January 2022

VALENCIA has finished the rollout of organic waste bins across the city. The fourth and final phase concluded in January with the installation of 1,468 brown-coloured containers servicing 237,000 inhabitants. The campaign also saw 28,358 mini organic waste recycling bins distributed to homeowners in districts including Ciutat Vella, l’Eixample, Extramurs, Pobles del Sud and Poblat […]

ROBBERS smashed a black people-carrier into the front window of a Vodafone shop in Xativa before stealing handsets and burning the car in a nearby patch of abandoned land last Sunday. The calculated heist took place at two in the morning before neighbours called Policia Local to reports of a break-in. The thieves appeared to

GIBRALTAR is capitalising on the huge success of the movie, ‘The Queen’s Gambit’, by showcasing female talent in the world of chess with a Battle of the Sexes style tournament that got underway on Monday (January 24). The hall in which the tournament is ebing held (Image: Gibraltar International Chess Festival) Over the course of

A speeding motorist shocked Guardia Civil officers who clocked him smashing a motorway speed limit while being double over the drink-drive limit. A Guardia Civil patrol ran a speed control on the AP-7 in the Alicante area last Tuesday(January 18). The radar gun held by an officer ‘pinged’ a car hurtling along on the carriageway

FOUR people in Valencia are facing charges including illegal occupation, coercion and assault after kicking squatters out of two apartments in the middle of the night. The owner of the two apartments faces a €7,200 fine for ‘arbitrary exercise of personal rights’ while three professionals each face 12 years prison and €3,500 fines for assault.

THE image of how tough Spain is on corruption has barely changed in a year, according to the 2021 Corruption Perception Index(CPI). The CPI, published on Tuesday and compiled by Transparency International, is a highly-regarded global measure of anti-corruption efforts. It ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived level of public sector corruption. Each

SIX mass vaccination points will reopen in the Valencian Community on Monday(January 31) to accelerate the COVID-19 vaccine booster programme. The so-called ‘vacunodromos’ were used last year when vaccines were first rolled out. Valencian president, Ximo Puig, said: “The reopenings allow us to face a new stage of vaccine acceleration and allows citizens greater ease

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ROJALES will be without the traditional Moors & Christian Festival for another year, thanks to rising Covid-19 figures. The popular expat community of Ciudad Quesada falls within the municipality, meaning disappointment for thousands of Brits. In a public announcement this morning, January 25, a statement read: “Due to the current health crisis generated by COVID-19,

A GUIDE dog has been included in the official photo of students graduating with a History degree from Spain’s University of Castilla-La Mancha. Desi, a golden labrador, was included among the 25 graduates because she studiously attended every class where she faithfully sat beside her owner Abel Beldad, for whom she acts as a guide.