Clubs & Societies, Charities, Hobbies news & information for Valencia

QUEEN Letizia presided an International Red Cross and Red Crescent Day event at Valencia's Oceanogràfic marine life centre this week – wearing a dress retailed by a local shop for just €64.

EUROPEAN expats have handed over literally millions of euros to local charities over the years – in fact, barely a month goes by without an association, club, society or bric-à-brac shop organising a cheque...

'QUEEN Mother' Sofía has been at it again: Clearing up after civilians.

THREE million syringes with hypodermic needles have been donated to public vaccine centres for Covid immunisation in the Comunidad Valenciana by the wife of a national supermarket chain founder.

TAKE your pooch for a stroll and raise money for guide dogs – or if you don't have a woofster of your own, get hiking and just pretend there's an imaginary friend on a leash next to you.

FOR the second year running, the Valencia region's massive March Fallas fiestas are off the agenda due to the pandemic, but celebrations are still happening somehow or another – firework displays are still due to...

This week’s takes us to La Pedrera, the reservoir at Torremendo, 10 kilometres from Torrevieja and 5 kilometres outside the village of San Miguel.Surrounded by orange and lemon groves, the lake is clearly visible on...

The streets of Gandia were full of life with the ‘Fira I festes 2003’ festivities that were held earlier this month and began with the traditional parade of the ‘Tío de la Porra’. A number of different shows...