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‘The family is worried sick’: Mystery as Brit father vanishes from Spanish airport after stag weekend in Benidorm

A SEARCH is underway after a British father mysteriously disappeared from Alicante airport after celebrating a friend’s stag weekend in Benidorm. Jason Taylor, 36, an

1 Apr, 2025 @ 13:51

Benidorm·Lead

Benidorm thief's robbery spree caused 'great concern' among bar and restaurant owners

Benidorm thief’s robbery spree brought to a halt: Relieved bar and restaurant owners call it ‘great concern’

A MAN who robbed bars and restaurants in Benidorm’s Playa de Levante area has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. His wave of thefts caused

1 Apr, 2025 @ 13:30

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm will fine and keep money from owners of unlicensed tourist flats

BENIDORM will sanction owners of illegal tourist accommodation lets in addition to running existing inspection teams. It follows Valencia City as only the second municipality

31 Mar, 2025 @ 14:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Hundreds of fake items discovered during police raid on popular tourist market in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’

FOUR traders at a Benidorm market popular with tourists have been arrested for selling fake goods. The Policia Nacional are trying to find a fifth

26 Mar, 2025 @ 11:11

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Vulnerable illegal migrants blackmailed into working for zero pay at unlicensed Benidorm building site

A BENIDORM construction site manager allegedly exploited illegal immigrants by threatening to report them to the police if they complained about working for nothing. The

21 Mar, 2025 @ 13:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Iconic Benidorm promenade to finish replacing its lights and fittings by early 2026

BENIDORM will move to a second phase of replacing lights and fittings across the Levante promenade. The council has awarded an €854,000 contract for the

19 Mar, 2025 @ 14:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Shooting in Benidorm: Man is shot three times in middle of beachside apartment complex

A MAN collecting a debt in the Benidorm area was shot three times at a beachside apartment complex on Wednesday. The incident happened around 12.30pm

13 Mar, 2025 @ 11:06

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Family gets investigation reopened into Benidorm death of father-of-four who plunged off cliff

THE family of a Welsh tourist who died in a Benidorm cliff fall have convinced the city’s court to reopen an investigation- as they suspect

11 Mar, 2025 @ 18:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Why a Benidorm restaurant owner got arrested after three burglars were caught red-handed by police

Why a Benidorm restaurant owner got arrested despite three burglars being caught red-handed by police

A BENIDORM restaurant owner was arrested after his business was robbed because French authorities wanted him extradited for a money laundering conviction. It was a

7 Mar, 2025 @ 17:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Drones and taxis land in Benidorm: Spanish resort trials ‘game-changing’ technology

BENIDORM has become the first European city to host a simultaneous demonstration of an air taxi and drones flying in a built-up area. A dozen

7 Mar, 2025 @ 12:00

Benidorm·Lead·Technology

Pet Shop Boys are coming to Spain: Legendary British duo will play at Benidorm’s Low Festival

LEGENDARY British pop duo, the Pet Shop Boys, will play this year’s Benidorm’s Low Festival between July 25 and 27. Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe

3 Mar, 2025 @ 15:04

Benidorm·Entertainment·Lead

Family demand answers over tragic death of British father-of-four who plunged off cliff in Benidorm

RELATIVES of a Welsh man who died after falling off a 200 metre cliff in Benidorm have arrived in Spain to get answers over what

3 Mar, 2025 @ 12:20

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Rubbish clear up off Benidorm coast results in specialist divers removing a 300 kilo trawler net and dozens of tyres

Rubbish clear up off Benidorm coast sees divers remove 300 kilo trawler net and tyres from seabed

750 KILOS of rubbish including tyres and a trawler net have been removed from the seabed off the Benidorm coast. The discoveries came in a

28 Feb, 2025 @ 17:30

Benidorm·Environment·Lead

Serial tyre slasher, 54, seized in the Costa del Sol after hitting 20 cars

Benidorm police issue important warning about car tyre puncture trick after motorist is robbed of €4,800

A THIEF has been arrested in Benidorm after stealing a bag containing €4,800 in a distraction burglary at a supermarket car park. The Algerian national,

25 Feb, 2025 @ 11:14

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

‘I’ve been completely shafted’: British woman issues warning for tourists visiting Benidorm

A BRITISH woman has sounded the alarm after being ‘completely shafted’ while carrying out an everyday transaction in Benidorm. Rosiee Stockdale took to social media

7 Feb, 2025 @ 14:35

Benidorm·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Benidorm faces wet wipe crisis after pulling out 300 tonnes of ‘monster’ blockages in a year

300 TONNES of wet wipes were flushed down Benidorm toilets last year causing €400,000 of repairs to pumping and treatment plants. The problem is becoming

4 Feb, 2025 @ 18:20

Benidorm·Environment·Lead

WATCH: Spain chooses its Eurovision Song Contest entry as Melody will perform Esa Diva in Switzerland this year

MELODY will represent Spain at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest after her song Esa Diva won the Benidorm Fest on Saturday. It’s second-time lucky for

3 Feb, 2025 @ 10:56

Benidorm·Entertainment·Lead·Video

Benidorm police arrest violent French fugitive who inflicted life-changing injuries on victim

A VIOLENT French fugitive who was jailed over a brutal 2018 assault has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm. The man was sentenced

31 Jan, 2025 @ 15:14

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Years of passenger misery ends as key Benidorm-Denia tram link fully returns with new bridges and modern rolling stock

Years of passenger misery ends as key Benidorm-Denia tram link fully reopens with new bridges and modern rolling stock

PEOPLE can travel on the TRAM d’Alacant’s Line 9 route between Benidorm and Denia from Tuesday without using replacement buses on various sections. The final

27 Jan, 2025 @ 17:01

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

British tourist in Benidorm robbed of mobile phone and gleeful thieves make £16k of transactions on it

THERE was double trouble for a British tourist in Benidorm after his mobile phone was stolen and the thieves then racked up £16,000 of transactions

21 Jan, 2025 @ 13:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

British tourist in Benidorm hotel attacks her girlfriend and then tries to jump off balcony- only to be saved by six police officers

SIX Policia Nacional officers stopped a British tourist, 44, from leaping off a Benidorm hotel sixth-floor balcony following an assault on her female partner. The

14 Jan, 2025 @ 18:44

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm rental nightmare after live in landlord attacks female tenant and demands sexual favours as payment

A BENIDORM woman thought she got a bargain house share with a couple for just €300 per month but was ordered to have sex as

7 Jan, 2025 @ 13:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

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

4 Jan, 2025 @ 19:52

Benidorm·Lead

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

4 Jan, 2025 @ 19:16

Benidorm·Lead

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

3 Jan, 2025 @ 19:43

Benidorm·Lead

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

28 Dec, 2024 @ 14:40

Alicante·Benidorm·Lead

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‘The family is worried sick’: Mystery as Brit father vanishes from Spanish airport after stag weekend in Benidorm

Benidorm thief’s robbery spree brought to a halt: Relieved bar and restaurant owners call it ‘great concern’

Benidorm will fine and keep money from owners of unlicensed tourist flats

Hundreds of fake items discovered during police raid on popular tourist market in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’

Vulnerable illegal migrants blackmailed into working for zero pay at unlicensed Benidorm building site

Iconic Benidorm promenade to finish replacing its lights and fittings by early 2026

Shooting in Benidorm: Man is shot three times in middle of beachside apartment complex

Family gets investigation reopened into Benidorm death of father-of-four who plunged off cliff

Why a Benidorm restaurant owner got arrested despite three burglars being caught red-handed by police

Drones and taxis land in Benidorm: Spanish resort trials ‘game-changing’ technology

Pet Shop Boys are coming to Spain: Legendary British duo will play at Benidorm’s Low Festival

Family demand answers over tragic death of British father-of-four who plunged off cliff in Benidorm

Rubbish clear up off Benidorm coast sees divers remove 300 kilo trawler net and tyres from seabed

Benidorm police issue important warning about car tyre puncture trick after motorist is robbed of €4,800

‘I’ve been completely shafted’: British woman issues warning for tourists visiting Benidorm

Benidorm faces wet wipe crisis after pulling out 300 tonnes of ‘monster’ blockages in a year

WATCH: Spain chooses its Eurovision Song Contest entry as Melody will perform Esa Diva in Switzerland this year

Benidorm police arrest violent French fugitive who inflicted life-changing injuries on victim

Years of passenger misery ends as key Benidorm-Denia tram link fully reopens with new bridges and modern rolling stock

British tourist in Benidorm robbed of mobile phone and gleeful thieves make £16k of transactions on it

British tourist in Benidorm hotel attacks her girlfriend and then tries to jump off balcony- only to be saved by six police officers

Benidorm rental nightmare after live in landlord attacks female tenant and demands sexual favours as payment

Benidorm legend ‘Dutch Danny’ dies: Brits raise funds for funeral ‘as his family is not interested’

Missing Brit is found ‘battered and bruised’ in Benidorm after savage beating left him hospitalised – as others report similar attacks

Fears for missing Brit in Benidorm who left pub at closing time and never arrived at apartment ‘just a two-minute walk away’

How to help in the search for missing Belfast father who vanished from Alicante two WEEKS ago

Illegal marijuana farms are syphoning energy from Malaga’s grid – enough to power 2,500 homes a year, authorities say

Cult tricked members with expensive animal sacrifices and illegal drugs- coupled with threats and manipulation in Spain

Christmas food shopping basket costs on average 5% more this year in Spain

Opportunist thief, 72, finds wallet containing €3.5k and doesn’t hand it in at Mallorca airport

GROSS IMPROPRIETY: Gibraltar Chief Minister ‘crossed the line’ in a series of improper actions over arrest of friend suspected in fraud and security breach case