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FULLY CHARGED: Valencia driving schools switch to electric cars to reduce pollution and promote clean transport

THE motor industry is currently facing one of its most profound and vital challenges in history – and Valencia is revving up to go. Increasing

9 Feb, 2021 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead·Technology·Valencia

RED MIST: African sand blankets Spain’s Mediterranean coast

Experts report that there are very few documented cases of this type.

8 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Alicante·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Environment·Valencia

Valencia COVID restrictions to be extended

This would extend the restrictions until at least March 1.

8 Feb, 2021 @ 11:50

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Auf Wiedersehen PET! EU wants Spain to outlaw un-recyclable plastics in packaging

WHEN it comes to plastic bottles the EU is saying auf wiedersehen to PET and guten tag to r-PET. The Union’s European Circular Economy Strategy

6 Feb, 2021 @ 15:59

Lead·National News·Valencia

Investors Beware: Stay on the right side of change!

Change is happening all around us, nothing stands still for long. It would’ve been incredibly hard to plan ahead for 2020, instead we had to

5 Feb, 2021 @ 18:11

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

Foodie paradise: This Alicante town has the most Michelin Star restaurants per capita in Spain

TOP MARKS: Up to 45 stretches of coastline in the Valencian Community classed as having ‘exceptional environmental value’

UP to 45 beaches throughout the Valencian Community have been granted top marks in a new environmental study by the regional government. The autonomous community’s

5 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment·Nature·Torrevieja·Valencia

Man arrested for repeatedly raping teenage niece over a whole year in Valencia

A 33-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Valencia on suspicion of raping his 15-year-old niece repeatedly for nearly a year. The National Police launched an

5 Feb, 2021 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Valencia

Valencian scientists reintroduce endangered species of newt in the Serra Calderona

Natural ponds have recently been found to play a vital role in regulating global warming, as they trap and filter carbon dioxide naturally.

3 Feb, 2021 @ 14:15

Environment·Valencia

Florina worked on the main road near Silla (Valencia)

Missing teenage prostitute found dead in irrigation ditch near Valencia

THE worst hypothesis finally came true regarding Florina Gogos, the 19-year-old girl who worked as a prostitute in the Valencia area and who went missing

2 Feb, 2021 @ 17:45

Valencia·Valencian Community

Forest fires are a constant threat in the Valencia region

OUT OF THE FRYING PAN: Forest fires top off record-breaking month on both ends of the scale in Spain’s Valencia region

JANUARY has been one of the craziest months on record weather-wise in the Valencia region. Historic low temperatures reaching -26°C in Vistabella – the coldest

1 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Valencia

Nudism is not a crime... not even in the city

BARE-FACED CHEEK: Man fined for walking naked around Valencia town

This is the fourth time Colomar, an IT expert, is fined for nudism in the streets of Valencia.

1 Feb, 2021 @ 12:45

Valencia·Valencian Community

Police bust ‘arranged’ wedding scheme for non-Spaniards to get residency status in the Valencian Community

THREE people have been arrested by the Guardia Civil for arranging ‘marriages of convenience’ in Valencia Province so that non-Spaniards could get residency rights. The

26 Jan, 2021 @ 12:26

Lead·Valencia

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

HOSPITAL CASES reach new COVID-19 high in Spain’s Valencian Community

HOSPITALISATIONS reached another pandemic high in the Valencian Community today(January 25) according to the regional health ministry. 4,777 patients are being treated for COVID-19 in

25 Jan, 2021 @ 21:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Another big weekly fall in new COVID-19 cases is reported in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Tough COVID-19 home clampdown and weekend city border closures introduced in Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW moves to limit social contact are being introduced today(January 25) across the Valencian Community to try to stem the large rise in new COVID-19

25 Jan, 2021 @ 11:46

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

New food delivery rider rules start for Glovo and Uber Eats in Spain

Big online sales rise for Spanish delivery ‘app’ leads to new Valencia area base

ON-DEMAND Spanish delivery app, Glovo, is looking to expand its ‘dark stores’ in Spain and across Europe. The pandemic has given a boost to on-line

24 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Business & Finance·Valencia

The minors were arrested and remanded in custody

Three teenagers arrested for raping 15-year-old girl in Valencia

THREE teenagers have been arrested in an undisclosed town in Valencia Province on suspicion of gang-raping a 15-year-old girl. The suspects are aged between 14

21 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

SHINE ON ME: Tax cuts announced for fitting solar panels on houses in Valencia city

In addition, property owners who fit the panels will also be able to apply for grants covering 95% of the so-called ‘Icio’ tax, payable upon

21 Jan, 2021 @ 12:45

Business & Finance·Environment·Technology·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia man rapes and tries to strangle wife before being set free

The woman was eight weeks pregnant at the time, which her husband apparently knew

20 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

The hospitality sector has been one of the worst-hit by the restrictions

BAILED OUT: Valencian government announces €340 million aid package for self-employed workers and businesses

THE Valencian regional government has announced a €340 million bailout plan for small businesses and self-employed workers to help mitigate the disastrous economic effects of

19 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

THE FUTURE IS ORANGE: Valencian citrus farmers finally on the money ‘thanks’ to COVID

Valencian orange and lemon producers saw their income go up at last

19 Jan, 2021 @ 12:45

Business & Finance·Environment·Food & Drink·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

ANIMAL HOUSE: Another good year for Valencia’s Bioparc

LAST year was yet another success for Valencia city’s Bioparc animal refuge. Always keen to escape the ‘zoo’ tag due to its negative connotations, the

18 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Nature·Valencia·Valencian Community

A statue to the three girls at Alcasser cemetery

Alcasser killer caught in Madrid squat

The main perpetrator disappeared without trace and his whereabouts are still unknown

18 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Valencia·Valencian Community

UNREAL CITY: Dubbed Calatravaland after its homegrown architect, is Valencia’s €1.2 billion City of Arts a world wonder or a monumental waste of taxpayers’ money

IT’S undoubtedly Valencia’s unique selling point, a surreal city of swooping white concrete and glass undulating along the banks of the old Turia riverbed

17 Jan, 2021 @ 13:16

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

A recent protest calling for the abolition of prostitution

Teenage prostitute goes missing in Valencia

Three street prostitutes have been murdered in the Valencia area over the last year and a half.

15 Jan, 2021 @ 15:45

Valencia·Valencian Community

BLOWN OUT AGAIN: Valencia’s Fallas cancelled for second consecutive year due to COVID

THE world-famous Fallas festivities in Valencia have been cancelled again this year due to COVID-19. City mayor Joan Ribo made the dreaded – but expected

15 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Valencia·Valencian Community

The regional government has offered several drones to keep an eye on problematic areas

EYE IN THE SKY: A helicopter and drones to reinforce local lockdowns in the Valencia region

TOWNS and cities throughout the Valencian Community that are currently under municipal lockdown could begin using helicopters and drones to control access points. So far,

14 Jan, 2021 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Valencia·Valencian Community

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FULLY CHARGED: Valencia driving schools switch to electric cars to reduce pollution and promote clean transport

RED MIST: African sand blankets Spain’s Mediterranean coast

Valencia COVID restrictions to be extended

Auf Wiedersehen PET! EU wants Spain to outlaw un-recyclable plastics in packaging

Investors Beware: Stay on the right side of change!

TOP MARKS: Up to 45 stretches of coastline in the Valencian Community classed as having ‘exceptional environmental value’

Man arrested for repeatedly raping teenage niece over a whole year in Valencia

Valencian scientists reintroduce endangered species of newt in the Serra Calderona

Missing teenage prostitute found dead in irrigation ditch near Valencia

OUT OF THE FRYING PAN: Forest fires top off record-breaking month on both ends of the scale in Spain’s Valencia region

BARE-FACED CHEEK: Man fined for walking naked around Valencia town

Police bust ‘arranged’ wedding scheme for non-Spaniards to get residency status in the Valencian Community

HOSPITAL CASES reach new COVID-19 high in Spain’s Valencian Community

Tough COVID-19 home clampdown and weekend city border closures introduced in Spain’s Valencian Community

Big online sales rise for Spanish delivery ‘app’ leads to new Valencia area base

Three teenagers arrested for raping 15-year-old girl in Valencia

SHINE ON ME: Tax cuts announced for fitting solar panels on houses in Valencia city

Valencia man rapes and tries to strangle wife before being set free

BAILED OUT: Valencian government announces €340 million aid package for self-employed workers and businesses

THE FUTURE IS ORANGE: Valencian citrus farmers finally on the money ‘thanks’ to COVID

ANIMAL HOUSE: Another good year for Valencia’s Bioparc

Alcasser killer caught in Madrid squat

UNREAL CITY: Dubbed Calatravaland after its homegrown architect, is Valencia’s €1.2 billion City of Arts a world wonder or a monumental waste of taxpayers’ money

Teenage prostitute goes missing in Valencia

BLOWN OUT AGAIN: Valencia’s Fallas cancelled for second consecutive year due to COVID

EYE IN THE SKY: A helicopter and drones to reinforce local lockdowns in the Valencia region

BREAKING: Montejaque ‘ghost dam’ begins spilling water after reaching capacity for first time in a century

Barcelona wind storm claims first casualty as woman, 46, dies after roof collapses on her

The Costa del Sol A7 motorway is riddled with over 300 potholes – and drivers are furious

Andalucia storm warning: More fears for Grazalema and Montejaque dam as up to 180mm of rainfall expected – yellow alerts for Ronda and Costa del Sol

Spain tops 10 million foreign-born residents for the first time as demographic landscape continues to shift