Valencia’s HUNDRED wins best hamburger in Spain for 2nd year running
A VALENCIAN restaurant has won the title of Spain’s best hamburger for the second year running. The chain of two restaurants in Valencia city only
Barcelona boy masterminds €150,000 online fraud to con approximately 100 people in Spain
A Barcelona area boy and his parents have been arrested by the Guardia Civil for committing online fraud that netted around €150,000 in two years.
COVID passports set for February extension in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE Valencian government wants to keep using COVID passports for indoor access to hospitality and entertainment venues until February 28. The current measure, introduced in
Sniffer dogs find Spanish Civil War bombs buried on old factory site in Alicante area
POLICIA Nacional sniffer dogs went to an old Alcoy factory after a bomb dating back to the Spanish Civil War was unearthed during renovation work.
Body of missing American/Russian woman found in shallow grave in Spain’s Valencia as husband goes on the run
THE body of an American woman missing since Christmas has been discovered in a shallow grave in woods in the town of Alzira in Spain’s
Nephew wraps cellophane tape around uncle’s head to suffocate him at his Valencia home in Spain
A 39-year-old man has been charged with trying to kill his uncle, 88, after stealing his bank card and PIN details. The nephew was arrested
New COVID-19 record but hospital admissions are much lower than 2021 numbers in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
A new pandemic record daily total of 39,585 cases was reported this Tuesday in the Valencian Community. Exactly a year ago, the total was 8,423.
HOW TO WATCH: Spain decides Eurovision song in three-day Benidorm Fest this week
BENIDORM this week hosts a three-day competition to decide which of 14 artists will represent Spain at Eurovision 2022. It’s the first year Benidorm gets
Oliva in Valencia region becomes first town in Spain to pay hunters €3,000 to shoot wild boar
THE Valencian town of Oliva has become the first in Spain to subsidise hunters up to €3,000 to shoot wild boar. Hunters can justify subsidies
Travel Spain: Valencia breathes new life into dying villages with Camino de Santiago style tourism route
THE Valencian Community has announced its very own ‘Camino de Santiago’ where travellers win stamps of recognition through 24 villages. But rather than leading towards
What is the ‘moon landing’ method used to rob highstreet shops in Valencia?
ROBBERS smashed a black people-carrier into the front window of a Vodafone shop in Xativa before stealing handsets and burning the car in a nearby
36 years in prison and €17,700 fines for ‘forcibly’ evicting squatters in middle of night in Valencia
FOUR people in Valencia are facing charges including illegal occupation, coercion and assault after kicking squatters out of two apartments in the middle of the
Mass vaccination centres reopening for COVID-19 booster shots in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
SIX mass vaccination points will reopen in the Valencian Community on Monday(January 31) to accelerate the COVID-19 vaccine booster programme. The so-called ‘vacunodromos’ were used
Young children in the cold as teachers catch COVID-19 in Costa Blanca area of Spain
PARENTS have slammed Valencia’s Education Ministry for not providing replacement teachers after a Costa Blanca infant school was forced to stop lessons. All six teachers
Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels want Spain to end COVID restrictions like England
THE Benidorm-based Hosbec hotel association wants Spain to follow England’s lead in scrapping COVID-19 regulations to boost tourism. England ends its ‘Plan B’ restrictions on
COVID-19 passport measures to continue in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
COVID passports will continue to be used in the Valencian Community past the current January 31 expiry date. The EU COVID certificate is needed for
Sewage water tests for COVID-19 suggest ‘sixth wave’ infection peak has passed in Valencia area of Spain
SEWAGE water analysis in Valencia City is suggesting that COVID-19 cases have peaked in the sixth wave of the pandemic. Testing doesn’t detect the coronavirusf,
Six people die in nursing home fire in Valencia area of eastern Spain
SIX nursing home residents have died in a fire at a Valencia area property. 17 people, including emergency workers, needed hospital treatment for burns and
Parents shocked as young son gets unauthorised COVID-19 vaccine jab at Valencia school in Spain
PARENTS of a Valencia area child have gone to court after he got an unauthorised COVID-19 vaccination on Monday. The boy attends school in Paterna
Customers refuse to wear masks and throw bottles at bar staff in Spain’s Valencia area
BAR workers dodged bottles and windows were smashed during a brawl in Alzira over mask wearing. Masks have to be worn and COVID-19 passports produced
GOING POTTY: Website for Valencian potters provides gateway to the world of ceramics
A CERAMICS search engine has been created by potter Ana Illueca for Valencian potters so they can be more easily found online. All 106 potters
OPINION: It’s about time town halls in Spain’s Valencia region opened up to public scrutiny
IT’S perhaps no surprise that a town hall in the Valencia region should be among the most secretive in Spain. This is the region, after
EXPLAINER: Why high COVID-19 infections don’t reflect the full pandemic situation in the Costa Blanca area of Spain
OVER 22,000 coronavirus cases were reported this Friday in the Valencian Community but hospital admissions are over 50% lower than 12 months ago. The regional
Benidorm holiday hotel robber caught walking down Costa Blanca street in Spain
A woman wanted for two Benidorm hotel room robberies last August has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. She was spotted by police on January
Police stop anti-vaxxers pestering parents over COVID-19 jabs at Valencia area school in Spain
POLICE were summonsed to a Valencia Province school after anti-vaxxers harangued parents over their children getting COVID-19 vaccines. Eight anti-vaxxers appeared on Thursday lunchtime outside
Two men rescued after helicopter crashes into Costa Blanca reservoir in Spain
A helicopter pilot and his colleague were rescued on Thursday after their aircraft crashed into an Alicante Province reservoir. The helicopter, which belongs to a