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Ukraine refugees get free training for hospitality and tourism jobs in Spain’s Benidorm and Costa Blanca areas

UKRAINIAN refugees in the Valencian Community can get free training to work in the region's hospitality and tourism sectors. Many seasonal vacancies normally taken by...

Benidorm warehouse stamped top brand names on clothes for local shops to fool tourists in Spain

The Policia Nacional in Benidorm have busted a criminal gang that distributed fake-branded clothes to local retailers. The hub of the illegal enterprise was a...

Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca spending €2.5 million on LED street lights in Levante Zone

A bumper €2.5 million contract to overhaul street lighting in the Levante Zone of Benidorm has been advertised by the city council. LED technology will...

IN PICS: Six cute-looking flying fox babies are born in Benidorm’s Terra Natura in Spain

SIX flying fox pups have been born and are doing well at Benidorm's Terra Natura Zoo. At birth they weighed in at around 50 grams...

Benidorm will host Spain’s Eurovision Song Contest jury and stage special event in May

BENIDORM will be the home of Spain's Eurovision Song Contest jury for the annual event which takes place in Turin, Italy on May 14. Model...

Costa Blanca property sales led the pack for 2021 house deals in Spain

THE Valencian Community had the most home sales per head of population of any Spanish region in 2021, according to the College of Registrars. Their...

Russian insurance agent arrested at Benidorm hotel in Spain after stealing €1.4 million of premium cash

A Russian swindler who stole €1.4 million of insurance premium cash has been arrested in a Benidorm hotel. The 57-year-old fraudster had an International Arrest...

IN PICS: Motorist survives horrific plunge off Benidorm area motorway on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A female motorist survived a plunge of several metres down an embankment on Thursday off the AP-7 motorway on the Costa Blanca. Her vehicle careered...

Police intercept drug-dealers trying to flee Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR drug dealers have been arrested after trying to speed away from a police patrol car in the 'English Zone' of Benidorm. Policia Nacional officers...

Convicted Dutch drug-trafficker faces extradition after Benidorm arrest in Spain

A Dutch drug-dealing fugitive has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm. He was said to have been living in the city for 'several...

Benidorm council signs deal to clean up eyesore bus station commercial centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM mayor Toni Perez signed a deal on Wednesday to usher in a new era for the city's controversial bus station. The agreement will see...

Rising energy prices and food shortages could dent tourist recovery in Benidorm area of Spain

BENIDORM hotels and restaurants say they are concerned about rising costs brought about by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Though hotel and holiday bookings are...

Holiday bookings to Benidorm are rising but bars and restaurants say ‘big-spending’ Russians will be missed in Spain

BENIDORM tourist groups say bookings are picking up but add that 'big-spending' Russian visitors will be missed due to grounded flights prompted by the...

British motorist pumped full of booze and drugs drives down wrong side of Costa Blanca motorway in Spain

A British woman drove on the wrong side of the AP-7 motorway on the northern Costa Blanca after consuming excess alcohol and taking drugs. The...

Callous rat poison attack on Benidorm feral cat colony on Spain’s Costa Blanca may have killed up to 100...

A Benidorm feral cat colony has been ravaged by rat poison placed into feeding containers and strewn across the ground. Up to 100 cats are...

Costa Blanca carer steals jewellery from nursing home residents for pawn shop sales in Spain’s Benidorm and Granada

A woman worked for just a week in a Costa Blanca nursing home and stole jewellery from three residents. Five items made from gold ended...

Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca starts collecting medical aid for Ukraine

BENIDORM council has unanimously condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine and opened four collection points for medical supplies. Monday's plenary meeting brought rare political unity as...

Luxury in the clouds: A look around Europe’s tallest residential building in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

IT took 15 years to build at a cost of €86 million but Benidorm’s latest - and by far its largest - landmark has...

Benidorm unveils new ‘state-of-the-art’ life-saving rescue drone for Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM has unveiled a new 'start-of-the-art' drone that can be used for both seaside and inland rescues. 'Saturno' is a 100% Spanish-made device and was...

Benidorm politician cleared in corruption probe involving Russian mafia gang in Spain

BENIDORM councillor, Lorenzo Martinez Sola, has been cleared of any illegal involvement with a Russian solicitor accused of running a mafia gang operating out...

Unsolved Benidorm killing of British holidaymaker in Spain prompts fresh police appeal

GREATER Manchester Police have made a new appeal for information to find the killer of a British tourist who was brutally assaulted outside Benidorm...

Benidorm seeks to sweep up dog dirt to improve image of Spain’s top Costa Blanca resort

BENIDORM is looking to fine more dog owners who don't pick up their pet's mess from streets and pavements. Police are focusing on city areas...

Street showered with broken glass after gas explosion rips through 7th floor apartment in Benidorm

A BENIDORM street was showered with glass as the windows of a seventh floor apartment were blown out by a gas explosion. The shocking scenes...

Benidorm shocker as false teeth lost during 2011 Spanish booze-up get returned to UK owner

A British holidaymaker who lost his dentures on a night out in Benidorm in 2011 has been reunited with them thanks to DNA matching. Paul...

Hotel bookings on Spain’s Costa Blanca continue to improve but still below pre-pandemic levels

HOTEL occupancy figures for the Costa Blanca in January saw an annual rise of 26.6%, with a total of 47.3%. The numbers from the Alicante...

Benidorm area hospital doubling its size to match rising population on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WORK on a massive expansion of Villajoyosa's Marina Baixa Hospital could get under way as soon as April. That follows the announcement of a €47...

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