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Scrooges! Charity in Spain is told it will NOT be allowed to feed 600 homeless people in parks as part of New Year tradition

Scrooges! Charity in Spain is told it will NOT be allowed to feed 600 homeless people in a park from the New Year

A VALENCIA charity that has been feeding around 600 homeless people daily from a trailer in the city’s Turia Gardens has been told to stop

23 Dec, 2023 @ 14:00

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Thousands of 'unsafe' toys seized during raids on stores in Spain's Valencia

Thousands of unsafe toys seized from shops during Christmas campaign in Spain’s Valencia

THE GUARDIA CIVIL has seized 10,696 toys from six shops in Manises for failing to follow European Union safety marking rules. The Christmas campaign raids

19 Dec, 2023 @ 15:21

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

How a gang posing as famous footballers rented luxury homes in Spain’s tourist hotspots before staging violent robberies

A VIOLENT robbery gang that rented homes in Spain posing as famous footballers has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Operation ‘Neckars’ led to the

17 Dec, 2023 @ 16:00

Balearic Islands·Castellon·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Madrid·Valencia·Valencian Community

Escape to the mountains: These 5 hillside towns in Spain make for the perfect winter getaway

SPAIN is full of enchanting hillside towns for the perfect getaway and we have picked the top five you should visit this winter. Although Andalucia

17 Dec, 2023 @ 12:00

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Depopulating village advertising for newcomers gets good response in Spain's Valencia

Picturesque village advertising for new residents gets good response in Spain’s Valencia

A VILLAGE in the hilly Los Serranos region of Valencia province has had an instant response to its advert to bring in new residents. Titaguas

12 Dec, 2023 @ 16:30

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Women beaten up and exploited by prostitution gang in Spain's Valencia

Women beaten up and humiliated by prostitution gang in Spain’s Valencia

POLICE in Spain and Romania have freed 14 women who were sexually exploited, beaten and humiliated. A joint probe between the Policia Nacional and their

12 Dec, 2023 @ 11:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man arrested for hidden toilet videos in Spain's Valencia

Man hides in bathroom to make videos of women and children in Spain’s Valencia

A 27-YEAR-OLD Romanian man has been arrested after spending 44 minutes making hidden videos in the women’s bathroom at a Valencia shopping centre. Security cameras

9 Dec, 2023 @ 09:40

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Music event ticket seller cons dozens of people across Spain who end up out of pocket

A FRAUDSTER conned at least 58 people by selling bogus music concert tickets online with customers getting nothing or at best- just a fake ticket.

5 Dec, 2023 @ 10:45

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Winning tree-lined design for new-look town hall square in Spain's Valencia is junked by mayor

Winning design for new-look town hall square that could cost €8m in Spain’s Valencia is junked by mayor

VALENCIA’S mayor has promised a New Year announcement over changes to a winning design for the revamp of the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. ‘Re-Natura’ -created by

5 Dec, 2023 @ 10:00

Valencia·Valencian Community

WATCH: Bizarre moment woman walks a man on a leash as he crawls on all fours like a dog in Spain’s Valencia

A SURREAL video shows a woman walking a man through a Spanish city like a dog. The streets of Valencia are full of surprises: enchanting

28 Nov, 2023 @ 17:23

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UK and foreign holidaymakers boost overnight hotel stays on Spain's Costa Blanca

Tourists are returning to booking hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca, figures suggest

OVERNIGHT hotel stays in the Valencian Community in October grew by 7.89% compared to a year earlier according to figures released by the National Institute

23 Nov, 2023 @ 18:00

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

This region in Spain has virtually abolished inheritance tax

THE VALENCIAN parliament passed a law on Wednesday to slash inheritance tax to just 1% for most beneficiaries. It will apply retrospectively to inheritances and

22 Nov, 2023 @ 18:30

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

This city on Spain’s Costa del Sol is the best in the world to live and work, according to a new expat poll

A NEW poll surveying 12,000 expats from all over the world has crowned an Andalucian city as the best place in the world to live

22 Nov, 2023 @ 14:22

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

Don’t spend too much on energy in Spain!

ARE you spending too much on gas in the winter for heating and hot water?You may have heard of Air Source Heat pumps (ASHP) or

20 Nov, 2023 @ 16:11

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These 3 cities in Spain are among the best in the WORLD to live in, according to Forbes

SPAIN is the country to be in for a high standard of city living and quality of lifestyle, according to InterNations—the largest global community for

20 Nov, 2023 @ 15:45

Andalucia·Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Valencia

French expat, 25, is arrested after ‘setting up a fake shopping website and defrauding British and other customers out of €200,000

A 25-YEAR-OLD Frenchman has been arrested in the Valencia area on 104 counts of fraud and money laundering after tricking online buyers to purchase goods

15 Nov, 2023 @ 17:15

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Apartment block hit five times by robbers taking art objects in Spain’s Valencia

TWO men targeted a Gandia apartment block in Valencia province five times to steal a variety of art-related objects valued at €150,000. The thieves, 35

14 Nov, 2023 @ 11:28

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Brits are flocking to Spain’s Costa Blanca: October sees record number of flights to Alicante airport with UK arrivals leading the way

ALICANTE-ELCHE and Valencia airports have registered their best ever October for passenger numbers, according to airport operator Aena. 1.56 million people used the Costa Blanca

13 Nov, 2023 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Forgetful father faces homicide charge in Spain after 'his daughter, 2, dies in locked car in ordeal lasting for hours

Violent armed robbers who ‘stormed homes in broad daylight’ in Spain’s Valencia are arrested in major raids

TWO violent home robbery gangs operating in Valencia province have been brought down by the Policia Nacional. Four men and two women of Croatian and

11 Nov, 2023 @ 08:00

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This much-visited region in eastern Spain will abolish the controversial tourist tax from next week

A DECREE to scrap the Valencian region’s controversial tourist tax was signed on Friday by president Carlos Mazon and Tourism Minister, Nuria Montes. The tax

10 Nov, 2023 @ 18:00

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

This November was one of the hottest and driest on record in Spain, stark figures show

Spain will see highest November temperatures since 1950 across Valencia from next week

FORECASTERS have predicted the warmest average November daytime temperatures since at least 1950 for the Valencian Community between this Sunday and Tuesday. The State Meteorological

10 Nov, 2023 @ 11:30

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

Renfe strike is called off: Railway company agrees deal with 15,000 workers after threat of walkouts across Spain saw 1,500 trains cancelled

Renfe trains in Spain’s Valencia region suffer too many disruptions, says consumer rights group

THE FACUA consumer association has called on the Ministry of Transport to stop ‘constant’ disruption to Cercanias train services in the Valencian Community. The group

9 Nov, 2023 @ 14:15

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British tourist recovery continues with tourist tax to be scrapped 'soon' on Spain's Costa Blanca

British tourist recovery continues as tourist tax set to be scrapped ‘soon’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BRITISH tourist numbers to the Valencian Community are continuing to recover to pre-pandemic levels, said Valencian president Carlos Mazon on the first day of London’s

6 Nov, 2023 @ 19:50

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Strong winds cause injuries in Spain’s Valencia: Woman is struck in the face by a falling sign while another is hit by a restaurant’s parasol

STRONG winds caused by Storm Ciaran have kept police and fire crews busy in Valencia and the Valencian Community with over 700 reported incidents in

3 Nov, 2023 @ 15:25

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

Valencia in Spain gets international UNESCO recognition for its work with design

VALENCIA’S record in encouraging new designs has helped it become a UNESCO Creative City in an announcement made on Tuesday to coincide with World Cities

1 Nov, 2023 @ 14:30

Valencia·Valencian Community

Teenage girl, 18, ‘gang raped by four men’ just metres from a police station in Spain’s Valencia

Teenage girl, 18, ‘is gang raped by four men’ just metres from a police station in Spain’s Valencia

POLICE are investigating a gang rape suffered by an 18-year-old woman in the Malvarrosa beach area of Valencia last Saturday morning. The teenager was assaulted

1 Nov, 2023 @ 13:15

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