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A sanitary worker preparing a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine

Non-professional carers in the Valencian Community receive COVID vaccination with teachers next in line

THE COVID vaccination campaign has now entered a new phase in the Valencian Community. Non-professional carers of dependant people are now receiving the jab, with

5 Mar, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Coronavirus·Valencia·Valencian Community

SCHOOL IS FINALLY OUT: U-turn on plans to cancel school holidays for this year’s Fallas in Valencia

The decision taken by the education authorities in the Valencian capital is expected to be replicated by most local school boards throughout the region.

5 Mar, 2021 @ 13:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Education·Valencia

Paolo and Alessandro during the construction of Casa Cabanyal

NO PLACE LIKE HOME: Promoters of Casa Cabanyal cultural centre in Valencia launch petition to avoid closure

IF there is one part of Valencia city that is well and truly off the beaten track, that would be the Cabanyal neighbourhood. For years,

5 Mar, 2021 @ 11:15

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead·Valencia

Scientists working at the Ainia headquarters in Valencia

MORE THAN WE CAN CHEW: Experts warn of threats to food safety caused by climate change

CLIMATE change could have devastating effects on food safety all over the world in 20 years’ time. According to research by Valencia-based non-profit technological centre

4 Mar, 2021 @ 19:15

Food & Drink·Lead·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Violent robbers caught red-handed going equipped are jailed for thefts at over 100 properties on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SIX members of an East European gang who staged 130 robberies on industrial buildings have been arrested in Los Montesinos. The Policia Nacional and Guardia

2 Mar, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Wild boars increasingly seen in Spain's towns and even shopping centres carry 'diarrhoea parasite that can transmit to humans'

ANIMAL OVER-BOAR-D!: Wild boar rescued from the sea at Valencia port

FISHERMEN at Valencia port made the strangest catch of their lives yesterday (Monday March 1). A team of workers on board an inflatable dinghy at

2 Mar, 2021 @ 12:00

Nature·Valencia·Valencian Community

IN PICS: Assault rifles and submachine guns among ‘weapons of war’ seized as 7 arrested in Spain’s Valencia and Bilbao

A LETHAL cache of illegal firearms has been seized as trafficking operations in Valencia and Bilbao were busted by Spain’s Guardia Civil. Weapons included cannons,

1 Mar, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

AZAHAR PROPERTIES: How to buy your dream Spanish home in the Valencia area with confidence and without actually coming to a viewing!

THE global pandemic has caused us all to change the way we do business, like the buying and selling of products and services. The property

28 Feb, 2021 @ 08:45

Property·Sponsored·Sponsored Article·Valencia

SWAN’S CORNER:- The Pitfalls of Buying Spanish Rustic Property

THERE are many property professionals in Spain that do an excellent job airbrushing the considerable risks associated with buying rustic properties. Clearly, planning regulations in

24 Feb, 2021 @ 21:30

Business & Finance·Property·Sponsored·Sponsored Article·Valencia

Valencia launches drive to become climate-neutral by 2030

VALENCIA city will be partly climate-neutral before 2030. The local council plans to approve a motion on Thursday (February 25) entitled ‘Valencia Ciudad Neutra’ (‘Valencia

23 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Environment·Valencia

A burning rubbish container in Barcelona

Third night of rioting over arrest of rapper Pablo Hasel

LAST night (Thursday February 18) saw the third consecutive round of rioting in Catalunya and elsewhere over the imprisonment of rapper Pablo Hasel. Once again,

19 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Lead·National News·Valencia

Freeloading motorhome owners who snub ‘approved’ overnight sites could be fined in Spain’s Valencian Community

MOTORHOME owners looking for illegal overnight stays by ignoring registered sites are set to break the law in tourist zones across the Valencian Community from

18 Feb, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Top Court Rules Out Ordering An Urgent Reopening Of Hospitality Sector In Spain S Valencian Community

Top court rejects ordering an ‘urgent’ reopening of bars and restaurants in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE Valencian Supreme Court(TSJ) has ruled out ordering an ‘urgent’ and ‘immediate’ reopening of hospitality businesses in the Valencian Community. Judges will now take the

16 Feb, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

SWAN’S CORNER: Legal Pointers on Building Work in Spain’s Valencian Community

So you have found your perfect fixer upper home in the Valencia region and now its time to put your own stamp in it! Here

15 Feb, 2021 @ 08:45

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Property·Sponsored·Sponsored Article·Valencia

SWAN’S CORNER: Time to check if you have to declare your non-Spanish assets on Form 720

SPRING is on the way and so you MUST check if you are obliged to file a 720 Declaration by the end of March to

13 Feb, 2021 @ 08:45

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Property·Valencia

A recent protest by bar and restaurant owners in Denia (Alicante)

IT’S OFFICIAL: Valencia hospitality closures extended until March

Regional president Ximo Puig finally confirmed the measure this morning after a week full of negotiations, speculation and protests

12 Feb, 2021 @ 21:40

Alicante·Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Lead·Valencia

BREAKING: Hospitality workers and business owners protest outside regional government HQ in Valencia

AN estimated 200 employees and business owners within the hospitality sector are at this moment protesting outside the regional government headquarters in Valencia city. Angry

11 Feb, 2021 @ 13:59

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain orders Airbnb to block 65,000 illegal tourist apartments ahead of summer season

One child dies and another is critically injured in unrelated suicide attempts in Valencia within 12 hours of each other

A CHILD aged 13 committed suicide just 12 hours after another 10-year-old boy reportedly attempted to take his own life in Valencia city this week.

10 Feb, 2021 @ 17:45

Lead·Valencia

WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH: Surge in COVID-related hospital refuse triggers storage chaos in Valencia

THE huge increase in disposable hospital refuse due to the COVID pandemic is causing severe storage and disposal problems. In Valencia city, six refrigerated lorries

10 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Alicante·Coronavirus·Environment·Lead·Valencia

Benidorm set for night-time curfew after big COVID case rises in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Spain’s Valencian Community president Ximo Puig set to announce extension of most COVID-19 restrictions through to March

MOST of the current restrictions to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the Valencian Community are set to be extended until the end of the

10 Feb, 2021 @ 13:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

FULLY CHARGED: Valencia driving schools switch to electric cars to reduce pollution and promote clean transport

THE motor industry is currently facing one of its most profound and vital challenges in history – and Valencia is revving up to go. Increasing

9 Feb, 2021 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead·Technology·Valencia

RED MIST: African sand blankets Spain’s Mediterranean coast

Experts report that there are very few documented cases of this type.

8 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Alicante·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Environment·Valencia

Valencia COVID restrictions to be extended

This would extend the restrictions until at least March 1.

8 Feb, 2021 @ 11:50

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

Foodie paradise: This Alicante town has the most Michelin Star restaurants per capita in Spain

TOP MARKS: Up to 45 stretches of coastline in the Valencian Community classed as having ‘exceptional environmental value’

UP to 45 beaches throughout the Valencian Community have been granted top marks in a new environmental study by the regional government. The autonomous community’s

5 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment·Nature·Torrevieja·Valencia

Valencian scientists reintroduce endangered species of newt in the Serra Calderona

Natural ponds have recently been found to play a vital role in regulating global warming, as they trap and filter carbon dioxide naturally.

3 Feb, 2021 @ 14:15