SWAN’S CORNER: Legal Pointers on Building Work in Spain’s Valencian Community
So you have found your perfect fixer upper home in the Valencia region and now its time to put your own stamp in it! Here
SWAN’S CORNER: Do I really need to make a Spanish will?
It is all too common for many of us to put off making a will in Spain. After all, it is very much part of
SWAN’S CORNER: Time to check if you have to declare your non-Spanish assets on Form 720
SPRING is on the way and so you MUST check if you are obliged to file a 720 Declaration by the end of March to
IT’S OFFICIAL: Valencia hospitality closures extended until March
Regional president Ximo Puig finally confirmed the measure this morning after a week full of negotiations, speculation and protests
SWAN’S CORNER: A Quick Guide to Tax Aspects of Remote Working in Spain
BECAUSE of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote working has increased considerably. Thanks to the use of new techs, it is presented as a way to reduce
BREAKING: Hospitality workers and business owners protest outside regional government HQ in Valencia
AN estimated 200 employees and business owners within the hospitality sector are at this moment protesting outside the regional government headquarters in Valencia city. Angry
Valencia tourism board launches campaign to attract Chinese visitors
THE Valencian tourism board has launched an intensive campaign to attract Chinese visitors to the region. Planned to coincide with Chinese New Year tomorrow (February
BEAUTIFUL BUT DEADLY: Iberian wolves expected to return to Spain’s Valencia region within the next five years
WOLVES are expected to return to the Valencia region. Leading biologists believe that the combination of dwindling population figures in rural areas and the increasing
One child dies and another is critically injured in unrelated suicide attempts in Valencia within 12 hours of each other
A CHILD aged 13 committed suicide just 12 hours after another 10-year-old boy reportedly attempted to take his own life in Valencia city this week.
WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH: Surge in COVID-related hospital refuse triggers storage chaos in Valencia
THE huge increase in disposable hospital refuse due to the COVID pandemic is causing severe storage and disposal problems. In Valencia city, six refrigerated lorries
Spain’s Valencian Community president Ximo Puig set to announce extension of most COVID-19 restrictions through to March
MOST of the current restrictions to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the Valencian Community are set to be extended until the end of the
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
RED MIST: African sand blankets Spain’s Mediterranean coast
Experts report that there are very few documented cases of this type.
Valencia COVID restrictions to be extended
This would extend the restrictions until at least March 1.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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