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Free transport offered to elderly and disabled voters on May 28 in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THE VALENCIAN government and the Cruz Roja will provide free transport for elderly, sick or disabled voters to cast their ballots in the regional...
Air Nostrum to connect Castellon with Sevilla this summer
AIR NOSTRUM will be offering summer flights connecting Castellon with Sevilla for the third year in a row.
The company has announced the route will...
With elections looming, president of Spain’s Valencia region claims ten multinational companies plan to invest in area
THE PRESIDENT of the Valencian Community, Ximo Puig, has said that the region is waiting to close agreements with ten multinational companies with an...
EXPLAINER: Find out the summer beaches to enjoy with your dog in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
IF you are a dog owner and fancy taking your pet out for a trip to the seaside and a run along the beach,...
Road hauliers desperate for 2,000 extra lorry drivers in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
A VALENCIAN COMMUNITY road haulage federation says the region is short of 2,000 drivers which is causing serious problems with deliveries.
The FVET says the...
Vaping teenagers overtake tobacco smokers in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
MORE teenagers in the Valencian Community are vaping as opposed to smoking tobacco according to a study from the AECC cancer charity in the...
Vast majority of people aged 20 years and under can’t speak English in Spain’s Costa Blanca area
OVER TWO-THIRDS of young people in the Valencian Community have told a survey that they cannot speak or understand any English, with just one...
Cyclist seriously injured after colliding with a lorry in Castellon
A cyclist has been seriously injured after a crash between his bike and a truck in Castellon this morning.
The accident happened at Almazora Road,...
Public hospital surgery waiting lists lowest since Covid pandemic broke out in Spain’s Valencia region
WAITING LISTS for non-emergency surgery in a public hospital in the Valencian Community have fallen to their lowest level since the Covid-19 pandemic broke...
Young man arrested for drunk driving and crashing against a traffic sign with stolen car in Castellon
A 21-year-old Spaniard has been arrested for allegedly crashing a stolen car into a traffic sign in Castellon de la Plana.
He is believed to...
Nearly 80 tons of garbage ‘fished’ from Valencia’s coastline last year
Almost 80,000 kg (176,370 lb) of garbage were gathered from the sea in the Valencian region in 2022, according to a recent report from...
Five fake paintings by Spanish masters put on sale for €76 million are seized by Valencia police
FIVE fake paintings claiming to be originals from Spanish masters Goya and Velazquez have been seized by Valencian police working for the regional Historical...
14% of households in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas can’t make ends meet due to high inflation
A STUDY from Spain's Organisation of Consumers and Users(OCU) says that 14% of Valencian Community households are suffering 'serious economic difficulties' due to high...
Fire that forced evacuation of nine towns is declared extinguished in Spain’s Castellon region
CASTELLON province firefighters declared the first major forest blaze of the year to be extinguished on Tuesday morning.
The fire started at Villanueva de Viver...
One-day midweek heatwave coming to parts of Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
AFTER a pleasant sunny and dry Easter in the Valencian Community, a one-day taste of high summer is predicted to reach parts of the...
Watching brief on forest fire area with no serious problems reported in Spain’s Castellon
SPECIALIST forest firefighting units and general fire crews spent the weekend carefully monitoring the area affected by the Alto Mijares fire in Castellon province...
Devastating fire brought under control that forced evacuations in Spain’s Castellon area
RESIDENTS evacuated after a fire started on March 23 in the Villanueva de Viver area of Castellon province have been allowed to return home.
No...
Mini-heatwave suddenly ends this weekend in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
TEMPERATURES will plummet by at least ten degrees on Saturday to bring an abrupt end to a mini-heatwave in the Valencian Community.
Thermometers have soared...
Residents allowed back to their evacuated homes as fire continues in Spain’s Castellon
AROUND 200 people evacuated due to the fire raging in the Alto Mijares and Alto Palancia regions of Castellon province were allowed to return...
Shopping basket bonus of €90 unveiled for low income families in Spain’s Valencia region
THE Valencian government has launched a €90 bonus card to help low-income households with food shopping bills.
Familes with incomes of less than €21,000 per...
Lighter winds bring hope to fighting six-day forest fire in Spain’s Castellon area
THE forest fire in Castellon province has reached its sixth day and destroyed around 4,300 hectares of the Alto Mijares, affecting a 50 kilometre...
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez checks out fight against fierce Castellon forest fire
PRIME MINISTER Pedro Sanchez visited Castellon province on Monday to get a first-hand view on the fire that has ravaged 4,000 hectares and forced...
Wildfire in Spain’s Valencia region worsens due to high winds and temperatures and low humidity
A WILDFIRE that broke out on Thursday in Castellon province, in the Valencia region, gained new strength on Sunday due to adverse weather conditions.
Winds...
Benidorm schoolkids watch rescued loggerhead turtle return to Costa Blanca waters in Spain
CHILDREN from Benidorm's Bautista Lledo primary school witnessed a rescued loggerhead turtle return to the sea at the city's Poniente beach on Friday.
The turtle,...
First major forest fire of the year forces evacuations in Spain’s Castellon area
HUNDREDS of people have been evacuated in the Villaneuva de Viver area of Castellon province due to a major forest fire
Emergency services said 1,500...
Dangerous cannonball from Napoleonic era found during castle excavations in Spain’s Valencia region
ARCHAEOLOGISTS carrying out restoration work at Peñiscola castle in Castellon province made a surprising find of a live cannonball dating back to the Napoleonic...
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