REGION OF VALENCIA

October 12 is a national holiday in Spain: Everything you need to know about Spain Day ARCHIVED ARTICLE - Businesses and schools are closed every Oct 12 in Spain to celebrate the public holiday This Monday October 12 is a national holiday in Spain, celebrated annually as the ‘Día de la Hispanidad’, also.. 09/10/2026

Spain launches “Nothing is thrown away here” campaign at record breaking food fairAgriculture minister Luis Planas opens Fruit Attraction as new advertising push targets waste in Spanish kitchens Spain’s Ministry of Agriculture has unveiled a new campaign aimed squarely at what happens in our own kitchens, under the catchy slogan.. 09/10/2026

GLOBAL takes the stress out of moving abroad this winterThe highest-rated relocation company on Google Spain guides families every step With the end of the year in sight, October is a good moment to start planning a move abroad, and GLOBAL has more than 35 years of experience helping families do exactly.. 09/10/2026

Respiratory infections stay above epidemic levels for a second week, as bronchiolitis climbs in young childrenISCIII data shows the national rate edging up again, while RSV cases keep rising steadily in under fives Respiratory infections in Spain have now stayed above the epidemic threshold for a second consecutive week, following on from the first crossing reported.. 09/10/2026

Ouigo train strikes threaten Spain's November and December long weekendsSix days of walkouts will leave passengers across 15 destinations in Spain facing disruption Anyone planning a long weekend away by train this autumn could face disruption, as Ouigo's train drivers have called six days of strikes spread across.. 09/10/2026

More than 82,000 people in Alicante received mental health care last yearThe province accounted for over a third of the 231,803 patients treated across the Valencian Community in 2025 More than 82,400 people living in the province of Alicante received specialist mental health care through the Valencian health service during.. 09/10/2026

Spain's terrace smoking ban shelved by snap electionThe dissolution of Parliament has paused the Health Ministry's planned overhaul of tobacco laws Smokers on Spain's bar terraces can carry on lighting up for the time being, as the government's plan to ban smoking outdoors has stalled following.. 08/10/2026

Which supermarkets are open in Spain on Monday October 12?Find out which major supermarket chains are opening on Spain’s National Day and where to check your local store October 12 is a public holiday across Spain, but that does not necessarily mean shoppers will be faced with a wall of closed supermarket.. 08/10/2026

Could your school receipts reduce your next tax bill?Families in several Spanish regions can claim relief on education costs, but only if they keep the right paperwork September’s school shopping can leave a noticeable dent in the household budget. Stationery, uniforms, textbooks and language lessons.. 07/10/2026

Critically endangered primate that communicates with its eyes is born at Bioparc ValenciaThe white-crowned mangabey cub now shares its home with western lowland gorillas Bioparc Valencia has welcomed a new white-crowned mangabey, a medium-sized primate that communicates using its eyelids and is classed as critically endangered by the International.. 07/10/2026

British fraudster, Jody Smart, finally jailed in Alicante after years of appealsFormer CWM boss has entered Alicante prison nearly nine years after the pension firm collapsed Nearly nine years after Continental Wealth Management collapsed, Jody Smart has finally begun serving a prison sentence for fraud.   Smart, who is.. 07/10/2026

Valencia man jailed for killing his partner's pet rabbit and cooking it in front of herThe abuse in the Valencian town of Montserrat went on for years before the court handed down its sentence A man in the Valencian town of Montserrat has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison after confessing that he killed his partner&#.. 07/10/2026

Electricity bills in Spain break the €200 barrier for the first time in 4 yearsAround eight million households on the regulated tariff in Spain will feel the rise after an already costly September Electricity on Spain's wholesale market is set to top €200/MWh today, Tuesday October 6, for the first time in almost four.. 06/10/2026

Valencia Day in Spain: Festivo holiday on October 9 for the Dia de la Comunidad ValencianaRead on to discover what happens on Valencia Day, the Spanish holiday held on October 9 Every year, October 9 is celebrated in Spain’s Valencian Community as the ‘Día de la Comunidad Valenciana’ or Day of Valencia, and the day..

Spain’s jobs boom hits record highMore than 22.4 million people were registered with Social Security in September, though unemployment also rose Spain’s jobs market reached a new milestone in September, with the number of people registered with Social Security climbing to a record.. 05/10/2026

Alicante set for nine round the clock urgent care centres by 2028Benidorm gets the first CAU24H before the end of this year, easing pressure on A&E and GP surgeries Anyone who's ever faced a long wait at A&E for something that didn't quite need a full hospital visit will likely welcome this one. The.. 05/10/2026

Which supermarkets and shops are open in Alicante this October bank holiday weekendMercadona will close on both holidays while Consum and major shopping centres have different plans for Monday October 12 A four-day weekend sounds even better when you don't have to think about work, but it can be surprisingly easy to forget that.. 05/10/2026

Imserso holidays are selling out in minutes as hotels quietly step awayMore than four million pensioners are chasing fewer than 880,000 places, and the hotels in the most popular resorts are the missing piece The queues outside the travel agencies, across Spain, started early. In some cities, retirees were already lined.. 02/10/2026

Your shopping basket has gone up nearly 40% in five years and coffee has more than doubledNew OCU report reveals which supermarkets are cheapest, and how much your postcode could be costing you If your weekly shop feels like it costs more than it used to, you're not imagining it. A new report from Spain's Organisation of Consumers.. 02/10/2026

Respiratory infections cross epidemic threshold in SpainCovid hospital admissions nearly double among the over 80s as the national rate jumps in a single week Respiratory infections have now officially crossed the epidemic threshold across Spain, according to the latest weekly report from the Carlos III Health.. 02/10/2026