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Horrific animal abuse discovered at home with dozens of badly-injured fighting cocks in Spain’s Valencia

TWO people face animal abuse charges after the Guardia Civil found 107 fighting cocks in a Betera home in Valencia province. Guardia officers said 70

10 Jun, 2024 @ 11:17

Animals·Lead·Valencia

Battle plan for tiger mosquito plague is revealed in Spain’s Valencia: Experts will release 1.3 million sterile blood suckers into the population

VALENCIA City Council will release 1.3 million sterile tiger mosquitoes in a bid to reduce the tiger mosquito population. Sterile male specimens will released for

5 Jun, 2024 @ 14:25

Health·Lead·Valencia

This region in Spain wants to turn graveyards into solar farm

VALENCIA is using city graveyards to help it reach climate neutrality by 2030. Finding suitable sites for solar farms in urban areas isn’t easy, so

4 Jun, 2024 @ 14:15

Environment·Lead·Valencia

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

Year-long tourist apartment ban set to be imposed in parts of Spain's Valencia as debate rages on over 'visitor saturation'

Year-long tourist apartment ban set to be imposed in parts of Spain’s Valencia as debate continues over ‘visitor saturation’

VALENCIA’S mayor, Maria Jose Catala has announced a year-long moratorium on tourist apartment licences covering private buildings administered by owner communities and ground floors of

24 May, 2024 @ 15:13

Lead·Valencia

Hit and run driver with extensive criminal record including hate offences, turns himself in four days after running over a boy on a pedestrian crossing in Spain's Valencia

Hit and run suspect with extensive criminal record surrenders- four days after young boy is seriously injured on pedestrian crossing in Spain’s Valencia

A MOTORIST sought after a boy was run over on a Valencia pedestrian crossing, has handed himself into the police four days after the incident.

23 May, 2024 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

A pin in a tourist bike in Valencia with the message 'Tourist go Home'

Anti-tourism tactics escalate in Spain: Bicycle wheels in a holiday hotspot are punctured with pins carrying ‘tourist go home’ message

BIKE tour companies in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia have denounced the fact that their two-wheeled transports are being targeted by anti-tourism protesters. The

23 May, 2024 @ 15:39

Lead·Travel News·Valencia

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Valencia city – € 320,000

Apartment Valencia, Valencia 3 beds 2 baths € 320,000 This spectacular home, located a few steps from the prestigious Valencia Conference Center, offers

20 May, 2024 @ 13:05

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Record number of illegally-kept 'protected' turtles found on farm in Spain

Farmer is arrested after police unearth 229 protected turtles on his land in Spain’s Valencia

THE Guardia Civil has removed 229 of Moorish turtles being kept illegally on a Valencia area farm- the largest seizure of its kind in Spain.

18 May, 2024 @ 12:00

Animals·Lead·Nature·Valencia

‘Serial predator’ and evangelist is arrested in Spain’s Valencia for ‘sexually abusing eight young girls’

A CHOIRMASTER at a Valencia area evangelical church has been jailed by a Mislata court as investigations continue into allegations concerning eight sexual assaults on

17 May, 2024 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Far-right Vox councillor in Valencia is investigated for ‘racist’ comments

PROSECUTORS have launched a hate crime probe into a Vox councillor in Valencia over social media postings about a black Podemos politician. Cecilia Herrero- a

16 May, 2024 @ 09:00

Lead·Politics·Valencia

Huge haul of counterfeit art including 15 Salvador Dali fakes is discovered in Spain’s Valencia

THE Policia Nacional’s Heritage Group based in the Valencia region has seized 22 fake works of art including 15 paintings attributed to Salvador Dali. They

15 May, 2024 @ 15:03

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

War on birds in Spain: Valencia to use air cannons and nets to control starling and pigeon populations

VALENCIA city council will spend €450,000 on a war against pigeons and starlings. A contract has been advertised for a company to use air cannons

14 May, 2024 @ 11:37

Animals·Lead·Valencia

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

Chimpanzee carries her dead baby around for months in heartbreaking scenes at a wildlife park in Spain

A FEMALE chimpanzee at the Valencia Bioparc is still grieving over the death of her baby three months on, by carrying its body in her

8 May, 2024 @ 11:36

Animals·Lead·Valencia

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Oliva – € 105,000

Apartment Oliva, Valencia 2 beds 1 baths € 105,000 My listing number SBRE-0099943. This is a 61m2 beach apartment with swimming pool for

7 May, 2024 @ 13:05

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8 bedroom Villa for sale in Godella with garage – € 650,000

Villa Godella, Valencia 8 beds 3 baths € 650,000 INMOAROA offers you this magnificent property, it is a stately home located in the

5 May, 2024 @ 13:05

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

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

‘Sextortion’ crackdown in Valencia: Dozens are arrested after ‘targeting 100-plus victims online’

A VALENCIA gang extorted money from over 100 people across Spain who responded to bogus ads promoting meetings with sex workers. They made at least

29 Apr, 2024 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

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

4 bedroom Villa for sale in Chiva with pool garage – € 195,000

Villa Chiva, Valencia 4 beds 2 baths € 195,000 Rustic Villa for sale close to the Urb. El Bosque, one of the most

26 Apr, 2024 @ 13:05

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Spain’s Airbnb craze sparks row after 27,000 businesses are turned into flats: ‘Guiris go home’ stickers appear on tourist lets in Valencia – but local in Malaga says ‘thanks to them we all have jobs’

FIGURES released this week show that more than 800 shops, bars and other local businesses in Malaga have been turned into homes over the past

25 Apr, 2024 @ 14:10

Lead·Malaga·Property

British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

Two girls given refuge after suffering domestic abuse and threat of arranged marriage in Spain’s Valencia

FIVE people have been arrested by the Guardia Civil after two girls told their school counsellor they were scared to return to their Valencia area

23 Apr, 2024 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Valencia

Airport expansions in Spain: Both Alicante and Valencia will increase their capacity following record-breaking passenger numbers this year

ALICANTE-ELCHE and Valencia airports will be ‘expanded’ in future investments by airport operator Aena. It’s chairman and CEO, Maurici Lucena, told a shareholders meeting in

19 Apr, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia