Italian mafia crime boss and two henchmen arrested in Valencia area of Spain
AN Italian mafia drugs lord and his two lieutenants have been arrested in Valencia Province. The leader has been detained by the Policia Nacional in
Foreign ‘smishers’ travel specially to Spain’s Valencia to pick up new bank cards for spending sprees and cash withdrawals
THE Policia Nacional have arrested two Romanian men who travelled specially to Spain’s Valencia area to cash in on a bank fraud known as ‘smishing’.
Husband gets rolling pin head-bashing as married couple are arrested in Spain’s Valencia
POLICE in Valencia City have arrested a married couple after a violent brawl with both parties suffering injuries. A Policia Nacional patrol was sent to
Truckers strike could close bars and restaurants in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas, claims hospitality association
A Valencian Community hospitality association says bars and restaurants will ‘close soon’ due to the truckers strike, with thousands of jobs on the line. SOS
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Dodgy delivery man steals €10,000 of items including laptops and bicycles in Spain’s Valencia area
A Valencia Province delivery worker who stole €10,000 of goods has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The man, 40, from Beneixida, has been charged
Covid-19 restrictions to end in Spain’s Costa Blanca except for indoor masks and smoking ban on outside terraces
NEARLY all Covid-19 pandemic restrictions have been removed in the Valencian Community, some two years after the coronavirus struck. Valencian president, Ximo Puig, announced on
A week to go….but March already wettest for 72 years in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
DROUGHT fears expressed a few weeks ago with warnings of water-rationing have been banished by record March rainfalls in the Valencian Community. With a week
Spain’s Foreign Ministry seeks news of ‘arrested’ Valencia pensioner in occupied area of Ukraine
SPAIN’S Foreign Ministry is looking into the arrest of a Valencian pensioner by Russian troops during a protest in the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson.
It’s official: These are the rules of paella as determined by researchers in Spain’s Valencia (and chorizo is most definitely not allowed)
WHEN British chef Jamie Oliver released a paella recipe that included chunks of chorizo, it stirred more nationalistic emotions than the issue of Gibraltar’s sovereignty.
Car giant Volkswagen to produce electric car batteries at new site in Spain’s Valencia area
VOLKSWAGEN’S car battery cell plant in Spain will be located in Sagunto, 30 kilometres north of Valencia City. The factory, costing around €7 billion to
Heavy rain causes flooding and dramatic rescues in Spain’s Valencia area
TORRENTIAL downpours and strong winds have caused flooding and other problems in the Valencia area. A yellow warning alert for bad weather has been put
Online fraudsters, including British man, stole identities to bag €2 million in Spain’s Valencia area
SEVEN men, including a British national, have been arrested over a massive internet fraud that netted around €2 million through unauthorised loans and purchases. The
Ukrainian refugees get phone call from bogus Red Cross worker in Spain’s Valencia amidst human trafficking fears
TWO female Ukrainian refugees claim they were the victims of a hoax phone call claiming to be from the Cruz Roja(Red Cross). The women said
Online python snake seller arrested for animal abuse in Spain’s Valencia
A Valencia man has been charged with animal abuse after mistreating a python snake and trying to sell it via the internet. The Guardia Civil
Naked woman chased by knife-wielding husband down Valencia street in Spain
A man, 30, chased his naked wife into a Valencia area street and threatened to kill her with a knife. A neighbour in the undisclosed
Daily Covid-19 infection updates scrapped in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
A new sign of post-pandemic normality has been announced by the Valencian government with daily Covid-19 infection updates abolished. Figures on infections, deaths, and hospital
Oranges contaminated with banned pesticide bought by Costa Blanca wholesaler seized in Barcelona raid in Spain
CONTAMINATED orange imports destined for wholesalers in the Valencian Community, have been impounded after a Guardia Civil raid in Barcelona. 20 tons of oranges were
Galicia president Feijoo gets unopposed run to be proclaimed as new leader of Spain’s Partido Popular
GALICIA president Alberto Nuñez Feijoo will succeed Pablo Casado as leader of Spain’s conservative Partido Popular. Feijoo received over 55,000 nominations on Thursday after a
IN PICS: Shock and awe as Valencia’s Las Fallas festival celebrates with a bang
VALENCIA’S famous festival of Las Fallas is back with a bang after two years of being cancelled during the pandemic. Each day the celebrations erupt
AHOY THERE: Galleon opens its decks to visitors in Spain’s Valencia
A Spanish galleon has docked in Valencia port and will open its decks to the public between March 9 and March 20. The Galleon Andalucia
Boys arrested in Spain’s Valencia after forcing girl to drink urine and posting social media video of degrading treatment
TWO boys aged 15 and 16 have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Valencia over the degrading treatment of a 14-year-old girl. A video
After 50 years of married bliss, man threatens to hang wife in argument over car keys in Spain’s Valencia
A Valencia man, 74, threatened to hang his wife after she refused to let him have the keys to their car. The couple have reportedly
Red Cross ships out awnings from Spain’s Valencia to provide shelter for Ukraine refugees
A shipment of awnings to provide shelter against harsh weather for Ukrainian refugees has been sent by the Cruz Roja(Red Cross) from Valencia to Hungary.
Transsexual woman wants to become the new leader of Spain’s Partido Popular
A transsexual woman from Gandia in Valencia Province says she wants to become the next leader of Spain’s Partido Popular. Alexia Herranz, 29, plans to
New measures to clamp down on exploitation of prostitutes in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
BROTHELS in the Valencian Community hiding under the cover of legitimate entertainment businesses will be closed down as part of new measures to reduce prostitution.