SHINE ON ME: Tax cuts announced for fitting solar panels on houses in Valencia city
In addition, property owners who fit the panels will also be able to apply for grants covering 95% of the so-called ‘Icio’ tax, payable upon
Valencia man rapes and tries to strangle wife before being set free
The woman was eight weeks pregnant at the time, which her husband apparently knew
ANIMAL HOUSE: Another good year for Valencia’s Bioparc
LAST year was yet another success for Valencia city’s Bioparc animal refuge. Always keen to escape the ‘zoo’ tag due to its negative connotations, the
Alcasser killer caught in Madrid squat
The main perpetrator disappeared without trace and his whereabouts are still unknown
Teenage prostitute goes missing in Valencia
Three street prostitutes have been murdered in the Valencia area over the last year and a half.
Valencia region leads industrial recovery in Spain
THE Valencia region is spearheading the gradual recovery of industry in Spain following the COVID-inflicted crash. Led by the energy sector, the Valencian Community registered
SPECIAL REPORT: Snow and severe weather bring four deaths and travel chaos to Spain as army called in, flights diverted and rail services cancelled
The first reported victims were a South American couple who drowned in Mijas after their car was swept away by surging water
FROM SILICON VALLEY TO THE CONVENT: Leading Valencian entrepreneur gives everything up to become a closed order nun
A 36-YEAR-OLD technological entrepreneur from Valencia who launched a hugely successful start-up company in the US’ Silicon Valley has given it all up to become
FILOMENA: RED weather alert across much of Spain as snow blankets Madrid, Valencia and Andalucia
A RED weather warning for snow has been issued across central and eastern Spain as storm Filomena continues to wreak havoc. The most extreme warning,
Snow forces school closures as Valencia’s Castellon Province is put on orange alert
THE storm known as Filomena that is currently sweeping Spain landed in Castellon Province today (Thursday January 7), forcing several schools to close their doors
Spurs star to make a move to Valencia
TOTTENHAM Hotspur star Harry Winks could sign for Valencia CF on loan, it has emerged this week. The 24-year-old midfielder has grown frustrated with his
Bars and restaurants in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca and across Valencian Community slam enforced early closing times
TWO leading hospitality associations in the Valencian Community have branded new closing times as a ‘coup’. Bars and restaurants will have to stop service from
HAPPY END OF YEAR: New Year’s Eve afternoon parties in Valencia go off without a hitch
The terraces of bars and restaurants throughout the region welcomed similar numbers of customers as any other afternoon or evening so far since the end
THE FALL OF FRANCO: Valencia Guardia Civil remove fascist symbols from city barracks
Shields had previously been taken down from schools, churches, and army headquarters
Paedophile coach in Valencia convicted to 223 years in prison
A 24-YEAR-OLD football coach in Valencia has been sentenced to 223 years in prison for sexually abusing 26 children aged 11 to 14. This is
Intelligent bins to reward recycling in Valencia province
An IT system will be fitted to the containers that will open after reading an ID card or code and measure the amount of refuse
CHRISTMAS VS THE VIRUS: Valencia offers a wide range of events to guarantee festive cheer while staying safe
Residents and visitors to Valencia city can enjoy a wide range of festive events while staying perfectly safe from COVID-19 and abiding by the health
Plans to instal 588 football pitches’ worth of solar panels in Valencia’s Chiva spark mass opposition
A multinational company has purchased land to the tune of €12.6 million to instal 420 hectares of solar panels – the equivalent of 588 football
SWAN’S CORNER: Legal Pointers on Building in Valencia
SO you have found your perfect fixer upper home in Valencia and now its time to put your own stamp in it. Here we consider
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Kidnapped man forced to hide drugs in his genital area during trip from Spain’s Murcia region to Valencia
A 34-year-old man from Monovar in Valencia Province has been charged with kidnapping a man and forcing him to pay him around €1,000. The coercion
Alicante mayor demands answers over ‘illegal’ immigrants flying into Spain’s Costa Blanca from the Canary Islands
ALICANTE’S mayor, Luis Barcala, wants answers from the Madrid government over illegal immigrants flying to the area from the Canary Islands, amidst fears that some
Killer blaze takes young boy’s life as family are trapped on apartment block stairwell in Spain’s Valencia City
A three-year-boy has died in a fire in a Valencia City apartment block after he and his family were trapped in the blaze. The fire
Nightlife businesses in places like Benidorm can reopen straight away in Spain’s Valencian Community
NIGHTLIFE businesses that were forced to shut in mid-August in the Valencian Community due to pandemic restrictions can now resume trading. As the Olive Press
Hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca plead for local tax cuts to help them through crisis
A LEADING Costa Blanca hotel association says local councils are not doing enough to help its members through the current crisis caused by the pandemic.
Valencia is open says tourism chief
By Eugene Costello VALENCIA remains open for visitors, with COVID restrictions more relaxed than most other regions, insists tourist chiefs. The city has been praised