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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...
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...
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...
Passer-by in Spain’s Costa Blanca opens cardboard box and finds large snake inside
AN Alicante man got the surprise of his life when he decided to have a peek inside a large cardboard box dumped next to...
Businessmen arrested in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia for helping counterfeiter to print eight million euros
POLICE have arrested two men in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas for assisting in the production of counterfeit 500-euro bills.
A La Nucia printing...
Man dies in house fire as daughter escapes to raise alarm on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 51-year-old man died in a fire that started in the kitchen of his l'Alfas del Pi property in Alicante Province on Tuesday.
His daughter,...
Benidorm skyscraper fire seriously injures resident and kills pet dog on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man suffered serious third-degree burns after a fire broke out in his Benidorm flat.
His pet dog died in the blaze in his ninth-floor...
Mass fakery at Benidorm ‘English Zone’ market on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THOUSANDS of fake-branded items have been seized in a police raid on a popular Benidorm street market.
Policia Nacional officers inspected six stalls targeting tourists...
Benidorm racing pigeon club robbed of 120 birds worth €100,000 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO men have been arrested in Alicante for stealing 120 racing pigeons from a Benidorm pigeon club.
The club was robbed twice within ten days...
IN PICS: Benidorm in Spain awash with colour celebrating 25 years of popular ‘Fancy Dress Party’
BENIDORM'S popular Fancy Dress Party celebrated its 25th anniversary on Thursday bringing fun and colour to the Rincon de Loix area of the city.
The...
Benidorm estate agent in Spain supplied rental home keys to robbers with British woman selling off stolen items
FIVE people have been arrested for stealing from at least six rental homes in the Benidorm area with keys provided by a real estate...
Police in Spain’s Benidorm arrest major money launderer working for Dutch drugs gang
THE Guardia Civil in Benidorm have arrested a key figure in a Dutch drugs gang- said to be one of Europe's major narcotics trafficking...
Benidorm Fest grand final tickets sell out ‘within minutes’ to unveil Spain’s 2023 Eurovision Song Contest entry
A thousand tickets for the Benidorm Fest grand final on February 4, 2023, were sold out 'within minutes' after sales started at noon on...
Farmer on Spain’s Costa Blanca convicted of horrific animal abuse avoids prison time
AN Alicante Province farmer has avoided prison over eight counts of animal abuse involving several dogs.
Despite prosecutors at his Benidorm trial wanting him jailed...
Street signs decrying gender violence erected across Costa Blanca town in Spain
VILLAJOYOSA has become the latest Valencian municipality to put up street signs decrying gender violence.
The town has installed eight signs as part of a...
Kamikaze motorist drives 29 kilometres down wrong side of busy Costa Blanca motorway in Spain
A 24-year-old La Nucia man has been charged with reckless driving after a 29 kilometre journey on the wrong side of the AP-7 motorway...
‘It’s good to talk’ says Benidorm with new €2 million home for solving neighbour disputes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM will have a new €2 million home for an innovative mediation service that started up in March.
The council has approved the construction of...
Four children escape with minor bruises after spectacular car crash on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FOUR children suffered only minor bruising after a car crashed off the AP-7 motorway on Thursday morning in the Villajoyosa area of Alicante Province.
The...
LUGHOLES OPEN: Specsavers launches brand new hearing centre in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SPECSAVERS has celebrated the launch of its exciting new audiology service in Benidorm.
It is not just a very high-quality service but the team of...
British man in Spain’s Benidorm rescued by police after two women rob and attack him
TWO plain-clothed Policia Nacional officers in Benidorm have arrested two women who robbed and assaulted a British man.
The attack happened in the early hours...
One of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ONE of Europe's 'Most Wanted' criminals has been arrested in Calpe after being on the run for four years.
An Estonian man, 56, was part...
Remains of large Roman villa found at Costa Blanca dig site in Spain
ARCHAEOLOGISTS from Alicante University have found the remains of a large Roman villa on a dig site in the Sogair area of Altea.
The discovery...
Sevilla couple spend summer holiday robbing cars at Costa Blanca beaches in Spain
A Sevilla couple used their August holiday to rob 16 cars parked at Costa Blanca beaches and used stolen bank cards in Benidorm businesses.
The...
Benidorm Pride Festival returns to full splendour after pandemic restrictions on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM'S Pride Festival starts on Monday with a return to big-style celebrations that were cancelled due to the Covid pandemic.
An extensive programme of events...
Spain starts Eurovision Song Contest entry process by finding Benidorm Fest 2023 line up
THE process to choose Spain's 2023 Eurovision Song Contest entry has started with broadcaster RTVE looking for entries to compete in next year's Benidorm...
Benidorm cleaning ravine areas ahead of autumn downpours on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM has started its annual cleaning of ravines to ensure the rainwater collection system is in good shape ahead of the autumn Gota Fria...
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