https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/valencia/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:50:12 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oplogo-favicon-150x150.png https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/valencia/ 32 32 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/electricity-fully-restored-in-valencia-as-president-demands-blackout-explanation-as-soon-as-possible/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/electricity-fully-restored-in-valencia-as-president-demands-blackout-explanation-as-soon-as-possible/#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:49:41 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409674 VALENCIAN president Carlos Mazon reported that electricity was fully restored to the region at 4am on Tuesday but wants answers from the government over why the nationwide blackout happened. In]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/electricity-fully-restored-in-valencia-as-president-demands-blackout-explanation-as-soon-as-possible/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/leading-charity-claims-70000-children-are-living-in-sub-standard-homes-due-to-valencia-flood-disaster/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/leading-charity-claims-70000-children-are-living-in-sub-standard-homes-due-to-valencia-flood-disaster/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408785 THE Save the Children charity in Spain says over 70,000 youngsters are living in poor accommodation nearly six months on from the October flood disaster. The organisation also has warned]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/leading-charity-claims-70000-children-are-living-in-sub-standard-homes-due-to-valencia-flood-disaster/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/man-exploited-40-migrants-by-cramming-them-into-his-flat-in-spain-and-charging-e100-per-month-in-rent/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/man-exploited-40-migrants-by-cramming-them-into-his-flat-in-spain-and-charging-e100-per-month-in-rent/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408518 UP to 40 migrants were crammed into a Valencia region flat and charged around €100 per month to stay. The Policia Nacional have arrested a 24-year-old man in Xirivella where]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/man-exploited-40-migrants-by-cramming-them-into-his-flat-in-spain-and-charging-e100-per-month-in-rent/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/21/agitated-man-with-knife-restrained-by-police-after-valencia-mosque-attack-ordered-by-allah/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/21/agitated-man-with-knife-restrained-by-police-after-valencia-mosque-attack-ordered-by-allah/#respond Mon, 21 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408030 A FRENCH national has been arrested after a knife attack inside Valencia’s Great Mosque. A mosque official suffered a head injury with Policia Local officers subduing the attacker. Paramedics sedated]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/21/agitated-man-with-knife-restrained-by-police-after-valencia-mosque-attack-ordered-by-allah/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/21/bather-rescued-after-strong-currents-drag-his-inflatable-out-to-sea-off-the-costa-blanca/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/21/bather-rescued-after-strong-currents-drag-his-inflatable-out-to-sea-off-the-costa-blanca/#respond Mon, 21 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=407963 A BATHER drifted out to sea on an inflatable off Guardamar del Segura on Saturday but was saved by the Cruz Roja. The LS Naos rescue boat based in Santa]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/21/bather-rescued-after-strong-currents-drag-his-inflatable-out-to-sea-off-the-costa-blanca/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/18/more-than-two-thirds-of-all-european-flood-deaths-in-2024-occurred-in-valencia/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/18/more-than-two-thirds-of-all-european-flood-deaths-in-2024-occurred-in-valencia/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=407402 NEARLY 70% of all victims who lost their lives because of flooding in EU countries in 2024 died during the catastrophic floods in Valencia, according to a report by Copernicus,]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/18/more-than-two-thirds-of-all-european-flood-deaths-in-2024-occurred-in-valencia/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/16/migrants-in-spain-claim-barcelona-is-paying-for-their-train-tickets-to-valencia-as-homelessness-rises/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/16/migrants-in-spain-claim-barcelona-is-paying-for-their-train-tickets-to-valencia-as-homelessness-rises/#respond Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=406791 MIGRANTS have been found sleeping rough in Valencia after arriving from Barcelona with their bus and train fares paid by the Catalan capital’s council. Valencia council social workers speaking to]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/16/migrants-in-spain-claim-barcelona-is-paying-for-their-train-tickets-to-valencia-as-homelessness-rises/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/11/dramatic-testimony-from-sacked-emergency-chiefs-in-blame-game-over-late-valencia-flood-alert/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/11/dramatic-testimony-from-sacked-emergency-chiefs-in-blame-game-over-late-valencia-flood-alert/#respond Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=405712 THE former Valencian Emergencies Minister has said that president Carlos Mazon did not delay the sending of an emergency text flood warning on October 29. Salome Pradas testified before a]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/11/dramatic-testimony-from-sacked-emergency-chiefs-in-blame-game-over-late-valencia-flood-alert/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/11/move-over-benidorm-valencia-has-been-crowned-queen-of-the-mediterranean-according-to-british-travel-expert/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/11/move-over-benidorm-valencia-has-been-crowned-queen-of-the-mediterranean-according-to-british-travel-expert/#respond Fri, 11 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=405395 AS many Europeans shiver through another wet and windy spring, more and more tourists are trading drizzle for dazzling sun – and the Spanish city of Valencia is topping the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/11/move-over-benidorm-valencia-has-been-crowned-queen-of-the-mediterranean-according-to-british-travel-expert/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/10/american-musician-brutally-stabbed-to-death-inside-abandoned-building-that-became-his-home-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/10/american-musician-brutally-stabbed-to-death-inside-abandoned-building-that-became-his-home-in-spain/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 14:57:19 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=405409 THE BODY of an American musician has been discovered in an abandoned car workshop in Valencia province. The Guardia Civil said 39-year-old Djinn Maury had been fatally stabbed ‘months earlier’]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/10/american-musician-brutally-stabbed-to-death-inside-abandoned-building-that-became-his-home-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/09/former-beckham-bodyguard-craig-ainsworth-took-his-life-in-valencia-park-after-long-bouts-of-depression/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/09/former-beckham-bodyguard-craig-ainsworth-took-his-life-in-valencia-park-after-long-bouts-of-depression/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2025 15:50:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=405183 DETAILS have emerged about the tragic death of former bodyguard Craig Ainsworth and where it happened. The 40-year-old worked for celebrity clients including David and Victoria Beckham. It was revealed]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/09/former-beckham-bodyguard-craig-ainsworth-took-his-life-in-valencia-park-after-long-bouts-of-depression/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/06/woman-not-guilty-of-keeping-dying-dog-in-horrific-conditions-spains-supreme-court-rules/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/06/woman-not-guilty-of-keeping-dying-dog-in-horrific-conditions-spains-supreme-court-rules/#respond Sun, 06 Apr 2025 10:17:32 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=402606 IN a controversial ruling, Spain’s Supreme Court has cleared a woman of any wrongdoing after she kept her pet dog in appalling conditions for three months while it was dying]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/06/woman-not-guilty-of-keeping-dying-dog-in-horrific-conditions-spains-supreme-court-rules/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/04/good-news-for-home-buyers-in-valencia-with-cut-to-property-transfer-tax/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/04/good-news-for-home-buyers-in-valencia-with-cut-to-property-transfer-tax/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=404254 HOME buyers in the Valencian Community will save money with the regional government announcing a 10% fall in property transfer tax. Visiting a new social housing development in Alicante City]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/04/good-news-for-home-buyers-in-valencia-with-cut-to-property-transfer-tax/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/03/police-intercept-cache-of-stolen-american-cars-and-vans-during-checks-at-port-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/03/police-intercept-cache-of-stolen-american-cars-and-vans-during-checks-at-port-in-spain/#respond Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=403980 21 HIGH-END cars and vans stolen in the United States have been intercepted at the port of Valencia. The Guardia Civil and Spain’s Tax Agency, in collaboration with the US]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/03/police-intercept-cache-of-stolen-american-cars-and-vans-during-checks-at-port-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/02/fake-plumber-pulls-out-gun-and-assaults-elderly-couple-during-failed-eviction-bid-at-valencia-home/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/02/fake-plumber-pulls-out-gun-and-assaults-elderly-couple-during-failed-eviction-bid-at-valencia-home/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2025 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=403689 A DEVIOUS landlady is being investigated for hiring a man to violently evict an elderly couple from her flat in Gandia (Valencia province). The Policia Nacional have arrested a 33-year-old]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/02/fake-plumber-pulls-out-gun-and-assaults-elderly-couple-during-failed-eviction-bid-at-valencia-home/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/man-arrested-for-making-death-threats-against-valencias-president-carlos-mazon/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/man-arrested-for-making-death-threats-against-valencias-president-carlos-mazon/#respond Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:10:03 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=403361 THE Policia Nacional have arrested a man for posting death threats on social media against Valencian president Carlos Mazon. The 30-year-old was detained in Valencia last Wednesday. The unnamed man,]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/man-arrested-for-making-death-threats-against-valencias-president-carlos-mazon/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/31/valencia-man-accused-of-poisoning-ex-wife-with-ammonia-after-she-asked-for-water/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/31/valencia-man-accused-of-poisoning-ex-wife-with-ammonia-after-she-asked-for-water/#respond Mon, 31 Mar 2025 14:15:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=403204 A 32-YEAR-OLD Valencia man has been accused of giving his ex-wife ammonia when she asked for a drink of water. The victim had to spend several days in the ICU]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/31/valencia-man-accused-of-poisoning-ex-wife-with-ammonia-after-she-asked-for-water/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/31/spain-gets-maximum-advance-payment-of-e100m-from-eu-for-flood-damage-repairs-in-valencia/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/31/spain-gets-maximum-advance-payment-of-e100m-from-eu-for-flood-damage-repairs-in-valencia/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:02:40 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=403161 SPAIN’S government has received a first payment of €100 million from the EU’s Solidarity Fund to pay for recovery work in flood-hit areas of Valencia. The sum is a far]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/31/spain-gets-maximum-advance-payment-of-e100m-from-eu-for-flood-damage-repairs-in-valencia/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/31/first-seaside-drowning-tragedy-in-valencia-this-year-as-warm-weather-brings-out-bathers/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/31/first-seaside-drowning-tragedy-in-valencia-this-year-as-warm-weather-brings-out-bathers/#respond Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:10:45 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=403095 A 22-YEAR-OLD man drowned at a Valencia beach on Sunday in the first-such tragedy of the year in the Valencian Community. The warm weather brought out beach goers in the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/31/first-seaside-drowning-tragedy-in-valencia-this-year-as-warm-weather-brings-out-bathers/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/31/families-of-valencia-flood-disaster-victims-join-thousands-in-new-protest-against-president-carlos-mazon/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/31/families-of-valencia-flood-disaster-victims-join-thousands-in-new-protest-against-president-carlos-mazon/#respond Mon, 31 Mar 2025 09:20:12 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=403083 AN ESTIMATED 25,000 people took part in Saturday’s march in Valencia calling for the resignation of regional president Carlos Mazon over the way he responded to October’s floods. It was]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/31/families-of-valencia-flood-disaster-victims-join-thousands-in-new-protest-against-president-carlos-mazon/feed/ 0