July 2023

CARLOS MAZON from the Partido Popular was invested on Thursday as the new president of the Valencian Community with 53 votes in favour-made up of 40 PP votes and 13 from Vox- and 46 votes against. A five-hour plenary of the Valencian parliament- Les Corts- saw Mazon, 49, from Alicante assume the presidency after the […]

THE honey company, Mel Caramel has received multiple awards thanks to owner Martí Mascaró who has been named the maker of the best honey in Europe.  A recipient of the Biolmiel prize, the most prestigious for beekeepers, Mascaró produces 12 of Mallorca’s 13 types of organic honey.  With over 18 million bees within his hives,

POLICE have prevented a young Valencia woman from being forced into an arranged marriage set up by her family. Valencia’s Policia Local took a call on Wednesday from a woman who was hiding in a building who told them that her family was attacking and threatening her. A patrol went to the location and the

A TOTAL of 850 fake football shirts of top European teams have been seized at Palma airport.  Officers detected two suspicious parcels arriving at the airport’s cargo arrival control area.  “The packages were scanned with X-Ray, which made it possible to discover the illegal shipment. They were fake football shirts of famous European football teams

A THIEF has been arrested for stealing four Rolexes using the ‘Ronaldinho technique’ in Ibiza.  Police allegedly caught the robber in the act in Playa d’en Bossa nightlife area.  Agents followed the man, an infamous thief on the island, after spotting him.   “He approached an elderly tourist in a friendly way and as if he

Ten members of the Specsavers workforce in Karlskoga Sweden recently made a visit to one of the multinational optical chain’s stores in the Balearic Islands, as part of a team-building trip to Mallorca.  The shop they visited was in Santa Ponça in Mallorca, and the objective was to see how the brand works outside of

SPAIN’S disgraced former monarch, Juan Carlos I, is set to return to live in Spain, nearly three years after going into self-imposed exile in the United Arab Emirates.  Close friends of the self-styled emeritus king, aged 85, have told Spanish news media that he is planning to make Spain his home once more should the

Tossa de Mar, Girona   6 beds   4 baths € 525,000 Entirely renovated, bright and spacious 6 bedroom villa with a swimming pool, tourist license and lovely sea views, situated in a quiet setting in Tossa de Mar. With a total living area of 550m2, this well presented villa was built in 1965 and

THE NEW Popular Party-run administration in the Balearic Islands regional government has already scrapped the Environment and Equality departments, folding them into other areas of the administration. The move by the conservative party comes after it did a deal with the far-right Vox in order to form a government.  The PP was the most-voted party

The summer heat is here in full force, and it’s time to embrace those long days, sultry evenings and Valencia’s amazing outdoors. There are summer activities aplenty across the Community, from yoga on the beach to al fresco theatrical performances, orange grove strolls to fresh fruit tastings. Add these top picks for your summer calendar.