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Cold winter turning into warm summer this weekend in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

DRAMATIC temperature changes are coming this weekend to the Valencian Community with State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) predicting some inland areas could reach 35 degrees on Saturday.

7 Mar, 2023 @ 12:17

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Drugs gang laundered €4 million in home and business purchases on Spain's Costa Blanca

Drugs gang laundered €4 million in real estate and business purchases on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Costa Blanca drugs gang laundered €4 million of profits by purchasing businesses and properties between 2019 and 2022. The criminals portfolio of businesses included

7 Mar, 2023 @ 11:29

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

Work Starts After Long Delay To Replace Collapsed Bridge Caused By 2019 Floods On Spain's Costa Blanca

Work starts after bureaucratic delays to rebuild collapsed bridge after 2019 floods on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WORK has finally begun to rebuild a pedestrian bridge that collapsed in the 2019 floods suffered in southern Alicante province. A new walkway will replace

6 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Golf Course Manager Probed Over Illegal Pine Tree Felling On Spain's Costa Blanca

Golf course manager bunkered over illegal pine tree felling on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Orihuela golf course manager faces prosecution after illegally-felled Mediterranean pine trees were discovered on a 200 m2 area partially within course land. The Guardia

6 Mar, 2023 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Residents Worried About Sand Dune Damage By New Development On Spain's Costa Blanca

Sand dune concerns over new development on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DENIA residents say they’re concerned about 24 apartments being built at Les Marines beach and the damage they could do to the local eco-system. They

5 Mar, 2023 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Revealed: The areas in Spain which welcome the most immigrants, according to latest official data

Ukraine refugees in many parts of Spain have not got special payments promised last June

MANY Ukrainian families that arrived in Spain after Russia’s invasion last year still have not received a penny of their promised €400 per month payments.

3 Mar, 2023 @ 18:01

Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·National News·Valencian Community

Police release 325 sea urchins caught by poachers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

JAVEA Policia Local officers have returned 325 sea urchins to the water after they detained two poachers. Sea urchins have been a protected species in

3 Mar, 2023 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Forgetful father faces homicide charge in Spain after 'his daughter, 2, dies in locked car in ordeal lasting for hours

Spanish National Police arrest 21 men involved in violent robberies in Valencia

The Spanish National Police have arrested 21 men between the ages of 15 and 22 for their involvement in violent gangs. They are alleged to

3 Mar, 2023 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Ukrainian Home Robbery Gang Stole Items Worth €1.2 Million From Refugees On Spain's Costa Blanca

Ukrainian gang stole items worth €1.2 million from refugees on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SEVEN Ukrainians have been jailed after items worth over €1.2 million were stolen from refugees in Alicante province and the Murcia region. The Torrevieja-based gang

3 Mar, 2023 @ 12:03

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

Valencia’s Air Nostrum in Spain and Ireland’s CityJet get EU merger approval for second time

VALENCIA’S Air Nostrum has been given the green light to merger with Ireland’s CityJet to form Europe’s largest regional airline. It’s the second time that

3 Mar, 2023 @ 11:12

Business & Finance·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Multi-million euro plan for Costa Blanca city in Spain takes big step forward

TORREVIEJA council has allocated a €1.5 million contract to draft a construction plan to revamp the city’s Paseo de la Libertad area. The tender winner

2 Mar, 2023 @ 17:22

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Spain's Costa Blanca has third-highest total of health worker attacks and threats in the country

Spain’s Costa Blanca has third-highest number of health worker attacks and threats in the country

ALICANTE PROVINCE had the third-highest number of assaults and threats made to health workers in Spain last year according to the Policia Nacional. The region

2 Mar, 2023 @ 13:02

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

U-turn by regional health bosses after Torrevieja Hospital staff voted for strike action on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Valencian Health Ministry has withdrawn a legal challenge to a collective employment agreement which prompted staff at Torrevieja Hospital to vote for strike action

2 Mar, 2023 @ 12:12

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Mum arrested after toddler eats cannabis-laced Cheetos in Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante mother has been arrested after her 17-month-old son ate cannabis-laced corn snacks that imitated the Cheetos brand. The boy suffered from vomiting and

2 Mar, 2023 @ 11:29

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

King and Queen of Spain visit Costa Blanca to celebrate science at National Research Awards

KING FELIPE has called for ‘greater visibility’ for young Spanish scientists with better support to develop their potential at home rather than having to abroad.

1 Mar, 2023 @ 18:22

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Valencia Fallas Start In Spain With Record €1.9 Million To Be Spent On Cleaning Up

Valencia Fallas celebrations begin in Spain with record €1.9 million allocated to cleaning up rubbish

THE world-famous Valencia Fallas started on Wednesday with the first daily afternoon burst of explosions called the Mascleta hitting the Plaza de Ayuntamiento. Valencia City

1 Mar, 2023 @ 18:00

La Cultura·Valencia·Valencian Community

Court Suspends Resurrected 22 Year Old Plan For New Urbanisation On Spain's Costa Blanca

Court suspends 22-year-old plan for new urbanisation on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante court has agreed to a temporary injunction to stop the resurrection of old plans to build an urbanisation in Lliber. The left-wing Compromis

1 Mar, 2023 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Property·Valencian Community

Care home worker steals €6,000 from deceased British resident on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante province care home worker has been charged with fraud after racking up charges of over €6,000 on a bank card belonging to a

1 Mar, 2023 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Shop Robber Arrested Over 100 Times Finally Gets Jailed In Spain's Valencia

Shop robber arrested on over 100 occasions finally gets jailed in Spain’s Valencia

A serial shop robber operating in Valencia City has finally been jailed after notching up over 100 arrests. The 45-year-old Spaniard at one stage racked

1 Mar, 2023 @ 14:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Work Begins On New €1.6 Million Pedestrian Walkway At Poniente Beach In Spain's Benidorm

Work begins on new €1.6 million Poniente beach walkway in Spain’s Benidorm

WORK started on Wednesday to completely replace the pedestrian walkway running alongside Benidorm’s Poniente beach at a cost of €1.6 million. Benidorm mayor, Toni Perez,

1 Mar, 2023 @ 11:19

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Oil giant BP announces major green hydrogen boost for Spain’s Valencia area

UK oil giant BP has announced a €2 billion investment to develop a green hydrogen hub at its Castellon refinery in the Valencian Community. Green

28 Feb, 2023 @ 19:30

Castellon·Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Carer in Alicante who stole €31,000 from a patient in her 80s is jailed

Extra bank machines coming to city districts to fight social exclusion in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

A programme to install extra ATMs in large city districts in the Valencian Community has been announced by the regional government. The move is aimed

28 Feb, 2023 @ 17:45

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

British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

Driver causes chaos by driving on wrong side of busy Valencia area motorway in Spain

THE Guardia Civil have tracked down a motorist who caused chaos in early January by driving on the wrong side of the AP-7 motorway in

28 Feb, 2023 @ 13:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Sacked Malaga worker assaults and kidnaps boss before driving him 500 kilometres to Spain's Benidorm area

Sacked Malaga worker assaults and kidnaps boss before driving him for hours to Spain’s Benidorm area

A SACKED Malaga farm worker assaulted his boss and forced him to go on a 500 kilometre car journey to the Benidorm area. The victim,

28 Feb, 2023 @ 12:01

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

Big Ceramics Showcase Returns To Spain's Valencia After Two Year Absence

Major international ceramics showcase returns to Spain’s Valencia after two-year absence

SPAIN’S biggest ceramics producing region- the Valencian Community- is highlighting the sector in the return of the annual Cevisama fair. The event in Valencia was

27 Feb, 2023 @ 18:30

Business & Finance·Castellon·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Online scammer sells non-existent cut price cars to people around Spain

Mother kills baby before surviving leap off house roof in Spain’s Valencia

TRAGEDY struck the Valencia province town of Villamarxant on Monday when a mother killed her baby before trying to take her own life by leaping

27 Feb, 2023 @ 17:45

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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