THE Valencian Community has registered 308 suicides among young people aged under-30 in the past 10 years. According to Save The Children, in 2020 one in 10 deaths in this age group were due to suicide or self-harm. The NGO adds that the pandemic has brought new worries, fears and unhappiness, and highlights the magnitude […]
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ORGANIC farming in Valencia has grown 81.2% in the past five years, more than anywhere else in Spain and exceeding Spain’s average which is only at 20.7%. The region has seen a huge increase in organic farming due to the launch of a €78.76 million Ecological Production Plan to promote organic farming, provide certification and
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A YELLOW weather warning has been issued in Malaga due to intense storms, with sea swells up to four metres forecast and damaging winds in some locations. According to Spanish weather agency AEMET, the alert for strong blustery wind and 4-metre high waves will be in place from 6am to 11:59pm today, Thursday December 16,
NATIVE English speakers employed as language assistants by education authorities in the Valencia region will stage a protest on Friday over repeated delays in payments. A campaign group calling themselves ‘Auxiliares de Conversación sin Cobrar’ – language assistants without payment – have called a demonstration outside the regional ministry of education in Valencia for 1.30
BARCELONA and Real Madrid have been joined by Athletic Bilbao in launching a legal fight against La Liga’s recently approved deal with a private equity fund. La Liga clubs overwhelmingly voted last week to accept at €2 billion offer from CVC Capital Partners. 37 clubs approved the deal with three opposing and two abstentions. CVC
A JEALOUS boyfriend was arrested after he allegedly smashed a glass into a man’s face as he chatted to his girlfriend at an Estepona bar. The 35-year-old allegedly assaulted the victim so badly his cheek became ‘completely detached’ from his jaw during the brutal attack in October. Police say the 35-year-old man approached the 28-year-old
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A Mar Menor man, 79, had to have an arm amputated after getting trapped in an overturned ambulance that was taking him to hospital. The vehicle was struck by a van while on a roundabout. Seven people were transferred to hospitals in San Javier and Murcia City after this Wednesday morning’s incident. The accident happened
A Costa Blanca man lied to police about a kidnapping and robbery to keep his gambling debts a secret from his girlfriend. The ruse backfired as the Policia Nacional arrested him in Elche over his bogus crime report. The alleged ‘victim’, 31, phoned the police to report his kidnapping as well as the loss of
THE number of areas where a COVID-19 passport is needed to gain access could be enlarged in the Valencian Community. Entry to indoor hospitality businesses with a capacity of 50 or more people is currently dependant on customers producing an EU COVID certificate. The measure, introduced on December 4, also applies to people visiting patients
PABLO Alboran fans are in luck. The Spanish heart-throb has announced an extra Malaga date for his 2022 tour. Fans can now catch the Saturno singer at the Teatro Cervantes on Tuesday, June 21 as well as Monday, June 20. Social media erupted when the Malaga-born musician tweeted the news of Spanish tour last week,
