Evacuated residents return to their homes following ‘severe’ forest fire in Alicante
OVER 150 residents evacuated from a small Alicante province town returned home on Thursday, almost 48 hours after the start of a forest fire. The
Benidorm appeals record €330m fine over land dispute that would leave the resort bankrupt
BENIDORM City Council has gone to Spain’s Supreme Court to challenge a €283 million compensation award plus €47 million in interest payments that could bankrupt
‘Severe’ wildfire in Alicante sparks evacuation of residents amid crippling heatwave
A FOREST fire has destroyed around 320 hectares of land in Alicante province and caused the evacuation of residents. The blaze was reported on Tuesday
Tourists can now use Uber Eats on major beaches in Benidorm and Alicante
SUNBATHERS on two major Costa Blanca beaches won’t have to move far if they want food and water, or perhaps they’ve forgotten something important like
British tourist, 21, found dead in hotel room in Spain’s Benidorm: Cause of death remains unknown
A BRITISH tourist was found dead in his hotel bedroom by his friends during a holiday in Benidorm. Harvey Dominy, 21, from Merthyr Tydfil was
Tragedy in Benidorm: 85-year-old man dies on shore of popular tourist beach
AN 85-year-old man died on Tuesday on the Levante beach in the popular tourist city of Benidorm, on Spain’s eastern Mediterranean coast. According to sources
Plans to turn a former US military base in Spain into a refugee camp are abandoned following outcry
PLANS to convert an old American military base into a migrant reception centre have been scrapped due to the dilapidated state of the buildings and
Brits visiting Benidorm are advised to avoid alcohol and sunbathing during crippling 41C heatwave this weekend
BRITS visiting Benidorm this week have been warned to avoid drinking and sunbathing during the day. That’s the advice of state weather agency AEMET, which
Benidorm bans smoking on two of its most popular beaches – and plans to create ‘smoke-free’ zones in other areas of the resort ‘soon’
TWO of Benidorm’s best-known beaches have banned tobacco smoking. The change covers the Levante and Poniente beaches thanks to an agreement signed between the the
Body of swimmer in his 50s is found floating off popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE body of a man thought to be aged between 50 and 60 was discovered yesterday floating off the coast of Alicante, on Spain’s Costa
Good news for motorists in Alicante as city’s motorway ring-road goes ‘toll free’ until October to ease traffic jams
ALICANTE’S AP-7 motorway ring road has become toll free until October in a bid to ease traffic jams in the area. Transport Minister, Oscar Puente,
Benidorm brothel exploited vulnerable women round-the-clock with four victims rescued by police
FOUR women have been rescued by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm after being forced to work as prostitutes in a city apartment converted into a
Hundreds protest against mass tourism in Costa Blanca which makes housing an ‘unattainable luxury for the majority’
ORGANISERS claim that over 700 people joined an Alicante protest on Saturday against mass tourism which is pushing up property prices. The event saw demonstrators
Alicante man kills his wife and then turns shotgun on himself during weekend of four domestic murders in Spain
A MAN allegedly killed his wife with a shotgun on Sunday and then took his own life at their home in the El Postiguet beach
Big screens, extra security measures and the promise of a major party in Madrid: Spain and England fans prepare for the Euro 2024 final
THOUSANDS of Spain and England fans were preparing for the Euro 2024 final on Sunday, both in the streets of Berlin and on Spanish shores.
Benidorm brings in new equipment to help people with mobility issues enjoy a seaside swim
BENIDORM is making life much easier for people with mobility issues to have a swim at the beach. The popular Costa Blanca resort has installed
Costa Blanca airport milestone: Ryanair clocks up 55 million passengers since first flight 17 years ago
BUDGET airline Ryanair says that it has broken the 55 million passenger mark at Alicante-Elche airport since starting flights there in 2007. The debut service
Tourists can’t get enough of Spain’s Costa Blanca with airport setting an all-time passenger record
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport clocked up an all time passenger record for a single month in June, beating the previous best that was only set in May.
Benidorm boosts police presence and will use drones to pinpoint trouble on Sunday as England play Spain in the Euro 2024 final
BENIDORM is taking measures to ensure that everybody enjoys watching Sunday’s Euro 2024 final between England and Spain in local bars without any trouble. The
Runaway bride flees abusive family home- one day before arranged wedding for fee of €1,000 in Spain’s Alicante
THE parents of a 22-year-old Alicante woman have been arrested for allegedly setting up an arranged marriage and accepting a €1,000 fee for it. The
Warning signs tell tourists about €200 fines if they buy from ‘looky looky’ men on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ROAD signs have appeared in Torrevieja warning about €200 fines on people buying from illegal street sellers. The yellow and black hoardings have been erected
British tourists in Benidorm are branded the ‘worst offenders’ for this ‘dangerous’ behaviour
BENIDORM has blasted British tourists, saying their ‘dangerous’ behaviour makes them the ‘worst offenders’. Brits in Benidorm already have a reputation for boozing and brawling,
Swimming pool ban in Spain: Holiday hotspot in Alicante brings in shock measure after suffering months of ‘historic drought’
ALTEA has become the first Costa Blanca municipality to introduce a ban on filling up swimming pools and the watering of gardens and sports areas
Eight boat migrants are rescued off the coast of Benidorm: Three remain missing
EIGHT migrants have been rescued off the Alicante province coast after their boat capsized with three more still said to be missing. A merchant ship
Police in Spain launch rescue mission after suspect who ‘threw glass bottles at nightclub revellers’ in Alicante dives into the sea
A MAN allegedly threw glass bottles and exposed himself to customers at an Alicante port nightclub before jumping into the sea. Guardia Civil and Policia
British expats in Spain say voting in the UK election ‘is not worth the hassle’ and ‘won’t impact their lives’
EXPATS in the Spanish town of Rojales have told reporters that they will not vote in the upcoming UK elections, despite the recent law change