Last orders
PUBS, cafés and ice-cream parlours seeking later closing times have hit a brick wall after Gandia town council refused to budge.
A meeting between traders...
No rain in Spain
LA SAFOR has seen lower-than-average rainfall for the third year running, a situation that could leave on-tap water supplies hanging in the balance in...
Sweeter than sugar
A 'NEW' type of ecological sweetener is gaining ground in allotments around Valencia province.
Stevia is a plant originating from Paraguay and is said to...
Aquarium improved
HAMMERHEAD sharks, South African crocodiles, king penguins and Steller sea lions will be among the new species to inhabit Valencia's Oceanogràfic park upon its...
Land verdict hope
A BILL for over €2,000 on a green-belt plot in Xàtiva has been overturned by a court, giving hope to other landowners in the...
A sigh of relief
OLIVA beach homeowners have won their eight-year fight to recover title to their properties after the land-sea border was moved to the wrong side...
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...
Back in the saddle
SPAIN'S largest international cycle tour will pass through La Safor again for the first time in 24 years.
The last time the Vuelta a España...
Benitez sacked
Rafael Benitez has been sacked as manager of Real Madrid FC after yet another dissapointing league match performance yesterday (Sunday).
The former Liverpool boss was...
Public transport fares frozen
THE regional government in Valencia has decided to freeze the cost of public transport in 2016, in order to promote its better use by...
Prescription charges axed
FULL details of the regional government’s plan to scrap copayment for prescription charges for pensioners and the disabled from January 1 were announced on...
Rocking for charity
A BOXING Day rock festival will bring some of the top local and national bands and solo artists Gandia to raise money for children...
Another victory
PROTESTERS managed to stop Bankia evicting a woman out of her home in Almoines (La Safor, Valencia province) after having already foreclosed on the...
Made in Valencia
PRINCE George is wearing clothes from a Valencian children's fashion company in this year's Christmas card from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
The pastel...
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...
