Valencian Community

2 March 2023

U-turn by regional health bosses after Torrevieja Hospital staff voted for strike action on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Valencian Health Ministry has withdrawn a legal challenge to a collective employment agreement which prompted staff at Torrevieja Hospital to vote for strike action a week ago. Regional Health Minister, Miguel Minguez has instructed...

27 February 2023

British expat dies after being ravaged by pit bull dog on road in Spain’s Valencia

A British woman, 67, died in Valencia’s La Fe Hospital on Saturday after being attacked by a pit bull dog. The victim suffered serious injuries to her head and arms when the loose dog lunged...

23 February 2023

150 police officers bust Costa Blanca drugs gang exporting marijuana from Spain to the UK

SIMULTANEOUS Guardia Civil raids early on Tuesday morning involving 150 officers have brought down a Teulada-Moraira gang that exported marijuana to the United Kingdom 17 men and two women of various nationalities have been arrested...

22 February 2023

Spain’s Valencia City tells people with respiratory problems to stay indoors due to rise in Saharan dust levels

AN air pollution warning was activated in Valencia City on Wednesday morning after Saharan dust particles were detected in the atmosphere leading to hazy skies. People with respiratory problems have been advised to stay indoors...

20 February 2023

Man kills himself by firing bullet into chest after two-hour stand-off in Spain’s Valencia

AN armed man barricaded himself inside a Valencia province apartment before turning the gun on himself. Police formed a cordon on Calle Federico Garcia Lorca in Alaquas on Sunday lunchtime after getting reports of a...

17 February 2023

New emergency rapid response unit approved for Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

PLANS have been approved for a new emergency response unit- the UVE- which will deal with incidents across the Valencian Community. The regional government executive rubber-stamped the initiative at a meeting in Orihuela on Friday....

17 February 2023

Machine guns and revolvers brought in to Spain’s Valencia from Poland for black market sales

A weapons cache has been discovered in a disused Polish ambulance parked up in an unnamed Valencia province town. The Policia Nacional found two assault machine guns, with a large amount of ammunition, plus guns...

14 February 2023

Health union demands ‘immediate’ action to slash long delays at hospital emergency units in Spain’s Valencia

THE CSIF union has demanded ‘immediate’ action to reduce the pressure on hospital emergency units in the Valencian Community. The union says an ‘extreme situation’ was reached at Alzira’s Hospital de la Ribera on Monday...

13 February 2023

Work on biggest urban housing project in Spain’s Costa Blanca set to start soon

WORK could start as soon as April on constructing a big urbanisation of 7,490 properties on the largest piece of urban developable land in Alicante Province. The land at La Hoya in Torrevieja covers an...

6 February 2023

Thief pinched hundreds of books from libraries in Spain’s Valencia for online resale

A thief stole over 300 books from Valencia libraries which he then sold online. The 52-year-old Spaniard, with no criminal record, even offered a special service to customers. They could order a title that he...