The Valencia Report (2024)

18/03/2024

L'Antiga de Campanar Falla has once again been given the prestigious top award in the Special Section by the judges of the Junta Central Fallera. But the win will be bitter-sweet to the falleros of the neighbourhood who just three weeks ago experienced one of the area's worst tragedies when a residential block went up in flames leaving 10 dead and hundreds homeless....

L’Antiga de Campanar Falla has once again been given the prestigious top award in the Special Section by the judges of the Junta Central Fallera. But the win will be bitter-sweet to the falle…

18/03/2024

RIOT police had to intervene to protect the city hall's falla monument after a group of around 20 immigrants tried to remove parts of it on Saturday night. More than 40 riot police and several representatives of the National Police tried to calm things down by explaining the meaning behind the the monument. The theme of year's falla from city hall is peace, but along the lines that to achieve peace there first has to be war, as expressed in the main part of the monument which shows two white doves fighting over an olive branch, and below are other dispersed pieces, such as a large rubber duck looking at a real duck and a Ninja Turtle stuck in plastic from drinks cans....

RIOT police had to intervene to protect the city hall’s falla monument after a group of around 20 immigrants tried to remove parts of it on Saturday night. More than 40 riot police and severa…

05/03/2024

A FIRE which killed three people on Monday has been put down to an overloaded socket in the living room of the home. The fire, on the 11th floor of a 24-storey block in the Alicante town of Villajoyosa broke out at 2.15am on Monday. The town has declared three days of mourning for the victims, a grandmother, her son and her five-year-old grandson, who were all killed in the blaze....

A FIRE which killed three people on Monday has been put down to an overloaded socket in the living room of the home. The fire, on the 11th floor of a 24-storey block in the Alicante town of Villajo…

04/03/2024

Valencia's biggest party of the year got off to a bang this weekend with the start of the daily mascletà and the Cridà marking the start of the festivities. Where to go and what to see in Fallas 2024? Visit Valencia have put together THE comprehensive guide to Fallas 2024, to help you get the most out of the festivities....

Valencia’s biggest party of the year got off to a bang this weekend with the start of the daily mascletà and the Cridà marking the start of the festivities. Where to go and what to see in Fal…

01/03/2024

A CAT has been found safe and well inside the remains of the residential block where 10 people lost their lives in a devastating fire eight days ago. Fire fighters and Local Police announced on X that the cat, Coco, had taken refuge on the 11th floor, of the building in the Campanar area of the city, two storeys above what had been the home of his owner, proving that perhaps cats do have nine lives after all....

A CAT has been found safe and well inside the remains of the residential block where 10 people lost their lives in a devastating fire eight days ago. Fire fighters and Local Police announced on X t…

29/02/2024

THE bodies of three men, understood to be of Columbian nationality have been found in the Gola de Pujol area of El Saler, just south of Valencia. Two men were found on the floor in a pool of blood next to a car, apparently having been trying to get into the vehicle, while a third, the driver, was found slumped inside....

THE bodies of three men, understood to be of Columbian nationality have been found in the Gola de Pujol area of El Saler, just south of Valencia. Two men were found on the floor in a pool of blood …

25/02/2024

A WEEKEND that was supposed to celebrate the start of Fallas, the city's biggest festivities, has been replaced by one of grief and shock as the death toll from Thursday's tower block blaze reaches 10. It is believed that all those missing have now been accounted for, but firefighters will continue the painstaking work of searching through the wreckage of the building, and DNA samples will be taken to identify the victims....

A WEEKEND that was supposed to celebrate the start of Fallas, the city’s biggest festivities, has been replaced by one of grief and shock as the death toll from Thursday’s tower block b…

23/02/2024

FIRE-FIGHTERS in Valencia have confirmed four fatal victims following the fire in a residential block in the Campanar area of the city. The bodies have been confirmed inside the building but as yet have not been recovered. Jorge Suarez, deputy head of emergencies, said the building was unlikely to collapse but was unable to say when it would be possible to enter the structure to retrieve the victims....

FIRE-FIGHTERS in Valencia have confirmed four fatal victims following the fire in a residential block in the Campanar area of the city. The bodies have been confirmed inside the building but as yet…

22/02/2024

FIRE has ripped through a 14-storey building in the Campanar area of Valencia and according to reports so far there have been 14 people injured, including six fire-fighters. The blaze is believed to have started around 5.30pm on Thursday, although the original cause is unknown, and flames rapidly engulfed the whole building. According to neighbours, fire-fighters were quickly on the scene, as the fire station is close by....

FIRE has ripped through a 14-storey building in the Campanar area of Valencia and according to reports so far there have been 14 people injured, including six fire-fighters. The blaze is believed t…

16/08/2023

"PARENTS will be able to choose the language their children study in and Valencian won't be imposed", so says the new regional education minister. José Antonio Rovira, who came into office following the local elections in May, believes that the current Ley de Plurilingüismo should be done away with and only the subject of Valencian language and literature maintained as compulsory....

“PARENTS will be able to choose the language their children study in and Valencian won’t be imposed”, so says the new regional education minister. José Antonio Rovira, who came in…

11/08/2023

ANYONE flying into Valencia airport on Thursday would be forgiven for thinking they had landed in a giant furnace as the highest ever temperature was recorded, a sweltering 46.8ºC. Record temperatures across Valencia (Photo by Christo James V on Pexels) The peak of the third severe heat wave to hit Spain so far this year saw the new high measured at the weather station of the city's airport on 10 August....

ANYONE flying into Valencia airport on Thursday would be forgiven for thinking they had landed in a giant furnace as the highest ever temperature was recorded, a sweltering 46.8ºC. Record temperatu…

24/07/2023

THE expected right-wing surge didn't materialise in Spain's general election on Sunday and the shape of the next government is still far from certain, although both the main left and right-wing parties are claiming victory. And they are right......to an extent. The Popular Party won more votes than any other, just not enough to govern alone or in coalition with far-right…...

THE expected right-wing surge didn’t materialise in Spain’s general election on Sunday and the shape of the next government is still far from certain, although both the main left and ri…

05/07/2023

FROM Wednesday facemasks are no longer obligatory in pharmacies, hospitals, and other health and care centres throughout Spain. Three years after the World Health Organisation declared the Covid-19 pandemic, the last remaining Covid-19 restriction in Spain has been removed. The measure was approved by Spain's national government on Tuesday and published in the BOE, the national gazette, on Wednesday (5 July), marking the end of the Covid-19 health crisis....

FROM Wednesday facemasks are no longer obligatory in pharmacies, hospitals, and other health and care centres throughout Spain. Three years after the World Health Organisation declared the Covid-19…

04/07/2023

MONDAY afternoon's storms brought the heaviest rainfall on a July day since 1987 and the largest hailstones ever recorded in Valencia city, as well as more than 2,000 lightning strikes across the region. Some streets turned in rivers, others were cut off due to falling branches or blocked drains, crops were battered and three people were injured from falling hailstones, fortunately not serioulsy....

MONDAY afternoon’s storms brought the heaviest rainfall on a July day since 1987 and the largest hailstones ever recorded in Valencia city, as well as more than 2,000 lightning strikes across…

02/07/2023

RAINBOW flags have been waved across the region at events celebrating Gay Pride for the past few weeks but figures show homophobic hate crimes are on the rise. According to Susana Gisbert, Public Prosecutor for hate crimes, homophobic attacks have overtaken those from xenophobia in the Valencia Province. Speaking to Cadena Ser radio earlier this week, Gisbert said that there seem to be more attacks on the LGTBI+ community, with these hate crimes being the most investigated by prosecuters since 2022....

RAINBOW flags have been waved across the region at events celebrating Gay Pride for the past few weeks but figures show homophobic hate crimes are on the rise. According to Susana Gisbert, Public P…

29/05/2023

FOLLOWING PSOE's disastrous results in yesterday's municipal and regional elections, Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has brought forward the general election which was expected for November. Sánchez said, in a press conference on Monday morning, that he had already informed King Felipe VI of his intention to hold a cabinet meeting this afternoon to dissolve parliament and call a general election on…...

FOLLOWING PSOE’s disastrous results in yesterday’s municipal and regional elections, Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has brought forward the general election which was expected f…

28/05/2023

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VALENCIA´S left-wing parties have lost control of both the regional government and the city of Valencia as well as many towns across the region in Sunday’s elections. Mazón and Catalá celebra…

28/05/2023

VALENCIA´S left-wing parties have lost control of both the regional government and the city of Valencia as well as many towns across the region in Sunday's elections. Valencia has mirrored the rest of the country with a huge swing to the right-wing PP (Popular Party) and far-right Vox party, combined with the disappearance of the centrist Ciudadanos Party. Opinion polls had predicted a tight race, but none had predicted such a triumph for the right-wing parties....

VALENCIA´S left-wing parties have lost control of both the regional government and the city of Valencia as well as many towns across the region in Sunday’s elections. Valencia has mirrored th…

24/05/2023

IF you're a UK citizen and you're planning to vote in the municipal elections this Sunday, hold on....did you fill in the intention to vote form before 15 January? Since Britain left the EU, not only have we lost our right to vote in EU elections, but we now also have to actively request to vote every time there is an election....

IF you’re a UK citizen and you’re planning to vote in the municipal elections this Sunday, hold on….did you fill in the intention to vote form before 15 January? Since Britain lef…

20/05/2023

IF you've been out and about anywhere in the Valencia region in the past week you can't have missed the political posters which have popped up on every other lamppost. It can only mean one thing, an election is on its way. As of last Friday, we are now in the official two-week campaign period, when politicians are out and about scouting for votes....

IF you’ve been out and about anywhere in the Valencia region in the past week you can’t have missed the political posters which have popped up on every other lamppost. It can only mean …

12/05/2023

A ROW has broken out between the mayors of Valencia and Madrid over the spelling of Valencia in the capital's Puerta del Sol square. Puerta del Sol is home to the so-called Kilómetro Cero, the starting point for all major radial roads in Spain. The spot is marked on the floor and surrounded by the names of the provincial capitals....

A ROW has broken out between the mayors of Valencia and Madrid over the spelling of Valencia in the capital’s Puerta del Sol square. Puerta del Sol is home to the so-called Kilómetro Cero, th…

05/05/2023

TAUROMAQUÍA is once again in the spotlight after a bull that jumped 10 metres from a bridge had to be killed due to its injuries. The moment the bull jumped over the wall, taken from a video on Twitter According to reports in Las Provincias, the bull, named Viciosa, was being run through the streets of Ontinyent during the town's…...

TAUROMAQUÍA is once again in the spotlight after a bull that jumped 10 metres from a bridge had to be killed due to its injuries. The moment the bull jumped over the wall, taken from a video on Twi…

15/04/2023

TODAY marks 50 years since the sudden, tragic death of one of Valenica's most famous singers, Nino Bravo. He is best remembered for his hits Un beso y una flor and Libre, as well as Mi Tierra, Noelia and América, América, all classics that are sure to get Spaniards from every walk of life singing along with gusto. Bravo was just 28 when he was killed in a car crash on the way to Madrid on 16 April 1973, but despite his youth, he was already an established artist with his distinctive voice and had five studio albums under his belt....

TODAY marks 50 years since the sudden, tragic death of one of Valenica’s most famous singers, Nino Bravo. He is best remembered for his hits Un beso y una flor and Libre, as well as Mi Tierra…

12/04/2023

VALENCIA'S regional health department confirmed on Tuesday that there had been 44 cases of food poisoning among diners at the filming of a Masterchef episode in the city's Oceanographic. The filming took place on 19 January and was publicly called out on social media by one of the Oceanographic workers who ate the food. According to reports in Valencia Plaza…...

VALENCIA’S regional health department confirmed on Tuesday that there had been 44 cases of food poisoning among diners at the filming of a Masterchef episode in the city’s Oceanographic…

01/04/2023

A 69-YEAR-OLD British man accused of killing his wife was remanded in custody by a court in Orihuela, Alicante, on Thursday (30 March). The fatal stabbing of the 63-year-old woman is the first domestic violence death this year in the region and the eleventh in Spain. The Court of Violence Against Women number 1 in Orihuela refused bail for the man, accused of stabbing his wife during a row in the early hours of Sunday morning (26 March)....

A 69-YEAR-OLD British man accused of killing his wife was remanded in custody by a court in Orihuela, Alicante, on Thursday (30 March). The fatal stabbing of the 63-year-old woman is the first dome…

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