Some Tales in Mozambique
The Valencian NGO AHUIM (Asociación Humanitaria Internacional de Mislata) has Published a book of children’s stories entitled ‘Cuentos de los Niños del Mañana’ (Tales of Tomorrow’s Children’), written by Lara Ripoll…
Model, Module Houses for Togo, from Valencia
Apiltec may be the final solution to the worldwide problem of shelter. The company, located in Paterna, just outside the city of Valencia, is a leader in the new architectural…
Valencian Scientist Named President of the Internet
To be President of the Internet sounds a bit like being a character in an Asimov novel, and yet Valencian Telecom researcher and Polytechnic (UPV) professor Jaime Lloret is just…
Alcira Ice Cream Melts the Hearts of Britain
It was British Prime Minister Tony Blair who invented the term ‘Cool Britannia’, a play on the words of the 18th century patriotic song ‘Rule Britannia’, with the inspiring lyric…
From the Bench to the NBA
“Why stare at sports when you can be part of them?” So says the promotional introduction to a video game company situated in Elda, Alicante in the Valencian Community. As…
Valencia: where the streets have a name.
Calle Cirilo Amoros is a street that runs between and parallel to the busier Calle Colón and Gran Via Marques de Turia. It is named after Cirilo Amorós y Pastor,…
Valencia First on Carbon Footprints
You often hear people say (usually when they are throwing litter in the street or watering the lawn at midday in the summertime) that their actions are insignificant and “can’t…
Lemar: Technology is the Answer
What started as a small, family business in 1962 supplying mechanical components in the village of Foyos, just outside the city of Valencia, has become a state of the art…
Oh Those Valencian Knights
The name of King James (Jaime in Spanish and Jaume in Valencian) is one that appears everywhere in and is as fundamental to Valencia as Arthur or Henry V are…
British Haut Cuisine Invades Lliria!
Since this article was first written, Spainsbury’s has been taken over by Polish entrepreneur Maggie, although the article remains true and the product line similar. It is now called Sweet…
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