Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca gets EU boost to develop sustainable tourism
BENIDORM will get over €6 million of EU money to pay for a major sustainable tourism initiative. The city had bid for €8 million but
Benidorm police in Spain stumble upon €11,000 in fake notes during routine car check
THE Policia Nacional in Benidorm have arrested a 35-year-old man after they found €11,000 of counterfeit notes in his car. The motorist was pulled over
Spain’s Costa Blanca reaches highest population in a decade
ALICANTE Province’s population has risen by 19,832 over a year according to figures from the National Statistics Institute(INE). The total- based on municipal padron registrations-
Benidorm hotel worker bailed after British tourist accuses him of rape in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A worker at an unnamed Benidorm hotel has been bailed after being accused of raping a 43-year-old British guest. The man denies the assault and
Large illegal private collection of historic artefacts is found on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Guardia Civil has discovered one of the largest-ever illegal private collections of archaeological artefacts in Alicante Province stored in a Denia house. Two men
Costa Blanca city in Spain stages its first-ever official outdoor New Year’s Eve party
TORREVIEJA council will host the city’s first official outdoor party tonight to see in the New Year. The Plaza de la Constitucion is traditionally a
Two UK nationals in Spain included in New Year’s Honours list
TWO UK nationals in Spain have been named in the New Year’s Honours list. Beverley Corbett, who is a volunteer at charity Noah’s Ark, has
Blackmailers on Spain’s Costa Blanca extort €200,000 from escort website users
A blackmail gang has been arrested in Alicante and Valencia after pocketing over €200,000 by threatening users of an escort website. Six people have been
Teenage ‘Spiderman’ scaled walls to steal from upmarket holiday homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN elusive teenage thief who robbed 17 holiday apartments in Javea has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The 19-year-old man showed loads of agility
Farce of Costa Blanca kidnap plot leader surrendering to police in Spain’s Cadiz but local judge bails him
ALICANTE authorities are said to be astonished after a wanted kidnap gang leader turned himself in to police in Cadiz province, only for a judge
Online seller of endangered toads is punished in Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante man has been fined €1,080 for selling natterjack toads on the internet. He’s also been banned from breeding or trading wild animals for
Benidorm’s main promenade to celebrate New Year twice with Big Ben and Spain’s Puerta del Sol chimes from Madrid
A big party to celebrate the New Year will run for over seven hours on Saturday on Benidorm’s Paseo de Levante. An estimated 5,000 people
Hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca looking forward to bumper New Year’s Eve
HOTELIERS on the Costa Blanca are looking forward to a busy New Year’s Eve after two years of heavily reduced trade caused by Covid-19 restrictions.
Off-duty policeman chases supermarket robber around car park on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Elche supermarket thief was caught by two off-duty policemen doing their shopping at the same time. They restrained him after he ran off with
Thieves stole dozens of catalytic converters from cars in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THREE people have been arrested for stealing 39 catalytic converters from parked cars in Alicante and Valencia Provinces. 28 units were taken at night in
Christmas record-breaking temperatures for Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
CHRISTMAS Day saw most of the Valencian Community enjoy daytime temperatures exceeding 20 degrees, with Valencia City hitting 23 degrees. Alicante recorded 19 degrees on
Phone scam extorts bars and restaurants over ‘unpaid’ electricity bills on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Guardia Civil has broken up a Madrid gang who said they’d cut off electricity to 26 Alicante Province hotels and restaurants after falsely claiming
Manager at Benidorm’s Terra Natura on Spain’s Costa Blanca admits reckless homicide after tiger killed worker
THE manager of Benidorm’s Terra Natura wildlife park and two employees have plead guilty to reckless homicide after a zookeeper was killed by a tiger
Here comes Santa Claus in a special surprise arrival for sick children on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FATHER Christmas arrived in spectacular style this week to greet youngsters at Alicante General Hospital. He was taken up on a fire truck ladder to
Prisoners spend day release time robbing houses across Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO prisoners used their day release privileges to rob houses across the southern Costa Blanca. They were part of a three-man gang who have been
Popular tourist hotel owner on Spain’s Costa Blanca dies during alleged home invasion
THE Guardia Civil is investigating the death of a 77-year-old hotel owner at her Guardamar del Segura home on Wednesday. Her son is claiming that
Police patrols stepped up for holiday season in busy shopping areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Policia Nacional has launched its annual Safe Trade Plan to cut crime in Alicante Province shopping areas over the busy Christmas and New Year
Spain’s first ‘non-roundabout’ to be constructed in Costa Blanca’s Alicante
AN innovative ‘non-roundabout’ will be built in Alicante next year which will keep pedestrians and vehicles out of each other’s way. It will be the
Five-metre tall Christmas tree made from 600 balls of wool adorns town square in Spain’s Costa Blanca area
A fully-knitted Christmas tree has taken pride of place in an Alicante Province town square with not a pine needle in sight! The five-metre tall
Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca to break record for cruise passenger arrivals
ALICANTE will break its record high achieved in 2011 for cruise passenger arrivals. Port Authority president, Julian Lopez Milla, says he expects over 120,000 passengers
Benidorm gang dress up as police to con €500,000 out of businessman on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Benidorm gang fleeced a Russian businessman out of €500,000 by pretending to be Guardia Civil officers and telling him that he was wanted by