Computer hacking accusations at Torrevieja Hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca as private company says regional government ‘stole files’
THE private company that manages Torrevieja Hospital has complained to the Guardia Civil about a computer hack allegedly committed by the Valencian Health Ministry.
The...
International festival venue to host Spain’s first mass music event with entry via COVID-19 certificates
A Valencian Community rock and indie music festival will be the first mass music event in Spain to demand a COVID-19 certificate for attendees.
The...
Fawlty Towers? TV host slams hotel in Spain’s Valencia ‘a disgrace’ for worst 4-star experience ever
JOURNALIST and writer Carme Chaparro has publically slammed Valencia’s Four-Star ‘Hotel Conqueridor’, based in the center of the Mediterranean city.
The 48-year-old news host, television...
COVID-19 victims remembered in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
VALENCIAN president, Ximo Puig, laid a floral tribute this Friday in memory of the 7,805 people who have lost their lives to COVID-19 in...
Dance academy in Spain’s Valencia shortlisted for International Awards
A VALENCIA Dance academy celebrated its second birthday last week after being shortlisted for the internationally prestigious Worldwide Dance School of the Year Awards.
Cameron...
EXPLAINER: The relaxed COVID-19 rules for the ‘new normal’ in the Costa Blanca area of Spain
COVID-19 restrictions will largely be abolished from this Saturday(October 9) in the Valencian Community.
As expected, Valencian president, Ximo Puig, has announced the scrapping of...
EXCLUSIVE: Outrage in Javea as council forces closure of popular beachside restaurants on Spain’s Costa Blanca
JAVEA council has ordered the closure of four businesses, including a successful British-owned restaurant, in the Punta de Arenal area.
The authority won't say why...
Marta Calvo: Police divers resume search for woman murdered in 2019 while on a date in Spain’s Valencia
SPANISH authorities have deployed specialist divers attached to the Guardia Civil to search a deep well in their search for the body of Marta...
Man ‘kills’ father for abusing his nine-year-old son in Spain’s Valencia – but is acquitted of murder
A MAN who beat his 75-year-old father to death after discovering he had been abusing his nine-year-old son has been cleared of murder in...
Outrage: Phone company threatens fine over missing router lost in house collapse that killed two in Spain’s Castellon
A MAN whose partner and son were killed when his house collapsed has been threatened with a fine by telecommunications company MasMovil for not...
Debate rages in Spain’s Valencia region over introduction of tourist tax
THE controversy over the introduction of a tourist tax in the region of Valencia rumbles on in the region's parliament after a debate which...
‘Mission Accomplished’: What you need to know about ‘new normal’ as COVID-19 restrictions lifted across Costa Blanca and Spain’s...
THE region of Valencia has moved into a new phase of ‘de-escalation’ of COVID-19 restrictions which begins on Tuesday, September 28 and will last...
No jab no entry: Spain’s Valencia region considers COVID-19 passports to enter bars and nightclubs
If you're not jabbed, you're not coming in. That could soon be the reality at late night bars and nightclubs across the Valencia region, writes Rob Kiteley.
Scaremongering! Spanish Wealth Tax – your Pensions & Investments.
by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons),
Managing Partner,
Chorus Financial.
Without fail, every time there’s a new piece of legislation or an update that may affect...
World Paella Day: Spain’s Valencia celebrates with an international paella tournament
WORLD Paella Day, a tribute to Valencia’s most universal dish, is celebrated every September 20— coinciding with the harvesting of its main ingredient: rice.
This...
Hero off-duty policeman saves elderly woman from drowning while holidaying in Spain’s Valencian Community
The brave Policia Nacional officer had been sunbathing on Mareny Blau beach in Sueca when he noticed a body floating in the water
Anyone found making racist, sexist or homophobic comments in public could face €3,000 fine in Spain’s Valencia
Under a new proposal to tackle the scourge of street harassment, Valencia City Council hopes to put a stop to conduct that 'threatens a person's freedom'
Nine firearms dumped in reservoir by criminal gang in Spain’s Valencian Community
Diving specialists were called in to search the body of water and here they located all of the missing weapons
New international school in Valencia area of Spain combines British teaching standards with a creative experience for children
A BRAND new international school with an innovative way of teaching has opened in the Valencia City area.
The Shackleton International School in Burjassot is an...
World-famous Fallas festivities finally go ahead in Spain’s Valencia despite COVID and the weather
FALLAS 2021 went up in smoke last night (Sunday) in what was widely considered one of the strangest editions in the history of the...
WATCH: Spain clears up after devastating week of storms, torrential rain and flash floods
Spain has been dealing with the aftermath of some of the worst summer rain storms to hit the peninsula in decades.
The big clear up...
IN THE SADDLE: Spain’s Valencia ranked among top 10 cycle-friendly cities in the world
Following these criteria, a list of 40 large cities from around the globe was drawn up based on entries for a previous study by the same firm on the healthiest countries to live – in which Spain scored first place.
Third dose of COVID vaccine coming up for thousands of residents in Spain’s Valencia region
AN estimated 32,000 residents in the Valencia region are in line to receive a third dose of the COVID vaccine.
The debate about whether or...
Major blow inflicted to Albanian drug mafia in Spain’s Castellon
THE Spanish National Police this week dealt a deadly blow to an Albanian drug-trafficking network with 107 suspected members arrested in Castellon and Catalunya.
In...
Record summer for hospitality trade in Spain’s Gandia
But even more impressive is the fact that, as well as being a prime destination for domestic tourism once again, Gandia was one of only four Spanish resorts to register an increase in overnight stays on behalf of foreign visitors.
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