THE FUTURE IS ORANGE: Valencian citrus farmers finally on the money ‘thanks’ to COVID
Valencian orange and lemon producers saw their income go up at last
Stricter COVID-19 restrictions being discussed in Spain’s Valencian Community
VALENCIAN President, Ximo Puig, is to mull over fresh options today(January19)over what new restrictions can be introduced to stem the rising tide of new...
ANIMAL HOUSE: Another good year for Valencia’s Bioparc
LAST year was yet another success for Valencia city’s Bioparc animal refuge.
Always keen to escape the ‘zoo’ tag due to its negative connotations, the...
Alcasser killer caught in Madrid squat
The main perpetrator disappeared without trace and his whereabouts are still unknown
First citizens already receiving their second vaccine jab in Spain’s Valencia Region
OVER 5,000 people in the region will get their second and final vaccination jab this week in the region’s ongoing battle against Coronavirus.
The Department...
UNREAL CITY: Dubbed Calatravaland after its homegrown architect, is Valencia’s €1.2 billion City of Arts a world wonder or...
IT’S undoubtedly Valencia’s unique selling point, a surreal city of swooping white concrete and glass undulating along the banks of the old Turia riverbed...
TERRIBLE DAY as new COVID-19 cases reach another record-high in Spain’s Valencian Community
NEW daily COVID-19 infection figures reached a fresh pandemic-high today(January 15) with 7,497 cases in the Valencian Community.
That easily beats last Saturday's record figure...
Teenage prostitute goes missing in Valencia
Three street prostitutes have been murdered in the Valencia area over the last year and a half.
BLOWN OUT AGAIN: Valencia’s Fallas cancelled for second consecutive year due to COVID
THE world-famous Fallas festivities in Valencia have been cancelled again this year due to COVID-19.
City mayor Joan Ribo made the dreaded – but expected...
SECOND-HIGHEST day for new COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community
6,207 new coronavirus infections were declared yesterday(January 14) in the Valencian Community, making it the second-highest day for new cases during the pandemic.
That's a...
Valencian president demands State of Alarm change to allow lockdowns on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Valencian President has called for national State of Alarm rules to be altered because he cannot impose lockdowns which are currently prohibited.
Speaking today(January...
EYE IN THE SKY: A helicopter and drones to reinforce local lockdowns in the Valencia region
TOWNS and cities throughout the Valencian Community that are currently under municipal lockdown could begin using helicopters and drones to control access points.
So far,...
No respite for high COVID-19 infection rate in Spain’s Valencian Community
4,810 new COVID-19 cases within a day in the Valencian Community were reported last night(January 13) by the regional health ministry.
That's a rise of...
SAVE OUR COAST: Spanish ministry announces urgent project to regenerate the shoreline off Valencia’s Cullera
CULLERA (Valencia Province) will recover the historic sand dunes that dotted its shores more than 60 years ago in a bid to prevent coastal...
IT’S A DOG’S LIFE: Animal welfare experts in Valencia warn that leaving pets out in the cold can lead...
LEAVING pets outside in extreme weather conditions is a crime punishable with prison, animal welfare societies in Valencia are warning.
With images doing the rounds...
BLACKEST DAY yet for COVID-19 deaths in Spain’s Valencian Community
92 people have died in just 24 hours in the highest single day COVID-19 death toll in the Valencian Community.
3,413 lives have now been...
Hard-pressed hospitality and tourist sectors get COVID-19 cash boost on Spain’s Costa Blanca
STRUGGLING bars and restaurants are among businesses on the Costa Blanca and the Valencian Community who will be able to get cash help from...
Call for earlier curfew and hospitality closure to stop COVID-19 spread as government splits appear in Spain’s...
A key coalition partner in the Valencian Government has called for stronger measures to combat the record-breaking COVID-19 case numbers in the region.
The left-wing...
Valencia region leads industrial recovery in Spain
THE Valencia region is spearheading the gradual recovery of industry in Spain following the COVID-inflicted crash.
Led by the energy sector, the Valencian Community registered...
The Great Wall of Castellon
Work began 20 years ago, and the wall currently measures two kilometres long by up to 2.5 metres high at some points.
DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE: Whatsapp message warning of imminent lockdown in the Valencia region is a hoax
The measure has not yet been announced or approved
All non-essential surgery AND treatment suspended at hospitals throughout Spain’s Valencia region
HOSPITALS throughout the Valencia region have suspended all non-emergency surgical activity to make bed space for Coronavirus victims.
General director of Healthcare in Valenciana, Mariam...
Police officer in Valencia’s Castellon busted for drink-driving and escaping from his colleagues
A LOCAL police officer from Castellon city has been arrested for allegedly driving while over the limit and escaping a breathalyser test by his...
ANOTHER RECORD for new COVID-19 cases set in Spain’s Valencian Community
A daily high of 4,557 confirmed new COVID-19 infections has been announced this evening(January 8) in the Valencian Community.
The figure beat Tuesday's pandemic record...
Demands for Spanish army to help with ‘overwhelmed’ vaccination roll out plans in Valencian Community
CLAIMS of an 'overwhelmed' health system has led an opposition politician to call for the Spanish army to help vaccinate the Valencian Community.
Isabel Bonig,...
FROM SILICON VALLEY TO THE CONVENT: Leading Valencian entrepreneur gives everything up to become a closed order nun
A 36-YEAR-OLD technological entrepreneur from Valencia who launched a hugely successful start-up company in the US’ Silicon Valley has given it all up to...
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