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New emergency rapid response unit approved for Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

PLANS have been approved for a new emergency response unit- the UVE- which will deal with incidents across the Valencian Community. The regional government executive

17 Feb, 2023 @ 18:07

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Cafeteria customer fumes at ice cube charge on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante cafeteria customer has taken to social media to publish a photo of her bill, which included an unexpected charge. Posting under the name

17 Feb, 2023 @ 17:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Baby seriously injured after falling from third-floor balcony in Spain’s Valencia

A 15-month old baby boy suffered serious injuries after falling from a third floor apartment balcony in Alzira on Friday. The incident occurred at around

17 Feb, 2023 @ 16:10

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

House sales in Spain dropped by 4.6% in the first half of 2024, new figures show

Home property sales in Spain rose by 14.7% in 2022- biggest figure since 2007

HOME property sales in Spain reached 650,000 in 2022, the biggest total recorded since 2007 when nearly 780,000 residences were sold. The National Institute of

17 Feb, 2023 @ 15:10

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·Property·Valencian Community

Machine guns and revolvers brought in to Spain’s Valencia from Poland for black market sales

A weapons cache has been discovered in a disused Polish ambulance parked up at L’Eliana in Valencia province. The Policia Nacional found two assault machine

17 Feb, 2023 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Work begins on building €50 million data centre in Spain's Valencia region

Construction work starts on new €50 million data centre in Spain’s Valencia region

MEXICAN information technology company Kio will open the Valencian Community’s biggest data centre before the end of the year. The centre costing €50 million will

15 Feb, 2023 @ 18:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Technology·Valencia·Valencian Community

New blood donors in 2022 rose by 20% in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

PEOPLE donating blood for the first time went up by 20% last year in the Valencian Community. The regional Transfusion Centre said 16,223 people responded

15 Feb, 2023 @ 14:44

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Woman tries to extort money from her mother in bogus kidnap plot on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 45-year-old woman has been arrested along with two men after trying to extort money out of her Alicante mother by lying about a fake

15 Feb, 2023 @ 13:44

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

Prolific home robber arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after special police operation

THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a prolific burglar and charged him with 23 home robberies in the Vega Baja area of Alicante Province- half of

15 Feb, 2023 @ 11:31

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca Fire Rescue Team Return To Spain With Moving Account Of Turkey Earthquake Aftermath

Costa Blanca fire rescue team return home to Spain with moving tales of Turkey earthquake devastation

ALICANTE’S specialist fire rescue team has returned home after going out to Turkey to assist in rescuing survivors of the devastating earthquakes that struck the

14 Feb, 2023 @ 17:17

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Work Starts On €2.1 Million Youth Hostel And Visitor Centre In Spain's Benidorm

Work starts on €2.1 million Benidorm youth hostel and visitor centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WORK has begun on a €2.1 million youth hostel and visitor centre in Benidorm’s Sequia Mare park. European Union grants totalling €700,000 have helped the

14 Feb, 2023 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Ai Based Mobile Phone Car Number Plate Reader Created By Company On Spain's Costa Blanca

AI-based mobile phone car number plate reader created by Costa Blanca company in Spain

AN Elche company has created an artificial intelligence device that can convert smartphones into car licence plate readers, which could be used by police to

14 Feb, 2023 @ 13:30

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Technology·Valencian Community

Health Union Demands 'immediate ' Action To Reduce Long Delays At Hospital Emergency Units In Spain's Valencia

Health union demands ‘immediate’ action to slash long delays at hospital emergency units in Spain’s Valencia

THE CSIF union has demanded ‘immediate’ action to reduce the pressure on hospital emergency units in the Valencian Community. The union says an ‘extreme situation’

14 Feb, 2023 @ 12:45

Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Pregnant Woman Shot In Head With Baby Delivered By Cesarean Section In Spain's Valencia

Pregnant woman fatally shot in head with baby delivered by caesarean section in Spain’s Valencia

A 27-year-old pregnant woman from Castellon province died after being shot in the head on Monday with doctors managing to successfully deliver her baby by

14 Feb, 2023 @ 11:26

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain's hospitals short of 'several hundred' surgeons due to foreign brain drain

Spain’s hospitals down by ‘several hundred’ surgeons due to foreign brain drain

VALENCIA UNIVERSITY’S professor of surgery says Spain needs another ‘several hundred surgeons’ and claims their quality is prompting foreign hospitals to head-hunt them. Luis Sabater,

13 Feb, 2023 @ 18:30

Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Airport expansions in Spain: Both Alicante and Valencia will increase their capacity following record-breaking passenger numbers this year

Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia airports report record-breaking January for passenger numbers

ALICANTE-ELCHE and Valencia airports reported their busiest-ever January with new records set for passenger numbers. Alicante-Elche airport welcomed 795,148 passengers- up by 68.1% on 2021

13 Feb, 2023 @ 16:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Work on biggest urban housing project in Spain’s Costa Blanca set to start soon

WORK could start as soon as April on constructing a big urbanisation of 7,490 properties on the largest piece of urban developable land in Alicante

13 Feb, 2023 @ 12:17

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca woman in Spain conned out of €57,000 by bogus policeman in online love scam

A Teulada woman was conned out of €57,000 in an online love scam run by a Guardamar man posing as a Policia Nacional officer. They

13 Feb, 2023 @ 11:24

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Nightclub owner on attempted murder charge as arson plan backfires on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE people have been arrested for arson and fraud over a fire at Alicante’s Babylonia nightclub on January 23. Two of the accused- the club

10 Feb, 2023 @ 15:45

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

Visitors To Spain's Benidorm Can Go Online To Find Where They Can Park For Free Via Google Maps Link

Visitors to Spain’s Benidorm can go online to locate free car parking via Google Maps link

VISITORS to Benidorm will no longer have to scratch their heads wondering where they can park their cars for free thanks to a new link

10 Feb, 2023 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Parents Demand Answers After Daughter, 12, Dies Having Been Sent Home Three Times By Doctors In Spain's Valencia

Parents demand answers as daughter, 12, dies after doctors sent her home three times in Spain’s Valencia

THE Valencian Health Ministry is investigating the tragic case of a 12-year-old girl who died of peritonitis at the Valencia Clinical Hospital on Monday, after

10 Feb, 2023 @ 14:15

Castellon·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Albanian Mafia Gang Members Arrested N Spain's Costa Blanca And Murcia Areas

Albanian mafia gang members arrested in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia areas

A drugs and human trafficking gang linked to the Albanian mafia has been dismantled by the Policia Nacional in Alicante Province and Murcia. An indoor

10 Feb, 2023 @ 11:15

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

Costa Blanca Mayors In Spain Meet With Police After Worrying Wave Of Home Robberies

Costa Blanca mayors in Spain meet with police after big wave of home robberies in popular expat areas

POLICE in three Costa Blanca municipalities have told people to stay calm after a big rise in home robberies in recent weeks. The situation has

9 Feb, 2023 @ 11:29

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Vending Machine Thief Armed With Drill Caught In Special Police Operation In Spain's Valencia

Spain’s domestic violence epidemic: Woman stabbed by her partner in Valencia almost became murder victim number nine

A Colombian man has been charged with attempted murder after stabbing his partner multiple times in Valencia. A 53-year-old man was arrested at 4am in

8 Feb, 2023 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Snow And Strong Winds Cause Problems In Mountains Of Spain's Valencia Region

Snow and strong winds cause problems in northern mountains of Spain’s Castellon Province

SNOW and strong winds have struck the hilly areas of Castellon Province in the Valencian Community forcing school closures and road blockages. Valencian authorities have

8 Feb, 2023 @ 13:30

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

Specialist fire rescue team from Spain’s Valencia joined by chef Jose Andres to help Turkey earthquake victims

A specialist response team of Valencia firefighters has been sent to Turkey to help rescue victims of the earthquake disaster. The crew flew out from

8 Feb, 2023 @ 12:12

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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