Extra summer ferries announced between Spain’s Costa Blanca and the Balearic Islands
FERRY company Balearia has announced extra summer services from Denia on the Costa Blanca to Ibiza and Palma in the Balearic islands. The Bahama Mama
Angry Amazon delivery driver in booze-fuelled revenge ramming of Valencia police car in Spain
A 26-YEAR-OLD Amazon delivery driver deliberately drove his van into a parked Valencia police car because he was angry for being penalised for using his
Onion furore as farmer faces lawsuit for saying police officers stole vegetables in Spain’s Valencia
A Mislata farmer could end up in court after accusing Policia Local officers of stealing onions in the middle of last Saturday night. Police say
No return to Spain with Cuba changing mind over loaning works by great Valencian painter Joaquin Sorolla
SEVEN years of talks with the Cuban government to bring 30 paintings by Valencia artist Joaquin Sorolla back to Spain for an exhibition to mark
EXCLUSIVE: Dizzy spell ends British man’s hunger strike over residency rejection in Spain’s Valencia
A DIZZY spell on a staircase has forced a British man to end his hunger strike in protest over being refused Spanish residency after not
Man dies after leaping between balconies to escape fire in Spain’s Valencia area
A 52-year-old man died in Gandia’s Francesc de Borja hospital on Sunday after escaping from a fire in his Oliva flat the previous evening. The
Thieves distracted travellers in well-planned robberies at Spain’s Valencia airport
THREE thieves operating at Valencia airport have been arrested in the terminal departure area by the Policia Nacional. The trio- all Serbian nationals- have been
Holidaymakers robbed after coach luggage door is forced open in Spain’s Valencia area
TWO MEN broke into a French tourist coach outside a hotel in Albalat dels Tarongers in Valencia province on Saturday lunchtime and stole items belonging
Mayoral candidate wants cap on cruise ships visiting Spain’s Valencia
VALENCIA’S deputy mayor and socialist candidate for the top job in May’s municipal elections says she wants a cap on cruise ships docking at the
March passenger numbers continue ‘record’ trend for Costa Blanca and Valencia airports in Spain
ALICANTE-ELCHE and Valencia airports recorded a record-breaking March for passenger numbers to add to records achieved in the first two months of 2023. Barring a
Union says man’s life could have been saved but for ambulance bungle on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A DOCTORS union says the life of an Alicante province man could have been saved last Sunday if the nearest available ambulance had been sent
Nearly 80 tons of garbage ‘fished’ from Valencia’s coastline last year
Almost 80,000 kg (176,370 lb) of garbage were gathered from the sea in the Valencian region in 2022, according to a recent report from environmental
Last orders: Man in Spain’s Valencia rescued by local police after falling asleep in pub and getting locked in
A MAN’S pub night out in the Valencia town of Alboraia ended in the most unexpected way, after he fell asleep in the establishment on
Five fake paintings by Spanish masters put on sale for €76 million are seized by Valencia police
FIVE fake paintings claiming to be originals from Spanish masters Goya and Velazquez have been seized by Valencian police working for the regional Historical Heritage
Sick day: 44 people left with food poisoning after eating dishes prepared during Spanish version of MasterChef
A TOTAL of 44 people were left with food poisoning in Valencia after sampling dishes that had been prepared during an edition of the Spanish
British hotel visitors lower in Spain’s Benidorm compared to 2019 as Costa Blanca enjoys bumper Easter
COASTAL hotels in the Valencian Community reported occupation rates of 84.43% over the Easter holiday weekend between Thursday and Sunday. The survey carried out by
Sex exploitation victims freed after criminal gang’s arrest in Spain’s Valencia
FIVE PEOPLE have been arrested and eight victims of sexual exploitation freed after raids on four addresses in Valencia province. The Policia Nacional discovered the
One-day midweek heatwave coming to parts of Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
AFTER a pleasant sunny and dry Easter in the Valencian Community, a one-day taste of high summer is predicted to reach parts of the region
Robber goes on spending spree after bank card theft from elderly victim in Spain’s Valencia area
AN elderly woman fell foul to a distraction robbery at a Valencia area ATM with the thief stealing her bank card and then going on
Costa Blanca capital roars past Barcelona in Spain’s tourist apartment bookings for 2022
ALICANTE has overhauled Barcelona in the number of people staying in tourist apartments during 2022. A University of Zaragoza study shows there were 155,726 stays
British men arrested in Spain’s Valencia for sex assault on British woman inside beach area nightclub
TWO British men have been arrested by Valencia’s Policia Local for sexually assaulting a British woman inside a popular beach area nightclub in the city
EXCLUSIVE: Brit denied residency in Spain goes on hunger strike in Valencia area
A BRITISH man has gone on hunger strike to protest against Spanish authorities refusing to grant him residency because he did not have private medical
Police officer has part of ear bitten off during squatter showdown in Spain’s Valencia area
THREE Alaquas Policia Local officers were injured on Monday evening when responding to a call about noise coming from a building occupied by squatters. Police
Elderly couple and son die in apartment fire in Spain’s Valencia
A MONDAY morning apartment fire in the Fuensata district of Valencia claimed three lives. The deceased were an elderly couple- aged 89 and 85 years-
World’s largest exhibition on the history of tattoos arrives in Spain’s Valencia
THE WORLD’S largest exhibition on the history of tattooing has opened at the CaixaForum Agora building within Valencia’s Arts and Sciences complex. ‘Tattoo. Art under
Mini-heatwave suddenly ends this weekend in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
TEMPERATURES will plummet by at least ten degrees on Saturday to bring an abrupt end to a mini-heatwave in the Valencian Community. Thermometers have soared
