Tag: Valencia
Efficient lighting for Valencia
VALENCIA city hall will save over €2.7 million by changing the current models of streetlights for other, more energy-efficient ones.
Thanks to a zero-interest loan...
Burglar’s leaps of faith land him in jail
A BURGLAR known to be behind at least two break-ins and possibly more has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.
The accused, a 33-year-old Spaniard with...
Tax relief announced for Costa flood victims
RESIDENTS hit by extreme weather (floods, wind, snow and wave damage) in December 2016 and January 2017 can now claim tax relief.
The national government...
Plaza de la Reina overhaul imminent
By Joe Wickman
VALENCIA has chosen the architects that will go ahead with the remodelling of the city's notorious plaza de la Reina.
Alberto Peñín and...
Valencia, the ‘intelligent city’
By Joe Wickman
THE capital city's governing team has made a website available where people can view real-time information on several local issues of public...
Standing-room only at Gandia dole office – on the pavement
By Samantha Kett
GANDIA'S dole office is so in demand that it has had to set up a screen showing appointment numbers visible from the...
End to concrete calamity
LAND law reform will put an end to speculative building practices which have seen large swathes of coastal towns covered in concrete, according to...
Former regional president under investigation
Eduardo Zaplana, former PP Mayor of Benidorm, ex-regional president and former minister under PM José María Aznar, has today (Monday) been placed under investigation for...
Toll-free AP-7 will not keep lorries out of Oliva
By Samantha Kett
A MOTORWAY exit in Oliva badly needed to stop the N-332 clogging up through town is unlikely to be built in time...
Valencia on fire
Thousands of Fallas monuments were burning throughout the streets of the Valencia region on Sunday night in the traditional 'Cremá' (burning). By this morning,...
Fallas finally here
Despite delays in erecting the papier-mâché effigies due to the bad weather conditions earlier this week, fallas are now in place in main towns....
Mortgage expense return for Valencia house buyers
By Joe Wickman
OVER half a million Valencia region residents will benefit from the ruling by the Supreme Court to force banks to return part...
Holiday rental websites under fire
THE VALENCIAN government has triggered new action which could result in huge fines for holiday rental sites such as popular Airbnb that have not...
World heritage ‘Fallas’
VALENCIA’s main fiesta was added to Unesco’s Immaterial World Heritage list on Wednesday.
The panel of representatives from 24 different countries finally decided to include...
POPULAR NEWS
Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
