Direct flights between New York and Spain’s Valencia could start in summer 2024
THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY’S new Tourist Minister Nuria Montes has said she is ‘sure’ that the region will get a direct air link between New York
Sect leaders arrested for drugging a hundred young victims in Spain’s Castellon area
THREE leaders of a sect that recruited young people and drugged them have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Castellon province. The group called
Partido Popular’s Carlos Mazon invested as new president of Spain’s Valencia region
CARLOS MAZON from the Partido Popular was invested on Thursday as the new president of the Valencian Community with 53 votes in favour-made up of
EXPLAINER: Why smoking ban remains on bar and restaurant terraces in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
LAST WEEK’S ending of Covid-19 health restrictions in Spain left one anomaly- namely the ban on terrace bar and restaurant smoking introduced in the early
Heatwave could reach 45 degrees in inland areas of Spain’s Valencia region
THE LATEST summer heatwave could reach leave maximum temperatures of up to 45 degrees in several areas of the Valencian Community on Tuesday. The interior
Criminal gang stole 21,600 condoms packed into van during working holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BARCELONA area robbery gang went on holiday to Alicante province and spent their vacation stealing from businesses including thousands of condoms. Three men aged
Free regional public transport extended for young people in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
REGIONALLY-RUN public transport journeys in the Valencian Community will continue to be free for those aged under 31 years until the end of the year.
Hotel stays expected to beat 2022 levels in July and August in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THE HOSBEC hoteliers association has predicted that summer season hotel stays across the Valencian Community will be higher than last year. The Benidorm-based group says
Full blown Sunday shopping returns to tourist areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia
SUNDAY shopping returns this weekend to large stores and commercial centres in designated tourist areas of the Valencian Community. Prior to 2018, stores in tourist
Partido Popular leader Feijoo says deal with Vox in Spain’s Valencia region was only way to avoid new elections
THE LEADER of the conservative Partido Popular, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, has said that fresh elections would have been called in the Valencian Community if a
Partido Popular to form coalition government with far-right Vox party in Spain’s Valencia region
THE FAR-RIGHT Vox party will get a first taste of power in the Valencian government after a coalition deal was struck on Tuesday which will
Wild boar sightings soar to 74% of all municipalities in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
WILD BOAR sightings have soared over a year in the Valencian Community according to the Ministry of Agriculture. 283 municipalities reported sightings in the region
Costa Blanca slammed for the continuous destruction and pollution of its coastsÂ
THE Costa Blanca has been singled out as a key black spot for the ‘chronic cancer’ of environmental destruction. Ecologistas en Accion has slammed the
Woman pregnant with twins allegedly killed by ex-boyfriend from Spain’s Valencia area
A 33-YEAR-OLD Valencia man has been jailed after being accused of murdering his ex-partner who was pregnant with twins. The man named as Jaime R.N.
17.6% of people aged 15 years and over smoke in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THE VALENCIAN Health Ministry says that 17.6% of people aged 15 years and over classify themselves as regular smokers in the Valencian Community. 2.6% of
Conservative Partido Popular ousts left-wing coalition that has ruled Spain’s Valencia region since 2015
CARLOS MAZON will be the new Valencian government president after the Partido Popular(PP) topped the poll in Sunday’s regional elections. Needing 50 seats to grab
Home robbery gang involving family clan steal over €1 million of items from Costa Blanca and Valencia area in Spain
THE GUARDIA CIVIL has broken up an East European gang who stole over a €1 million of items in home break-ins across the Valencian Community
Free transport offered to elderly and disabled voters on May 28 in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THE VALENCIAN government and the Cruz Roja will provide free transport for elderly, sick or disabled voters to cast their ballots in the regional and
Air Nostrum to connect Castellon with Sevilla this summer
AIR NOSTRUM will be offering summer flights connecting Castellon with Sevilla for the third year in a row. The company has announced the route will
With elections looming, president of Spain’s Valencia region claims ten multinational companies plan to invest in area
THE PRESIDENT of the Valencian Community, Ximo Puig, has said that the region is waiting to close agreements with ten multinational companies with an investment
Vaping teenagers overtake tobacco smokers in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
MORE teenagers in the Valencian Community are vaping as opposed to smoking tobacco according to a study from the AECC cancer charity in the region.
Vast majority of people aged 20 years and under can’t speak English in Spain’s Costa Blanca area
OVER TWO-THIRDS of young people in the Valencian Community have told a survey that they cannot speak or understand any English, with just one out
Cyclist seriously injured after colliding with a lorry in CastellonÂ
A cyclist has been seriously injured after a crash between his bike and a truck in Castellon this morning. The accident happened at Almazora Road,
Public hospital surgery waiting lists lowest since Covid pandemic broke out in Spain’s Valencia region
WAITING LISTS for non-emergency surgery in a public hospital in the Valencian Community have fallen to their lowest level since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out
Young man arrested for drunk driving and crashing against a traffic sign with stolen car in CastellonÂ
A 21-year-old Spaniard has been arrested for allegedly crashing a stolen car into a traffic sign in Castellon de la Plana. He is believed to
Nearly 80 tons of garbage ‘fished’ from Valencia’s coastline last year
Almost 80,000 kg (176,370 lb) of garbage were gathered from the sea in the Valencian region in 2022, according to a recent report from environmental