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Record August start for hotel and tourist apartment bookings on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TOURIST groups are reporting record hotel and holiday accommodation bookings for August on the Costa Blanca and other coastal areas of the Valencian region. Hotel

4 Aug, 2025 @ 17:10

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Kamikaze British motorist hits police cars and injures officers during Benidorm high-speed chase

SEVERAL police officers were injured during a high-speed chase in Benidorm involving a British motorist who was subsequently jailed by a judge. Details of Saturday’s

4 Aug, 2025 @ 13:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Gang boss gunned down by Turkish mafia rivals in busy Costa Blanca tourist spot

THREE Turkish men have been arrested after a major figure in a rival organised crime gang was shot dead in a busy tourist area of

4 Aug, 2025 @ 11:19

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Benidorm barman jailed for attempted murder after brutal stabbing of British tourist

Benidorm barman jailed for attempted murder after brutal stabbing of British customer

A BENIDORM bar worker has been jailed for five years for the attempted murder of a British holidaymaker in October 2022. Alicante Provincial Court also

31 Jul, 2025 @ 18:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Malaga ICU pushed to breaking point amid critical nurse shortage, unions warn

MALAGA’S Regional Hospital is facing a severe crisis in its Intensive Care Unit (ICU) due to a critical shortage of nursing staff, according to local

31 Jul, 2025 @ 14:33

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Malaga

Far-right fugitive Tommy Robinson flees to Tenerife after alleged UK assault – but could he soon return to mainland Spain?

FAR-RIGHT rabble-rouser Tommy Robinson has done a runner again to Spain – this time fleeing to Tenerife just hours after allegedly knocking a man unconscious

30 Jul, 2025 @ 15:54

Canary Islands·Costa Blanca·Lead

Police boost patrols and use drones to cut beach crimes during Benidorm peak holiday season

Police boost patrols and drones to fight beach crime during Benidorm peak holiday season

THE Policia Nacional has upped its patrols on Benidorm’s beaches for the peak tourist season and will once again use drones to monitor the area.

29 Jul, 2025 @ 18:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Cyber scammers trick people out of €256k in bank text message con across Costa Blanca

30 VICTIMS in Alicante province have been defrauded out of €256,000 in a bank text message con. 15 people of different nationalities in the Barcelona

29 Jul, 2025 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British couple arrested after police sniffer dog finds drugs in their car on Costa Blanca

A BRITISH couple driving around Javea won’t forget a police dog called Kosmo in a hurry. The 57-year-old man and 37-year-old woman have been arrested

29 Jul, 2025 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Italian man in coma after suffering skull fracture during brawl outside Costa Blanca bar

AN OUTDOOR brawl between Italians and Spaniards in Altea’s Old Town early last Saturday morning resulted in one of them suffering a skull fracture. The

28 Jul, 2025 @ 18:11

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

People protest about high property prices caused by mass tourism in Alicante

Latest protest about high property prices caused by mass tourism in Alicante

AROUND 1,000 people took part in an anti-mass tourism protest in Alicante City last Friday. The estimate comes from the Government Delegation and is much

28 Jul, 2025 @ 14:08

Alicante·Lead·Property

Tragedy averted after children, aged 4 and 6, drift to sea on inflatable off Costa Blanca

POLICE said a tragedy was averted off the Costa Blanca on Saturday- after two young children were rescued after they were swept out to sea

28 Jul, 2025 @ 12:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Bars and restaurants say turnover is 15% down despite record tourist numbers in Valencia

British tourists splash the cash in Benidorm restaurants as Spaniards cut back

A BENIDORM hospitality association says British tourists are spending more in high-end restaurants while Spaniards are cutting back in cheaper establishments. The Abreca association says

25 Jul, 2025 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Brutal storm- unprecedented for July- hits Spain’s Costa Blanca after long heatwave

ONE of the severest July storms to hit Alicante province in many years left parts of the area waking up to flooded roads. The State

25 Jul, 2025 @ 13:19

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Lawyer ran car accident scam to pocket insurance money on Costa Blanca

A LAWYER masterminded a scam in Elche where car accidents were deliberately staged to get insurance payouts. The Policia Nacional have arrested 13 people including

25 Jul, 2025 @ 11:38

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Alicante launches blitz against illegal street sellers and destroys two tonnes of counterfeit items

Summer blitz against Alicante’s illegal street sellers with two tonnes of counterfeit items destroyed

ALICANTE has stepped up action against illegal street hawkers with 120 police interventions in July alone. The city council has so far destroyed two tonnes

24 Jul, 2025 @ 17:22

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Street thieves ordered by court to stay out of Costa Blanca tourist area

FOUR Romanians have been ordered by a court to stay out of Guadalest after robbing numerous tourists. A Villajoyosa judge bailed a 43-year-old man and

24 Jul, 2025 @ 12:35

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Taxi association rubbishes claims of long queues for cabs at Costa Blanca airport

Taxi association rubbishes claims of regular long queues for cabs at Costa Blanca airport

A TAXI drivers association at Alicante-Elche airport has dismissed reports of regular long delays for cabs as a ‘smear campaign’ which paints an incorrect picture

23 Jul, 2025 @ 18:06

Costa Blanca·Lead

Police investigate hundreds of bogus parking tickets that advertised Alicante kebab shop

POLICE in Alicante are investigating if a crime was committed after hundreds of bogus parking tickets advertising a kebab shop were plastered on cars The

23 Jul, 2025 @ 17:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm's beaches go high-tech to help out visually-impaired tourists

Benidorm’s beaches go high-tech to help visually-impaired visitors

BENIDORM’S beaches have a new network of information boards where visually-impaired visitors can access information Using the NaviLens code technology, users can find out whether

23 Jul, 2025 @ 16:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Costa Blanca beach hogger caught on camera putting up umbrella at 5.36am

A TORREVIEJA beach goer has been videoed reserving a spot on the sand well before sunrise last Saturday. One of the camera’s used by the

23 Jul, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Benidorm sea lions provide therapy to vulnerable children and young people

A SPECIAL Benidorm-based initiative has been extended with sea lions providing therapy to vulnerable children and young people. Launched in 2024, the project at Aqua

23 Jul, 2025 @ 14:30

Benidorm·Health·Lead

Alicante extends moratorium on new tourist accommodation licenses to include more properties

ALICANTE City Council has voted to extend its moratorium on granting new tourist apartment rental licenses to include blocks of holiday homes. It also includes

22 Jul, 2025 @ 14:16

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Tourists warned after valuables are stolen from cars parked by popular Costa Blanca beaches

THE Guardia Civil has warned tourists visiting popular Costa Blanca beaches to keep valuable items out of sight in their parked cars or risk being

22 Jul, 2025 @ 11:52

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Postal service ‘on verge of collapse’ with undelivered mail piling up on Costa Blanca

A TRADE union claims that a backlog of mail is piling up and the Correos postal service on the Costa Blanca is on the ‘verge

21 Jul, 2025 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm goes to major court in Spain in last chance bid to fight off €330m compensation bill

BENIDORM City Council is going to Spain’s Constitutional Court in a last bid to stop a €330 million compensation payment to developers. The case revolves

21 Jul, 2025 @ 12:13

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

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Record August start for hotel and tourist apartment bookings on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Kamikaze British motorist hits police cars and injures officers during Benidorm high-speed chase

Gang boss gunned down by Turkish mafia rivals in busy Costa Blanca tourist spot

Benidorm barman jailed for attempted murder after brutal stabbing of British customer

Malaga ICU pushed to breaking point amid critical nurse shortage, unions warn

Far-right fugitive Tommy Robinson flees to Tenerife after alleged UK assault – but could he soon return to mainland Spain?

Police boost patrols and drones to fight beach crime during Benidorm peak holiday season

Cyber scammers trick people out of €256k in bank text message con across Costa Blanca

British couple arrested after police sniffer dog finds drugs in their car on Costa Blanca

Italian man in coma after suffering skull fracture during brawl outside Costa Blanca bar

Latest protest about high property prices caused by mass tourism in Alicante

Tragedy averted after children, aged 4 and 6, drift to sea on inflatable off Costa Blanca

British tourists splash the cash in Benidorm restaurants as Spaniards cut back

WATCH: Brutal storm- unprecedented for July- hits Spain’s Costa Blanca after long heatwave

Lawyer ran car accident scam to pocket insurance money on Costa Blanca

Summer blitz against Alicante’s illegal street sellers with two tonnes of counterfeit items destroyed

Street thieves ordered by court to stay out of Costa Blanca tourist area

Taxi association rubbishes claims of regular long queues for cabs at Costa Blanca airport

Police investigate hundreds of bogus parking tickets that advertised Alicante kebab shop

Benidorm’s beaches go high-tech to help visually-impaired visitors

WATCH: Costa Blanca beach hogger caught on camera putting up umbrella at 5.36am

Benidorm sea lions provide therapy to vulnerable children and young people

Alicante extends moratorium on new tourist accommodation licenses to include more properties

Tourists warned after valuables are stolen from cars parked by popular Costa Blanca beaches

Postal service ‘on verge of collapse’ with undelivered mail piling up on Costa Blanca

Benidorm goes to major court in Spain in last chance bid to fight off €330m compensation bill

Mystery in Mallorca after British woman, 29, is found dead on German billionaire’s luxury yacht

Spain’s government will try to ‘minimise’ impact of fuel price rises caused by Iran war

Bloomtime in the Cabo de Gata: Photographer captures incredible rare blossom after weeks of storms in one of Spain’s driest corners

Expect petrol prices at the pump to go up as the war in Iran pushes crude up 10% in just one morning

Rosalia breaks new ground as first Spanish artist to ever win a prestigious BRIT music award