Benidorm lap dancer steals expensive watch from drunk tourist at Costa Blanca club in Spain
A Swedish tourist fell asleep after paying for the services of a Benidorm lap dancer who robbed him of his valuables. The 29-year-old man woke
Two drownings in one day on Benidorm and Costa Blanca beaches in Spain
TWO people died on Wednesday from drowning on Costa Blanca beaches just days after the Valencian government launched a ‘safe beaches’ campaign. 26 bathers have
‘Safe beaches’ campaign warns tourists about drowning risks in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
A ‘safe beaches’ campaign has been launched in the Valencian Community with 24 seaside drownings already reported this year. The initiative aims to warn beachgoers
IN PICS: Benidorm cliff drama after man falls into sea on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man cheated death on Monday evening after falling off a cliff into the sea at Benidorm’s Cala de Finestrat. The 34-year-old victim was saved
Costa Blanca train line in Spain with direct Benidorm link to reopen after six years
TRAIN services between Teulada and Gata de Gorgos on the northern Costa Blanca will resume this Wednesday(July 13). Travellers have had to make do with
Benidorm bars and restaurants forced to close due to lack of staff on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM bars and restaurants are being forced to close because they can’t find enough staff. The city’s Abreca hospitality association says another 3,000 employees are
Benidorm prepares for summer tourist rush with big clean up on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM has boosted its street cleaning and rubbish collection workforce for the summer holiday season. The city’s population is expected to swell three-fold in July
Benidorm’s much-needed new medical centre in resort’s ‘English Zone’ takes big step forward on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A €4.57 million contract has been awarded to build Benidorm’s new Rincon de Loix health centre. The new facility will replace the current two-floor clinic
Costa Blanca drugs traffickers use post offices in Spain to mail narcotics to UK and USA
THREE Czech nationals have been arrested for running a mail order drugs service out of the Costa Blanca. They were based in Playa de San
Benidorm ‘English’ zone bars and clubs raided by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SIX people have been arrested by Benidorm’s Policia Nacional during a crime sweep targeting bars and clubs called ‘Operation Summer’. The detainees, aged between 20
Elderly Benidorm couple conned by ‘stain’ trick on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A con-trick known as ‘The Stain’ helped a man and woman wrestle away a €1,800 gold chain from an elderly couple in Benidorm. A Policia
Benidorm tower blocks in crime hotspot get raided in drugs bust on Spain’s Costa Blanca
14 people of different nationalities have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm for drug-dealing. Officers raided the Playmon residential blocks on Avenida Portugal,
Benidorm police unveil new quad-bikes for summer beach patrols on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO quad-bikes have been added to Benidorm Policia Local’s fleet of vehicles. The bikes will be used to patrol the resort’s beaches over the summer.
Benidorm pensioners fleeced by helpful bank machine conmen on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SWINDLERS in Benidorm conned elderly people out of over €7,000 at ATMs after pretending to help them. The Policia Nacional have arrested two men- one
Two Costa Blanca beaches in Spain shamed with ‘black flag’ awards due to sewage dumped into sea
TWO Alicante Province beaches have been awarded Black Flags for 2022 by environmental group, Ecologists in Action. Cala Lanuza(pictured) and Cala Baeza between El Campello
Live long and prosper on Spain’s Costa Blanca as people aged 100 years and over triples in two decades
THE number of people aged 100 years and over has tripled over two decades in Alicante Province. Figures from the National Institute of Statistics(INE) show
Benidorm’s Terra Natura park welcomes deadly tarantula and snakes seized from Costa Blanca house in Spain
A poisonous tarantula and two snakes have been removed from an Altea house and taken to Benidorm’s Terra Natura nature and animal park. Altea council
Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca sends best wishes to Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum Jubilee
BENIDORM has congratulated Queen Elizabeth II on her 70 years as British monarch ahead of this weekend’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. From Thursday, the Costa Blanca
Benidorm shells out €1.4 million revamp for busy Poniente beach walkway in Spain
BENIDORM council will spend €1.4 million on a complete revamp of the wooden walkway and surface running parallel to Poniente beach. It’s a welcome boost
Benidorm hotel swoop on drug dealer staying on Spain’s Costa Blanca who was wanted by German authorities
A drug dealer on the run from German justice on trafficking charges dating back to 2012, has been arrested in a central Benidorm hotel. The
Costa Blanca Cup: Football fiesta returns to Benidorm
THE international youth football tournament the Costa Blanca Cup is returning to Benidorm after a two year Covid hiatus. The tournament will see some 4,000
Benidorm family drugs gang converted squatted homes into drug dens and sales points on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Benidorm drugs gang operating out of three illegally occupied Villajoyosa homes has been brought down in a joint Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional operation.
Anabolic steroid gang imported drugs to sell in gyms and stores across Spain’s Costa Blanca
THOUSANDS of doses of illegally-imported anabolic steroids have been seized in Policia Nacional raids across the Valencian Community. 16 people have been arrested for running
Drunk British tourist in Benidorm pulled out unconscious from sea on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A drunk British tourist was saved from drowning in the sea in Benidorm on Thursday. The 61-year-old man decided to go for a dip in
Iconic Benidorm beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca loses its coveted ‘Blue Flag’
BENIDORM’S Poniente beach has been stripped of its ‘Blue Flag’ for 2022 following a test carried out in mid-June last year. The city’s other two
Benidorm police bust €1 million marijuana gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Policia Nacional in Benidorm have brought down a major marijuana growing and distribution criminal gang operating on the northern Costa Blanca. 4,200 marijuana plants