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BREXIT TRAVEL HELL: 25-year-old woman from Spain’s Valencia, kept for three days at UK immigration centre for lacking EU Settlement status

Reports suggest that she had already been working in the UK for several months in 2019 and has family in the capital.

6 May, 2021 @ 12:45

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

EXPLAINED: Why bars and restaurants on Spain's Costa Blanca desperately want to stay open until midnight

EXPLAINED: Why bars and restaurants in places like Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca desperately need to stay open until midnight

THE Conhostor hospitality association has called for a two-hour extension on bar and restaurant hours in the Valencian Community to start from Monday(May 10). That’s

6 May, 2021 @ 12:00

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

LIGHTS OUT: Valencia region is third worst in Spain for light pollution and energy efficiency

Regional government sources insist that a project is currently being drawn up ready for the approval of a regional energy efficiency law in the near

5 May, 2021 @ 13:30

Alicante·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Environment·Valencia·Valencian Community

SHIPS LOCKED DOWN: Two container carriers quarantined at Valencia port due to COVID outbreaks on board

Spokespeople for the port management have guaranteed full compliance with all existing COVID measures and sanitary guidelines on behalf of the crews.

4 May, 2021 @ 11:15

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Downward trend continues for new COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 figures in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas record a big weekend fall

THE weekend COVID-19 case totals for the Valencian Community have shown a big drop compared to the previous weekend. 348 cases were reported since last

3 May, 2021 @ 21:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

COVID-19 passports extended across hospitality and entertainment sectors in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Night curfew set to stay in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas even when Spain’s State of Alarm ends this weekend

THE night curfew will not disappear in the Valencian Community when the second national State of Alarm ends on May 9. That’s the hope of

3 May, 2021 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

WELL, NOT ENTIRELY: Up to 21 towns in Spain’s Valencia region maintain zero COVID infections over the last two months

JUST like the village of Asterix and Obelix, surrounded on all sides by the Romans, 10 towns in Castellon Province have managed to completely ward

3 May, 2021 @ 17:00

Alicante·Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

BUY LOCAL: Agricultural union in Spain’s Valencia urges consumers to support regional and national producers

To set the balance right, the Valencian co-op makes a simple suggestion: buy Valencian and Spanish produce, if possible directly from farmers at markets or

3 May, 2021 @ 13:30

Alicante·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Environment·Food & Drink·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

NOT BAD: Valencia claims mid-table slot on list of Spanish cities for quality of life according to resident survey

A recent survey among expats from all over the world revealed Valencia as the number one favourite place to live out of a list of

1 May, 2021 @ 14:15

Lead·Property·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

No ‘Daddy Issues’ for Julio Iglesias as Spain’s Supreme Court rules against man claiming to be his illegitimate son

VETERAN performer Julio Iglesias does not have an illegitimate 44-year-old son according to the national Supreme Court. Javier Sanchez claimed that he was the son

30 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Valencia

Single-day COVID-19 case record broken in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 case numbers in Costa Blanca and Valencia regions of Spain remain solidly constant

THE latest COVID-19 new case figures in the Valencian Community are continuing to stay constant with little change. The regional health ministry said tonight(April 30)

30 Apr, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

What’s the worst that can happen to your investment or pension in Spain?

by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons) Managing Partner Chorus Financial Often the first question asked by clients considering an investment or pension with Chorus

30 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

Alicante·Asturias·Barcelona·Benidorm·Business & Finance·Canary Islands·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·Mar Menor·Murcia·National News·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

WELL CONNECTED: Spain’s Valencia and Alicante aim to become major hubs for data processing centres

Data centres store all the information digitalised by companies, some of which are operative 99.99% of the time – meaning they are only switched off

30 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

Alicante·Business & Finance·Lead·Technology·Valencia·Valencian Community

What requirements do you need to buy a property in Spain if you are a foreigner?

Purchases of property in Spain by non-resident foreigners have a marked tourist character. What are the requirements of the banks? Cuenca & Mirasol tells you:

30 Apr, 2021 @ 10:05

Property·Sponsored·Valencia

COVID-19 cases falling briskly in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Little change in COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia regions

215 new coronavirus infections were announced today(April 29) in the Valencian Community by the regional health authority. That’s a fall of seven cases on a

29 Apr, 2021 @ 18:49

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Where is Mark Palmer? Family of missing British expat restart search after he vanished from Spain five years ago

TWO YEARS ON: Still no news about British man who went missing in Spain’s Valencia area in 2019

THIS week makes two years with no news about a British resident who went missing in Ontinyent (Valencia Province) on April 27, 2019. Then 32-year-old

29 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Valencia·Valencian Community

COVID-19 incidence rate on the rise in five of the six health districts in Spain’s Malaga

AT LAST! Facemasks may cease to be obligatory in Spain’s Valencia region by end of summer

The Spanish government insists that the obligation to wear a mask in public will be maintained until herd immunity is officially reached.

29 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Must Read·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

EXPLAINER:- The latest vaccination state of play for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

New age group will start getting COVID vaccines next week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

A new age group will start getting COVID vaccinations in the Valencian Community from next week. The regional health ministry says that the vaccination programme

29 Apr, 2021 @ 11:38

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

90% of COVID-19 cases in Spain are down to the highly-infectious Delta variant

COVID SUCCESS: More people fully vaccinated than infected with COVID in Spain’s Valencia region

Despite the successful advance of the inoculation campaign, the department led by councillor Ana Barcelo warns that the pandemic is far from over.

28 Apr, 2021 @ 21:00

Alicante·Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Must Read·Valencia·Valencian Community

Two years of daily Covid-19 infection figure announcements ends in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Hospital admissions fall again as COVID-19 cases show slight rise in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

144 new coronavirus infections have been reported in the Valencian Community today(April 27) according to the regional health ministry, as hospitalisations continue to fall to

27 Apr, 2021 @ 20:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

FATAL STING as cyclist dies after swallowing a bee during a ride in Valencia region of Spain

A 59-year-old cyclist died after he swallowed a bee when out on a ride with friends. The man was riding his bike in the Valencian town

27 Apr, 2021 @ 15:45

Valencia·Valencian Community

BRUTAL KILLING: Man in Spain’s Valencia on trial for murder of a friend who was ‘a bit homosexual’

The suspected murderer claims he didn’t mean to kill his friend and that he was taken by surprise by Horacio’s advances

27 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

GET CREATIVE! Coworking and creation centre at rock-bottom prices launched in Valencia city

THERE is no shortage of creative talent in the world – from musicians to artists, handcraft artisans and technology wizards, exciting new projects are being

27 Apr, 2021 @ 11:15

Business & Finance·Technology·Valencia·Valencian Community