What to do in Valencia this December
Summer’s long gone, but the crisp blue skies remain, even if it is with a restorative chill in the air. This time of year, you
Robbery gang from Moldova is arrested after ‘raiding 100-plus homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca’
A HOME robbery gang has been charged with committing 101 burglaries across the Valencian Community and Murcia. Nearly 100 items of jewellery and watches have
Leading supermarket boss warns about division between Spaniards as Pedro Sanchez wins investiture vote
MERCADONA supermarket chain president, Juan Roig, issued a stark warning on Thursday about Spain’s political situation as Pedro Sanchez secured a second term as prime
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Nolotil almost killed me… I’m still traumatised after the painkiller given to me by a hospital in Spain left me unable to walk or eat’
BRITISH expat Patrick Clancy went into hospital for a routine shoulder operation and left six weeks later after a near-death brush with a controversial drug
Drug driver travels 28km on the wrong side of the motorway with three young friends in the car on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A YOUNG motorist was pulled over in the early hours of Thursday morning after driving for 28 kilometres of the wrong carriageway of the A-7
Brits will continue flocking to Spain’s Benidorm ‘despite the negative press coverage in UK tabloids’, say tourism experts
BENIDORM is gearing up for a bumper 2024 for tourism with the UK its biggest international market, despite negative tabloid stories that city officials have
French expat, 25, is arrested after ‘setting up a fake shopping website and defrauding British and other customers out of €200,000
A 25-YEAR-OLD Frenchman has been arrested in the Valencia area on 104 counts of fraud and money laundering after tricking online buyers to purchase goods
Eastern European gang members are arrested for ‘stealing high-end cars across Spain’s Costa Blanca’ in a bid resell them abroad
POLICE have arrested two members of a criminal gang that stole medium to high range cars across the Costa Blanca and then tried to sell
Walk in and wondrous: 40 years of wardrobe experience in Valencia
WITH over four decades of experience, Armarios de Valencia knows a thing or two about how to store your clobber or clutter. The wardrobe specialist,
One of Spain’s most spectacular Christmas light displays gears up for weekend switch on
ALICANTE is counting down to this Friday’s big switch on of its Christmas lights- one of the biggest urban festive light displays in the country.
Cava taste buds to be tickled with some of Spain’s best sparking wines at the Valencian Cava Festival
THE Valencian Cava Fair returns to Valencia City’s Colon Market building on Carrer de Jorge Juan between this Friday and Saturday. Seven wineries will offer
Tourists conned by Benidorm market traders selling thousands of fake-branded clothes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
EIGHT street market stall holders in Benidorm have been arrested for selling counterfeit clothing claiming to be well-known prestigious brands. The Policia Nacional sprung into
Apartment block hit five times by robbers taking art objects in Spain’s Valencia
TWO men targeted a Gandia apartment block in Valencia province five times to steal a variety of art-related objects valued at €150,000. The thieves, 35
Century-old derelict mansion with majestic gardens to be slowly restored to its former splendour on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN HISTORIC building bought by Jacarilla council in 2009 from a real estate entrepreneur may soon be restored to some of its former glory thanks
Oil giant Cepsa to buy up HUNDREDS of ‘low-cost’ petrol stations across Spain
CEPSA, Spain’s second largest oil company, said on Monday that it had agreed to buy 220 automated low-cost petrol stations in Spain from Ballenoil for
Brits are flocking to Spain’s Costa Blanca: October sees record number of flights to Alicante airport with UK arrivals leading the way
ALICANTE-ELCHE and Valencia airports have registered their best ever October for passenger numbers, according to airport operator Aena. 1.56 million people used the Costa Blanca
Child pornography sting in Spain sees 121 arrests: Police describe mammoth operation as one of the biggest crackdowns in recent history
A MAJOR operation against child pornography distribution and production in Spain has seen 121 people arrested – all of whom used the same digital platform
Farm labourers may have started forest fire that devastated 2,500 hectares of trees and land in Spain’s Valencia
A SMALL bonfire close to the Montitxelvo sports centre could have sparked a forest fire that destroyed 2,500 hectares of land in the Vall d’Albaida
Violent armed robbers who ‘stormed homes in broad daylight’ in Spain’s Valencia are arrested in major raids
TWO violent home robbery gangs operating in Valencia province have been brought down by the Policia Nacional. Four men and two women of Croatian and
This much-visited region in eastern Spain will abolish the controversial tourist tax from next week
A DECREE to scrap the Valencian region’s controversial tourist tax was signed on Friday by president Carlos Mazon and Tourism Minister, Nuria Montes. The tax
Almost 40,000 ecstasy tablets are found stashed in car en route to Spain’s Murcia
TWO MEN transporting 37,950 ecstasy pills with a €433,000 retail value from France to the Murcia region have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in
Multiple reservoirs in Spain’s Alicante reach lowest levels in a decade following record-breaking summer
ALICANTE PROVINCE reservoir levels are continuing to fall as the area has not enjoyed autumn rain levels seen in other parts of Spain. Some reservoirs
Spain will see highest November temperatures since 1950 across Valencia from next week
FORECASTERS have predicted the warmest average November daytime temperatures since at least 1950 for the Valencian Community between this Sunday and Tuesday. The State Meteorological
Birthday celebrations for first elephant born in Spain’s Valencia region
MAKENA, the first elephant born in the Valencian Community, celebrated her first birthday at BIOPARC Valencia on Thursday, as hundreds of schoolchildren sang to her
Lest we forget: Royal British Legion Armistice and Remembrance Day commemorations this weekend on Spain’s Costa Blanca
CEREMONIES to honour members of the UK armed forces who gave their lives fighting for their country will be held by the Royal British Legion
Renfe trains in Spain’s Valencia region suffer too many disruptions, says consumer rights group
THE FACUA consumer association has called on the Ministry of Transport to stop ‘constant’ disruption to Cercanias train services in the Valencian Community. The group