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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

Drunk driver hits French family on crossing after day out at Costa Blanca beach

A FRENCH family holidaying in Javea were hit by a car driven by a drunk motorist when they were using a pedestrian crossing on Thursday.

18 Jul, 2025 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British expat gored during bull run and taken to hospital in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH expat is recovering in hospital after being gored in the leg during a bull run in Pedreguer. The 47-year-old man was injured on

18 Jul, 2025 @ 11:20

Costa Blanca·Lead

Italian mobster linked to Camorra mafia gang is arrested on Spain's Costa Blanca

Italian mob boss linked to Camorra mafia gang is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ITALIAN mafia boss who distributed cocaine has been arrested by the Policia Nacional on the Orihuela Costa. Officers collared Simone Bartiromo on Wednesday as

17 Jul, 2025 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Two British men arrested in Benidorm for staging fake kidnapping to extort just €830 from relative of 'victim'

Benidorm has new inspectors ready to fine owners of illegal holiday rental homes

BENIDORM can now penalise owners of illegal holiday rental properties after the formation of a five-person inspection team. It follows Valencia City as the second

17 Jul, 2025 @ 12:27

Benidorm·Lead·Property

Three popular Costa Blanca beaches closed to swimmers due to sewage contamination

THREE Denia beaches were closed for swimming on Tuesday after fecal contamination was discovered in the water. Red flags have been hoisted at Les Marines,

15 Jul, 2025 @ 14:13

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Sea turtle almost died after swallowing balloon on Costa Blanca beach

Sea turtle almost dies after swallowing balloon on Costa Blanca beach

A TURTLE is recovering at Oceanografic Valencia after swallowing a balloon which nearly killed it. Bathers at Torrevieja’s Los Locos beach spotted the in-distress loggerhead

14 Jul, 2025 @ 17:03

Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead

Week-long blitz underway to stop drunk and drugged up motorists on Spain's Costa Blanca

Week-long blitz against drunk and drugged-up motorists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Guardia Civil has started a week-long campaign to catch drink-drivers on Valencian Community roads. The push- focusing on Alicante province- will also target drugged-up

14 Jul, 2025 @ 15:16

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

New monthly passenger landmark recorded for busy Costa Blanca airport

UK sunseekers boost Costa Blanca airport to all-time June record

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport set a new passenger record for June with 1.9 million travellers- up 8.4% on a year earlier. Over a third of the passengers

14 Jul, 2025 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Burglar behind mini-crimewave as he robbed empty Costa Blanca holiday homes

A MOLDOVAN national has been charged with robbing 15 homes and breaking into two cars in Benissa, Teulada, and Calpe in the north of Alicante

11 Jul, 2025 @ 12:41

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

One of Europe's 'Most Wanted' behind €1.2m fraud is arrested on Spain's Costa Blanca

€1.2m fraudster on Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ list is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CONMAN who pocketed €1.2 million and made it onto Europol’s ‘Most Wanted’ list, has been arrested on the Costa Blanca. Hungarian authorities issued a

11 Jul, 2025 @ 11:29

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Irish knifeman arrested for slashing neck of fellow countryman in Costa Blanca street

Irish knifeman arrested for slashing throat of fellow countryman in Costa Blanca street

A 58-YEAR-OLD Irish national has been arrested for attempted murder after using a box cutter to slash the throat of another Irish man in La

10 Jul, 2025 @ 13:44

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Son of popular Costa Blanca hotel owner arrested for her 2022 murder after lying about ‘home invasion’

THE son of a Guardamar del Segura hotel owner who died at her home in December 2022, has been arrested for her murder. 77-year-old Rita

10 Jul, 2025 @ 11:27

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Bank robbers executed 13 lucrative heists across Spain by fooling security guards with ‘front-door’ ruse

A BANK robbery crew behind at least 13 heists has been brought down in a joint operation by the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional. Nine

9 Jul, 2025 @ 15:41

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Residents fume over ‘poor’ council services as rubbish piles up in expat area of Costa Blanca

ORGANISERS of a protest demanding better council services for the Orihuela Costa said that around 500 people turned up outside the Playa Flamenca Town Hall

9 Jul, 2025 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Key figure linked to record-breaking cocaine seizure is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AUTHORITIES have busted an international criminal gang linked to the largest cocaine shipment made in Europe- 16 tonnes- which was seized at the Port of

8 Jul, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Residents told to shut windows as forest fire smoke travels hundreds of kilometres to Costa Blanca

WATCH: Forest fire smoke travels hundreds of kilometres to Costa Blanca

A CATALUNYA forest fire has generated smoke which has travelled hundreds of kilometres south to parts of Alicante province on Tuesday. The Valencian 112 emergency

8 Jul, 2025 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Action demanded to stop passport control delays for UK travellers at Costa Blanca airport

A UNION representing Policia Nacional officers running passport control at Alicante-Elche airport wants the old terminal building reopened to slash long queues. The Spanish Police

8 Jul, 2025 @ 11:50

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

100 bathers evicted by police from Costa Blanca beach that was ‘closed’ in 2007

JAVEA police had to evict around 100 people from a beach which was closed to the public in 2007 due to landslide risks. Despite warnings

8 Jul, 2025 @ 10:53

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Beach police patrols boosted for summer peak season in Costa Blanca tourist city

Beach police patrols boosted during summer peak season in Costa Blanca tourist city

ALICANTE has increased the number of Policia Local patrols operating across its beaches during the peak summer season. 38 officers are covering the beaches at

8 Jul, 2025 @ 08:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

17 traders caught red-handed selling fake goods at popular Costa Blanca market

17 TRADERS at a Denia street market have been arrested for selling 1,344 fake items with a retail value of over €346,000. The detainees- all

7 Jul, 2025 @ 13:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Sneaky thief robs foreign tourists at motorway service areas in Spain

A THIEF pretended to be a lost tourist to rob holidaymakers at motorway service areas in the Valencian Community and Murcia. The Romanian national, 52,

7 Jul, 2025 @ 12:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Rare tiny turtles recover at Terra Natura Benidorm after being smuggled in tightly-packed container from China

Rare tiny turtles recover at Terra Natura Benidorm after being smuggled in from China

TINY turtles smuggled in from China have been found inside a container by the Guardia Civil at a checkpoint in Gandia(Valencia). 20 black-bellied leaf turtles

27 Jun, 2025 @ 16:00

Animals·Benidorm·Lead

Founder and owner of iconic Benidorm Palace, Vicente Climent, has died- aged 80

VICENTE Climent who founded and owned the Costa Blanca’s best-known entertainment venue, the Benidorm Palace, has died at the age of 80. He passed away

26 Jun, 2025 @ 14:36

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spectacular fire destroys luxury yacht in Costa Blanca dry dock

A LUXURY yacht was incinerated in a Thursday morning blaze at Denia’s port 11 fire crews from Benidorm, Benissa, and Denia were sent to the

26 Jun, 2025 @ 11:20

Costa Blanca·Lead

'Carer' uses elderly woman's cash card to empty out her bank account in Spain

‘Carer’ uses elderly woman’s cash card at ATM to clear out her bank account in Spain

A MAN who worked for an elderly woman has been arrested in Elche for clearing out her bank account. The non-Spanish victim was hoodwinked while

25 Jun, 2025 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

Drunk driver hits French family on crossing after day out at Costa Blanca beach

British expat gored during bull run and taken to hospital in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Italian mob boss linked to Camorra mafia gang is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm has new inspectors ready to fine owners of illegal holiday rental homes

Three popular Costa Blanca beaches closed to swimmers due to sewage contamination

Sea turtle almost dies after swallowing balloon on Costa Blanca beach

Week-long blitz against drunk and drugged-up motorists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

UK sunseekers boost Costa Blanca airport to all-time June record

Burglar behind mini-crimewave as he robbed empty Costa Blanca holiday homes

€1.2m fraudster on Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ list is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Irish knifeman arrested for slashing throat of fellow countryman in Costa Blanca street

Son of popular Costa Blanca hotel owner arrested for her 2022 murder after lying about ‘home invasion’

Bank robbers executed 13 lucrative heists across Spain by fooling security guards with ‘front-door’ ruse

Residents fume over ‘poor’ council services as rubbish piles up in expat area of Costa Blanca

Key figure linked to record-breaking cocaine seizure is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WATCH: Forest fire smoke travels hundreds of kilometres to Costa Blanca

Action demanded to stop passport control delays for UK travellers at Costa Blanca airport

100 bathers evicted by police from Costa Blanca beach that was ‘closed’ in 2007

Beach police patrols boosted during summer peak season in Costa Blanca tourist city

17 traders caught red-handed selling fake goods at popular Costa Blanca market

Sneaky thief robs foreign tourists at motorway service areas in Spain

Rare tiny turtles recover at Terra Natura Benidorm after being smuggled in from China

Founder and owner of iconic Benidorm Palace, Vicente Climent, has died- aged 80

Spectacular fire destroys luxury yacht in Costa Blanca dry dock

‘Carer’ uses elderly woman’s cash card at ATM to clear out her bank account in Spain

At least four dead and two missing after wooden bridge collapses over rocky cliffs in northern Spain

WATCH: Trump threatens to ‘fly in and use’ air bases in Andalucia to bomb Iran despite Spain veto

BREAKING: Trump vows to cut off ALL trade with ‘terrible’ Spain in extraordinary rant over ongoing war with Iran

First evacuation flight takes off as Spain rushes to protect 30,000 nationals stranded in war-torn Middle East

Pensioner, 74, jumps from second-floor window in Marbella to escape woman who chopped off his fingertip over €200 drug debt