French air traffic controllers at it again!
FLIGHTS leaving the UK for Spain on Tuesday faced delays of up to four hours and even cancellations thanks to a last-minute French air-traffic...
Game over for match fixers
A total of 23 members of an alleged betting syndicate have been arrested on suspicion of fixing football games in Spain.
Among those detained are...
‘Incredible’ employment figures hailed
Unemployment in Spain fell by the largest ever number for a month of November, 74,381, and the number of workers making social security contributors...
‘42,000 lives saved’
Regional president Ximo Puig lamented that ‘many lives have been lost’ due to the coronavirus during an ‘extreme period of time’.
However, he stated that...
Increased vigilance to prevent Easter forest fires
The regional government has activated an emergency plan to prevent forest fires occurring over the Easter holidays.
It runs until April 12.
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Illegal TV app taken down
An illegal mobile application for streaming videos and TV channels, with more than 100 million users, has been taken down in Spain following simultaneous...
Clampdown on illegal parties to halt virus spread
Residents of the Valencia region have been asked to report any illegal parties which number more than six people.
Councillor for justice Gabriela Bravo stated:...
‘Harmless’ anti-pet pee spray trialled in Burjassot
BURJASSOT town hall is trialling a 'natural solution' to discourage dogs and cats from weeing against buildings and other fixtures.
The spray used is harmless...
Valencia region will enter phase two on Monday
TWENTY-FOUR hours earlier than expected, the ministry of health has announced that the whole Valencia Region (Alicante, Valencia and Castellón provinces) will enter phase...
Fighting poverty
OVER €920,000 were paid out in emergency benefits to Gandia's most hard-pressed families in 2015.
The town council is in charge of handing out urgent...
Parliament extends state of emergency
Spain’s parliament approved the extension of the state of emergency on Wednesday for another two weeks meaning it will run until midnight on Saturday,...
Battery bonus
After multinational car manufacturer Volkswagen confirmed on Wednesday that they will construct their battery Gigafactory in Sagunto in Valencia province, regional president Ximo Puig...
Back to school with a difference
Schools in Valencia and Murcia regions are opening in a few days’ time and regional governments are still adjusting their own guidelines and introducing...
New health service personnel on the way
Procedures to select 11,800 new employees for the Valencia region health service start on Sunday, January 22.
The initiative is designed to ‘reduce temporary employment’...
COSTA LEVANTE
Heat alerts issued
Very hot weather is due to affect large swathes of Spain in the coming days.
The whole of Alicante province is on alert for high...
