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Plans to turn a former US military base in Spain into a refugee camp are abandoned following outcry

PLANS to convert an old American military base into a migrant reception centre have been scrapped due to the dilapidated state of the buildings and

23 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Massive new shopping centre gets greenlight in Spain's Valencia

Huge €350million shopping centre is coming to Spain’s Valencia – this is what we know

VALENCIA City Council has approved plans for a new shopping centre in Malilla next to the Neuva Fe which will cost over €350 million to

22 Jul, 2024 @ 20:30

Valencia·Valencian Community

Dutch tourist, 45, dies while swimming off popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 45-year-old man died on Sunday while swimming at El Campello’s Morro Blanca cove in Alicante province. The area is regarded as quiet sheltered spot

22 Jul, 2024 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

French tourist stabbed to death inside her caravan in Spain was travelling alone, say police

A 60-year-old French woman found stabbed to death in her motorhome next to a Castellon province beach was travelling alone. Her body was discovered around

19 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead

French tourist is found ‘stabbed to death’ inside her motorhome in Spain: Police work to find out if she was travelling alone

THE GUARDIA Civil is investigating the violent death of a French woman found inside her motorhome overlooking a Castellon province beach on Thursday. Her body

18 Jul, 2024 @ 18:24

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead

Scrap the toll call for ’empty’ motorway in prime tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

A NEW call has been made for tolls on the AP-7 motorway in the Vega Baja to be suspended after the government said the road

17 Jul, 2024 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Big names like the Black Eyed Peas, Jess Glynne, and Sam Ryder gear up for Spain's top outdoor music festival

Big stars including the Black Eyed Peas, Jess Glynne, and Sam Ryder gear up for Spain’s top outdoor music festival

SPAIN’S biggest party – the Festival Internacional de Benicassim – kicks off four days of top musical entertainment this Thursday(July 18). Located on the east

14 Jul, 2024 @ 11:00

Entertainment·Lead·Valencian Community

BIG SCREEN GUIDE for Sunday’s Euro 2024 final between England and Spain:- Where you can enjoy all the atmosphere in the Valencia region

IN case the fact may have escaped you, there’s a certain football match happening in Berlin on Sunday night! England take on Spain in the

12 Jul, 2024 @ 17:00

Lead·Valencian Community

Spain tsunami warning: Experts say deadly weather phenomenon will hit the country by this date – with multiple coasts at risk

EXPERTS predict that Spain is ever more likely to be hit by a tsunami, attributed to the region’s proximity to tectonic plate boundaries. According to

3 Jul, 2024 @ 09:24

Andalucia·Lead·Nature·Valencian Community

Court in Spain demands re-opening of legal probe into deadly Valencia fire that claimed 10 lives

THE Court of Valencia has ordered the reopening of the case to determine the cause of a city apartment block fire in February which killed

25 Jun, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

WATCH: CCTV in Spain shows how a gang robbed 174 cars from tourists at motorway service stations between Valencia and Murcia

TWO men have been accused of stealing from dozens of cars- mainly from abroad- at service areas along the A-7 motorway in the Valencia and

21 Jun, 2024 @ 17:13

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Body dressed in a wetsuit is found floating by a paddlesurfer off popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A PADDLESURFER spotted a body in a wetsuit floating in the sea off La Marina beach on the southern Costa Blanca on Friday morning. He

21 Jun, 2024 @ 14:49

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Roof collapses in departure zone as passengers are injured by falling debris and cough up dust at Spain's Valencia Airport

Departure lounge ceiling collapses with passengers coughing up dust after being struck by debris at Spain’s Valencia Airport

FOUR passengers escaped with only minor injuries after part of a Valencia Airport departure lounge ceiling collapsed on them. Airport operator, Aena, said the incident

17 Jun, 2024 @ 18:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

High salt levels lead to warning over drinking tap water in popular Costa Blanca tourist spot

RESIDENTS in Teulada on the Costa Blanca have been told not to drink tap water due to a high concentration of salt. The recommendation comes

13 Jun, 2024 @ 18:35

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Six ‘black flags’ handed out to beaches and coastal areas suffering from pollution and ‘mismanagement’ in eastern Spain

THE Ecologists in Action group has dished out six flags to the Valencian Community in its annual ‘Black Flag’ awards to beaches suffering pollution caused

13 Jun, 2024 @ 17:15

Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Adorable moment tiny kitten is rescued by police in Spain after travelling 200km trapped inside a car engine

A FEMALE kitten used up one of its nine lives after surviving a 200 kilometre journey trapped in a car engine. The vehicle was travelling

12 Jun, 2024 @ 17:45

Animals·Castellon·Lead

British yacht washes up on a beach in Spain’s Valencia: Captain is investigated for potential negligence

A BRITISH yacht has run aground on a Valencia province beach and has been stranded there since Monday. The craft called ‘Nordic Lily’ went onto

5 Jun, 2024 @ 12:45

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Airbnb crackdown in Valencia: Tourist flats will not keep their licences when they are sold

THE Valencian government will tighten controls on holiday accommodation lets in the region with changes coming into force ‘probably before the summer season. The measures

31 May, 2024 @ 13:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Woman gives birth on a bus in Spain’s Valencia: Driver and other passengers helped deliver healthy baby boy

PASSENGERS on a Valencia bus got a shock detour to hospital on Thursday after a woman gave birth to a baby boy- helped by her

30 May, 2024 @ 12:45

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Victory for expat family trying to prevent tourist flats being built on 'their land' on Spain's Costa Blanca

Expats fall prey to tourist flat surge in Spain: Family is forcibly arrested on the Costa Blanca while attempting to block Airbnb-style homes being built on ‘their’ land

TWO members of an Austrian family have been arrested in a last-ditch effort to stop a new housing development on land which they say is

27 May, 2024 @ 18:02

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

WATCH: Huge fire engulfs 30 cars in port popular with tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WATCH: Huge fire engulfs 34 cars in port popular with tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FIRECRACKER is suspected of starting a giant blaze that destroyed 17 cars and damaged at least 17 others in a Javea port car park

20 May, 2024 @ 10:59

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Legendary singing star Sir Tom Jones to perform in Valencia this Summer

SINGING legend Sir Tom Jones will be performing at the Valencia Bullring on Sunday June 23, starting at 10.00pm. Sir Tom, 83, has wowed fans

11 May, 2024 @ 12:00

Entertainment·Valencia·Valencian Community

Facebook owner Meta is being investigated by the EU over child safety concerns

Mobile phones will banned at schools across Valencia from TOMORROW – all you need to know about new rules

CHILDREN will be banned from using mobile phones in all Valencian Community schools from Monday. Devices will have to be turned off inside school areas

5 May, 2024 @ 08:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Fridge gas leak is revealed as cause of deadly Valencia fire dubbed ‘Spain’s Grenfell’

FORENSIC experts believe a fridge gas leak was the most likely cause of February’s fire at an apartment block in Valencia’s Campanar district- claiming 10

3 May, 2024 @ 18:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Cyclist, 59, is seriously injured after swerving to avoid a wild boar on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COSTA Blanca cyclist was seriously injured on Saturday after veering out of the way of a wild boar and crashing to the ground. The

29 Apr, 2024 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

First anniversary of Valencia fire disaster that killed 10 people with €30m reconstruction of 'Spain's Grenfell' starting this summer

Heartbroken families of Valencia fire victims demand a new investigation into cause of ‘Spain’s Grenfell’

PEOPLE displaced by February’s Valencia apartment block fire have demanded that inquiries be restarted into what caused the blaze and if anybody is criminally responsible.

26 Apr, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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