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Man arrested for swindling over 80,000 euros through fictitious car sales in Valencia

A 43-YEAR-OLD Chiva (Valencia) neighbour has been arrested after allegedly scamming three people over €80,000 by faking car sales. It is believed that his first

3 May, 2023 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Road hauliers desperate for 2,000 extra drivers in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Road hauliers desperate for 2,000 extra lorry drivers in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

A VALENCIAN COMMUNITY road haulage federation says the region is short of 2,000 drivers which is causing serious problems with deliveries. The FVET says the

2 May, 2023 @ 17:15

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Son taking medication fatally stabs mother at Valencia holiday home in Spain

A 24-year-old man stabbed his mother to death on Sunday evening inside a cabin at Los Carasoles campsite in Enguera, Valencia province. The assailant- said

18 Apr, 2023 @ 11:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Tram Line Return Moves Forward After Nearly Half A Century 'off The Rails' For Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Plans to reopen tram line moves forward for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE RESTORATION of the Denia-Gandia tram link that shut in 1974 has moved a step forward with regional operator FGV being told to start work

17 Apr, 2023 @ 15:24

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Ill Health Forces End Of Brit's Hunger Strike Over Residency Rejection In Spain's Valencia

EXCLUSIVE: Dizzy spell ends British man’s hunger strike over residency rejection in Spain’s Valencia

A DIZZY spell on a staircase has forced a British man to end his hunger strike in protest over being refused Spanish residency after not

17 Apr, 2023 @ 14:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Wild boars surprise beachgoers in Spain’s Marbella

Wild boars come from dry hills looking for water in residential areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca

THIRSTY wild boars are coming down from dry hills to visit residential areas of Denia to quench their thirst in swimming pools The plague of

11 Apr, 2023 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Couple in Spain’s Valencia attack alleged killer of their son with a knife

A COUPLE in Valencia were arrested on Tuesday after using a knife to attack a minor who is accused of killing their son in 2021.

28 Mar, 2023 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

French woman kept prisoner for weeks in run-down rural shack in Spain's Valencia

French woman kept prisoner for weeks inside run-down rural shack in Spain’s Valencia

A FRENCH woman escaped from a dilapidated shed where she was imprisoned for weeks after moving to Spain with her new boyfriend. The victim ran

27 Mar, 2023 @ 17:40

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Fraudsters Stole Homes Worth Over €3 Million From Deceased Elderly People On Spain's Costa Blanca

Fraudsters stole homes worth over €3 million from dead people on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A gang seizing inheritances from dead people in the Marina Alta area of the Costa Blanca has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Homes worth

27 Mar, 2023 @ 11:45

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

Man Ran Cocaine Lab Out Of Empty Property In Expat Area Of Spain's Costa Blanca

Man runs cocaine lab out of empty property in popular expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 47-YEAR-OLD Spaniard has been jailed for running a cocaine laboratory out of an otherwise empty property in Benijofar on the Costa Blanca. The cocaine

13 Mar, 2023 @ 13:36

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

Ford axing 1,100 jobs at Valencia car plant in Spain with S-Max and Galaxy production ending in April

Ford axing 1,100 jobs in Spain’s Valencia with S-Max and Galaxy models ceasing production in April

FORD has announced that it plans to cut 1,100 jobs- 20% of its workforce- at its Almussafes car plant in Valencia province. Unions were informed

10 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·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

New blood donors in 2022 rose by 20% in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

PEOPLE donating blood for the first time went up by 20% last year in the Valencian Community. The regional Transfusion Centre said 16,223 people responded

15 Feb, 2023 @ 14:44

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

Three People Injured After Suicidal Man Ignites Gas Butano Blast In Spain's Valencia

Three people injured after suicidal man ignites gas cylinder in Spain’s Valencia

THREE people were injured on Friday after a butano gas cylinder explosion in Godelleta, Valencia Province. The cannister was set off by a man suffering

28 Jan, 2023 @ 08:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Special 'blue Flag' Celebration For Spain And Europe To Be Hosted By Valencia Winner

Valencia area to host special ‘Blue Flag’ celebration for Spain and Europe

CULLERA in Valencia Province has been chosen to host a 36th anniversary celebration for Blue Flag winners in Europe. Blue Flags are awarded annually by

19 Jan, 2023 @ 14:52

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Home invasion gang posing as Guardia Civil officers threaten to cut off baby’s ear in Spain’s Valencia

A brutal gang is still at large after torturing a well-known Valencian businessman and threatening to cut off an ear belonging to his baby son.

19 Jan, 2023 @ 11:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Psychologists Launch Mental Health Workshops For Teenagers In Spain's Valencia Region

Psychologists launch teenage mental health workshops at Valencia region schools in Spain

Rising suicide rates, bullying cases, and self-harming incidents among young people has prompted the introduction of mental health workshops in Valencian Community secondary schools. 50

18 Jan, 2023 @ 17:15

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

Vending machine thief armed with drill caught in special police operation in Spain’s Valencia

A Valencia area vending machine thief struck so frequently that the Guardia Civil had to launch a special probe to catch him. Operation Baldy started

18 Jan, 2023 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Where are Brits and other foreigners buying property in Spain? New data reveals the hottest locations

78.8% of ‘second’ home buyers in Spain’s Valencia region during 2022 were foreigners

78.8% of people who bought a second home through Valencian Community real estate agencies in 2022 were foreigners while 70.1% of those who acquired a

17 Jan, 2023 @ 18:00

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

Gang drugged girls and sexually assaulted them in Spain’s Valencia

TWO men have been arrested for drugging and sexually assaulting girls at a Gandia house in Valencia Province. The mother of one of the victims

16 Jan, 2023 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

2022 was hottest year on record for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain had their hottest year in 2022 since modern records began. The state meteorological office Aemet said on

9 Jan, 2023 @ 16:15

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

Catalytic Converter Gang Stole Units From Parked Cars On Costa Blanca Streets In Spain

Thieves stole dozens of catalytic converters from cars in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

THREE people have been arrested for stealing 39 catalytic converters from parked cars in Alicante and Valencia Provinces. 28 units were taken at night in

27 Dec, 2022 @ 12:00

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

Illegal Horse Meat Gang Banked €4.5 Million Selling Sick Animals From Farm In Spain's Valencia

Horse meat gang banked €4.5 million by selling sick animals from Valencia farm in Spain

A joint Guardia Civil and Europol operation has dismantled a criminal gang that illegally marketed horses to be slaughtered for meat that was not fit

1 Dec, 2022 @ 19:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

EU money seals SEAT deal for Spain's first electric car battery factory in Valencia

EU money seals deal for Spain’s first electric car battery factory in Valencia

CAR maker SEAT has confirmed that it will site Spain’s first electric car battery plant in the Valencia area. SEAT President, Wayne Griffiths reaffirmed the

9 Nov, 2022 @ 19:45

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community