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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 due to the Covid pandemic. 130,000 kilos of

26 Aug, 2022 @ 15:45

Castellon·La Cultura·Lead·Premium·Valencia·Valencian Community

Woman Dies During Costa Blanca Bull Run To Become Seventh Victim This Summer In Spain's Valencia Region

Woman killed during Costa Blanca bull run becomes seventh summer victim in Spain’s Valencia region

A woman, 73, was fatally gored during the Beniarbeig bull runs on Thursday. The victim was a French national who lived a few kilometres away in Denia. She was a regular attender

25 Aug, 2022 @ 17:42

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Pedro Sanchez To Declare Fire Ravaged Areas Of Spain's Valencia And Alicante As Disaster Zone

Pedro Sanchez classifies fire-ravaged areas of Spain’s Alicante and Valencia as disaster zones

PRIME MINISTER Pedro Sanchez will designate major fire sites at Bejis(Castellon) and Vall d’Ebo(Alicante) as disaster zones. Speaking during a Monday visit to Bejis, Sanchez said all areas of Spain devastated by

22 Aug, 2022 @ 14:50

Alicante·Castellon·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Thieves break into 20 petrol station station shops to steal cash and cigarette machines in Spain’s Valencia

A gang plundered over 20 service station shops across the Valencia Community in a spree of overnight robberies. They smashed through shop windows and doors to rifle for money from vending machines

22 Aug, 2022 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Warning: If you have bought THESE brands of olive oil in Spain’s Andalucia then they may be tampered with and need throwing away

Olive farmers in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas set to forget harvest as production costs soar

OLIVE farmers in the Valencian Community may forget this year’s harvest as the costs of olive-picking and making olive oil are too high. Extreme weather conditions in the last four months have

16 Aug, 2022 @ 17:42

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Premium·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man's Body Found Semi Submerged In Water By Dam In Valencia Area Of Spain

Riddle of body found semi-submerged in water by dam in Valencia area of Spain

THE body of a 35-year-old man was recovered on Monday in Valencia Province after emergency services were called by someone who sighted it. It was semi-submerged in difficult to access dam water

16 Aug, 2022 @ 14:18

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Heatwave fire fears forces natural park closures across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Worries about heatwave fires forces natural park closures across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

FEARS of forest fires with temperatures tipped to easily exceed 40 degrees has forced most of the natural parks in the Valencian Community to close this weekend. Regional president, Ximo Puig, announced

12 Aug, 2022 @ 15:20

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Premium·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Unique Recycling System Will Process 45,000 Discarded Mattresses From One Costa Blanca City In Spain

Unique recycling system will process 45,000 discarded mattresses from Costa Blanca town in Spain

A ten-year accumulation of old bed mattresses is being removed from Santa Pola’s eco-park and taken to Europe’s only plant dedicated to mattress recycling. Over 45,000 mattresses are being taken away by

11 Aug, 2022 @ 18:21

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Bars And Restaurants In Costa Blanca And Valencia Areas Area Offer 'most Sustainability' Of Spain's Coastal Regions

Bars and restaurants in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas get best ‘sustainability’ ratings of Spain’s coastal regions

VALENCIAN Community hospitality businesses lead Spain’s coastal regions when it comes to sustainability. The findings come in a survey compiled by non-profit recycling entity Ecovidrio. Ecovidrio says its the first such study

10 Aug, 2022 @ 18:15

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Woman killed by husband’s uncle who then leaps to death out of window in Spain’s Valencia

TWO people died in Alginet on Wednesday with a woman stabbed to death and her male attacker then fatally leaping out of a window. The double deaths happened between 7.30 and 8.00

10 Aug, 2022 @ 13:15

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Irish Gang Netted Over €2 Million Each Year Through Asphalt Scam Across Spain

Irish gang netted over €2 million in one year through asphalt scam across Spain

AN Irish gang ripped off businesses and public bodies across Spain by laying down poor quality asphalt surfaces but charging for a vastly superior product. Over two years of Guardia Civil probes

27 Jul, 2022 @ 11:24

Crime & Law·Lead·Premium·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man stabs six dogs, killing one of them, after illegally entering Valencia area property in Spain

Man stabs six dogs, killing one of them, after breaking into Valencia area property in Spain

A man, 32, is being investigated by the Valencia Guardia Civil over a brutal attack on six hunting dogs in Benaguacil. He potentially faces animal abuse charges. One dog died and five

26 Jul, 2022 @ 16:47

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Pervert filmed videos of women inside changing rooms and toilets at Costa Blanca shopping centre in Spain

Teenagers arrested for recording video of couple having sex in toilet cubicle in Valencia area nightclub in Spain

TWO men, aged 18 and 19, have been arrested for recording a video of two people having sex in a toilet cubicle at a Gandia nightclub. The footage was then distributed via

26 Jul, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Dog owners ordered to carry poop bags and to clear up urine in Valencia area town in Spain

BURJASSOT council in Valencia Province has declared war on dog owners who allow their pets to foul public areas without clearing up their mess. A new law means all dog owners will

26 Jul, 2022 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Drunk Driver Rear Ends Car And Kills Two Women In Valencia Area Of Spain

Road carnage sees drunk driver kill two women in Valencia area of Spain

A drunk driver has been arrested over the death of two people on the V-23 highway in Sagunto on Sunday night. The intoxicated motorist, 31, was found to be four-times over the

18 Jul, 2022 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Safe Beaches Campaign Tries Reduce Seaside Drownings In Costa Blanca And Valencia Areas Of Spain

‘Safe beaches’ campaign warns tourists about drowning risks in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

A ‘safe beaches’ campaign has been launched in the Valencian Community with 24 seaside drownings already reported this year. The initiative aims to warn beachgoers about the risks of going into the

13 Jul, 2022 @ 17:15

Alicante·Benidorm·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Work To Restore Costa Blanca Rail Line In Spain Closed In 1975 Could Cost Up To €250 Million

Work to reopen Costa Blanca railway line in Spain closed in 1975 could cost up to €250 million

A report says restoring the rail link between Denia and Gandia is ‘a realistic and sustainable solution’ to local demands. Train services between the centres ended in 1975 and a study published

31 May, 2022 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Premium·Valencian Community

Humpback whale rescued from illegal fish nets in Mallorca dies six days later off Valencia coast of Spain

A humpback whale who made international headlines after being freed from illegal netting off Mallorca on May 20, has died off the Valencia coast. The 12-metre long whale was spotted in difficulty

27 May, 2022 @ 19:25

Environment·Lead·Mallorca·Premium·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man tries to strangle health centre receptionist in Valencia area of Spain

TWO Gandia health centre receptionists were attacked by a man who walked in and started to insult them. The man appeared at the Beniopa centre in the Valencia Province city at around

19 May, 2022 @ 17:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Anabolic steroid gang imported drugs to sell in gyms and stores across Spain’s Costa Blanca

THOUSANDS of doses of illegally-imported anabolic steroids have been seized in Policia Nacional raids across the Valencian Community. 16 people have been arrested for running a racket that distributed the drugs to

16 May, 2022 @ 13:49

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Brewery in Spain's Valencia sells Ukraine solidarity beer that insults Vladimir Putin

Brewery in Spain’s Valencia produces Ukraine solidarity beer that insults Vladimir Putin

A Valencian microbrewery is selling a new craft beer called ‘F—ing Putin’ to show its solidarity with the Ukraine people in the wake of Russia’s invasion. Cosa Nostra in Sagunto have produced

5 May, 2022 @ 18:45

Food & Drink·Lead·Ukraine·Valencia·Valencian Community

Sleazy Teenager Recorded And Posted Social Media Video Of Urinating Little Girl On Public Street In Spain's Valencia

Sleazy teenager posts social media video of little girl urinating in public street in Spain’s Valencia

A teenage pervert has been arrested in Valencia Province for recording a video of a four-year-old girl urinating in a public street. The footage was then posted on a well-known social media

29 Apr, 2022 @ 15:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Woman survives being pushed off third floor balcony by ex-boyfriend in Spain's Valencia

Landlord tries to poison female tenant after she reported him for systematic sexual abuse in Spain’s Valencia area

POLICE broke into a Sueca home to rescue a semi-conscious woman who filed a sex assault claim against her landlord, who then tried to kill her for revenge. She was locked in

29 Apr, 2022 @ 12:56

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Teenage Dognappers Demand €150 Ransom From Owner In Spain's Valencia Area

Teenage dognappers demand €150 ransom from pet owner in Spain’s Valencia area

THREE teenagers tried to extort €150 from a Paterna dog owner after breaking into her house and stealing her pet. Two 16-year-olds and a 17-year-old have been arrested by the Policia Nacional.

27 Apr, 2022 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Lorry Drivers Fled Accident Scene As Motorcyclist Was Killed In Spain's Valencia Region

Lorry drivers charged after leaving motorcyclist to die on highway in Spain’s Valencia region

TWO lorry drivers who fled the scene of a fatal Valencia area accident in mid-February have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. One of the men has been charged with intentional homicide

27 Apr, 2022 @ 12:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Teenager Dies After Falling Through Roof Of Derelict Textile Factory In Spain's Valencia Region

Teenager dies after eight metre fall through derelict textile factory roof in Spain’s Valencia region

A 13-year-old boy died on Tuesday evening after falling through the roof of a derelict Ontinyent textile factory in Valencia Province. His body was discovered by emergency services at around midnight. His

26 Apr, 2022 @ 20:30

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