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Scores of Franco’s victims to be exhumed and given dignified burials across Spain’s Costa Blanca

VICTIMS of Spain’s notorious dictator, General Franco, are to be exhumed across the region, with a tender process for the contract recently launched. The €88,000

13 Aug, 2020 @ 14:18

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Valencian president says that Spain’s Costa Blanca is safe for tourists as extra police patrols hit nightclubs this weekend

EXTRA police visits to nightclubs have been promised this weekend by Valencian Community president, Ximo Puig, in order to control the spread of Covid-19 across

31 Jul, 2020 @ 12:58

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

New health figures from Spain’s Valencia region suggest younger people are now catching Covid-19 virus

YOUNGER people seem to be in the firing line across the Valencian Community in the recent rise in Covid-19 cases. Regional health minister, Ana Barcelo,

29 Jul, 2020 @ 17:36

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencia

19 Coronavirus Cases In Spain Linked To Valencia S Manises Hospital

Fresh coronavirus outbreak in Spain’s Valencian Community is linked to hospital

The Valencian Community says that there are 31 COVID-19 outbreaks in the region registered up to yesterday(July 23). The latest major cluster has been based

24 Jul, 2020 @ 13:09

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Restaurant Customer In Spain S Valencia Attacks Waitress Who Asked Him To Wear Mask

Restaurant waitress in Spain´s Valencia gets attacked after customer refuses to wear a mask

A waitress at a Valencia City fast food restaurant suffered a bloody nose after being attacked by a customer who refused to wear a mask.

14 Jul, 2020 @ 11:12

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencia

Unemployment in Spain falls to lowest March total for 17 years with new jobs created in hotels, bars, and restaurants

Valencia led the way as the region in Spain with highest number of unemployment in June

VALENCIA has led the way as the region in Spain where the most people were thrown on the dole last month.

12 Jul, 2020 @ 09:00

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead

Paedo caged after ‘sexually abusing girlfriend’s six-year-old granddaughter’ in Spain’s Valencia

A MAN has been arrested in Valencia for sexually abusing his girlfriend’s granddaughter.

11 Jul, 2020 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Valencia manager Albert Celades sacked after only nine months in charge, while sporting director resigns

VALENCIA manager, Albert Celades has been sacked, with the club’s sporting director resigning immediately after as well.

30 Jun, 2020 @ 14:18

Lead·Sport

Virgin on the ridiculous: restorer in Spain wrecks 17th century picture of Mary

A BUNGLING restorer has wrecked a 17th century painting not once but twice. The owner of the copy of The Immaculate Conception of Los Venerables

23 Jun, 2020 @ 15:44

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Police release sea turtle caught in fishing net off Spain’s Costa Blanca

Guardia Civil footage shows the sea turtle fighting to survive after becoming snared by the net

9 Jun, 2020 @ 11:13

Environment·Lead·National News

Ximo Puig says Valencian Community ‘ready to lead national tourism’ as he requests entrance to Phase 3 of de-escalation next Monday

THE President of Valencian Community, Ximo Puig, will today present a list of reasons why the region should move into phase three of de-escalation on

8 Jun, 2020 @ 16:27

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Man straps cocaine to testicles in failed smuggling attempt in Spain’s Valencia

The two suspects were taken by surprise by cops at a police checkpoint in Valencia

2 Jun, 2020 @ 10:23

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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WELL HEELED: Woman wins €8,101 from Valencia’s Town Hall after stiletto got stuck in paving stones

A WOMAN has won €8,101 from Valencia’s Town Hall after her stiletto heel got stuck between paving stones in the Plaça del Ayuntamiento. Eva M.,

18 May, 2020 @ 13:41

Costa Blanca

Rest of Valencia region will enter Phase 1 of Spain’s coronavirus de-escalation plan, sources claim

THE entire region of Valencia will move into Phase 1 from Monday, El Mundo sources have claimed.

15 May, 2020 @ 17:38

Costa Blanca·Lead

11 cybercriminals cuffed in Spain’s Valencia, Ibiza and Palma de Mallorca for ‘CEO sting’ which scammed more than €2.4 million from companies across the globe

Investigators claim the detainees took part in a 'CEO sting' which asked high ranking employees to transfer money

13 May, 2020 @ 16:19

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Valenciana health minister blasts how region has essentially been split in half after only certain districts permitted entry into Phase 1 of Spain’s coronavirus de-escalation plan

DESPITE positive recovery data coming from its health ministry only parts of the Valencia region can go to Phase 1 status tomorrow. Public Health Minister

10 May, 2020 @ 16:24

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Valencia leader asks for unity with Spain’s elderly after COVID-19 pandemic amid fears they could face discrimination

VALENCIA’S regional president has asked that the legacy of the coronavirus pandemic not be the alienation of the elderly. Ximo Puig stressed that he did

4 May, 2020 @ 07:42

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Valencia players agree to a 9-18% wage cut due to coronavirus, while non-playing staff put on ERTE despite previous assurances they wouldn’t be

VALENCIA players have agreed to take a 9-18% pay cut due to COVID-19.

21 Apr, 2020 @ 17:56

Lead·Sport

Elderly and ‘at risk’ prioritised for free protective masks in Spain’s Costa Blanca

SOME of the near 20 million pieces of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will soon be available free of charge to citizens in Costa Blanca –

19 Apr, 2020 @ 14:18

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Spain’s Valencian Community has now received close to 20 million pieces of PPE from China

Millions of masks arrived in Valencia this week as the ninth flight lands with supplies from China Valencia’s city airport welcomed the ninth flight from

16 Apr, 2020 @ 07:37

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

ETA member acquitted of double attack in Spain’s Valencia in 2003, where Brit expat was injured

AN ETA member has been acquitted for his role in multiple attacks in the Valencian Community in 2003.

5 Apr, 2020 @ 15:43

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Valencia is the region that sold the most houses in Spain in 2019, but sales on average nationwide were down compared to the year before

VALENCIA was the region that has sold the most houses in Spain in 2019.

31 Mar, 2020 @ 14:51

Lead·Property

Man sentenced to four months in prison for repeatedly breaking lockdown restrictions in Spain’s Valencia

A MAN in the region of Valencia has been sentenced to four months in prison for repeatedly breaking lockdown restrictions.

27 Mar, 2020 @ 20:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

93-year-old man discharged from hospital after surviving coronavirus in Spain’s Valencia

The recovery of the 93-year-old man brings a ray of hope to the 80 elderly people infected in the 665 public and private nursing homes

27 Mar, 2020 @ 11:24

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·National News

SPECIAL DISPATCH: A life under coronavirus lockdown in Valencia – why Spain’s welcome has never been warmer

The locals in Valencia have shown a spirit and humour over coronavirus, not witnessed since the Civil War days, writes Barnaby Bouchard in this touching,

25 Mar, 2020 @ 18:54

Costa Blanca·Lead

Support for gender-based violence can be activated from farmacias in Valencia

The person will only have to apply for a ‘mascarilla-19’ to request support from the pharmacist who assists them

24 Mar, 2020 @ 16:35

Lead·Other News

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