who was El Cid?’ The real story behind Spain’s legendary warrior and medieval mercenary”

Patient dies after man sets fire to bed in hospital psychiatric unit in Spain

Anti-squatter plan launched in Valencia after record number of complaints in 2024

First-ever direct flights commence this Friday between Canada and Spain’s Valencia

Police make mass arrests and raid drugs lab producing up to 30 kilos of cocaine per day in Spain

Two people jailed in Spain for busting sanctions by exporting equipment to Russia

Police rescue trafficked women who were sexually exploited in brothels across Eastern Spain

Gang robs dozens of foreign tourist cars at motorway service areas in Spain

Spain’s ‘Black Flag’ awards for beach pollution includes one for flood disaster waste in Valencia

Hundreds of extra police officers will boost summer safety in Costa Blanca tourist spots

Man arrested for not helping friend who fell into Valencia river and drowned

Key Valencia road- with two new bridges- reopens seven months after flood disaster

Valencia beaches get ‘all clear’ after mystery pellets are confirmed as non-toxic

Seven beaches remain closed for a second day due to pollution fears in Valencia

Hooded teenage gang brutally beat up boy in horrific attack outside school in Spain

Revealed: Property prices in Spain soared by 12.9% in 2025 – the steepest climb in 18 years and almost DOUBLE initial forecasts

Revealed: Spain’s most dangerous neighbourhoods – do you live near one? Barcelona’s El Raval ranks high

The battle of the festivals: How Madrid and Barcelona have conquered the summer music scene – and are now going head-to-head

WATCH: At least 100 battery-powered buggies destroyed as fire rips through popular golf club on the Costa del Sol

Spanish restaurant chain La Mafia is ordered to change name after Italy complained it ‘trivialises events that are offensive to our country’