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Expat fugitive is arrested in Benidorm after being caught with trunk filled with cannabis and cash

A MONTENEGRAN fugitive sentenced to four years in prison for drug trafficking led police on a high-speed chase around Benidorm's streets. The 33-year-old man has...

‘Wolf pack’ of French teens who gang raped a tourist in Benidorm are jailed

THREE French tourists have been given prison terms after pleading guilty to raping a woman in Benidorm five years ago- but they will not...

Benidorm posts best February tourism figures for years: Resort in Spain continues to attract millions of Brits

FEBRUARY is often regarded as the final month of the off-peak tourist season but hotel occupancy figures of over 70% across the Valencian Community...

British expat hotspot in Spain has seen the number of foreign residents soar by 800% since 1998

THE number of foreign residents in the Valencian Community has gone up eight-fold over 25 years. The National Institute of Statistics(INE) says there were 102,000...

Revealed: The most expensive areas to buy a property on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE costliest area for properties on the Costa Blanca has been revealed to be on the Calpe coast. Buyers looking to purchase a home by...

Father and son police officers who ‘helped run a drug smuggling gang’ are arrested in Spain’s Benidorm

TWO Benidorm police officers have been arrested for being part of a Costa Blanca gang of international drug traffickers. The Policia Nacional detained a total...

Polish fugitive, 34, is dramatically arrested in Spain’s Benidorm resort for ‘kidnapping, sexual assault, fraud’ and a list of...

A POLISH fugitive has been arrested in Benidorm after fleeing his home country where he had been serving a seven year jail term. The man,...

Benidorm will FINALLY have a funeral home and crematorium after almost 20 years of waiting

BENIDORM is set to get its first funeral home/crematorium after plans have been mired in red tape since 2005. Families have been going to Villajoyosa...

Sewage ‘is being dumped in the sea off Benidorm’: Ecologists in Spain demand action

COMPLAINTS about untreated wastewater being pumped into the sea off Benidorm have prompted two councils to demand urgent action. The El Xoriguer environmentalist group says...

Benidorm to open a huge new resort called ‘Magic Pirates Island’ – here’s everything we know

BENIDORM will get a new themed tourist resort in 2025 called 'Magic Pirates Island' which will include 270 cabins. Work has started in the Marina...

Scam warning: Benidorm man loses €35k to new girlfriend who tricked him into paying legal fees for fake €3m...

A BENIDORM man was conned out of €35,000 by a woman who started a relationship with him via social media. She claimed she needed the...

This province in eastern Spain has just had its biggest year for building homes since 2007

ALICANTE province has clocked the highest number of new houses built in a year since the property boom of 2007. The number of new properties...

Hospital in Spain’s Benidorm area will get extra beds in change to €47m project that started construction last year

CHANGES will be made in the current expansion project at Villajoyosa's Marina Baixa Hospital to create more spaces for beds. Work started last year to...

Benidorm robbery gang who ‘targeted dozens of holiday homes in expat areas’ are arrested

A BENIDORM gang of robbers who burgled at least 25 Costa Blanca holiday homes have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Two of the men...

Revealed: Where you will earn the most and the least renting out your holiday home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

IF you are looking for a bargain holiday home rental for the rest of winter on the Costa Blanca, then you should focus on...

Luxury €135m development is coming to Benidorm: New homes hope to attract British buyers with estimated prices of up...

A DEVELOPER has unveiled a €135 million plan to build 250 bungalows and villas close to Benidorm's Terra Mitica theme park and the Hotel...

RIP: Legendary Benidorm bar owner who appeared on Bargain Loving Brits In The Sun dies

ONE of Benidorm's larger than life British characters, Graham Boland, who became a well-known face on a UK television show has died. Graham appeared for...

Benidorm cleaning blitz is removing chewing gum from its pavements

BENIDORM'S Street Cleaning department has started the onerous task of removing discarded chewing gum that has firmly stuck on city pavements. The work is being...

German expat, 65, dies in horror blaze at illegal camping site on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ONE PERSON died and two others have been treated after a fire at a wooden cabin on an illegal campsite in Benidoleig, Alicante province. The...

Brits sold drugs to Benidorm bar and hotel clients with quick delivery by electric scooter

THREE British men have been arrested in Benidorm by the Policia Nacional for running a drugs delivery service to the city's bars, hotels, and...

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Benidorm with pool garage – € 350,000

ApartmentBenidorm, Alicante   2 beds   2 baths € 350,000 We present you an amazing investment opportunity in a property that will captivate you...

Everyone wants to live in Spain! Number of ‘foreign’ residents surged to almost 600,000 last year – growing at...

SPAIN'S registered population stood at 48,085,361 people as of January 1, 2023, according to the latest census published by the National Institute of Statistics...

Benidorm-based British paedophile gets 133-year prison term in Spain

A BRITISH man living in Benidorm has been given a 133-year prison sentence for making and distributing child pornography and sexually abusing minors. The 27-year-old...

Benidorm’s new bullring and other projects to lose EU cash as deadline approaches

PLANS to convert Benidorm's bullring into a cultural hub which were first announced in January 2021 have been postponed, as the council didn't act...

British man, 66, is rescued from the side of a cliff in Spain’s Benidorm

A RESCUE helicopter came to the aid of a British man who got stuck descending a cliff in the Serra Gelada area of Benidorm. The...

Panic as deadly boa constrictor is seen roaming the streets of Spain’s Costa Blanca

A HUGE boa constrictor has terrorised Alicante citizens after it escaped from a balcony this week.  After alerting the Guardia Civil, the two metre long...

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