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Health unions sign deal to introduce 35-hour working week in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

FIVE health unions have signed a deal with the Valencian Health Ministry to improve primary health care working conditions in the region. The package includes introducing a maximum number of patients seen

20 Mar, 2023 @ 17:39

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

Annual Fallas in Spain’s Valencia come to a spectacular and noisy end

VALENCIA’S annual Fallas celebrations came to a loud and fire-filled end on Sunday- the traditional last day of the event on the feast of San Jose. The Crema de la Falla saw

20 Mar, 2023 @ 16:35

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police recover religious artefacts worth over €200,000 stolen from priest’s house in Spain’s Valencia

THE Guardia Civil have recovered over 60 religious statues and artefacts stolen from a house in Cullera. Some of the items had already been posted for sale on a prominent online ‘buy

20 Mar, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Woman empties out elderly man’s bank account and sets fire to his house to destroy evidence in Spain’s Valencia

A 46-year-old woman cleared out a bank account belonging to an elderly man living on his own in Picassent and then set fire to his home to try to cover up any

18 Mar, 2023 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain's King And Prime Minister Attend Stone Laying Ceremony For New Electric Car Battery Factory In Valencia

Spain’s King and Prime Minister herald start of construction of new electric car battery factory in Valencia

VOLKSWAGEN’S electric car battery company PowerCo has started construction on its new plant at Sagunto in Valencia province which will become operational in 2026. The factory will be on a 150 hectare

17 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police chief arrested for helping illegal cigarette manufacturing gang in Spain’s Valencia area

A Guardia Civil lieutenant in charge of the Oliva barracks is one of 21 people arrested in the Valencian coastal town for making and distributing illegally-produced cigarettes across Spain. The lieutenant has

17 Mar, 2023 @ 13:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Luxury restaurant backed by Rafa Nadal and Cristiano Ronaldo to open in Spain’s Valencia

A new luxury restaurant backed by sports stars Rafa Nadal and Cristiano Ronaldo will be opening its doors in Valencia this summer. The Tatel restaurant chain is owned by the investment company

16 Mar, 2023 @ 11:54

Food & Drink·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Riddle of dismembered corpse found at waste treatment plant in Spain’s Valencia

WORKERS at a Valencia waste treatment plant were shocked to discover a dismembered body amongst the rubbish during their shift on Tuesday. The gruesome find led to work at the Algimia d’Alfara

14 Mar, 2023 @ 19:30

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

Squatter-removal firm accused of violent assault on residents they had no right to evict in Spain's Murcia|

Girl, 16, raped in broad daylight at supermarket car park in Spain’s Valencia

A 16-year-old girl was taken to Valencia’s Clinical Hospital after she was raped in broad daylight at a supermarket car park. The Policia Nacional are investigating the assault including accessing security cameras

14 Mar, 2023 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Supermarkets and Valencia government in Spain set to offer discount voucher for low-income households

Discount supermarket voucher for low-income households set for Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

THE Valencian government and large regional supermarkets have agreed- in principle-to offer a shopping discount voucher to low-income households. Further talks are planned next week between the government and regional supermarket association,

12 Mar, 2023 @ 09:15

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

Whale With Severe Scoliosis Seen Struggling Off Coast Of Spain

Guardia Civil called out to giant ‘disoriented’ whale off coast of Valencia

Police have been called out to help a giant whale off the coast of Valencia. It came after a boat captain spotted the ailing mammal 3km off Cullera. The huge 17-metre whale

11 Mar, 2023 @ 14:15

Alicante·Lead·National News

Fifteen injured by pyrotechnic shell at Fallas fiestas in Spain’s Valencia

AT LEAST 15 people were injured at Valencia’s Fallas fiestas on Friday, after a pyrotechnic shell went off inside a safety area during the daily mascleta firework display at the world-famous event.

11 Mar, 2023 @ 10:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Anaesthetist From Spain's Valencia Gets Parole After 1,933 Jail Term For Infecting 275 Patients With Hepatitis C

Anaesthetist from Spain’s Valencia gets parole after 1,933 year jail sentence for infecting 275 patients with hepatitis C

A Valencia anaesthetist has been paroled after receiving a 1,933 year prison sentence for spreading hepatitis C to 275 patients in regional hospitals between 1988 and 1998. Juan Maeso, 81, spent nearly

9 Mar, 2023 @ 10:30

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

Drug mules posed as tourists to smuggle cocaine to Spain’s Castellon area from Peru

A cocaine trafficking gang that employed mules posing as tourists flying to Madrid from Peru has been brought down by the Policia Nacional. The drugs were smuggled into the country for onward

8 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Valencian Community

Violent street thief who terrorised elderly women is arrested in Spain’s Valencia

A 22-year-old thief who caused major concern in Buñol after a string of violent assaults on elderly women has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. A special operation was launched to catch

8 Mar, 2023 @ 10:47

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Two Valencia Metro Unions Announce Strikes Coinciding With City's Fallas Celebrations In Spain

Two Valencia Metro unions announce strikes in final days of city’s Fallas celebrations in Spain

TWO unions representing Valencia Metro tram workers have announced strikes during the final days of the city’s Fallas celebrations. The Valencian Railway-Intersindical Union (SF) said on Tuesday that the regional transport company

7 Mar, 2023 @ 17:53

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Cold winter turning into warm summer this weekend in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

DRAMATIC temperature changes are coming this weekend to the Valencian Community with State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) predicting some inland areas could reach 35 degrees on Saturday. After weeks of shivering temperatures on the

7 Mar, 2023 @ 12:17

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Spain narrowly avoids its worst terror attack in YEARS: How Jihadist, 17, successfully built a ‘mother of Satan’ bomb and planned to blow up a school in Andalucia

Spanish National Police arrest 21 men involved in violent robberies in Valencia

The Spanish National Police have arrested 21 men between the ages of 15 and 22 for their involvement in violent gangs. They are alleged to have committed violent robberies, serious threats and

3 Mar, 2023 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia’s Air Nostrum in Spain and Ireland’s CityJet get EU merger approval for second time

VALENCIA’S Air Nostrum has been given the green light to merger with Ireland’s CityJet to form Europe’s largest regional airline. It’s the second time that European Commission permission has been granted after

3 Mar, 2023 @ 11:12

Business & Finance·European Union·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia Fallas Start In Spain With Record €1.9 Million To Be Spent On Cleaning Up

Valencia Fallas celebrations begin in Spain with record €1.9 million allocated to cleaning up rubbish

THE world-famous Valencia Fallas started on Wednesday with the first daily afternoon burst of explosions called the Mascleta hitting the Plaza de Ayuntamiento. Valencia City Council announced the same day that a

1 Mar, 2023 @ 18:00

La Cultura·Valencia·Valencian Community

Shop Robber Arrested Over 100 Times Finally Gets Jailed In Spain's Valencia

Shop robber arrested on over 100 occasions finally gets jailed in Spain’s Valencia

A serial shop robber operating in Valencia City has finally been jailed after notching up over 100 arrests. The 45-year-old Spaniard at one stage racked up 12 arrests in the same month

1 Mar, 2023 @ 14:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Oil giant BP announces major green hydrogen boost for Spain’s Valencia area

UK oil giant BP has announced a €2 billion investment to develop a green hydrogen hub at its Castellon refinery in the Valencian Community. Green hydrogen – generated by the electrolysis of

28 Feb, 2023 @ 19:30

Castellon·Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Extra bank machines coming to city districts to fight social exclusion in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

A programme to install extra ATMs in large city districts in the Valencian Community has been announced by the regional government. The move is aimed at reducing social exclusion suffered by mainly

28 Feb, 2023 @ 17:45

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

British prisoner's plan for a great escape during visit to the dentist in Ibiza fails miserably

Driver causes chaos by driving on wrong side of busy Valencia area motorway in Spain

THE Guardia Civil have tracked down a motorist who caused chaos in early January by driving on the wrong side of the AP-7 motorway in Valencia province. The 77-year-old kamikaze driver struck

28 Feb, 2023 @ 13:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Big Ceramics Showcase Returns To Spain's Valencia After Two Year Absence

Major international ceramics showcase returns to Spain’s Valencia after two-year absence

SPAIN’S biggest ceramics producing region- the Valencian Community- is highlighting the sector in the return of the annual Cevisama fair. The event in Valencia was cancelled in 2021 due to the Covid

27 Feb, 2023 @ 18:30

Business & Finance·Castellon·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

British woman dies after pit bull dog attack on road in Spain's Valencia

British expat dies after being ravaged by pit bull dog on road in Spain’s Valencia

A British woman, 67, died in Valencia’s La Fe Hospital on Saturday after being attacked by a pit bull dog that she took into safe-keeping a few days earlier. The victim suffered

27 Feb, 2023 @ 12:58

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

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