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Why do locals in Spain eat 12 grapes to ring in the New Year?

GRAPES OF WRATH as hotels and restaurants fume over midnight New Year’s Eve ban on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Costa Blanca hospitality sector has issued a ‘last-minute’ plea for the planned midnight curfew start-time on New Year’s Eve to be pushed back. Hospitality

29 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Valencian Community

Man with links to Daesh arrested in Valencia’s Castellon after threatening passers-by with a large machete

A search of his home revealed many electronic devices that are being analysed by anti-terrorist experts.

29 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Valencian Community

A scientist looking through a microscope

Valencian scientists develop sensor to detect coronavirus levels in the air

The device can be used to evaluate the air quality in enclosed spaces such as homes, classrooms, restaurants, cinemas and public transport.

29 Dec, 2020 @ 11:15

Coronavirus·Valencian Community

Benidorm set for night-time curfew after big COVID case rises in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Helpline for British expats and tourists to be launched on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BRITISH residents and visitors to the Costa Blanca will be getting a new information helpline set up by the regional Valencian government. The move was

28 Dec, 2020 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencian Community

Tourist Income Collapses By 61 During 2020 As Spain S Costa Blanca Counts The Pandemic Cost

Tourist revenue drops by 61% as Spain’s Costa Blanca counts the 2020 pandemic cost

TOURISM revenues on the Costa Blanca and the Valencian Community collapsed by €11 billion in 2020 according to the Exceltur association. An impact study commissioned

28 Dec, 2020 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencian Community

Valencia police fine 56 people for breaking Christmas Eve COVID curfew

Local Citizen Protection councillor Aarón Cano highlighted the ‘exemplary’ behaviour of the vast majority of residents

28 Dec, 2020 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

GOING GREEN: Valencia region to pass law forcing shops to sell and collect reusable drinks containers

By the end of 2023, at least 10% of cans and bottles on sale at stores must be apt for their reintroduction into circulation

28 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Environment·Valencia·Valencian Community

Family Party Causes Coronavirus Spike In Spain S Valencian Community

COVID-19 vaccination campaign starts in Valencian Community with deliveries to seven residential homes

SEVEN residential homes in the Valencian Community have received the vaccination against COVID-19 this weekend. The sites were located throughout the provinces of Alicante, Castellon

28 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Teleworking? Make sure you check the tax implications of working remotely In Valencia

REMOTE working has increased considerably during the COVID-19 crisis. Aided by new technology, it is presented as a good way to reduce the costs of

27 Dec, 2020 @ 19:32

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Other News·Sponsored·Valencia·Valencian Community

Intelligent bins to reward recycling in Valencia province

An IT system will be fitted to the containers that will open after reading an ID card or code and measure the amount of refuse

25 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Environment·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencian government approves sixth consecutive budget

Finally, despite disagreements on key issues and internal bickering, the three-way government remained united in the vote

25 Dec, 2020 @ 10:30

Valencian Community

COVID-19 vaccinations start this Sunday in Spain’s Costa Blanca region

RESIDENTS and staff at seven Valencian Community nursing homes will get a late Christmas present this Sunday(December 27) with the first COVID-19 vaccinations in the

25 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

The end of a year to remember (or forget)!

I’m not sure any of us could’ve expected 2020 to pan out quite the way it did. As we entered the year, I’m sure like

25 Dec, 2020 @ 09:40

Alicante·Asturias·Barcelona·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·Mar Menor·National News·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Minors kidnap and torture Castellon man in his own home while streaming the ordeal on Instagram

It appears that the motive for the assault was robbery

24 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Valencian Community

CHRISTMAS VS THE VIRUS: Valencia offers a wide range of events to guarantee festive cheer while staying safe

Residents and visitors to Valencia city can enjoy a wide range of festive events while staying perfectly safe from COVID-19 and abiding by the health

24 Dec, 2020 @ 13:30

Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

SPAIN has scrapped post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours in what some industry leaders are calling a "big victory".

Brits without a SIP health card will not receive COVID-19 vaccine in Spain’s Valencia as doctor warns of ‘serious consequences’ in expat areas on Costa Blanca

BRITISH expats must be registered with the Spanish healthcare system in Valencia to receive the first batch of the coronavirus vaccine. According to to the

23 Dec, 2020 @ 14:40

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

An Ave Train At Valencia Joaquin Sorolla Station 1

ALL ABOARD: This week marks 10th anniversary of Valencia-Madrid high-speed train line

The AVE connects Valencia and Madrid in just one hour and 35 minutes, hitting a top speed of 231 kph

23 Dec, 2020 @ 13:30

Madrid·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Hospital admissions dip below '300' mark as COVID-19 cases continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community remain amongst highest rates in country

NEW COVID-19 cases in the Valencian Community are continuing to be amongst the highest in Spain. The region is only behind the Madrid area and

23 Dec, 2020 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Lottery sellers show the winning numbers on Tuesday

IT’S RAINING MILLIONS: Spain’s El Gordo Christmas lottery floods the Valencian Community with joy – and lots of cash

The Christmas El Gordo lottery left €43.7 million in the La Safor district capital on Tuesday

23 Dec, 2020 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Valencia·Valencian Community

Last UK fliers to Spain’s Valencia region dodge flight restrictions following discovery of new COVID-19 strain

All passengers were checked for a negative PCR test upon landing

22 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Alicante·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

BORDER REOPENS as Portugal lifts January closure at 18 land crossings with Spain

New task force set up to stop illegal holiday parties in Spain’s Valencian Community

A new Guardia Civil task force has been formed to stop illegal house parties in rural areas over the festive period in the Valencian Community.

22 Dec, 2020 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Young man murders mother in Valencia’s Castellon

The same witnesses added that the alleged killer grew up in a ‘violent household’.

21 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Centro De Tratamiento Integral De Residuos Urbanos De La Comunidad De Madrid

Plans to instal 588 football pitches’ worth of solar panels in Valencia’s Chiva spark mass opposition

A multinational company has purchased land to the tune of €12.6 million to instal 420 hectares of solar panels – the equivalent of 588 football

21 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Environment·Nature·Valencia·Valencian Community

Downward trend continues for new COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

TIGHTER CURFEW: New rules to fight COVID-19 infections now in force across Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW restrictions to stop of the spread of COVID-19 in the Valencian Community came into force at midnight (December 21). The move comes as the

21 Dec, 2020 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER: More than 300 nightclubs and discos in Spain’s Valencian Community up for sale

THE Valencian Community has always been famous for its nightlife and party spirit, dating back to the infamous Ruta del bakalao techno craze in the

20 Dec, 2020 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Second illegal student gathering dissolved by police at Valencia college

NATIONAL POLICE officers on Saturday (December 19) were forced to intervene yet again to break up another illegal gathering at Valencia city’s Galileo Galilei college.

20 Dec, 2020 @ 15:36

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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