The hidden side of Benidorm
IT’S best known for its stag parties and excessive boozing – not to mention its own TV programme. But there is a lot more going
Spain’s Valencia gears up for ‘Battle of the Flowers’ where using a racket is certainly not for tennis
OVER A MILLION locally-grown carnations will feature in one of Valencia’s brightest coloured events on July 30- the traditional ‘Battle of the Flowers’. 40 floats
STAGGERING: 5 tonnes of 87% pure cocaine with street values of a quarter of a BILLION euros seized in Alicante
POLICE swooped on a warehouse that was storing nearly five tonnes of cocaine, with an 87% purity, and arrested five Albanian drug traffickers. The operation,
Police swoop on far-right football hooligans for assault on rival group in Spain’s Navarra area
THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested 13 members of the ultra-right Boixos Nois group who attacked a rival faction in a mass assault inside a Pamplona
Sub-standard summer rubbish collection service slammed in tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ORIHUELA COSTA residents group has demanded action from Orihuela council to remove vast amounts of excess rubbish piling up on the area’s streets. The
Record visitor numbers reported for largest shopping centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE LARGEST shopping centre in Alicante province- Zenia Boulevard- has reported a record six month period for visitors. The complex on the Orihuela Costa which
Mother arrested after baby tests positive for cocaine on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 41-YEAR-OLD woman has been arrested in Elche for child neglect after her baby tested positive for ingesting cocaine. The child- aged 14 months- is
Large number of dead fish appear in popular marina area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A LARGE number of dead fish appeared in Javea’s Canal de la Fontana marina on Wednesday morning close to the city’s Arenal beach. Some reports
Robbers looking to steal from shoppers are arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO LOITERING men in a Calpe shopping area eyeing up potential victims to rob have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Officers discovered that the
Busy motorway to get third lane in Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE GOVERNMENT has announced that 17 kilometres of the A-7 motorway in the south of Alicante province will be upgraded to three lanes. It’s the
Drug trafficker supplies ecstasy to teenage boy who goes into a coma on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested a drug trafficker who supplied ecstasy to a minor who went into a coma at Alicante General Hospital. The 26-year-old
Two arrests on Spain’s Costa Blanca for swapping 100,000 fake US dollars at money exchanges
TWO PEOPLE have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante province for using fake US dollar bills at money exchanges around Spain. The detainees
Elderly British paedophile living on Spain’s Costa Blanca gets jailed for 15 years in UK
A BRITISH resident of Algorfa has been jailed for 15 years and given a 20-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order after sexually abusing a girl in
Car maker Seat to build battery cell assembly plant in Spain’s Catalunya
SEAT has announced that it will build a vehicle battery cell assembly plant in Martorell, Catalunya. The car maker- owned by Volkswagen- says the project
Polish fugitive wanted over 1997 murder is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A POLISH national who fled his native country after the fatal 1997 shooting of a man has been arrested in Orihuela by the Policia Nacional.
Scammers caught hiding at Benidorm campsite after conning elderly victims across Spain
FIVE SPANIARDS have been arrested at a Benidorm campsite after scamming elderly people across Spain. Three men and two women aged between 27 and 55
Boost in Americans buying properties in Spain according to notaries report
MORE AMERICANS are coming to Spain for longer, whether as digital nomads or simply to retire. The number of Americans living in Spain grew by
Extreme weather brutalises melon and watermelon harvest in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
FARMING UNION, Unio Llaudadora, says extreme weather has forced a 50% fall in this year’s melon and watermelon harvest in the Valencian Community. The union
Two men enjoy holiday in Spain’s Benidorm using cloned card from unsuspecting victim
TWO SPANIARDS have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm for using credit card details stolen from a victim in the Barcelona area. The
Woman, 74, left hospitalised in Valencia region after bull escapes and rampages through streets
A 74-YEAR-OLD woman was left in a critical condition on Saturday, after a bull escaped from a local taurine event in the Valencia region and
Alicante celebrates the 20th anniversary of pride festivities in the city with ‘Alicante with Pride’ week
ALICANTE is celebrating “Alicante with Pride” week, which kicked off on Monday with Mayor Luis Barcala’s speech at the town hall. During the week, visitors
Major investment in robotic surgery equipment for hospitals in Spain’s Valencia region
ROBOTIC SURGERY equipment is to be installed in five public Valencian Community hospitals at a cost of €13.5 million. Units will be supplied to the
Empty eyesore hotel set for new lease of life on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SANTA POLA hotel that was abandoned in 2010 and became a frequent target for vandals has been bought by the Elche-based ASA group. The
Sect leaders arrested for drugging a hundred young victims in Spain’s Castellon area
THREE leaders of a sect that recruited young people and drugged them have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Castellon province. The group called
Two members of Europe-wide hotel safe robbery gang arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE POLICIA NACIONAL in a joint operation with the Mossos d’Esquadra, have arrested two members of a gang that stole from hotel room safes across
Aunt and uncle misappropriate €148,000 from orphaned nephews on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A COUPLE from Sant Joan d’Alacant have each been given nine month prison terms for misappropriating €148,000 euros from two teenage nephews who were orphaned