Pack your pooch! Here are the most pet-friendly holiday destinations in Spain
Spain’s costas are some of the most pet friendly destinations in the country, with dog friendly beaches, accommodation and restaurants. Calpe, Costa Blanca As if
Hotel worker, 24, ‘stole cash and valuables from guests’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca by ‘using universal code to raid safes while they were out’
AN ALICANTE hotel worker has been caught stealing money from room safes by using a universal access code to open them. The 24-year-old Spanish woman-
‘See if you like it when I come and knock on your mum’s door:’ Police alerted as Tommy Robinson threatens Olive Press reporters over revelation he uses luxury Costa Blanca property to make hateful podcasts
FAR-right fanatic Tommy Robinson has threatened the Olive Press after we revealed he has been using a luxury €1.5 million Spanish villa to film his
Two men are jailed for rape of young British tourist in Spain’s Benidorm
TWO ALGERIAN men have been arrested for allegedly raping a British tourist in the Benidorm area on August 25. The age of the victim has
Watch: Spanish streamer ‘is groped by a British man in Benidorm’ while broadcasting live
THIS is the moment a Spanish streamer appears to be groped live on air by a British man in Benidorm this week. The female streamer
EXC: Tommy Robinson uses British billionaire’s stunning €1.6m villa on Spain’s Costa Blanca to film his podcast with a string of far-right extremists
AN investigation is underway into how Tommy Robinson accessed a stunning Costa Blanca villa owned by a British billionaire to film his extreme far-right podcasts,
Quirky and crude donkey tradition continues to entertain locals in towns of Valencian Community
A CURIOUS tradition is back again this year to entertain the locals of towns in the Valencian community. For the second year in a row,
British tourists help secure record-breaking August in Valencia after filling up hotels in Benidorm and along the Costa Blanca
HOTEL OCCUPANCY topped 90% in the Valencian Community in August, according to the Benidorm-based Hosbec hoteliers association. The figures though were not a record which
Fish attacks in Benidorm are injuring 15 people per DAY, experts warn: THIS is who they are targeting
WARM sea temperatures have been encouraging certain types of fish to nibble on surprised Benidorm bathers on Spain’s Costa Blanca. Around 15 people a day
Fierce fire rips through top-floor apartment in Benidorm tower block after night of storms
A BLAZE erupted on the 32nd-floor flat of one of Benidorm’s towering skyscrapers this morning ay 7.30am. Onlookers and dog-walkers stopped to look up and
Two Albanians who ‘robbed more than FIFTY homes’ are arrested: Prolific duo accused of targeting expat neighbourhoods across Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO MEN have been arrested for robbing 51 homes in Alicante province, with authorities believing they may have committed more offences. The Albanian nationals aged
EXPLAINER: Why one in five homes are lying empty during housing shortage on Spain’s Costa Blanca
OVER 209,000 properties are lying empty in Alicante province according to the National Institute of Statistics(INE)- around a fifth of all homes in the region.
Benidorm blitz on electric scooter law-breakers results in five seizures on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIVE ELECTRIC scooters have been removed off Benidorm streets so far this August for not complying with municipal laws. Benidorm’s Policia Local have been carrying
Umbrellas at the ready as sudden end to heatwave heralds rain this weekend in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THE FOURTH official heatwave of the year in the Valencian Community is set to end with a sudden temperature drop this Sunday accompanied by showers.
Russian businessman accused of mass fraud is arrested at Benidorm police station in Spain as he applied for asylum
A FORMER Russian company boss got a shock at Benidorm police station where we went to process his asylum application but ended up collared on
Benidorm and Murcia Terra Natura parks in Spain report profits that are higher than before Covid pandemic
THE TERRA NATURA wildlife parks in Benidorm and Murcia have boosted profits last year to surpass 2019 figures after dips caused by the Covid pandemic.
Benidorm’s busy roads suggest record-breaking summer season at resort popular with British holidaymakers in Spain
BENIDORM’S high tourist bookings are indicative of a busy summer season, but another positive sign is the number of motorists using local roads which is
Thousands of fake branded football shirts and clothing seized by police in Benidorm area of Spain
THOUSANDS of bogus-branded clothes and accessories have been seized by the Guardia Civil during visits to Benidorm shops and Moraira market. Twelve people have been
Benidorm sunbed turnoff: Peak summer means peak lounger madness on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM has found itself at the epicentre of Spain’s outbreak of sunbed violence as tourists have been filmed screeching out of the gates to bag
Benidorm shops openly selling cannabis next to popular tourist beach are closed down by police in Spain
SIX BENIDORM stores openly selling cannabis and other drugs in the Levante beach and Marina areas have been closed down by the Policia Nacional. 22
Horror moment boy, 16, is savagely gored by bull at festival near Spain’s Benidorm, sparking calls for tougher controls
The horror incident took place at the annual ‘Bous al carrer’ event in Calpe, on the Costa Blanca, just a few miles north of Benidorm
Court investigates death of Benidorm man who suffered severe blood loss after getting ten dental implants in Spain
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A VALENCIA court is investigating the death of a Benidorm man who died after getting ten dental implants
Trafficking gang arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for sexually exploiting women flown in from Columbia
POLICE have freed 11 sexually exploited women and arrested ten people for their part in the racket in Benidorm, Denia, and Gata de Gorgos. The
Benidorm in big clean up for peak tourist month on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM CITY COUNCIL will use over 210 people each day to clean up the resort during August- the busiest tourist month of the year. Extra
The hidden side of Benidorm
IT’S best known for its stag parties and excessive boozing – not to mention its own TV programme. But there is a lot more going
Scammers caught hiding at Benidorm campsite after conning elderly victims across Spain
FIVE SPANIARDS have been arrested at a Benidorm campsite after scamming elderly people across Spain. Three men and two women aged between 27 and 55