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 son.
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 a
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 fit
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 Alex
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 regional
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 her
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
Man breaches restraining order in failed attempt to kill ex-partner in Spain’s Valencia area
A man with a violent criminal record broke a restraining order to try to kill his ex-partner at her Silla home. Guardia Civil officers went
Street drug dealer uses Covid mask to store cocaine in Spain’s Valencia area
A Gandia man sold cocaine which he stored in his protective Covid mask that he wore on local streets. The 59-year-old Spaniard drew the attention
Bullfighting weekend gets banned by council in Spain’s Valencia area
SUECA council has refused to grant permits for a bullfighting weekend to coincide with the city’s patron saint fiestas. The Xe Quin Bou Sueca bullfighting
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
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