Italian man taken to hospital after base jump goes wrong at Benidorm hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ITALIAN base jumper was injured on Thursday after his leap off the Gran Hotel Bali in Benidorm went badly wrong. He was competing in
Man saved from drowning in Benidorm hotel swimming pool in Spain
A 54-YEAR-OLD man was found unconscious in a Benidorm hotel swimming pool on Wednesday evening. He was spotted in the pool at the hotel on
Three ‘dirtiest’ cities in Spain revealed in street cleaning consumer survey
SPAIN’S dirtiest cities have been named in an OCU consumer group survey that quizzed 6,863 residents in 69 locations. Mallorca’s Palma, Alicante, and Sevilla got
Time runs out for fake luxury watch distribution gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A DISTRIBUTION network involving thousands of fake watches imitating high-end brands has been broken up by the Policia Nacional. The bogus timepieces were dispatched right
Spain based car rental company starts implementing 32-hour working week
Spain-based car hiring company Wiber rent a car has introduced a 32-hour working week across all its offices in the country. The company has offices
Police catch child gang stealing electric scooters in Spain’s Benidorm
A GANG of child thieves have been arrested for stealing electric scooters parked close to a Benidorm sports centre. Police received reports from scooter owners
Benidorm’s Terra Natura welcomes pair of deadly snakes to aid anti-venom research in Spain
TERRA NATURA park in Benidorm has expanded its collection of poisonous residents by welcoming a pair of butterfly vipers from a Dutch zoo. Besides caring
A hundred short films from 17 countries selected for Alicante International Film Festival on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A HUNDRED short films from 17 countries have been chosen for screening at this June’s Alicante International Film Festival. Judges had to sift through over
Spain’s second largest pilgrimage walk takes place this week on Costa Blanca
OVER 500 Alicante Policia Local officers are being deployed on Thursday and into the weekend as the city celebrates its 534th Santa Faz pilgrimage. The
Plans to reopen tram line moves forward for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE RESTORATION of the Denia-Gandia tram link that shut in 1974 has moved a step forward with regional operator FGV being told to start work
Costa Blanca serial house burglar arrested shortly before leaving Spain
A NINE-MONTH probe to catch a burglar who plundered properties in the Benissa and Teulada-Moraira areas ended in his arrest as he planned to leave
March passenger numbers continue ‘record’ trend for Costa Blanca and Valencia airports in Spain
ALICANTE-ELCHE and Valencia airports recorded a record-breaking March for passenger numbers to add to records achieved in the first two months of 2023. Barring a
British man arrested as marijuana gang used luxury villas to grow drugs on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SEVEN people including a British national have been arrested for growing marijuana in luxury villas on urbanisations in the Calpe area. Six of the gang
Swift Irish justice: Son of convicted drug smuggler John Gilligan appears in Dublin court before Spanish extradition warrant even comes through
AN IRISH gangster has appeared in a Dublin court over an extradition request by Spanish authorities after he skipped the country last year. Darren Gilligan,
Union says man’s life could have been saved but for ambulance bungle on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A DOCTORS union says the life of an Alicante province man could have been saved last Sunday if the nearest available ambulance had been sent
Nearly 80 tons of garbage ‘fished’ from Valencia’s coastline last year
Almost 80,000 kg (176,370 lb) of garbage were gathered from the sea in the Valencian region in 2022, according to a recent report from environmental
Spain’s Benidorm launches anti-litter campaign and installs new waste bins
BENIDORM City Council has launched a new awareness campaign to keep the city’s streets clean including a plea to smokers not to discard cigarette butts
Motorhomes staying illegally overnight causes car park closure on Spain’s Costa Blanca
RESIDENTS on a Torrevieja urbanisation appear to have won a long-running battle to close a private car park where motorhomes stayed overnight- in breach of
Blitz on pirate taxis operating at Costa Blanca airport in Spain
POLICE at Alicante-Elche airport have stepped up surveillance and inspection of vehicles that may be operating as illegal taxis. Clandestine services threaten the livelihoods of
British hotel visitors lower in Spain’s Benidorm compared to 2019 as Costa Blanca enjoys bumper Easter
COASTAL hotels in the Valencian Community reported occupation rates of 84.43% over the Easter holiday weekend between Thursday and Sunday. The survey carried out by
Alicante man accused of stalking his ex-partner changes sex to be tried as a female
A man accused of stalking his ex partner in Alicante has undergone a sex change under the new regulation known as ‘Trans Law’. The alleged
One-day midweek heatwave coming to parts of Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
AFTER a pleasant sunny and dry Easter in the Valencian Community, a one-day taste of high summer is predicted to reach parts of the region
Forgetful passengers left over 2,200 items on Costa Blanca tram services last year in Spain
DOGS, surfboards, suitcases, sun lounger, motorcycle helmets and crutches were among 2,297 items left behind on TRAM d’Alacant services last year. It means an average
Sea Dragons in AlicanteÂ
A number of Glaucus Atlanticus, known as BLUE SEA DRAGONS, have been discovered off the coast of Alicante for the first time in 300 years.
Costa Blanca capital roars past Barcelona in Spain’s tourist apartment bookings for 2022
ALICANTE has overhauled Barcelona in the number of people staying in tourist apartments during 2022. A University of Zaragoza study shows there were 155,726 stays
British woman seriously injured after hotel balcony fall in Spain’s Benidorm
A BRITISH woman, 36, is in a serious condition after falling from a sixth-floor Benidorm hotel balcony early on Saturday morning. The accident happened around
