Wine grape disaster in Spain’s Valencia: Drought brings worst harvest for 30 years
THE Valencian Community is expected to produce its lowest wine grape harvest for 30 years, due to the ongoing drought. La Unio Llaurador which represents
Watch: ‘Supercell’ tornado tears through Spain following week of extreme weather
THIS is the moment a ‘supercell’ tornado tore through eastern Spain over the weekend. Video shared online shows the weather phenomenon passing through Castellon, in
Watch: Huge balls of hail fall in Spain as freak August storms rock Barcelona and Madrid
FREAK August storms caused chaos in Madrid, Barcelona and other parts of Spain on Friday, as hail pelted down and heavy rain caused disruption to
German plane makes emergency landing on motorway in Spain before being hit by a lorry
A LIGHT aircraft made an emergency landing on a Castellon de la Plana motorway on Friday and was hit by a lorry. The incident happened
Water supply restrictions ‘not ruled out’ for Spain’s Costa Blanca
VALENCIAN president, Carlos Mazon, has not ruled out introducing domestic water restrictions in the region as the drought continues. Mazon emphasised there are no immediate
British expat hotspot in Spain has seen the number of foreign residents soar by 800% since 1998
THE number of foreign residents in the Valencian Community has gone up eight-fold over 25 years. The National Institute of Statistics(INE) says there were 102,000
Masks are made mandatory in Spain’s Valencia region: This is where you must cover your face from TODAY amid spike in Covid and flu cases
COMPULSORY mask wearing in hospitals and health centres in the Valencian Community has been reinstated this Friday. The decision was taken by the regional Ministry
Young man, 28, dies after throwing himself from a seventh floor balcony in Spain while high on hallucinogenic mushrooms
A 28-year-old man has died after throwing himself from a seventh floor balcony while high on hallucinogenic mushrooms. The tragic event took place during the
Covid and flu cases rise as temperatures fall in Spain’s Valencia region
COVID infections have increased by 83% in the last week to reach 247.3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the Valencian Community compared to 135.1 the
Revealed: How a British school in Spain received a ‘bomb threat email’ which sparked closures nationwide
THE British School of Villarreal in Castellon province has confirmed that it was one of several international schools in Spain that received an email threatening
How a gang posing as famous footballers rented luxury homes in Spain’s tourist hotspots before staging violent robberies
A VIOLENT robbery gang that rented homes in Spain posing as famous footballers has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Operation ‘Neckars’ led to the
Tourists are returning to booking hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca, figures suggest
OVERNIGHT hotel stays in the Valencian Community in October grew by 7.89% compared to a year earlier according to figures released by the National Institute
This region in Spain has virtually abolished inheritance tax
THE VALENCIAN parliament passed a law on Wednesday to slash inheritance tax to just 1% for most beneficiaries. It will apply retrospectively to inheritances 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
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
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
British tourist recovery continues as tourist tax set to be scrapped ‘soon’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BRITISH tourist numbers to the Valencian Community are continuing to recover to pre-pandemic levels, said Valencian president Carlos Mazon on the first day of London’s
Expat in Spain ‘hires several hitmen to kill her ex-partner to collect €100k life insurance’
A CASTELLON woman hired two groups of hitmen to kill her ex-partner so that she could pocket a €100,000 life insurance pay-out. The middle-aged Peruvian
British and other foreign tourists spent a record-breaking €1.6 billion across Spain’s Valencia region this August
THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY welcomed 1.26 million international tourists during August- up by 19.68% on the same month last year with record levels of expenditure. It’s
Marina d’Or tourist complex cuts 2023 season short, cancelling reservations with no explanations
THE SUMMER season has ended abruptly, unexpectedly and without any explanation at the Marina d’Or tourist complex in Oropesa del Mar, Castellón province. The hotel
British tourists help secure record-breaking August in Valencia after filling up hotels in Benidorm and along the Costa Blanca
HOTEL OCCUPANCY topped 90% in the Valencian Community in August, according to the Benidorm-based Hosbec hoteliers association. The figures though were not a record which
Emergency alert texts to be sent to EVERY phone in areas most at risk from ‘historic’ Gota Fria across Spain’s Valencia region
EMERGENCY alert messages will be sent this weekend to mobile phones in the Valencian Community to warn about problems caused by predicted ‘Gota Fria’ storms.
Hero off-duty policeman saves three kids from drowning in Spain’s Castellon area
AN off-duty policeman has saved three kids from drowning in the sea in Castellon province The Guardia Civil officer, who was spending the day at
Umbrellas at the ready as sudden end to heatwave heralds rain this weekend in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THE FOURTH official heatwave of the year in the Valencian Community is set to end with a sudden temperature drop this Sunday accompanied by showers.
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 Spanish
Elderly woman almost chokes to death from drugs stash vapours in Spain
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es AN ELDERLY resident in Vall d’Uixo(Castellon province) kept so many illegal drugs at her home that she could