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Expat fugitive is arrested in Benidorm after being caught with trunk filled with cannabis and cash

A MONTENEGRAN fugitive sentenced to four years in prison for drug trafficking led police on a high-speed chase around Benidorm's streets. The 33-year-old man has...

‘Wolf pack’ of French teens who gang raped a tourist in Benidorm are jailed

THREE French tourists have been given prison terms after pleading guilty to raping a woman in Benidorm five years ago- but they will not...

British expat hotspot in Spain has seen the number of foreign residents soar by 800% since 1998

THE number of foreign residents in the Valencian Community has gone up eight-fold over 25 years. The National Institute of Statistics(INE) says there were 102,000...

Three family members are killed in a tower block fire on Spain’s Costa Blanca 

THREE members of the same family died in an apartment block fire in the early hours of Monday morning in Villajoyosa. The blaze started in...

Father and son police officers who ‘helped run a drug smuggling gang’ are arrested in Spain’s Benidorm

TWO Benidorm police officers have been arrested for being part of a Costa Blanca gang of international drug traffickers. The Policia Nacional detained a total...

Polish fugitive, 34, is dramatically arrested in Spain’s Benidorm resort for ‘kidnapping, sexual assault, fraud’ and a list of...

A POLISH fugitive has been arrested in Benidorm after fleeing his home country where he had been serving a seven year jail term. The man,...

Benidorm will FINALLY have a funeral home and crematorium after almost 20 years of waiting

BENIDORM is set to get its first funeral home/crematorium after plans have been mired in red tape since 2005. Families have been going to Villajoyosa...

Sewage ‘is being dumped in the sea off Benidorm’: Ecologists in Spain demand action

COMPLAINTS about untreated wastewater being pumped into the sea off Benidorm have prompted two councils to demand urgent action. The El Xoriguer environmentalist group says...

Benidorm to open a huge new resort called ‘Magic Pirates Island’ – here’s everything we know

BENIDORM will get a new themed tourist resort in 2025 called 'Magic Pirates Island' which will include 270 cabins. Work has started in the Marina...

Expat, 33, is assassinated in a car park just metres below tourist apartments on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE bullet-ridden body of a Ukrainian man was found in a Villajoyosa community garage on Tuesday. The victim, 33, had been shot at least five...

Scam warning: Benidorm man loses €35k to new girlfriend who tricked him into paying legal fees for fake €3m...

A BENIDORM man was conned out of €35,000 by a woman who started a relationship with him via social media. She claimed she needed the...

This province in eastern Spain has just had its biggest year for building homes since 2007

ALICANTE province has clocked the highest number of new houses built in a year since the property boom of 2007. The number of new properties...

Benidorm robbery gang who ‘targeted dozens of holiday homes in expat areas’ are arrested

A BENIDORM gang of robbers who burgled at least 25 Costa Blanca holiday homes have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Two of the men...

Luxury €135m development is coming to Benidorm: New homes hope to attract British buyers with estimated prices of up...

A DEVELOPER has unveiled a €135 million plan to build 250 bungalows and villas close to Benidorm's Terra Mitica theme park and the Hotel...

RIP: Legendary Benidorm bar owner who appeared on Bargain Loving Brits In The Sun dies

ONE of Benidorm's larger than life British characters, Graham Boland, who became a well-known face on a UK television show has died. Graham appeared for...

Benidorm cleaning blitz is removing chewing gum from its pavements

BENIDORM'S Street Cleaning department has started the onerous task of removing discarded chewing gum that has firmly stuck on city pavements. The work is being...

Italian ‘mafia boss’ who ‘used a pizzeria in Benidorm as a front for a cocaine racket’ WILL be extradited...

SPAIN'S National Court has thrown out an appeal to stop the extradition of a major figure in an Italian mafia gang. Francesco Faillace, 40, rented...

‘Illegal’ eyesore hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca will be partly demolished 21 YEARS after construction

A 21-YEAR paralysis of a controversial Villajoyosa hotel project is set to be resolved by a partial demolition to bring it into line with...

Forest fire sees 125 homes evacuated and multiple roads closed on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FIREFIGHTERS spent the weekend bringing a fire under control in the Altea area of Alicante province. The blaze was reported at 3.30am on Saturday in...

Woman freed after being forced into prostitution for six years on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 28-YEAR-OLD woman has been rescued by the Guardia Civil in Villajoyosa after being forced into prostitution during her six year stay in Spain The...

New holiday rental licences are suspended in a popular tourist town on Spain’s Costa Blanca amid fears of locals...

ALTEA City Council has voted to suspend granting new licences for holiday lets for a year while a report is prepared to regularise the...

Police arrest man who made gunpowder and upgraded machine guns at his Costa Blanca home in Spain

A FORMER solider has been arrested in Villajoyosa for operating a clandestine workshop where he upgraded weapons and made gunpowder and metal gun cartridges. The...

Brits sold drugs to Benidorm bar and hotel clients with quick delivery by electric scooter

THREE British men have been arrested in Benidorm by the Policia Nacional for running a drugs delivery service to the city's bars, hotels, and...

Benidorm-based British paedophile gets 133-year prison term in Spain

A BRITISH man living in Benidorm has been given a 133-year prison sentence for making and distributing child pornography and sexually abusing minors. The 27-year-old...

Benidorm’s new bullring and other projects to lose EU cash as deadline approaches

PLANS to convert Benidorm's bullring into a cultural hub which were first announced in January 2021 have been postponed, as the council didn't act...

Benidorm legend Sticky Vicky dead at 80: Tributes pour in for X-rated performer loved by British tourists 

LEGENDARY Benidorm performer, Sticky Vicky, died on Wednesday at the age of 80, her daughter has announced on social media. The Tenerife-born entertainer became famous...

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