January 2023

Rising suicide rates, bullying cases, and self-harming incidents among young people has prompted the introduction of mental health workshops in Valencian Community secondary schools. 50 psychologists will oversee the special sessions for over 110,000 teenage students in the region. “We are essential’ is the slogan for the workshops, with the first one held on Tuesday […]

A Valencia area vending machine thief struck so frequently that the Guardia Civil had to launch a special probe to catch him. Operation Baldy started after reports of a string of vandalised machines on roads in easily accessible areas in full view of passers-by, The 30-year-old thief not only stole all the money from eight

FOUR members of a Torrevieja home robbery gang have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The men- aged between 30 and 45- were caught red-handed leaving a house that they had plundered. The thieves did not surrender easily as they attacked the officers before they were restrained. Jewellery items and money they had just stolen

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A NEW train service will soon provide a direct connection from Malaga city to the province’s most famous walkway—‘El Caminito del Rey.’ A Civia model train, the same one used for the Cercanías of C1 (Coast) and C2 (Guadalhorce), has been circulating all week, without passengers. According to various technical sources from Renfe and Adif,

A man who literally ran away from his partner when she confronted him during a driving lesson about sexual abuse of her daughter is facing a long stint in jail. The 32-year-old from Paraguay fled when he and the instructor stopped for a coffee, abandoning his home and job to escape the consequences of his

A patients group wants lower electricity bills for sufferers of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD). The Spanish Association for Patients with COPD (APEPOC) says people cannot afford to pay to keep life-saving oxygen machines switched-on. An estimated five million people in Spain suffer from COPD and its the fourth biggest cause of death. “Many people are

THE WORLD’S oldest person is now thought to be Spaniard Maria Branyas Morera, who is aged 115 and lives in Catalonia. She takes the accolade after the death this week of French nun Lucile Randon, who was 118. Randon, who was nicknamed in France Sister Andre according to Forbes magazine, died in her sleep at

Caravaning Alicante will be celebrating its 30th anniversary and it is sure to be lots of fun for all the family. More than 40 stalls are lined up  for the exhibition, which is being held over two weekends at the IFA exhibition centre at KM 731 on the N340 in Elche. This is one of

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