Valencian government to pass new law regulating holiday lets
The decree is aimed at regulating the tourism accommodation market and weeding out illegal practices.
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
A RIGHT ROYAL COCK-UP: Three Kings parade in Valencia draws large crowds despite COVID clampdown
DESPERATE attempts by Valencia city hall to keep the exact schedule of the Kings parade on Tuesday (January 5) evening secret to prevent crowds –
RECORD DAY for new COVID-19 infections in Spain’s Valencian Community
3,930 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in just one day in the worst 24 hours for new infections during the pandemic in the Valencian
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
TIME CALLED on Spain’s Costa Blanca as bars and restaurants will shut early at 5.00 pm due to COVID-19 case rises
TOUGHER restrictions are being imposed in Spain’s Valencian Community, including the Costa Blanca, which has some of the highest COVID-19 infection rates in the country.
BABIES WANTED: 73 towns and villages in Spain’s Valencia region register no births over a whole year
THAT natality rates in Spain have been dropping alarmingly over the last few years is no longer a secret. Fears over who will pay the
GRIM LANDMARK as over 3,000 COVID-19 deaths are reported in Spain’s Valencian Community
3,121 people have died from COVID-19 as the unwanted milestone of 3,000 fatalities was passed in the Valencian Community today(January 4). It was the first
SAFE AS HOUSES?: Valencian government to tax large property owners for empty homes
THIS year sees the introduction of a new tax on empty properties held by large owners in the Valencia region. According to the Generalitat, the
BRRR! Winter lands with a bang in Spain’s Valencia region
Today (January 2), the mercury was expected to continue falling throughout the region
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
COVID-19 deaths reach record daily high in Spain’s Valencian Community
A record daily COVID-19 death toll has been announced today(December 30) in the Valencian Community. 70 additional fatalities were declared by the regional health ministry
Worst day yet for Covid-19 deaths in Spain’s Valencia region
SIXTY deaths from coronavirus have been recorded in the Community in the last 24 hours. The Valencian Community has reported 3,590 coronavirus infections in 24
Countryside holiday homes all booked up for New Year’s Eve in Valencia’s Castellon
Eight out of every 10 'casas rurales' throughout the province are fully booked for tomorrow
DARLING BUDS OF NAY: Valencia region heads ranking of abandoned farmland in Spain
There are currently 162,902 hectares of crops standing empty and unused
FIRST UK COVID-19 strain cases identified in Spain’s Valencian Community
THE first two confirmed infections of the new COVID-19 strain detected in the UK have been identified in the Valencian Community. Microbiologists from the Elche
WORST DAY EVER as new COVID-19 cases notch up record in Spain’s Valencian Community
3,590 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in just one day in the worst 24 hours for new infections during the pandemic in the Valencian
GRAPES OF WRATH as hotels and restaurants fume over midnight New Year’s Eve ban on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Costa Blanca hospitality sector has issued a ‘last-minute’ plea for the planned midnight curfew start-time on New Year’s Eve to be pushed back. Hospitality
Man with links to Daesh arrested in Valencia’s Castellon after threatening passers-by with a large machete
A search of his home revealed many electronic devices that are being analysed by anti-terrorist experts.
Valencian scientists develop sensor to detect coronavirus levels in the air
The device can be used to evaluate the air quality in enclosed spaces such as homes, classrooms, restaurants, cinemas and public transport.
Valencia police fine 56 people for breaking Christmas Eve COVID curfew
Local Citizen Protection councillor Aarón Cano highlighted the ‘exemplary’ behaviour of the vast majority of residents
GOING GREEN: Valencia region to pass law forcing shops to sell and collect reusable drinks containers
By the end of 2023, at least 10% of cans and bottles on sale at stores must be apt for their reintroduction into circulation
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
Valencian government approves sixth consecutive budget
Finally, despite disagreements on key issues and internal bickering, the three-way government remained united in the vote