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Pedro Sanchez agrees to joint commission on flood disaster reconstruction after meeting new Valencia president

PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, will form a joint commission between the national government and the Valencia region to coordinate reconstruction following the October 29, 2024

17 Dec, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Bogus electricity inspector gang con €100k out of dozens of elderly people across Spain

Bogus electricity inspector gang steal €100k from dozens of elderly people across Spain

A VALENCIA-BASED gang posing as electricity inspectors conned €100,000 out of 85 elderly people across Spain. Once they got their foot through the door, they

17 Dec, 2025 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Good news for Benidorm with improved €40m tram link officially in service linking key areas- plus more to come!

AN improved tram link between Benidorm and the Marina Baixa Hospital in Villajoyosa was officially inaugurated on Tuesday after refurbishment work costing nearly €40 million.

16 Dec, 2025 @ 16:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Naked man attacks police after he was spotted chasing children down a Costa Blanca street

Naked man attacks police after chasing children down a Costa Blanca street

A NAKED man attacked police officers in a Costa Blanca town after he was spotted running after several children. The bizarre incident unfolded in San

15 Dec, 2025 @ 15:36

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

John George murder suspect set for release after being granted €100k bail by Costa Blanca court

John George murder suspect set to be freed after Costa Blanca court bails him for €100k

A MAN accused of murdering John George and dumping his body under a lemon tree in Rojales has been granted bail if he pays a

11 Dec, 2025 @ 14:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Joy for drivers as important stretch of Costa Blanca motorway is now permanently ‘toll free’

ALICANTE’S AP-7 ring road has become ‘toll-free’ permanently after a successful experiment launched in July 2024. Spain’s government has approved the change after the trial

10 Dec, 2025 @ 13:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Russian President Putin Meets Social Organization Leaders

Kremlin off the hook as probe into Costa Blanca hit on Russian helicopter defector is shelved

A JUDGE has closed a probe into the February 2024 shooting of a Russian pilot who defected to the Ukraine because no suspects can be

10 Dec, 2025 @ 11:09

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·International Affairs·Lead·Valencian Community

New Valencia president voted into office to replace Carlos Mazon with the help of far-right Vox party

JUANFRAN Perez Llorca has been elected as the new Valencian president after winning an investiture vote in parliament on Thursday. Perez Llorca- who will step

28 Nov, 2025 @ 11:52

Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

WATCH: Police seize two tons of cocaine in Valencia shipped in from Ecuador- hidden in fruit crates

AUTHORITIES have seized two tons of cocaine that arrived at the port of Valencia within a cargo of fruit from Ecuador. The drugs had been

27 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia weather alert for high winds as plume of Saharan dust brings threat of blood rain

VALENCIA is under yellow weather warnings today as strong winds and a surge of Saharan dust sweep across the east of Spain, raising the risk

24 Nov, 2025 @ 12:44

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Prosecutors to get complaint about Carlos Mazon ‘lying to Congress’ during Valencia flood inquiry hearing

THE Valencian socialist party(PSPV-PSOE) will complain to the Prosecutor’s Office about acting regional president, Carlos Mazon, ‘lying’ to Congress. Mazon, who resigned on November 3,

18 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Alicante switches on one of Spain’s biggest Christmas light displays this Friday at a cost of €580k

ALICANTE switches on one of Spain’s biggest Christmas light displays this Friday with 2.6 million energy-saving LED bulbs. Installation work started in early September with

18 Nov, 2025 @ 13:17

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Motorist killed by falling palm tree smashing into his car on busy Costa Blanca road

Driver, 22, is killed by falling palm tree smashing into his car on busy Costa Blanca road

TORREVIEJA is urgently reviewing the state of over 5,500 municipal palm trees after one of them collapsed on a car- killing a young motorist. Martin

17 Nov, 2025 @ 11:58

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Police dismantle sex exploitation gang that abused foreign women on Costa Blanca

A YEAR-LONG probe to bust a Costa Blanca gang that sexually exploited women has resulted in seven arrests and the freeing of 11 victims. Following

12 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Conservative Partido Popular name candidate to replace ‘resigned’ Valencia president, Carlos Mazon

THE Partido Popular(PP) has named Juan Francisco Perez Llorca as the party’s candidate to replace Carlos Mazon as Valencian President. Perez Llorca is seen as

11 Nov, 2025 @ 14:15

Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Drivers in Alicante beware: Three new ‘average speed check zones’ are being rolled out – all you need to know

NEW speed cameras that calculate how the average speed of a vehicle between two points will be activated soon in Alicante province. Many drivers familiar

10 Nov, 2025 @ 12:14

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Fury and grief led to downfall of Valencian President Carlos Mazon, blamed by many for the deaths of 229 people in 2024’s DANA floods

TEARS, fury and frustration gripped Valencia as the region marked one year since the catastrophic floods that claimed 229 lives and left entire communities in

8 Nov, 2025 @ 12:24

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Big night TONIGHT for ‘nougat’ town that’s one of Spain’s first to switch on its Christmas lights

AN ALICANTE province town is switching on its Christmas lights this Friday night- nearly seven weeks before December 25. Xixona will be the first to

7 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Lorry kills woman on Valencia pedestrian crossing with driver testing positive for drugs

A VALENCIA woman died on a pedestrian crossing on Friday after being mowed down by a DHL lorry. The driver tested positive for cannabis and

7 Nov, 2025 @ 12:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencian president Carlos Mazon quits after blonde lunch scandal erupted over floods which killed 229

THE day of reckoning has finally arrived. Valencian President Carlos Mazon officially resigned, confessing to ‘unbearable’ moments after a poll revealed a staggering 75% of

6 Nov, 2025 @ 12:20

Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s foreign-fuelled housing boom pushes coastal prices to smash records — Andalucia and Valencia are now rising as fast as Madrid

FOREIGN demand is pushing property prices in Andalucia and Valencia to even greater record highs – rising even faster than in Madrid. New figures from

4 Nov, 2025 @ 12:30

Andalucia·Lead·Property·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia president Carlos Mazon admits there were 'things that should have worked better' a year ago before and after October 29 floods

BREAKING: Valencia president Carlos Mazón resigns over handling of deadly DANA floods that killed 229 people

CARLOS Mazón, the president of Spain’s eastern Valencia region, has finally announced his resignation over his administration’s handling of last year’s deadly October floods that

3 Nov, 2025 @ 09:58

Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Hollywood star Johnny Depp donates €56k to help rebuild Valencia music centre destroyed in floods

FILM star and musician Johnny Depp has donated 65,000 US dollars (€56,282) to the Massanassa Music Centre in Valencia which was destroyed in last year’s

30 Oct, 2025 @ 17:40

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia president Carlos Mazon admits ‘things should have worked better’ in handling of deadly October 29 floods that killed 229

VALENCIAN president Carlos Mazon has acknowledged that ‘things should have worked better’ during a speech on the first anniversary of the October 29 floods. 229

29 Oct, 2025 @ 15:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

State memorial service takes place today in Valencia- exactly a year after October 29 flood disaster

VALENCIA will hold a state memorial service this Wednesday commemorate the victims of last year’s October 29 flood disaster. Besides the 229 people that lost

29 Oct, 2025 @ 10:38

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

British tourist dies after choking on piece of meat at restaurant in Spain

A BRITISH woman died last Friday after choking on a piece of meat during a meal at a Valencia region restaurant. Ceri Ball, 74, from

23 Oct, 2025 @ 15:30

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

Valencian Community

Pedro Sanchez agrees to joint commission on flood disaster reconstruction after meeting new Valencia president

Bogus electricity inspector gang steal €100k from dozens of elderly people across Spain

Good news for Benidorm with improved €40m tram link officially in service linking key areas- plus more to come!

Naked man attacks police after chasing children down a Costa Blanca street

John George murder suspect set to be freed after Costa Blanca court bails him for €100k

Joy for drivers as important stretch of Costa Blanca motorway is now permanently ‘toll free’

Kremlin off the hook as probe into Costa Blanca hit on Russian helicopter defector is shelved

New Valencia president voted into office to replace Carlos Mazon with the help of far-right Vox party

WATCH: Police seize two tons of cocaine in Valencia shipped in from Ecuador- hidden in fruit crates

Valencia weather alert for high winds as plume of Saharan dust brings threat of blood rain

Prosecutors to get complaint about Carlos Mazon ‘lying to Congress’ during Valencia flood inquiry hearing

Alicante switches on one of Spain’s biggest Christmas light displays this Friday at a cost of €580k

Driver, 22, is killed by falling palm tree smashing into his car on busy Costa Blanca road

Police dismantle sex exploitation gang that abused foreign women on Costa Blanca

Conservative Partido Popular name candidate to replace ‘resigned’ Valencia president, Carlos Mazon

Drivers in Alicante beware: Three new ‘average speed check zones’ are being rolled out – all you need to know

Fury and grief led to downfall of Valencian President Carlos Mazon, blamed by many for the deaths of 229 people in 2024’s DANA floods

Big night TONIGHT for ‘nougat’ town that’s one of Spain’s first to switch on its Christmas lights

Lorry kills woman on Valencia pedestrian crossing with driver testing positive for drugs

Valencian president Carlos Mazon quits after blonde lunch scandal erupted over floods which killed 229

Spain’s foreign-fuelled housing boom pushes coastal prices to smash records — Andalucia and Valencia are now rising as fast as Madrid

BREAKING: Valencia president Carlos Mazón resigns over handling of deadly DANA floods that killed 229 people

Hollywood star Johnny Depp donates €56k to help rebuild Valencia music centre destroyed in floods

Valencia president Carlos Mazon admits ‘things should have worked better’ in handling of deadly October 29 floods that killed 229

State memorial service takes place today in Valencia- exactly a year after October 29 flood disaster

British tourist dies after choking on piece of meat at restaurant in Spain

Spain’s tennis ace Carlos Alcaraz in shock split from coach Juan Carlos Ferrero who ‘wished he could have continued’

Woman in Marbella survives attempted strangling as heroic taxi drivers help capture suspect

Police forcibly evict 200 migrant squatters occupying abandoned school building in Spain

Pedro Sanchez agrees to joint commission on flood disaster reconstruction after meeting new Valencia president

What kind of insomniac are you? New Spanish study reveals five different types