Benidorm dishes out over 1,100 fines to law-breaking electric scooter riders
Over 1,100 fines have been issued against electric scooter riders so far this year for flouting rules in Benidorm.
‘Cover up’ investigated in fatal Benidorm parasailing accident that claimed life of British tourist
A boat captain faces a reckless homicide charge and a colleague is accused of a cover up after a British tourist died in a Benidorm
WATCH: Benidorm flat destroyed by fire with four people inhaling deadly fumes
A fire destroyed a ninth-floor Benidorm flat on Wednesday morning with four people needing treatment for smoke inhalation.
Benidorm’s new €50m promenade design will be decided by an international competition
PLANS for Benidorm’s new €50 million promenade linking the Poniente and Levante bays have taken a big step forward with the announcement of an international
Benidorm tourists get important beach scam warning during summer peak season
BENIDORM police have warned summer beachgoers to be avoid being scammed over non-existent sunbeds and umbrellas.
Bizarre Benidorm discovery of urn containing human ashes in supermarket locker
BENIDORM police are trying to find the custodian of an urn containing human ashes which was left in a city supermarket. The surprise discovery was
Costa Blanca horror as Benidorm police rescue boy, 8, who sat on skyscraper balcony air con unit while father went shopping
POLICE dashed to rescue a young boy who clambered onto a balcony air conditioning unit on the 21st floor of a Benidorm skyscraper. The child,
Violent robbers followed elderly women to their Costa Blanca homes to steal their jewellery
17 MEMBERS of a violent Costa Blanca robbery gang have been arrested after following elderly women home to steal their jewellery. The detainees were aged
Benidorm earns €100k from its first local fines for illegal holiday rental flats
BENIDORM City Council has pocketed over €100,000 from its first fines against illegal tourist accommodation since assuming local enforcement powers last year. Prior to that
Benidorm’s bars stock up with extra beer ahead of England’s first World Cup match on Wednesday night
BENIDORM’S bar and restaurant owners are expecting beer sales to soar by 30% as England fans watch their team’s first World Cup match against Croatia
Benidorm introduces high-tech system to help locals and tourists find car park spaces
BENIDORM is now providing ‘real-time’ details about car park spaces via its roadside information signs. The City Council says it is part of its commitment
Benidorm launches major security operation ahead of World Cup – with extra riot police drafted in to deal with surge in boozy Brits
BENIDORM is ramping up policing during soccer’s World Cup -which starts next week- with a special operation to curb any incidents at local bars. Extra
Benidorm scammer tricked tourists by pocketing deposits for non-existent holiday flats
A 59-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Benidorm for offering holiday and long-term rental bookings for properties that he did not manage. The scammer- of
Drunk British tourist in Benidorm suffers broken nose during violent ‘English Zone’ mobile phone robbery- two men arrested
A BRITISH tourist was beaten up and robbed in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ by three attackers. The trio from Alicante rented an apartment in the resort
Police bust Benidorm area scammers who stole cars and changed ID details to those of scrapyard wrecks
POLICE have arrested seven men and two women on the Costa Blanca who ran a car theft and sales scam. Medium to high range cars
Fresh raids launched on Benidorm ‘English Zone’ bars and clubs – with one popular spot punished for improper insurance
FRESH police raids were executed in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ on Thursday with two premises visited in an ongoing push against drug trafficking and other infractions.
Bar owners in Benidorm’s English Zone ‘used walkie-talkies and secret lookouts to protect drug dens’ as 80 arrested
80 PEOPLE have been arrested in Benidorm for drug trafficking in a massive police sweep of bars and clubs in the city’s so-called English Zone.
British fugitive ‘on the run’ for drug trafficking and money laundering is arrested in Benidorm
A BRITISH fugitive on the run from Lancashire police for two years has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm. The 32-year-old man was
Two workers die in Benidorm tower block tragedy after scaffolding collapse with colleague clinging onto balcony
TWO workers died in Benidorm on Wednesday morning while they were dismantling scaffolding at the Principality of Europe building on Calle Ibiza. The scaffolding fell
Benidorm ‘English Zone’ pubs and clubs raided for selling drugs – at least 50 people arrested
AT LEAST 50 people have been arrested in a massive police operation against drug trafficking in pubs and clubs operating in Benidorm’s popular ‘English Zone’.
British woman ‘went out of her mind due to abuse’ and strangled Benidorm flatmate with vacuum cleaner cord, court hears
A BRITISH woman has made her first court statement- six months after being arrested by the Policia Nacional for strangling her Benidorm flatmate with a
Benidorm tattoo parlour in resort’s ‘English Zone’ raided for selling cocaine
A BENIDORM tattoo parlour has been raided by the Policia Nacional for selling cocaine. The business is located in the resort’s busy ‘English Zone’. A
Benidorm council avoids bankruptcy by agreeing to land compensation deal costing at least €500 million over 30 years
BENIDORM council has approved a deal to stave off possible bankruptcy over a land compensation award. €283 million plus interest was granted by the Valencian
Motorist’s miracle escape after car drops off bridge into path of oncoming tram on Costa Blanca
A COSTA Blanca motorist had a lucky escape when his car went off a bridge and ended up on a rail line- causing just a
Two British men arrested in Benidorm for staging fake kidnapping to extort just €830 from relative of ‘victim’
TWO British men, aged 37 and 51, have been arrested in Benidorm by the Policia Nacional for staging a fake kidnapping to extract €830. A
Benidorm applies for €55m government loan to stave off bankruptcy risk over €350m land compensation payment
BENIDORM City Council has asked for a €55 million government loan to stave off the risk of bankruptcy over a €350 million compensation award. The
