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...
Air pollution spikes on Spain’s Costa Blanca due to warmest January on record
A RECORD warm January has worsened air quality rates in Alicante province due to the ever-present anticyclone over Spain resulting in fewer winds.
The...
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...
Italian ‘mafia boss’ who ‘used a pizzeria in Benidorm as a front for a cocaine racket’ WILL be extradited...
SPAIN'S National Court has thrown out an appeal to stop the extradition of a major figure in an Italian mafia gang.
Francesco Faillace, 40, rented...
Tourists left up to 540 TONNES of rubbish on the beaches of Spain’s Benidorm last year, figures show
THE City of Benidorm collected a whopping 544,500 kilograms of waste from its beaches in 2023, according to a press statement released January 11.
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...
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...
Benidorm legend Sticky Vicky dead at 80: Tributes pour in for X-rated performer loved by British tourists
LEGENDARY Benidorm performer, Sticky Vicky, died on Wednesday at the age of 80, her daughter has announced on social media.
The Tenerife-born entertainer became famous...
Body of woman ‘aged between 60 and 70’ is found floating in the waters off Spain’s Benidorm
A BODY of a woman- said to be in her sixties- was found floating off a Benidorm beach on Tuesday morning.
The Air Unit of...
British man arrested in drug den selling marijuana to tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AT LEAST one British man was part of a ten-strong group arrested for their role in a bogus l'Alfas del Pi 'social club' that...
British tourist has expensive gold chain stolen by Benidorm ‘love hug’ thief who foolishly publishes social media photos of...
A WOMAN stole a gold chain from a British tourist in Benidorm but was arrested days later after posting social media images of her...
British tourists in Spain are increasingly booking all-inclusive stays in areas like Benidorm due to inflation – in bad...
BRITISH tourists are booking more all-inclusive holidays to Benidorm as inflation continues to bite, according to UK tour operators and Benidorm hotel owners.
Convenience as...
Angry Benidorm residents to stage protest this weekend over big local tax rises
A GROUP of Benidorm residents have organised a demonstration this Sunday to protest against big hikes in IBI property and garbage tax rates.
IBI is...