Benidorm expat makes millions playing poker after owning local restaurants and a hotel
A NORWEGIAN who fell in love with Benidorm as a young boy and moved there, has made his name in the world of poker as
Body is found in the hunt for Brit who went missing from Torrevieja last month
The body of a missing British expat- originally from Oxfordshire- has been discovered in a wooded area near to the Torrevieja salt lake. Marc Tulloch
WATCH: Benidorm theme park opens its own solar farm to supply clean energy
BENIDORM’S Terra Natura park has opened a solar power plant capable of generating over 1,000 kW clean energy. The park says it is a major
Farmers and growers rejoice over heavy rain which has revived drought-hit crops in Alicante
TORRENTIAL rain caused by DANA Alice in Alicante province has been welcomed by local farmers and growers. They say the downpours have been beneficial for
Four arrested for brutal assault outside Alicante night club that left victim with ‘brain damage’
FOUR people including a minor, 17, have been arrested following a brutal ‘mob’ assault outside an Alicante night club left an 18-year-old man with a
Shade with soul: Toldos Guardamar is the Alicante-based company transforming outdoor spaces in just 24 hours
IN a region blessed with more than 300 days of sunshine each year, finding the perfect balance between light and shade is not a luxury
Alicante’s Old Town bars and restaurants MUST close earlier to stop excess late-night noise
ALICANTE has implemented the Old Town area’s first ZAS zone to curb noise late at night. The measure provisionally came into force on Tuesday- pending
Alicante’s big plan to clean up its streets includes 100 new workers and a phone app to report incidents
100 EXTRA street cleaners will be hired as part of Alicante City’s plan to improve its cleaning service. September’s council plenary meeting approved a move
WATCH: Cars abandoned and garbage bins float away as tourist hotspot Alicante floods – with RED ALERT Storm Alice swinging over the Costa Blanca
TORRENTIAL rain has left Alicante under water after dry riverbeds flooded and streets turned into raging torrents. Videos flooding social media show abandoned cars submerged
Ready for a change? The power of ‘Elements’ ignites Benidorm Palace
BENIDORM PALACE – the Costa Blanca’s legendary entertainment hotspot – is turning up the heat this season with ELEMENTS, a breathtaking new production that’s redefining
Desperate plea from girlfriend of Swede dragged to his death in botched Torrevieja robbery: ‘I need to raise money to repatriate his body and pay his employees’ salaries’
THE devastated girlfriend of a Swedish restaurant owner who was dragged to his death during a brutal robbery is now desperately trying to raise funds
Benidorm gets €6.4m of EU money in fresh attempt to turn old bullring into major cultural venue
BENIDORM has secured €6.4 million of EU funding for its long-awaited redevelopment of the old bullring. Plans were first announced nearly five years ago for
Ex-mayor committed fraud over ‘illegal’ villas sold to British buyers in picturesque Alicante area town
A FORMER mayor of Lliber, Jose Mas, has been convicted of fraud over licences granted to the building of 290 illegal villas. The properties were
Benidorm to crack down on ‘offensive’ shop window displays
BENIDORM is clamping down on shop window and street displays featuring items with obscene messages in English and Spanish. T-shirts are among the main offenders
Want to be on TV? British drama is looking for extras ‘of all nationalities between 20 and 65’ in Benidorm – but hurry up
BENIDORM is about to play host to the cameras once again, with a new British television drama looking for extras as shooting gets underway in
Boozy Brit dragged off Spain-bound Ryanair flight after ‘trying to open door’ parties in Benidorm hours later
A DRUNK British holidaymaker who forced a Spain-bound Ryanair flight to make an emergency landing has been identified. Daniel Ashley-Laws was filmed being hauled off
Have you seen Marc? Worried wife says he was last seen in Torrevieja area 10 days ago
THE wife of a missing man has issued an urgent appeal for help in finding her husband, who vanished in the Torrevieja area ten days
WATCH: Police swoop on British killer on the run as he leaves luxury apartment complex in Alicante
A BRITISH murderer who stabbed a Liverpool man to death in Portugal has been arrested in Spain after 17 months on the run. William Hunter,
Irishwoman who was strangled to death in Benidorm with vacuum cleaner cable had ‘taken British friend into her home four days prior’Â
AN Irishwoman was strangled to death by her British friend in Benidorm just days after she welcomed her into her home. The victim, 66, whom
British woman, 64, is arrested in Benidorm for ‘strangling her friend to death with a vacuum cleaner cable’
A 64-year-old British holidaymaker has been arrested in Benidorm on suspicion of murdering her friend with a vacuum cleaner cable. The woman allegedly strangled a
Tragedy on Spain’s Costa Blanca after ‘sleep-walking’ girl, 4, dies in horror fifth-floor balcony fall
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl has died after plunging from the fifth-floor balcony of her family’s home on the Costa Blanca while her parents were away. The
Tragedy in Alicante as new-born baby dies and mother crushed by runaway car rolling down hill
A PEACEFUL Sunday evening in the Costa Blanca town of Calpe turned into a devastating tragedy when a 20-day-old baby girl was killed and her
‘They’re still trying to brush it under the carpet’: Family of Brit killed in Benidorm rail at fresh police claim ‘murder unlikely’
THE family of a British father who fell to his death in Benidorm say Spanish police are still trying to dismiss foul play nearly a
WATCH: Rowdy stag-do Brits try to wrestle with Spanish cops as they’re dragged off plane at Spain’s Alicante airport
DRAMATIC footage has emerged showing Guardia Civil officers dragging two disruptive British stag-do passengers off a Ryanair flight after it landed at Alicante airport on
Benidorm police catch French fugitive jailed for 10 years for drug and sex offences
A FRENCH fugitive who skipped a 10-year prison sentence was caught driving around Benidorm with bogus ID documents on him. He had been jailed for
British tourist drowns at Benidorm beach during swim in choppy seas – two friends make it back to shore
A 31-year-old British holidaymaker has tragically drowned at Benidorm’s popular Levante Beach after going for an evening swim with friends. The man was swept away