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An online challenge was the first hypothesis investigated by the National Police

One child dies and another is critically injured in unrelated suicide attempts in Valencia within 12 hours of each other

A CHILD aged 13 committed suicide just 12 hours after another 10-year-old boy reportedly attempted to take his own life in Valencia city this week.

10 Feb, 2021 @ 17:45

Lead·Valencia

WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH: Surge in COVID-related hospital refuse triggers storage chaos in Valencia

THE huge increase in disposable hospital refuse due to the COVID pandemic is causing severe storage and disposal problems. In Valencia city, six refrigerated lorries

10 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Alicante·Coronavirus·Environment·Lead·Valencia

Benidorm set for night-time curfew after big COVID case rises in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Spain’s Valencian Community president Ximo Puig set to announce extension of most COVID-19 restrictions through to March

MOST of the current restrictions to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the Valencian Community are set to be extended until the end of the

10 Feb, 2021 @ 13:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

FULLY CHARGED: Valencia driving schools switch to electric cars to reduce pollution and promote clean transport

THE motor industry is currently facing one of its most profound and vital challenges in history – and Valencia is revving up to go. Increasing

9 Feb, 2021 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead·Technology·Valencia

RED MIST: African sand blankets Spain’s Mediterranean coast

Experts report that there are very few documented cases of this type.

8 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Alicante·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Environment·Valencia

Valencia COVID restrictions to be extended

This would extend the restrictions until at least March 1.

8 Feb, 2021 @ 11:50

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

Foodie paradise: This Alicante town has the most Michelin Star restaurants per capita in Spain

TOP MARKS: Up to 45 stretches of coastline in the Valencian Community classed as having ‘exceptional environmental value’

UP to 45 beaches throughout the Valencian Community have been granted top marks in a new environmental study by the regional government. The autonomous community’s

5 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment·Nature·Torrevieja·Valencia

Valencian scientists reintroduce endangered species of newt in the Serra Calderona

Natural ponds have recently been found to play a vital role in regulating global warming, as they trap and filter carbon dioxide naturally.

3 Feb, 2021 @ 14:15

Environment·Valencia

Florina worked on the main road near Silla (Valencia)

Missing teenage prostitute found dead in irrigation ditch near Valencia

THE worst hypothesis finally came true regarding Florina Gogos, the 19-year-old girl who worked as a prostitute in the Valencia area and who went missing

2 Feb, 2021 @ 17:45

Valencia·Valencian Community

Forest fires are a constant threat in the Valencia region

OUT OF THE FRYING PAN: Forest fires top off record-breaking month on both ends of the scale in Spain’s Valencia region

JANUARY has been one of the craziest months on record weather-wise in the Valencia region. Historic low temperatures reaching -26°C in Vistabella – the coldest

1 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Valencia

Nudism is not a crime... not even in the city

BARE-FACED CHEEK: Man fined for walking naked around Valencia town

This is the fourth time Colomar, an IT expert, is fined for nudism in the streets of Valencia.

1 Feb, 2021 @ 12:45

Valencia·Valencian Community

COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NO LET UP in high COVID-19 infections in Spain’s Valencian Community

9.579 new coronavirus infections were declared last night(January 26) in the Valencian Community. That’s a rise of 1,156 cases on the Monday total, which is

27 Jan, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

New food delivery rider rules start for Glovo and Uber Eats in Spain

Big online sales rise for Spanish delivery ‘app’ leads to new Valencia area base

ON-DEMAND Spanish delivery app, Glovo, is looking to expand its ‘dark stores’ in Spain and across Europe. The pandemic has given a boost to on-line

24 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Business & Finance·Valencia

The minors were arrested and remanded in custody

Three teenagers arrested for raping 15-year-old girl in Valencia

THREE teenagers have been arrested in an undisclosed town in Valencia Province on suspicion of gang-raping a 15-year-old girl. The suspects are aged between 14

21 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

SHINE ON ME: Tax cuts announced for fitting solar panels on houses in Valencia city

In addition, property owners who fit the panels will also be able to apply for grants covering 95% of the so-called ‘Icio’ tax, payable upon

21 Jan, 2021 @ 12:45

Business & Finance·Environment·Technology·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia man rapes and tries to strangle wife before being set free

The woman was eight weeks pregnant at the time, which her husband apparently knew

20 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

ANIMAL HOUSE: Another good year for Valencia’s Bioparc

LAST year was yet another success for Valencia city’s Bioparc animal refuge. Always keen to escape the ‘zoo’ tag due to its negative connotations, the

18 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Nature·Valencia·Valencian Community

A statue to the three girls at Alcasser cemetery

Alcasser killer caught in Madrid squat

The main perpetrator disappeared without trace and his whereabouts are still unknown

18 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Valencia·Valencian Community

A recent protest calling for the abolition of prostitution

Teenage prostitute goes missing in Valencia

Three street prostitutes have been murdered in the Valencia area over the last year and a half.

15 Jan, 2021 @ 15:45

Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia region leads industrial recovery in Spain

THE Valencia region is spearheading the gradual recovery of industry in Spain following the COVID-inflicted crash. Led by the energy sector, the Valencian Community registered

12 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Valencia·Valencian Community

SPECIAL REPORT: Snow and severe weather bring four deaths and travel chaos to Spain as army called in, flights diverted and rail services cancelled

The first reported victims were a South American couple who drowned in Mijas after their car was swept away by surging water

10 Jan, 2021 @ 07:00

Lead·National News

A group of nuns singing carols in Valencia over Christmas

FROM SILICON VALLEY TO THE CONVENT: Leading Valencian entrepreneur gives everything up to become a closed order nun

A 36-YEAR-OLD technological entrepreneur from Valencia who launched a hugely successful start-up company in the US’ Silicon Valley has given it all up to become

8 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Technology·Valencia·Valencian Community

FILOMENA: RED weather alert across much of Spain as snow blankets Madrid, Valencia and Andalucia

A RED weather warning for snow has been issued across central and eastern Spain as storm Filomena continues to wreak havoc. The most extreme warning,

8 Jan, 2021 @ 12:29

Lead·National News

Snow forces school closures as Valencia’s Castellon Province is put on orange alert

THE storm known as Filomena that is currently sweeping Spain landed in Castellon Province today (Thursday January 7), forcing several schools to close their doors

7 Jan, 2021 @ 13:30

Valencia·Valencian Community

Harry Winks with Jose Mourinho during the Carabao Cup match in Stoke on December 23

Spurs star to make a move to Valencia

TOTTENHAM Hotspur star Harry Winks could sign for Valencia CF on loan, it has emerged this week. The 24-year-old midfielder has grown frustrated with his

6 Jan, 2021 @ 11:15

Sport·Valencia

Benidorm has a COVID-19 infection rate that's three times higher than Spain's national average

Bars and restaurants in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca and across Valencian Community slam enforced early closing times

TWO leading hospitality associations in the Valencian Community have branded new closing times as a ‘coup’. Bars and restaurants will have to stop service from

5 Jan, 2021 @ 20:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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