Three man are jailed for raping and robbing a British tourist in Spain’s Benidorm
THREE men have been jailed for gang-raping a British tourist twice in Benidorm in October 2016. Two Moroccans and a Spaniard aged between 24 and
Benidorm approves huge construction plan: 20 hotels, 2,300 homes and three shopping malls will be built in the Costa Blanca city
BENIDORM council has approved its largest-ever urban plan which will see up to 20 hotels, over 2,300 homes, and three shopping centres built. The development
Warning for British tourists in Benidorm: Shops are raided after selling countless fake designer toys, clothes and devices to unsuspecting shoppers
FIVE Benidorm shop owners have been arrested for selling 2,802 fake items to unsuspecting buyers- mainly tourists. Those detained- four men and a woman- were
Notorious British drug trafficker Brian Charrington is arrested AGAIN in new police probe on Spain’s Costa Blanca
INFAMOUS British drugs baron Brian Charrington has been arrested again in a Policia Nacional operation that swept up 30 people. Charrington, 67, was detained at
Expat fugitive is arrested in Benidorm after being caught with trunk filled with cannabis and cash
A MONTENEGRAN fugitive sentenced to four years in prison for drug trafficking led police on a high-speed chase around Benidorm’s streets. The 33-year-old man has
‘Wolf pack’ of French teens who gang raped a tourist in Benidorm are jailed
THREE French tourists have been given prison terms after pleading guilty to raping a woman in Benidorm five years ago- but they will not be
Benidorm posts best February tourism figures for years: Resort in Spain continues to attract millions of Brits
FEBRUARY is often regarded as the final month of the off-peak tourist season but hotel occupancy figures of over 70% across the Valencian Community have
British expat hotspot in Spain has seen the number of foreign residents soar by 800% since 1998
THE number of foreign residents in the Valencian Community has gone up eight-fold over 25 years. The National Institute of Statistics(INE) says there were 102,000
Revealed: The most expensive areas to buy a property on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE costliest area for properties on the Costa Blanca has been revealed to be on the Calpe coast. Buyers looking to purchase a home by
Polish fugitive, 34, is dramatically arrested in Spain’s Benidorm resort for ‘kidnapping, sexual assault, fraud’ and a list of other serious charges
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 inheritance
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 month
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 the
Luxury €135m development is coming to Benidorm: New homes hope to attract British buyers with estimated prices of up to €1.5m
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 Melia
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 from Spain – despite his family and children having ‘settled in well’ among the expat community
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 restaurants.
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 fast