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DOUBLE MURDER: Man accused of killing teenager and pregnant woman in Spain’s inland Valencia area

Isabell Raducanu, a 36-year-old prostitute, was six months pregnant when she was found strangled and stabbed 37 times in her flat in Xativa (La Costera).

18 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Leading Spanish foundation set to open new exhibition centre in Valencia

CAIXAFORUM Valencia will open in July 2022. The Valencian branch of the highly prestigious Catalan culture and art centre has been on the cards for

17 Jun, 2021 @ 18:00

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia becomes the first port in Spain to install solar panel floor that can be walked on and driven over

VALENCIA port has taken a firm step in the green direction with the installation of solar panels in the ground that can be walked on

17 Jun, 2021 @ 15:30

Environment·Valencia·Valencian Community

TICK INVASION: Residents in town in Valencia region of Spain warned over insect plague

RESIDENTS in Castellon are being overrun by a nasty plague of ticks. While mosquitos – particularly the tiger variety – and cockroaches are the most

16 Jun, 2021 @ 18:30

Castellon·Environment·Other News·Valencian Community

AND THE OSCAR GOES TO… International paella awards granted to restaurants in 10 countries

UP to 275 restaurants in 10 countries have been granted the coveted Wikipaella distinction. Known as the ‘paella Oscars’, Wikipaella is a non-profit organisation backed

16 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Alicante·Castellon·Food & Drink·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

WELCOME TO WORLD DESIGN CAPITAL: Spain’s Valencia gears up to host year-long international festival in 2022

This is the first time the honours have been bestowed upon a Spanish city, following an unsuccessful bid by Bilbao in 2014.

16 Jun, 2021 @ 12:00

La Cultura·Lead·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

CHILD BEATERS ARRESTED: Couple from Spain’s Castellon detained for severely injuring newborn baby

A COUPLE from Torreblanca (Castellon) have been arrested on suspicion of inflicting severe brain injuries on their two-month-old baby after the child was admitted to

15 Jun, 2021 @ 14:15

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Breast is still best: research in Spain’s Valencia shows vaccinated mums create antibodies for their newborn babies

VALENCIAN researchers have confirmed that breast milk is safe from the Covid-19 vaccine and even produces antibodies protecting newborn babies from the virus. In the

14 Jun, 2021 @ 15:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·National News·Valencian Community

LIGHTS, CAMERA… Spain’s Valencia celebrates 100th anniversary of iconic cinema director Luis Berlanga

THIS year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of the most iconic and influential Spanish cinema directors of all time. Luis Garcia

14 Jun, 2021 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

STOP FASCISM: Two participants in far-right march in Spain’s Valencia become the first to be fined for displaying Franco symbols

Glorifying fascism is a very serious offence punished with fines of between €2,000 and €10,000.

14 Jun, 2021 @ 12:00

Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Secret silos of dangerous diesel and the 30 gas stations in Spain’s Valencia defrauding €50m from both drivers and the taxman

A MULTINATIONAL gang that imported dangerous diesel to Spain from Eastern Europe has been busted, resulting in 22 arrests. The alleged fraudsters, from Spain, Poland,

13 Jun, 2021 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Valencian Community

SWEET GRAPES: Spain’s Valencia area leads the way in ecological cava production

THE Utiel-Requena inland area of Valencia has long been a world-class denomination for wines rivalling even La Rioja – and cava is the name of

11 Jun, 2021 @ 11:15

Environment·Food & Drink·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

FIRE DEATH: Drug addict arrested over house blaze that killed a man and left his family in a critical condition

A 45-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in connection with a house fire in Algemesi (Valencia) that claimed one life and left the victim’s wife and

11 Jun, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

COVID CLAMPDOWN: Concert organisers in Spain’s Valencia forced to step up anti-COVID protocols before upcoming events

ORGANISERS of the open-air concerts at Valencia’s La Marina are under fire from local and regional authorities for failing to properly enforce anti-COVID safety measures.

10 Jun, 2021 @ 17:00

Coronavirus·La Cultura·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain stops distributing AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines and will donate surplus to third-world countries

BREAKING: Appointments for second Astrazeneca COVID shot cancelled for residents aged 60 to 65 in Spain’s Valencia region

The Generalitat insists that no one will be left out or forgotten, and that the new appointments will follow very soon.

9 Jun, 2021 @ 14:25

Alicante·Castellon·Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

23 Of The Elderly In Andalucia Are At Risk Of Poverty Compared To 6 3 In The Basque Country

Near-perfect immunity response among the elderly to Covid vaccines in Spain’s Valencia region

NEARLY every single person among the elderly community in the Valencian region has shown immunity to Coronavirus three months after vaccination. And studies reveal that

9 Jun, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

LIQUID GOLD: Fuel prices go through the roof in Spain’s Castellon

Even worse, experts warn that the upwards trend in prices has only just begun

8 Jun, 2021 @ 18:30

Castellon·Travel News·Valencian Community

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY: Spain’s Valencia region receives initial cash injection of €873 million from Next Generation EU

And this is just the beginning, as EU funding is due to continue arriving in the Valencia region over the next few weeks when projects

7 Jun, 2021 @ 19:15

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

Ryanair reveals its new Spain routes but blasts the country's airport taxes for 'limiting' growth

HERE WE GO: Regular flights between London and Spain’s Castellon resume after eight months

REGULAR flights have finally returned to Castellon airport eight months later. In what is being announced as a second ‘COVID summer’, the only international connection

7 Jun, 2021 @ 12:00

Castellon·Travel News·Valencian Community

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VACCINATIONS for 40 year olds in the Valencian Community start today, TEN days ahead of schedule

Vaccination against Covid-19 for people between 40 and 49 years old in the Valencian Community starts today, June 7, a whole ten days ahead of

7 Jun, 2021 @ 10:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

GET A JOB: Good news as Spain’s Castellon recovers pre-pandemic employment levels

EMPLOYMENT levels in Castellon Province have already returned to pre-pandemic levels. Social Security figures show that there are currently 212 workers paying into the system

4 Jun, 2021 @ 17:15

Business & Finance·Castellon·Valencian Community

Ars Magna Conciertos A La Luz De Las Velas 2

Ars Magna presents summer concert series across Valencia region with candlelit performances in historical settings

History and art come together to create something magical. The best artists on the music scene come together in these characteristic concerts organised for years

3 Jun, 2021 @ 18:06

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Valencia·Valencian Community

RESTAURANT REVAMP: Five eateries on Spain’s Valencia beach will be demolished to make way for more ecological buildings

FIVE rice restaurants on Valencia’s Malvarrosa beach will be demolished to make way for ‘greener’ buildings that are more integrated into the surroundings. The green

3 Jun, 2021 @ 16:15

Food & Drink·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

HEALTHCARE BOOST: Regional government in Spain’s Valencia triples investment into the public system

President Puig revealed that the funds will be shared out among the three provinces according to size and population, meaning Alicante will receive €244 million,

3 Jun, 2021 @ 14:00

Alicante·Castellon·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Two years of daily Covid-19 infection figure announcements ends in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases hold steady with zero deaths and falling hospital numbers in Costa Blanca area of Spain

NEW COVID-19 cases have fallen on a week-to week basis according to figures published today(June 2) by the Valencian health authority. 183 new infections were

2 Jun, 2021 @ 19:22

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

San Juan feast beach fun gets banished by COIVD-19 for a second year in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

San Juan beach celebrations cancelled again by COVID-19 in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

TRADITIONAL San Juan festival beach parties will be strictly prohibited in the Valencian Community later this month. Regional Health Minister, Ana Barcelo, said: “If we

2 Jun, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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