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Storm warnings downgraded to yellow alert as flood fears recede in Valencia

Storm warnings downgraded to yellow alert as serious flood fears recede in Valencia

SPAIN’S State Meteorological Agency(Aemet), has downgraded its severe weather alert from orange to yellow as of 10am on Tuesday for coastal areas of Valencia and

30 Sep, 2025 @ 11:24

Lead·Valencia·Weather

Man fatally shot three times at 'point blank range' amidst town centre shoppers in Valencia area

Man is shot dead at ‘point blank range’ in front of shocked town centre shoppers in Valencia

A MAN was shot dead in the centre of Xirivella- outside Valencia City- amidst multiple eye-witnesses at around 9.45am on Thursday. The brazen assassin escaped

4 Sep, 2025 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Motorcyclist killed after colliding with wild boar on Valencia area road

Motorcyclist killed after colliding with wild boar on Valencia road

A MOTORCYCLIST died on Friday after crashing into a wild boar crossing a Valencia province road. The accident happened at around 10.50pm on the CV-675

11 Aug, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Light plane crashes and explodes in flames- killing two people in Valencia

THE son of a former Valencian Finance Minister died in a light aircraft crash on Saturday. Two men lost their lives at around 11.25am, shortly

11 Aug, 2025 @ 11:04

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Nearly 12,000 holiday rental properties purged from official registry in Valencia

Nearly 12,000 holiday rental properties purged from official register in Spain’s Valencia region

THE Valencian government has removed 11,952 holiday home rentals in the last 12 months from its official regional registry, after owners failed to follow tougher

8 Aug, 2025 @ 16:30

Lead·Property·Valencia

Dozens of women tricked into working as prostitutes at brothel in Spanish seaside city

DOZENS of South American women were flown to Spain to take up lucrative jobs but were forced to work as prostitutes in Gandia(Valencia province). Six

6 Aug, 2025 @ 11:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Woman imprisoned and sexually assaulted by boyfriend for 12 days who kept guns at his Valencia home

Woman imprisoned and sexually assaulted by boyfriend for 12 days at his Valencia home which contained illegal guns

A WOMAN escaped the clutches of her boyfriend who locked her up for 12 days at his Valencia area home. He also kept a cache

6 Aug, 2025 @ 06:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Latest anti-Carlos Mazon flood protest moves to Valencia ‘ground-zero’ town

THE ninth demonstration demanding the resignation of Valencian president Carlos Mazon over his handling of the October 29 floods was held in a ‘ground-zero’ town

30 Jul, 2025 @ 11:16

Lead·Valencia

Endangered species and habitats ‘threatened’ by new hydrogen gas pipeline in Spain

ENVIRONMENTALISTS are opposing plans for a new hydrogen gas pipeline linking Valencia province with the Murcia region. The Ecologists in Action group says the 206-kilometre-long

24 Jul, 2025 @ 18:11

Environment·Lead

Record number of heat-related deaths in Spain during August

Heatwave will end with ‘below average’ temperatures this week in Valencia region

ABOVE average temperatures and heatwaves that have dominated the Valencian Community’s weather for almost two months are set to disappear this week. Forecasters say that

21 Jul, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·Valencia·Weather

Shopping centre underground car park reopens- nine months after Valencia flood disaster

AN UNDERGROUND shopping centre car park has partially reopened- nine months after being flooded during the Valencia October 29 disaster. The Bonaire centre facility in

21 Jul, 2025 @ 13:45

Lead·Valencia

Real-life chicken run as poultry escape from cages after lorry crash in Valencia

A LORRY transporting poultry in cages crashed in Valencia province on Thursday, with an unspecified number of chickens and other fowl running away. The driver,

26 Jun, 2025 @ 16:45

Lead·Valencia

Man stabs wife to death and strangles young son before confessing to 'barbarity' in Spain

Man confesses to double-murder ‘barbarity’ after stabbing wife and strangling young son in Spain

A MAN has been arrested for the murder of his wife and two-year-old son in Algemesi(Valencia province) on Wednesday. The female victim was named as

25 Jun, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Horses on ‘verge of dying’ recovering well after horrific neglect by owner in Valencia

AN ANIMAL abuse probe has been opened after seven horses on the verge of death were discovered at a stud farm in Oliva(Valencia) The Oliva

23 Jun, 2025 @ 13:17

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead

Two people jailed in Spain for busting sanctions by exporting equipment to Russia

THREE people have been arrested in Valencia province for busting sanctions by exporting machinery to Russia. Two of the detainees have been jailed after a

18 Jun, 2025 @ 16:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Healthy summer promised with €82m boost including 25 beach clinics in Costa Blanca and Valencia tourist areas

25 BEACH areas in the Valencian Community will get health centres to help tourists over the summer. That’s an increase of six clinics compared to

12 Jun, 2025 @ 14:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Key Valencia road- with two new bridges- reopens seven months after flood disaster

AN IMPORTANT Valencia province road has fully reopened after two bridges were destroyed in last October’s floods. Valencian president, Carlos Mazon, attended a ceremony on

11 Jun, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·Valencia

Valencia beaches get ‘all clear’ after mystery pellets are confirmed as non-toxic

SEVEN beaches in the El Safor region of Valencia province have been reopened to bathers. White pellets appeared in the sand forcing precautionary closures from

11 Jun, 2025 @ 11:06

Environment·Lead·Valencia

Seven beaches remain closed for a second day due to pollution fears in Valencia

SEVEN Valencia beaches remained closed on Tuesday after a mysterious substance was washed ashore over the weekend. 16 kilometres of beaches have been affected in

10 Jun, 2025 @ 14:45

Environment·Lead·Valencia

Angry mother slaps daughter’s teacher in the face during school lesson in Spain

A MOTHER who slapped her daughter’s teacher in the face in front of several children during a lesson has been arrested in Torrent(Valencia). The 26-year-old,

9 Jun, 2025 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Couple steal bank cards from elderly people after memorising PIN numbers inside Costa Blanca shops

Pickpocket couple memorised PIN numbers of elderly people in Costa Blanca shops

A ROMANIAN couple have been arrested in Denia after stealing bank cards from elderly people and clocking up transactions of €10,853. The Policia Nacional said

22 May, 2025 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Leading charity claims 70,000 children are living in sub-standard homes due to Valencia flood disaster

THE Save the Children charity in Spain says over 70,000 youngsters are living in poor accommodation nearly six months on from the October flood disaster.

24 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Dramatic testimony from sacked emergency chiefs in ‘blame game’ over late Valencia flood alert

THE former Valencian Emergencies Minister has said that president Carlos Mazon did not delay the sending of an emergency text flood warning on October 29.

11 Apr, 2025 @ 18:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

American musician found stabbed to death inside abandoned building that became his home in Spain

American musician brutally stabbed to death inside abandoned building that became his home in Spain

THE BODY of an American musician has been discovered in an abandoned car workshop in Valencia province. The Guardia Civil said 39-year-old Djinn Maury had

10 Apr, 2025 @ 16:57

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Former Beckham bodyguard- Craig Ainsworth- took his life in Valencia park after long bouts of depression

Former Beckham bodyguard ‘took his life in Valencia park in Spain after long bouts of depression’

DETAILS have emerged about the tragic death of former bodyguard Craig Ainsworth and where it happened. The 40-year-old worked for celebrity clients including David and

9 Apr, 2025 @ 17:50

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community