Tag: Valencia Province
Man runs cocaine lab out of empty property in popular expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 47-YEAR-OLD Spaniard has been jailed for running a cocaine laboratory out of an otherwise empty property in Benijofar on the Costa Blanca.
The cocaine...
Ford axing 1,100 jobs in Spain’s Valencia with S-Max and Galaxy models ceasing production in April
FORD has announced that it plans to cut 1,100 jobs- 20% of its workforce- at its Almussafes car plant in Valencia province.
Unions were informed...
Mother kills baby before surviving leap off house roof in Spain’s Valencia
TRAGEDY struck the Valencia province town of Villamarxant on Monday when a mother killed her baby before trying to take her own life by...
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...
Three people injured after suicidal man ignites gas cylinder in Spain’s Valencia
THREE people were injured on Friday after a butano gas cylinder explosion in Godelleta, Valencia Province.
The cannister was set off by a man suffering...
Valencia area to host special ‘Blue Flag’ celebration for Spain and Europe
CULLERA in Valencia Province has been chosen to host a 36th anniversary celebration for Blue Flag winners in Europe.
Blue Flags are awarded annually by...
Home invasion gang posing as Guardia Civil officers threaten to cut off baby’s ear in Spain’s Valencia
A brutal gang is still at large after torturing a well-known Valencian businessman and threatening to cut off an ear belonging to his baby...
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...
Vending machine thief armed with drill caught in special police operation in Spain’s Valencia
A Valencia area vending machine thief struck so frequently that the Guardia Civil had to launch a special probe to catch him.
Operation Baldy started...
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...
Gang drugged girls and sexually assaulted them in Spain’s Valencia
TWO men have been arrested for drugging and sexually assaulting girls at a Gandia house in Valencia Province.
The mother of one of the victims...
2022 was hottest year on record for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain had their hottest year in 2022 since modern records began.
The state meteorological office Aemet said on...
Thieves stole dozens of catalytic converters from cars in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THREE people have been arrested for stealing 39 catalytic converters from parked cars in Alicante and Valencia Provinces.
28 units were taken at night in...
Horse meat gang banked €4.5 million by selling sick animals from Valencia farm in Spain
A joint Guardia Civil and Europol operation has dismantled a criminal gang that illegally marketed horses to be slaughtered for meat that was not...
EU money seals deal for Spain’s first electric car battery factory in Valencia
CAR maker SEAT has confirmed that it will site Spain's first electric car battery plant in the Valencia area.
SEAT President, Wayne Griffiths reaffirmed the...
Man, 20, kills elderly male lover and hides body in garden planter at his Valencia area home in Spain
A 20-year-old man has been arrested in Valencia Province over the violent death of his elderly lover in Albalat de la Ribera.
Police detained...
Feathers ruffled as parrot gets rescued from shop fire in Spain’s Valencia area
FIREFIGHTERS made an unusual rescue on Thursday after finding a parrot in a Gandia store that caught fire.
Fire crews from Gandia and Oliva went...
Woman dies in underground car park fire in Valencia area of Spain
A woman died on Sunday after a fire swept through an underground car park in Alboraya, Valencia Province.
The blaze, on Avenida Corts Valencianas, was...
A big tourist welcome this winter in Benidorm and Valencia areas of Spain
AFTER two 'pandemic' winters, around 88% of tourist accommodation will remain open in the Valencian Community during the next few months according to the...
Written driving test scam had answers beamed in from parked minivan in Spain’s Valencia
FIVE people have been denounced by the Guardia Civil for cheating in a written driving test at a test centre in Alzira.
They were all...
Home help steals over €70,000 from old woman’s bank account in Spain’s Valencia
A home help has been arrested for fraud and theft in Gandia after stealing €70,400 from a 90-year-old woman's bank account.
The female thief, 36,...
International chefs converging on home of paella in Spain’s Valencia to make world’s best dish
SUECA'S International Valencian Paella Contest returns after a two-year pandemic break on Sunday.
42 chefs from 12 countries will battle it out to create the...
Valencia area abuser in Spain tries to strangle woman and hides her in sofa bed to stop police finding...
POLICE in Paterna discovered a woman with severe neck injuries hidden in a sofa bed after they were called to an apartment.
A neighbour saw...
Two children stab teenage boy 10 times to steal phone and wallet in Spain’s Valencia
TWO children have been arrested for viciously assaulting a 16-year-old boy in Alfafar, Valencia Province early on Monday morning.
They stole the victim's bumbag containing...
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...
British man nearly dies after getting stabbed in his intestines in Spain’s Valencia area
A British man needed two emergency operations after being attacked in his car outside a gaming room in Oliva.
The assault happened in late July...
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