Airbnb shock in Alicante with 73% of tourist flats being advertised without a licence
NEARLY three-quarters of Alicante’s City’s tourist flats are not registered according to a city council report. Up to 20% of homes in districts like the
Benidorm legend ‘Dutch Danny’ dies: Brits raise funds for funeral ‘as his family is not interested’
TRIBUTES have poured in for a staple of the Benidorm community following his sudden death this week. Much-loved ‘Dutch Danny’ passed away after reportedly being
Missing Brit is found ‘battered and bruised’ in Benidorm after savage beating left him hospitalised – as others report similar attacks
A MISSING Brit has been found after disappearing from Benidorm following last orders at a popular pub. Ricky Baillie left the Ibrox Bar at closing
Fears for missing Brit in Benidorm who left pub at closing time and never arrived at apartment ‘just a two-minute walk away’
UPDATE: Missing Brit Ricky is found in Benidorm after being attacked and hospitalised AN appeal has been launched to find a British man who was
Miraculous escape for motorist after car plunges 15 metres off motorway bridge in Spain
A 32-YEAR-OLD motorist cheated death on Thursday when his car plunged 15 metres off a bridge on the AP-7 motorway in the north of Alicante
John Hardy: Specialist K9 search team flies into Alicante to help find ‘body’ of missing father-of-two
A SPECIALIST search team from Northern Ireland has landed in Alicante to help find Belfast father-of-two John George Hardy. The 37-year-old has been missing since
John Hardy: Missing Belfast dad ‘was lured to Spain and shot to death’, say family
THE family of a missing Belfast man believe he was ‘lured’ to Spain for a holiday before being ‘shot dead’. John Hardy, aka John George,
Christmas ‘terror plot’ foiled in Spain: Four ‘jihadist teens’ are arrested over fears of attack in Alicante
FOUR alleged jihadist teenagers have been arrested on the Costa Blanca over fears they were planning to launch an attack over Christmas. The four Moroccan
Spanish couple are arrested for animal abuse after ‘farm of horrors’ is discovered in Alicante
A SPANISH couple face animal abuse charges after dead horses were discovered on their Alicante province farm. Authorities were tipped off about a farm in
Flight from Alicante to Glasgow is diverted due to ‘violent’ passenger: Police make one arrest
POLICE have made one arrest after a flight from Alicante to Glasgow was diverted due to a ‘violent’ passenger. The Ryanair flight was forced to
‘I will find his body’: Father of Belfast man missing from Alicante ‘accepts he is dead’ as home is sealed and two men ‘are held by police’
THE father of a missing Belfast man has vowed to ‘find his body’ after ‘accepting that he is dead’ more than two weeks after he
Watch: Father of missing Belfast man John Hardy makes tearful plea more than two weeks after his son vanished from Alicante
THE father of missing Belfast man John Hardy has made an emotional appeal more than two weeks after his son vanished from Alicante. John Hardy,
John Hardy: Family of missing Belfast man offer €36,000 reward as Spanish police ‘search property’ two weeks after he vanished from Alicante
THE family of missing father-of-two John Hardy have offered a reward of £30,000 (€36,000) to anyone with information that leads them to his whereabouts. In
How to help in the search for missing Belfast father who vanished from Alicante two WEEKS ago
Do you have information about this case? Contact tips@theolivepress.es THE family of a missing father-of-two are calling on expats and locals in Alicante to help
‘It’s a disgrace!’: Family of Belfast dad who vanished from Alicante two WEEKS ago blast Spanish police as they search cliffs ‘on their own’
FAMILY members of a missing Belfast man are demanding more help to find him after he disappeared from the Alicante region exactly two weeks ago.
Rare marmoset species babies are born and doing well at Benidorm’s Terra Natura park
TWO baby cotton-head marmosets, one of the world’s most endangered primate species, have been born at Terra Natura Benidorm. The births happened in October, but
Parents abused teenage daughter and threatened to kill her after she refuses ‘arranged’ marriage aimed to secure residency for cousin in Spain
THE parents of a teenage girl have been arrested in Alicante after she refused to be part of an arranged marriage. The 17-year-old was ordered
Watch: Father of missing Belfast man pleads for help with search in Spain ‘before it’s too late’ – as relatives spend Christmas Day scouring a field
THE father of a missing Belfast man became emotional today as he shared footage of a field he and five others were searching in Spain.
John Hardy latest: Footage of missing Belfast man in Spain emerges online as cops hunt ‘criminal acquaintance’ and family plea for ‘nightmare’ to end
THE family of a Belfast man who disappeared from Benidorm 10 days ago have appealed for ‘anyone who knows where he is’ to ‘put us
Pictured: Three Brits missing in Spain as families launch desperate appeals to get them home for Christmas
THREE British nationals have disappeared in Spain just days before they were due to celebrate Christmas with family and friends. Among the missing are Belfast
Family of missing Belfast man to fly out to Benidorm: Sister says ‘there will be no Christmas’ as she shares update on ninth day of disappearance
THE family of a Belfast man who vanished from Benidorm are planning to fly out to Spanish resort to help the search. John Hardy (pictured
Scammers made €133k by sending bogus texts to get personal bank details from victims in Spain
A ROMANIAN man, 52, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante for defrauding 19 people out of €133,000 via a ‘phishing’ scam. He
‘Someone knows something!’: Sister of Belfast man missing in Benidorm demands answers as ‘panic sets in’ on day eight of his disappearance
THE sister of a missing Belfast man is demanding answers after he vanished from Benidorm eight days ago. John Hardy, or John George, 36, has
John Hardy latest: Timeline of Brit father’s disappearance from Benidorm as concern grows
JOHN Hardy has now been missing for almost a week after flying into Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca last Saturday. The Belfast native is a
This British expat hotspot on the Costa Blanca is the fastest growing city in Spain, figures suggest
TORREVIEJA on the Costa Blanca had the highest percentage population growth of any Spanish city in 2023, according to the National Institute of Statistics(INE). The
‘The unknown is the killer’: Family ‘distraught’ after British father vanishes during holiday to Benidorm just days before Christmas – as UK police step in
If you have any information on John’s whereabouts, contact tips@theolivepress.es THE family of a missing Brit are desperate to get him home for Christmas after
