‘Benidorm Island’ resurfaces to woo 2021 domestic tourists to Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM has produced a plan to prioritise health safety for domestic tourists during this spring and summer. The project is a variation on the ‘Benidorm
Deserted tourist rooms in Benidorm available to hospital workers on Spain’s Costa Blanca
EMPTY tourist accommodation in Benidorm is being offered again to health staff working long hours at the Marina Baixa regional hospital and local health centres.
Quartet of crypto currency con artists caught on Costa Blanca after €7m scam
ALLEGED FRAUDSTERS in Alicante have been arrested for their part in a SEVEN MILLION euro crypto currency scam. Policia Nacional detained the four, two men
Three Kings Day celebrated in style as first vaccines administered in major city on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ONE OF Costa Blanca’s major cities celebrated Spain’s Three Kings Day in style, this morning. Orihuela saw the first of the Pfizer vaccines administered to
Bars and restaurants in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca and across Valencian Community slam enforced early closing times
TWO leading hospitality associations in the Valencian Community have branded new closing times as a ‘coup’. Bars and restaurants will have to stop service from
80-year-old dies after driving on the wrong side of a motorway on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN 80-year-old man died after a five kilometre drive on the wrong side of the AP-7 motorway in the Torrevieja area. He collided with a
Equality chief slams white man ‘blacked-up’ in Three Kings video on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SPAIN’S first black member of the Lower House of Congress has attacked an Alicante Council video promoting the ‘Three Kings’ which has a white man
BRRR! Winter lands with a bang in Spain’s Valencia region
Today (January 2), the mercury was expected to continue falling throughout the region
SKEWERED KEBAB house gets multiple fines on Spain’s Costa Blanca for breaking COVID-19 safety rules
AN Alicante kebab house has been hit with multiple sanctions by the Policia Nacional for ‘flagrant’ breaches of coronavirus safety rules. Officers were carrying out
COVID CLAMPDOWN as police aim to stop party crowds in early New Year celebrations on Spain’s Costa Blanca
MAJOR police operations will kick in across the Costa Blanca tomorrow(December 31) to stop daytime crowds coming together in an early New Year celebration. The
Benidorm area girl on Spain’s Costa Blanca saved after TikTok postings over taking her life
INTERNATIONAL police collaboration stopped a child on the Costa Blanca from killing herself. An alert was issued after Greek police spotted her posts on the
Homeless woman stabs man to get into warm prison in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A homeless Alicante woman decided that jail was a better option compared to a cold night on local streets, even if it meant a serious
Police raid COVID-19 rule- breaking parties on Spain’s Costa Blanca
19 illegal parties were broken up over the weekend in the Alicante City area by the Policia Local. In addition, 28 people were sanctioned on
Man jailed over drugs ‘revenge’ execution of woman on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Murcia couple have been arrested after a woman was fatally shot in the head at a Torrevieja property. Two people from Lorca were detained
Emergency procedure for Ryanair Bristol flight landing at Spain’s Alicante-Elche airport
A Ryanair flight from Bristol into Alicante-Elche airport had to go through emergency procedures last night(December 27). Service FR8296 safely touched down at the airport
Broken water hosepipe exposes drugs farm in house on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A broken hosepipe blew the whistle on a large indoor marijuana farm in the Villafranqueza area of Alicante. An Alicante Policia Local patrol spotted water
Benidorm parking problems to be eased in popular Poniente Beach area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
WORK has begun on a major new multi-storey car park in Benidorm on the Costa Blanca. The seven-storey facility is being constructed in the Poniente
British fugitive paedophile arrested in his fortified home on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A CONVICTED PAEDOPHILE who abused children aged 9 to 11 has been caught after spending almost a month on the run from UK authorities. His
Gloomy hoteliers predict two years for tourism to recover on Spain’s Costa Blanca
COSTA Blanca hotel owners fear that the local tourist industry may not fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic until 2023. The warning has come from
COVID-19 vaccinations start this Sunday in Spain’s Costa Blanca region
RESIDENTS and staff at seven Valencian Community nursing homes will get a late Christmas present this Sunday(December 27) with the first COVID-19 vaccinations in the
The end of a year to remember (or forget)!
I’m not sure any of us could’ve expected 2020 to pan out quite the way it did. As we entered the year, I’m sure like
Woman executed in second suspected drugs gang killing in five days on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A woman was shot in the head in Torrevieja in a killing believed to be linked to rival criminal drug gangs. It’s the second-such execution
Christmas shivers ahead for Benidorm and the rest of a chilly Costa Blanca in Spain
COSTA BLANCA resorts like Benidorm and Torrevieja are in for a chilly Christmas, according to weather forecasters. A cold Atlantic front will sweep over Spain
Socks for gloves as Alicante thief tries to fool police in bar break-in on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A young burglar took off his socks and used them as gloves to avoid leaving fingerprints as he raided a bar in the port area
Benidorm bar and restaurant group wants Spain’s PM Sanchez to resign over ‘ruining’ businesses
BENIDORM hospitality association, Abreca, has demanded the resignation of Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez and his cabinet. They say their businesses have been ‘ruined’ because they
IT’S RAINING MILLIONS: Spain’s El Gordo Christmas lottery floods the Valencian Community with joy – and lots of cash
The Christmas El Gordo lottery left €43.7 million in the La Safor district capital on Tuesday
