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Severe weather warning as storms ravage Spain’s eastern coast: Valencia region to be hit and Tarragona under RED ALERT

A RED alert has been issued for the southern coast of Tarragona today as violent storms sweep across the Valencia region and Catalonia. Spain’s national

8 Sep, 2025 @ 10:50

Lead·Valencian Community·Weather

DANA death toll rises to 222 in Valencia as body of unidentified man is found almost a month after disaster

Digital storm: How fake news flooded Spain alongside the deadly DANA floods in Valencia

WHEN a torrent of water ripped through Valencia last September, drowning streets, sweeping away cars and leaving a trail of destruction, another flood surged in

1 Sep, 2025 @ 14:30

Lead·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca under yellow alert for thunderstorms as intense rains dampen the flames in Northern Spain

THE Valencia region has been placed on yellow alert for storms just days after enduring a punishing red alert heatwave. Spain’s weather agency AEMET has

22 Aug, 2025 @ 06:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community·Weather

Man arrested 13 months after brutal stabbing of female French motorhome owner in Spain

A MAN has been arrested over the July 2024 killing of a French tourist who was stabbed to death inside her motorhome in Castellon province.

21 Aug, 2025 @ 12:14

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead

Mistreated American Bulldogs found living in squalor on plot of land in Spain

A MAN faces animal abuse charges after 11 mistreated American Bulldogs were found on a plot of land in Castellon province. The Guardia Civil’s environment

19 Aug, 2025 @ 10:00

Animals·Castellon·Lead

Collapse in European sales of Tesla cars spells bad news for Spain’s Valencia

TESLA has put a halt to expansion plans in Valencia after a drop in two-thirds of its European sales. This comes after a promising deal

13 Aug, 2025 @ 11:21

Business & Finance·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Motorcyclist killed after colliding with wild boar on Valencia area road

Motorcyclist killed after colliding with wild boar on Valencia road

A MOTORCYCLIST died on Friday after crashing into a wild boar crossing a Valencia province road. The accident happened at around 10.50pm on the CV-675

11 Aug, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Light plane crashes and explodes in flames- killing two people in Valencia

THE son of a former Valencian Finance Minister died in a light aircraft crash on Saturday. Two men lost their lives at around 11.25am, shortly

11 Aug, 2025 @ 11:04

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Ex-government Valencia flood tsar who quit over bogus CV allegations is hospitalised after suicide attempt

THE former Spanish government special commissioner appointed to oversee reconstruction following last October’s floods in Valencia is in hospital after trying to take his life.

8 Aug, 2025 @ 11:18

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Robbers plundered shops across Spain- travelling in stolen high-end cars

FOUR men have been remanded into custody by a Castellon court for robbing shops and businesses across Spain. The Guardia Civil said the group committed

25 Jul, 2025 @ 17:45

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Spain’s abandoned mega-resort ghost town rises from the ashes – and is targeting British tourists

A SPANISH resort that once promised to be the ultimate holiday destination – complete with three golf courses, an artificial ski slope and beaches filled

21 Jul, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News·Valencian Community

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

Ex-Valencia president Francisco Camps launches spectacular comeback in bid to oust Carlos Mazon

FORMER Valencian president, Francisco Camps, says he wants to oust underfire Carlos Mazon as the Partido Popular(PP) nominee for the 2027 regional elections. Camps, 62,

10 Jul, 2025 @ 13:00

Lead·Politics·Valencian Community

100 bathers evicted by police from Costa Blanca beach that was ‘closed’ in 2007

JAVEA police had to evict around 100 people from a beach which was closed to the public in 2007 due to landslide risks. Despite warnings

8 Jul, 2025 @ 10:53

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

SPOTLIGHT: Denia in Spain has been itself for 2,000 years, being recognised by UNESCO

AS you pass the fleshpots of Benidorm and head north, you’ll feel the Spanish coastline exhale. The dense clusters of high-rises of the Costa Blanca

6 Jul, 2025 @ 14:49

Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News·Valencian Community

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·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

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

‘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

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

British gang visited Ibiza to carry out robberies and used stolen vehicles including UK car with false plates

Body of young Irish woman discovered by partner inside Alicante area apartment

THE Guardia Civil is investigating the death of an Irish woman, 24, at an apartment in Albatera, Alicante province. She is understood to be from

2 Jun, 2025 @ 18:45

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Court rejects appeal to reopen criminal probe into Valencia apartment fire that killed 10 people

‘No crime’ verdict over Valencia apartment block fire that killed 10 people

A VALENCIA court says no criminal act took place regarding the city apartment block fire in February 2024 that killed 10 people. The blaze in

31 May, 2025 @ 07:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

15,000 people make fresh call for Carlos Mazon to resign over Valencia flood disaster

THE latest protest demanding the resignation of Valencian president Carlos Mazon over his handling of the October flood disaster attracted around 15,000 people on Thursday

30 May, 2025 @ 11:27

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

New protest demanding Carlos Mazon resignation to coincide with general strike call in Valencia

Fresh protest wanting Valencia president to quit over flood disaster handling will coincide with general strike

A SEVENTH demonstration demanding the resignation of regional president Carlos Mazon will take place this Thursday(May 29) in Valencia City. The date coincides with a

27 May, 2025 @ 16:45

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, meets with Valencia flood victim groups

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez met with three Valencia flood victim groups on Thursday to brief them on the government’s response to the October 29 disaster.

23 May, 2025 @ 15:45

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Pedro Sanchez challenges opposition parties to bring down Spain's government

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to meet Valencia flood victim groups

PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, will meet with three groups representing Valencia flood disaster victims on Thursday. Representatives will hold talks with Sanchez in the Government

21 May, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community