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World’s largest exhibition on the history of tattoos arrives in Spain’s Valencia

THE WORLD’S largest exhibition on the history of tattooing has opened at the CaixaForum Agora building within Valencia’s Arts and Sciences complex. ‘Tattoo. Art under

31 Mar, 2023 @ 16:30

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Mini-heatwave ending this weekend in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

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

31 Mar, 2023 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Angry Benidorm residents to stage protest this weekend over big local tax rises

British man arrested in Spain’s Benidorm after stabbing customer in ‘English Zone’ bar argument

A British man has been arrested after stabbing a man he was arguing with at a Benidorm bar in the city’s ‘English Zone’ on Thursday

31 Mar, 2023 @ 12:00

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

British Tourist In Benidorm Seriously Injured After Motorbike Knocks Him Over In Spain's Costa Blanca

British tourist in Spain’s Benidorm seriously injured after motorbike hits him when crossing road

A 25-year-old British tourist was seriously injured after a motorcycle knocked him over at a Benidorm crossing point. The man suffered severe head trauma along

31 Mar, 2023 @ 11:24

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm appeals record €330m fine over land dispute that would leave the resort bankrupt

Hotels filling up for first post-pandemic Easter holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE FIRST post-Covid pandemic Easter on the Costa Blanca is expected to see hotel occupancy return to levels last seen in 2019. Benidorm and other

31 Mar, 2023 @ 08:45

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

British man accused of stabbing wife to death is jailed by court on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 69-YEAR-OLD British man has been jailed as investigations continue into Sunday’s killing of his wife at their Lomas de Cabo Roig urbanisation home on

30 Mar, 2023 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Irish man stabs fellow tourist in Benidorm holiday apartments on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FIGHT involving two Irish holidaymakers staying in a Benidorm tourist apartment ended up with one of them being stabbed and requiring hospital treatment. The

30 Mar, 2023 @ 16:46

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

Benidorm On Spain's Costa Blanca Launches Blitz On Dog Owners To Pick Up Pet Mess

Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca launches blitz to stop dog mess on streets

BENIDORM has started a two-month campaign to make sure dog owners pick their pet’s mess from city streets. The initiative is called ‘Benidorm, my pet.

30 Mar, 2023 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Dangerous 'devil hitman' from Colombia 'who excelled in kidnap, torture and making people disappear' is arrested on Spain's Costa Blanca

Thief attacks and robs middle-aged women on streets of Costa Blanca city in Spain

A THIEF who stalked middle-aged women walking alone on the streets of Denia has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The 37-year-old Uruguayan national has

30 Mar, 2023 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Property sales in Spain soared by 20% in July, new figures show - while prices jumped by almost 3%

Foreign home buyers reach record levels in Spain

FOREIGN property buyers accounted for 88,858 home purchases in Spain last year- up by 45% on 2021 figures. The College of Registrars says deals struck

30 Mar, 2023 @ 11:20

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia·Property·Valencian Community

Fire that forced evacuation of nine towns is declared extinguished in Spain's Castellon region

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 home

29 Mar, 2023 @ 17:15

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

Grammy-winning Black Eyed Peas to headline Costa Blanca music festival in Spain

SIX-TIME Grammy winners, the Black Eyed Peas, will be the stand-out act at this year’s Brilla Torrevieja festival. The hip-hop group featuring will.i.am will take

29 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Exposed: Hidden brothel behind a bar in upmarket resort on Spain's Costa Blanca which 'forced women to perform sex acts for 12 hours per day'

Former Benidorm policeman ran brothel exploiting young women on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ALICANTE brothel owner who exploited young, vulnerable and underage women has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The 50-year-old Spaniard ordered his victims to

29 Mar, 2023 @ 14:37

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Firefighters Rescue Four Peacocks Leaping From Roof To Roof In Spain's Valencia Area

Four peacocks rescued after leaping across rooftops in Spain’s Valencia area

FIRE crews were sent on a peacock rescue mission on Tuesday after four birds were spotted leaping across rooftops in Godella, Valencia province. Residents were

29 Mar, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Former Manchester Co-op warehouse to become cultural centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DENIA will have a new cultural centre on the top floor of what used to be a Cooperative warehouse owned by the Manchester-based retailer. It

29 Mar, 2023 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

7,600 Homes Can Be 'legalised' In Vega Baja Area Of Spain's Costa Blanca

7,600 illegally-built homes can be ‘legalised’ in Vega Baja area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

AUTHORITIES have identified 7,600 illegally-built homes in the Vega Baja area of the Costa Blanca that can be ‘legalised’. The Valencian Ministry of Territorial Policy,

28 Mar, 2023 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Couple in Spain’s Valencia attack alleged killer of their son with a knife

A COUPLE in Valencia were arrested on Tuesday after using a knife to attack a minor who is accused of killing their son in 2021.

28 Mar, 2023 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Two new tram lines plus an extension confirmed for Spain’s Valencia City

A DECISION on who will build two new tram lines in Valencia will be made late this year or in early 2024. L11 will connect

28 Mar, 2023 @ 15:48

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Shopping basket bonus unveiled for low income families in Spain's Valencia region

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

28 Mar, 2023 @ 14:54

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Drug Traffickers Growing Marijuana For Export Are Detained On Spain's Costa Blanca

Drug traffickers busted for growing marijuana for export on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NINE Albanian men have been arrested, with all bar one of them jailed, for growing marijuana destined for the European market. A joint Guardia Civil-Policia

28 Mar, 2023 @ 13:08

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

British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

Guardia Civil officers shot by man during villa raid on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR Guardia Civil officers were shot on Tuesday by a man in an Alicante area villa. The incident happened at 6.50am in the rural El

28 Mar, 2023 @ 12:15

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

Lighter Winds Bring Hope To Fighting Six Day Fire In Spain's Castellon Area

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 perimeter.

28 Mar, 2023 @ 11:43

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

Indoor Market Revamped For €1.5 Million At Old School Building Site On Spain's Costa Blanca

Indoor market fully revamped for €1.5 million on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A €1.5 million makeover for Mutxamel’s indoor market has been completed with the enhanced facility reopening as soon as late April. The project doubling the

27 Mar, 2023 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

French woman kept prisoner for weeks in run-down rural shack in Spain's Valencia

French woman kept prisoner for weeks inside run-down rural shack in Spain’s Valencia

A FRENCH woman escaped from a dilapidated shed where she was imprisoned for weeks after moving to Spain with her new boyfriend. The victim ran

27 Mar, 2023 @ 17:40

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez Visits Castellon To Check Out Fight Against Fierce Forest Fire

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 the

27 Mar, 2023 @ 16:30

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

Underage girl suffers outdoor sex assault by three boys in Spain’s Alicante area

THE Policia Nacional are investigating an outdoor sex assault on a 16-year-old girl committed by three minors in Petrer last Friday. The teenager was attacked

27 Mar, 2023 @ 14:53

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

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