Valencia ranks as world’s healthiest city for 2nd year running
VALENCIA again leads the rankings as the world’s healthiest city, according to a new report from Money.co.uk. Valencia ranked number 1 out of 96 cities
Valencia records fastest-growing crime rate of Spain’s major cities
VALENCIA city registered 53,358 crimes throughout last year – around 146 crimes a day. The crime rate rose 36.3% in Valencia between 2020-2021, which made
COVID-19 emergency field hospital gets taken down in Spain’s Valencia
WORK has started to take down a COVID-19 emergency field hospital erected next to Valencia’s La Fe hospital. It was put up in the early
Man gets police fine after complaining over poor service from prostitute in Spain’s Valencia area
A man who paid a prostitute €30 ended up with a big fine after complaining about her to Albal’s Policia Local. The disgruntled customer walked
REVEALED: Where the €3 billion master-plan for post-Covid Costa Blanca will be spent
OVER THREE billion euros has been earmarked to “accelerate recovery” after the pandemic in the Valencian region. Announced in Villajoyosa this week, regional president Ximo
COVID-19 passports scrapped in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain except for nursing homes
COVID passports will be scrapped in the Valencian Community from Tuesday except for visits to nursing homes. The measure was introduced on December 4 for
How Spain’s Valencia region has become a coastal paradise for wine lovers
Wine tourism is taking off across the region of Valencia. Matthew Desoutter at Simply Spanish Wine takes a look at what's on offer.
Benidorm seeks to sweep up dog dirt to improve image of Spain’s top Costa Blanca resort
BENIDORM is looking to fine more dog owners who don’t pick up their pet’s mess from streets and pavements. Police are focusing on city areas
COVID-19 passports set to end as health situation improves in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
COVID-19 passports are set to be abolished in the Valencian Community by the end of February, according to Valencian president, Ximo Puig. They are currently
EXCLUSIVE: Expat pensioners left without water and electricity as Iberdrola cut off ‘unsafe’ supply in Spain’s Jalon
EXPAT pensioners living in a rural urbanisation in Jalon on the Costa Blanca are struggling without piped water and electricity after Iberdrola cut off their
Trans activist and tiktok influencer appointed key role within Socialist party in Spain’s Valencia
TRANS activist and popular ‘TikToker’ Daniela Requena has been appointed to a key socialist leadership role within the party in Valencia. The 30-year-old journalist will
Doctors win latest compensation fight over poor COVID-19 protection in Spain’s Valencia
A Valencia court has awarded 107 doctors at least €4,500 in compensation each for inadequate work protection during the early phase of the COVID pandemic
Javier Bardem scoops Best Actor Goya in Valencia-held ceremony
JAVIER Bardem has one the Best Actor award at the Goya gala. The 52-year-old Canary Islander picked up his seventh cabezon, his sixth as an
Man dies from chronic diarrhea after money-grabbing girlfriend poisons him with laxatives in Spain’s Valencia area
A man died in hospital of chronic diarrhea after being poisoned by laxative pìlls given to him by his girlfriend who stole €92,000 of his
COMFORT IN STYLE: Stylish and quality furnishings and interiors from Decoration Insolite in Spain’s Valencia
BESPOKE interiors store, Decoration Insolite, housing a unique and stylish range of furnishings and accessories, is something akin to Aladdin’s Cave. It might well be
More charging points makes popular expat area the best for electric car users in Spain’s Valencia region
ORIHUELA is now the municipality with the most charging points for electric vehicles throughout the Valencian Community. Four new charging stations have been commissioned for
Skeletal remains of man and woman found in Elche ravine could be couple missing in Spain since 2019
THE skeletal remains of a man and woman discovered in a ravine outside Elche in Spain’s Valencia region could belong to a couple reported missing
Seven bar-restaurants on Javea’s Arenal beach ordered to close ‘within months’
VALENCIA’S anti-fraud agency has ordered seven businesses on the popular Arenal beach in Javea to close. Javea’s town hall has three months to shut bar-restaurants
Cate Blanchett to receive first-ever International Goya award in Spain’s Valencia
CATE Blanchett will receive the first-ever International Goya Award at the Spanish film awards gala on February 12 . The Australian actress will collect her
REVEALED: What makes Spain’s Valencia the best of Europe’s fishing destinations
AS WELL as the outstanding coastline, world-renowned cuisine and top tourist spots, Valencia has also been voted the top fishing destination in Europe. While so
Valencia gets ready for its first-ever Goya Awards on February 12
VALENCIA is home to some of Spain’s best-loved actors and directors. But the country’s third-largest city has never hosted a Goya Awards ceremony which celebrates
Spain mourns death of popular Valencian poet Fina Cardona-Bosch
THE Valencian literary world is in mourning after the death of the writer and poet, Fina Cardona-Bosch. The 65-year-old passed away on February 2 at
Errant owner who failed to pick up after her dog on Spain’s Costa del Sol tracked down to home 650km away
THE owner of a bull terrier in the Valencian town of Paterna received a nasty surprise when she received a fine of €500 for failing
Yana Rose case: American wanted over wife’s brutal murder flies back to Spain to turn himself in to police
AN American man accused of killing his wife while the pair were on holiday in Cadiz, then driving her corpse across Spain to bury her
Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotel association in Spain brands 2021 as a ‘tourism disaster’
FIGURES for last year’s overnight hotel stays in Benidorm showed occupancy rates well down on the pre-pandemic year of 2019. The study compiled by the
Benidorm launches Spain’s Eurovision Song Contest entry for 2022 amidst controversy
SPAIN’S 2022 Eurovision Song Contest entry will see Chanel perform ‘SloMo’ in Italy after a new three-night Benidorm Fest format that ended in some controversy.