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Free regional public transport extended for young people in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

REGIONALLY-RUN public transport journeys in the Valencian Community will continue to be free for those aged under 31 years until the end of the year.

6 Jul, 2023 @ 10:30

Alicante·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

5 Tons Of Hashish Seized From British Flagged Luxury Yacht On Spain's Costa Blanca

Five tons of hashish seized from British-flagged luxury yacht on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH-FLAGGED luxury yacht called ‘Getaway of London’ was intercepted by the Guardia Civil in Santa Pola while a consignment of nearly five tons of

5 Jul, 2023 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain's Bioparc Valencia Welcomes Its New Attraction A Pair Of Warhogs

Spain’s Bioparc Valencia welcomes its new attraction- a pair of warthogs

TWO warthogs affectionately called the ‘Pumbaa’ breed in recognition of the character in the ‘Lion King’ movie and stage show have become new residents at

5 Jul, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Nature·Valencia·Valencian Community

Woman Tries To Set Herself Alight Because She Could Not Board Ferry From Spain's Valencia

Woman tries to set herself alight because she could not board ferry at Spain’s Valencia

A 37-YEAR-OLD woman tried to set herself alight at the Port of Valencia in front of her young son after discovering they could not board

5 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Illegal advertisers of stuffed Eagle Owls investigated in Spain’s Valencia area

TWO SPANIARDS are being investigated in Valencia for illegally advertising stuffed Eagle Owls on animal sales forums on social media. Two birds were offered for

5 Jul, 2023 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Record May foreign tourist figures in Spain

Spain breaks monthly tourist record- yet again- as visitors continue to flood back

THE BIG return of foreign tourists is continuing unabated with May joining the first four months of the year to record all-time high international visitors.

4 Jul, 2023 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·National News·Valencian Community

Open Cast Mine Site Returns To Original Landscape Look In Eu Funded Project In Spain's Valencia

Open cast mine site returns to original pre-industrial landscape in Spain’s Valencia

RESTORATION work involving a former Valencian Community open cast mine being turned into pleasant green fields and vegetation has landed it the ‘Citizen’s Prize’ in

4 Jul, 2023 @ 12:45

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

One of Spain’s most-notorious ‘Love Hug’ robbers is arrested on Costa Blanca

A LOVE HUG robber wanted by over 20 courts across Spain has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante. The 25-year-old Romanian national was

4 Jul, 2023 @ 12:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Extinction Rebellion fills in golf course holes in Spain in excessive water usage protest

CLIMATE activists from Extinction Rebellion(XR) said on Sunday that they had plugged holes on 10 golf courses in Spain to protest at the sport’s excessive

3 Jul, 2023 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Basque Country·Environment·Ibiza·Lead·National News·Navarra·Valencian Community

Instant Police Response Helps British Tourists To Retrieve Stolen Suitcase On Spain's Costa Blanca

Fast response motorbike cops reunite British tourists with stolen suitcase on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A QUICK police response helped a British couple to get their stolen suitcase back after they were robbed outside Alicante bus station. A 23-year-old man

2 Jul, 2023 @ 10:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm police use famous Shakespeare line to discourage Brit tourists from buying drinks from illegal beach sellers

Hotel stays expected to beat 2022 levels in July and August in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

THE HOSBEC hoteliers association has predicted that summer season hotel stays across the Valencian Community will be higher than last year. The Benidorm-based group says

1 Jul, 2023 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Women beaten up and exploited by prostitution gang in Spain's Valencia

Police smash gang that sexually exploited women on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE POLICIA NACIONAL have dismantled an Alicante gang who sexually exploited women after bringing them over from Columbia with false promises of jobs. Nine people

30 Jun, 2023 @ 12:51

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencia·Valencian Community

Cyber-scammer caught after avoiding arrest for years on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a major cyber-scammer in Alicante who avoided been caught by authorities for over a decade. Operation Zenigata was launched in

29 Jun, 2023 @ 17:42

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Woman survives being pushed off third floor balcony by ex-boyfriend in Spain’s Valencia

A WOMAN is recovering in a Valencia hospital after her former partner pushed her off a third-floor balcony in Xirivella. The incident happened on Wednesday

29 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Pervert sexually assaults boy,3, and videos abuse in Spain's Valencia

Pervert sexually assaults three-year-old boy and records video of abuse in Spain’s Valencia

A MAN has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Valencia for sexually assaulting a boy, 3, and possessing child pornography. The 35-year-old Argentine national

29 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Biggest-ever monthly passenger total boosted by British travellers using Costa Blanca airport

Costa Blanca airport in Spain is voted Europe’s ‘Most Accessible’ airport

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has won a top award from the Airports Council International(ACI) at a big worldwide airport sector event held this week in Barcelona. WAGA

28 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Police find 100 boxes of fake Prada and Gucci goods in warehouse on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ELCHE’S Policia Local have seized 100 boxes of fake goods featuring well-known brands after a tip-off said that counterfeit products were sold at a local

28 Jun, 2023 @ 17:04

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

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Vulnerable family with two kids evicted from the flat they were living in Alicante

A VULNERABLE family with two small kids has been evicted from the flat they lived in Alicante. They could not afford rent as the mother

28 Jun, 2023 @ 15:05

Alicante·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

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What to do in Valencia this summer

School’s out, there’s blue sky overhead and the seaside looks more tempting than ever as we step into summer, the season of celebration and style.

28 Jun, 2023 @ 12:59

Olive Press Travel·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police attacked by vicious dogs during drugs raid in Spain’s Valencia

A POLICE takedown of a family gang that dealed in cocaine, hashish, and marijuana turned into a violent affair in the Fuensanta district of Valencia

28 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Cost of renting property during summer on Spain’s Costa del Sol has risen 128% since 2014

Bogus holiday rental scam captures victims in Spain and the UK

THE GUARDIA CIVIL in Valencia has brought down a group of scammers offering holiday home rentals in Spain to domestic and United Kingdom customers. Two

28 Jun, 2023 @ 11:46

Alicante·Andalucia·Cadiz·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Valencian Community

48 black flags handed to environmentally ‘destroyed’ beaches and coastal areas across Spain

ECOLOGISTS in Action has handed their unwanted black flags to 48 beaches across the Spanish coast. The environmental group, which exposes a number of beaches

27 Jun, 2023 @ 19:30

Alicante·Almeria·Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Cadiz·Castellon·Environment·Granada·Huelva·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Valencia·Valencian Community

Public hospital surgery waiting times fall in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

PUBLIC hospital waiting times for surgeries have fallen in the Valencian Community according to latest figures from the regional Ministry of Health. The average wait

27 Jun, 2023 @ 19:10

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community