Tag: Castellon Province
Record highs of over 25C are forecast for Spain’s Costa Blanca from THIS weekend
TEMPERATURES could reach 'abnormally high' levels for early December over the next few days on the Costa Blanca and the rest of the Valencian...
How to get yourself protected this winter against flu and Covid-19 in Spain’s Costa Blanca
DOUBLE vaccinations against flu and Covid-19 started being dosed out in the Valencian Community on Monday, with age categories extended at both ends of...
Emergency 112 number gets 11,177 calls about animals in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY'S emergency 112 number has received 11,177 calls this year up to August 15 about animals.
Over half of the calls- 58%- were...
Irrigators probed for killing fish due to illegal weir that dried up river in Spain’s Castellon area
FIVE Castellon province irrigators are facing prosecution after illegally installing a weir to divert water on the Palancia river which resulted in dead fish...
Neo-Nazi skinheads in Spain burst into mosque to interrupt prayers and threaten to blow it up
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THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested three men who burst into a Villareal mosque and threatened the congregation.
The detained...
Seven-year-old boy dies in Spain’s Castellon province after falling out of window
A BOY aged seven died on Wednesday after falling out of a fourth-floor apartment in Benicarlo in Castellon province. The Civil Guard told the...
Public hospital surgery waiting times fall in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
PUBLIC hospital waiting times for surgeries have fallen in the Valencian Community according to latest figures from the regional Ministry of Health.
The average wait...
Six black flags handed out to ‘problem’ beaches in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
ENVIRONMENTAL group Ecologists in Action have announced their annual 'black flag' awards to beaches they say have suffered from pollution and poor management in...
Leader of a Castellon-based cult accused of sexually assaulting a follower arrested in Valencia
THE leader of a cult in Castellon province accused of sexually assaulting one of his followers has been arrested in Valencia.
The accused, a Spanish...
New dinosaur species found at Castellon area excavation site in Spain’s Valencia region
FOSSILS found in Castellon province may have revealed the existence of a previously undiscovered species of dinosaur.
Scientists said on Thursday that they had unearthed...
EXPLAINER: Find out the summer beaches to enjoy with your dog in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
IF you are a dog owner and fancy taking your pet out for a trip to the seaside and a run along the beach,...
Road hauliers desperate for 2,000 extra lorry drivers in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
A VALENCIAN COMMUNITY road haulage federation says the region is short of 2,000 drivers which is causing serious problems with deliveries.
The FVET says the...
Wildfire in Spain’s Valencia region worsens due to high winds and temperatures and low humidity
A WILDFIRE that broke out on Thursday in Castellon province, in the Valencia region, gained new strength on Sunday due to adverse weather conditions.
Winds...
First major wildfire of the year in Spain stabilises thanks to lack of wind
THE FIRST major wildfire of the year in Spain, which broke out earlier this week in the Valencia region, had stabilised by Saturday morning...
Spain’s first public electric charge points for lorries enter service in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas
SPAIN'S first two public electric charging points for lorries opened on Monday at strategic points off the AP-7 motorway in the east of the...
Mountain hiker refuses reward after finding fanny bag containing €8,000 in Spain’s Castellon area
A MOUNTAIN hiker in Castellon province turned down a €400 reward after discovering a fanny bag containing €8,000 in cash on a trail.
Marga Marco...
Spain’s Civil Guard frees French woman held for two months by violent partner in Castellon hotel
THE CIVIL Guard has freed a woman who was held and violently assaulted by her partner for a two-month period in a hotel in...
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...
Famous carnival parade from Spain’s Costa Blanca visits Madrid for sneak preview
TORREVIEJA'S annual carnival celebrations start next Friday but visitors to Madrid got a sneak preview this week.
It's regarded as one of the best carnival...
Psychologists launch teenage mental health workshops at Valencia region schools in Spain
Rising suicide rates, bullying cases, and self-harming incidents among young people has prompted the introduction of mental health workshops in Valencian Community secondary schools.
50...
78.8% of ‘second’ home buyers in Spain’s Valencia region during 2022 were foreigners
78.8% of people who bought a second home through Valencian Community real estate agencies in 2022 were foreigners while 70.1% of those who acquired...
Elderly bank customers hit by distraction robbery gang in Spain’s Valencia and Murcia areas
A distraction robbery gang that stole from elderly people who made bank withdrawals in the Valencia and Murcia regions has been arrested by the...
After 34 years of legal wrangling, a spinster’s multi-million inheritance is finally given to good causes in Spain
A SPINSTER who died in Spain’s Valencia region at the age of 100 on October 1, 1988 left behind no will, but a considerable...
Man jailed after teenage boy commits suicide following hundreds of WhatsApp threats in Spain’s Castellon area
A Castellon Province man has been given a ten-year jail sentence after a teenage boy committed suicide due to constant harassment via the WhatsApp...
Sad milestone as Covid-19 deaths hit 10,000 mark in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
30 MONTHS on from the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the unwanted landmark of 10,000 coronavirus deaths has been reached in the Valencian Community.
Figures...
130,000 kilos of tomatoes ready for return of Spain’s world-famous La Tomatina festival in Valencia
THE world-famous La Tomatina festival returns to fill the streets of Buñol in a big tomato fight on Wednesday after a two-year enforced break...
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