Marijuana plantation found inside Valencian home after owner refused to pay electricity bill
A MARIJUANA plantation inside a home was discovered when the owner refused to pay their electricity bill. The house in the quiet Valencian town of
Valencia city could get four-day work week trial in spring 2023
FOR anyone in the city of Valencia who hates getting up to go to work on a Monday morning, there is good news awaiting in
One year on and Shackleton International School in Valencia is ready for a new intake of students
IT’s been a year since Shackleton International School opened in Valencia and it just keeps on growing. The Burjassot school is an offshoot of Superfriends
Valencia-based sextortion gang gets busted by police in Spain
A Valencia-based sextortion gang that netted €104,000 from users of an escort site has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. The ringleader was arrested
Travelling robbery gang strikes across Spain and sells off stolen goods to foreign buyers
A highly-specialised travelling band of robbers operating in five provinces have been caught red-handed after breaking into a Castellon area home. The three Georgian nationals
Home help steals over €70,000 from old woman’s bank account in Spain’s Valencia
A home help has been arrested for fraud and theft in Gandia after stealing €70,400 from a 90-year-old woman’s bank account. The female thief, 36,
International chefs converging on home of paella in Spain’s Valencia to make world’s best dish
SUECA’S International Valencian Paella Contest returns after a two-year pandemic break on Sunday. 42 chefs from 12 countries will battle it out to create the
Valencia area abuser in Spain tries to strangle woman and hides her in sofa bed to stop police finding her
POLICE in Paterna discovered a woman with severe neck injuries hidden in a sofa bed after they were called to an apartment. A neighbour saw
Man in Spain’s Lugo province finds millions of pesetas hidden in old house but can’t exchange half of them
It’s the dream of anyone who is exploring an old house: finding wads of banknotes stuffed away in hiding places. That’s exactly what happened to
Two children stab teenage boy 10 times to steal phone and wallet in Spain’s Valencia
TWO children have been arrested for viciously assaulting a 16-year-old boy in Alfafar, Valencia Province early on Monday morning. They stole the victim’s bumbag containing
Unemployment increases in August in Spain, but it is the best data for this month since 2008
SOME 40,428 people lost their jobs during August, which is 1,4% more than in July The jobless total in Spain is 2.9 million, according to
Sad milestone as Covid-19 deaths hit 10,000 mark in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
30 MONTHS on from the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the unwanted landmark of 10,000 coronavirus deaths has been reached in the Valencian Community. Figures
British man nearly dies after getting stabbed in his intestines in Spain’s Valencia area
A British man needed two emergency operations after being attacked in his car outside a gaming room in Oliva. The assault happened in late July
Man breaches restraining order in failed attempt to kill ex-partner in Spain’s Valencia area
A man with a violent criminal record broke a restraining order to try to kill his ex-partner at her Silla home. Guardia Civil officers went
Police stop distressed teenager leaping to her death from Valencia apartment block in Spain
POLICE saved the life of an 18-year-old Valencia woman by grabbing her trouser buckle as she stood perched on a 14th floor apartment window ledge.
Court in Spain hands down 160-year sentence to man found guilty of killing sex workers with highly pure cocaine
A COURT in Valencia on Thursday handed down a sentence of nearly 160 years to a man who was found guilty of killing three women
Street drug dealer uses Covid mask to store cocaine in Spain’s Valencia area
A Gandia man sold cocaine which he stored in his protective Covid mask that he wore on local streets. The 59-year-old Spaniard drew the attention
Bullfighting weekend gets banned by council in Spain’s Valencia area
SUECA council has refused to grant permits for a bullfighting weekend to coincide with the city’s patron saint fiestas. The Xe Quin Bou Sueca bullfighting
New Da Vinci robotic surgery units being opened at Valencia region public hospitals in Spain
THREE Da Vinci robotic surgery units will be opened in Valencian Community hospitals at a cost of €9 million. They will be set up at
Wicked carer in Spain’s Valencia steals €100,000 of jewellery from elderly couple
A female carer broke the trust of a couple in their eighties after stealing around €100,000 of jewellery from their Valencia home since the end
Valencia City bookshop wins best bookstore in Spain title
THE honour of being called Spain’s best bookstore has gone to a Valencia City shop. The award has been given to the Ramon Llull store
130,000 kilos of tomatoes ready for return of Spain’s world-famous La Tomatina festival in Valencia
THE world-famous La Tomatina festival returns to fill the streets of Buñol in a big tomato fight on Wednesday after a two-year enforced break due
Woman killed during Costa Blanca bull run becomes seventh summer victim in Spain’s Valencia region
A woman, 73, was fatally gored during the Beniarbeig bull runs on Thursday. The victim was a French national who lived a few kilometres away
Get ready to learn Spanish in Valencia with official accreditation from the Instituto Cervantes
The Costa de Valencia, escuela de español is a registered Examination Centre for DELE Spanish diplomas and the CCSE and the SIELE certificates. It is
Homesick Ukraine teenage refugee intercepted after starting long coach journey in Spain’s Valencia
A homesick teenage Ukrainian refugee was intercepted on a long-distance coach after his worried mother contacted police in Valencia. The boy, 16, ran away from
Pedro Sanchez classifies fire-ravaged areas of Spain’s Alicante and Valencia as disaster zones
PRIME MINISTER Pedro Sanchez will designate major fire sites at Bejis(Castellon) and Vall d’Ebo(Alicante) as disaster zones. Speaking during a Monday visit to Bejis, Sanchez
