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Santa costumes galore set to grace annual outdoor Christmas Day party on popular Costa Blanca beach

Don’t miss: British and Irish expats to throw annual Christmas Day bash on popular Costa Blanca beach

THE annual Christmas Day beach party led by British and Irish expats takes place this Wednesday on the Orihuela Costa. La Zenia’s Cala Bosque will

24 Dec, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Over 100 foreign nationals discovered as being registered at the same address in scam to get residency in Spain

Fake residency ring is busted in Spain after 100 foreign nationals are registered to the same address

A MAN used the address of his deceased father’s Valencia area apartment as a money-making ruse to illegally register over 100 foreign nationals. The 35-year-old

24 Dec, 2024 @ 12:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia flood victims are among winners of Spain’s El Gordo Christmas lottery

FLOOD-affected areas of Valencia province got some much-needed pre-Christmas cheer on Sunday by winning €3 million in the El Gordo lottery. The third prize dropped

23 Dec, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

King and Queen of Spain visit DANA-ravaged town in Valencia – but mayor is NOT happy about their surprise visit

THE mayor of a flood ravaged town where the King and Queen of Spain made an unexpected visit has shared her frustration with the royal

23 Dec, 2024 @ 11:40

Lead·Valencian Community

Chef Jose Andres’ World Central Kitchen charity passes five million meal landmark for Valencia DANA victims

THE World Central Kitchen(WCK) charity founded and led by chef Jose Andres has distributed over five million meals to victims of the Valencia flood disaster.

19 Dec, 2024 @ 16:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Fears that spiralling €3 billion debt could 'collapse' health spending in flood-hit Valencia if help does not come from Sanchez government

Fears that spiralling €3 billion debt could ‘collapse’ health spending in flood-hit Valencia if Sanchez government does not help

HEALTH spending in the Valencian Community ‘could collapse’ if the central government does not help, according to regional president Carlos Mazon. The stark warning comes

17 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

IN PICS: Graveyard for flood-destroyed vehicles in Valencia catches fire with huge plumes of toxic smoke

IN PICS: Graveyard for flood-destroyed vehicles in Valencia catches fire creating huge plumes of toxic smoke

FIRE crews battled for nearly four hours on Monday evening to extinguish a blaze in an area filled with vehicles destroyed by the Valencia floods.

17 Dec, 2024 @ 11:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Pedro Sanchez sends Christmas message to Spain's armed forces based overseas and those involved in Valencia flood clear up

Spanish soldiers are hospitalised in Valencia after being ‘poisoned’ by toxic waste during the DANA cleanup

SOLDIERS involved in flood clear-up operations in Valencia province suffered poisoning and injuries during mud removal work. The admission came from Defence Minister, Margarita Robles,

16 Dec, 2024 @ 16:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Evacuations in Valencia after fire tears through landfill containing debris from the DANA disaster

A LANDFILL site used as a dumping ground for destroyed items in the Valencia floods caught fire in the early hours of Sunday morning. The

16 Dec, 2024 @ 11:45

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Pictured: The Valencia locals who are still missing almost two months after the deadly DANA disaster

THREE missing people have still to be found following the Valencia flood disaster which has claimed 233 lives 8,500 military personnel are still deployed in

16 Dec, 2024 @ 11:06

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Important long distance rail service reopens on Monday- eight weeks after Valencia flood disaster

RAIL services between Valencia and Alicante will resume on Monday without the need for buses after extensive repair work on lines damaged by the DANA

13 Dec, 2024 @ 13:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Families of Valencia flood victims present petition to Spain’s politicians calling for inquiry into slow response to disaster

A 65,000 signature petition was presented to Spain’s Congress of Deputies on Thursday by three relatives of Valencia flood victims demanding an inquiry into the

12 Dec, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia flood death toll rises to 223 after body of missing man is discovered in ‘ground zero’ town

THE death toll in the Valencia flood disaster rose to 223 on Thursday after the body of one of four missing people was discovered in

12 Dec, 2024 @ 15:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

New homes will be in Costa Blanca flood zone, warn environmentalists who will fight ‘reckless’ plans

ENVIRONMENTALISTS have slammed ‘reckless’ plans for new properties in a Costa Blanca flood zone. A developer wants to build 64 semi-detached homes in the north

10 Dec, 2024 @ 13:46

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

King Felipe and Queen Letizia attend memorial service for Valencia flood disaster victims

KING Felipe and Queen Letizia joined hundreds of mourners in a memorial service for the victims of the flood disaster that killed 222 people in

10 Dec, 2024 @ 10:55

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Wild boars go on a gentle stroll along a seaside promenade in Spain

Wild boars go for a gentle stroll along seaside promenade in Spain

TWO wild boars were photographed taking a gentle seaside promenade stroll in Castellon province over the bank holiday weekend. La Concha Beach in Oropesa del

9 Dec, 2024 @ 17:15

Animals·Castellon·Lead

Family of little boys who died in DANA floods launch GoFundMe to ‘fight for justice’

THE family of Izan, 5 and Ruben, 3, two boys who died in the DANA floods, have launched a crowdfund to ‘seek justice’ for their

4 Dec, 2024 @ 13:01

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Exclusive: Flood experts warn it’s ’only a matter of time’ before Valencia DANA tragedy is repeated

IT is only a matter of time before the lethal floods that struck Valencia are repeated in other regions of Spain, a flooding expert has

30 Nov, 2024 @ 11:00

Lead·Valencian Community

Watch: Valencia local shows state of her ‘ground zero’ town 30 days after deadly DANA floods

THIS is what Valencia’s ‘ground zero’ looks like 30 days after the devastating flooding hit the region. A Valencia local has shared shocking images of

29 Nov, 2024 @ 11:26

Lead·Valencian Community·Video

Explosion in Alicante kills at least two people: Many others are injured or missing

Explosion in Alicante kills at least three people: Many others are injured or missing

AN EXPLOSION at a polystyrene factory in Alicante province on Wednesday killed three people and injured seven- three very seriously. The seriously injured have been

27 Nov, 2024 @ 14:26

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain announces huge new aid package for flood-ravaged Valencia

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday announced €2.3 billion in extra aid to reconstruct flood-hit areas of Valencia province. Speaking to Congress, Sanchez also blamed

27 Nov, 2024 @ 12:59

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Pictured: The Valencia locals still missing almost a month after the deadly DANA disaster

FIVE people are still officially reported as missing in the wake of the Valencia flood disaster which struck almost a month ago on October 29.

26 Nov, 2024 @ 11:16

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

DANA death toll rises to 222 in Valencia as body of unidentified man is found almost a month after disaster

RESCUE teams including specialist sniffer dogs have found a new victim of the DANA floods in Valencia province, taking the death toll to 222. A

26 Nov, 2024 @ 10:35

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

More tragedy in Valencia as 51-year-old man is killed when DANA-damaged school collapses

A WORKER involved in cleaning up operations at a flood-damaged Valencia province school died on Sunday when a metal beam collapsed onto him. A colleague

25 Nov, 2024 @ 12:04

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia flood disaster death toll rises to 221 with seven people still reported missing

THE Valencia flood death toll has risen by one to 221 according to figures from the Data Integration Centre. The increase comes after the discovery

22 Nov, 2024 @ 13:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Date revealed for fully restored tram service in flood-hit Valencia after pain-staking work costing €40 million

METROVALENCIA tram services are expected to be full restored on December 6- the national Constitution Day bank holiday. The regional government has budgeted €40 million

21 Nov, 2024 @ 18:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community