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Man suffers 11-day kidnapping ordeal as gang demands €350,000 ransom on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 27-year-old Villajoyosa man suffered a kidnapping and hostage ordeal for 11 days as his captors demanded €350,000 ransom from his family in Algeria He

19 Jun, 2023 @ 11:42

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencian Community

Gang stole high-end cars to use for spare parts in Spain’s Costa Blanca

SIX people have been arrested in Aspe and Petrer in a long-running Policia Nacional probe into the theft of high-end vehicles that were scrapped for

24 May, 2023 @ 10:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Valencian Community

Police warn of ‘killer’ drug that’s cheaper than cocaine on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE have warned that Costa Blanca drug dealers may be trying to sell a synthetic narcotic named ‘Alpha’ that prove fatal to users. A small

9 May, 2023 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

First spring sightings of poisonous Portuguese Man O’War in Spain’s Costa Blanca waters

THE FIRST spring sightings of Portuguese Man O’War have been made in the sea not far from popular Costa Blanca beaches. The Institute of Coastal

8 May, 2023 @ 19:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

British Man Taken To Hospital After Base Jump Goes Wrong At Benidorm Hotel On Spain's Costa Blanca

Italian man taken to hospital after base jump goes wrong at Benidorm hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ITALIAN base jumper was injured on Thursday after his leap off the Gran Hotel Bali in Benidorm went badly wrong. He was competing in

27 Apr, 2023 @ 18:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Drought latest: Town halls are given the power to lift the ban on filling private swimming pools in Spain’s Andalucia

Man saved from drowning in Benidorm hotel swimming pool in Spain

A 54-YEAR-OLD man was found unconscious in a Benidorm hotel swimming pool on Wednesday evening. He was spotted in the pool at the hotel on

27 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

British woman seriously injured after hotel balcony fall in Spain’s Benidorm

A BRITISH woman, 36, is in a serious condition after falling from a sixth-floor Benidorm hotel balcony early on Saturday morning. The accident happened around

10 Apr, 2023 @ 11:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Angry Benidorm residents to stage protest this weekend over big local tax rises

British man arrested in Spain’s Benidorm after stabbing customer in ‘English Zone’ bar argument

A British man has been arrested after stabbing a man he was arguing with at a Benidorm bar in the city’s ‘English Zone’ on Thursday

31 Mar, 2023 @ 12:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Irish man stabs fellow tourist in Benidorm holiday apartments on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FIGHT involving two Irish holidaymakers staying in a Benidorm tourist apartment ended up with one of them being stabbed and requiring hospital treatment. The

30 Mar, 2023 @ 16:46

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Sacked Malaga worker assaults and kidnaps boss before driving him 500 kilometres to Spain's Benidorm area

Sacked Malaga worker assaults and kidnaps boss before driving him for hours to Spain’s Benidorm area

A SACKED Malaga farm worker assaulted his boss and forced him to go on a 500 kilometre car journey to the Benidorm area. The victim,

28 Feb, 2023 @ 12:01

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca gang stole high-end cars to export out of Spain

POLICE have busted an Alicante Province gang that exported stolen cars to France following two-and-a-half years of investigations. 15 people have been arrested in a

11 Jan, 2023 @ 12:58

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain's government to ban spam calls by companies

Phone scam extorts bars and restaurants over ‘unpaid’ electricity bills on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Guardia Civil has broken up a Madrid gang who said they’d cut off electricity to 26 Alicante Province hotels and restaurants after falsely claiming

26 Dec, 2022 @ 19:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Granada·Jaen·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Valencian Community

Boy, 11, Seriously Injured After Falling From Fifth Floor Of Costa Blanca Hotel In Spain

Boy, 11, dies injured after falling 16 metres from roof of Costa Blanca hotel in Spain

AN 11-year-old boy died in hospital after being seriously injured whilst practising the sport of parkour on the roof of an L’Alfas del Pi hotel

5 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Pensioner knife fight in Spain’s Benidorm leaves Irishman dead at the hands of his British flatmate

An Irish pensioner in Benidorm was stabbed to death by his British flatmate in a ferocious knife fight on Thursday morning. Emergency responders found the

18 Nov, 2022 @ 14:15

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm Estate Agent In Spain Gave Rental Home Keys To Robbers With British Woman Selling Off Stolen Items

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 agent.

18 Nov, 2022 @ 12:55

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

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

9 Nov, 2022 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Four Children Escape With Minor Bruises From Mangled Car On Spain's Costa Blanca

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

20 Oct, 2022 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Scammers tricked elderly people with ‘winning’ lottery ticket offer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO Spaniards have been arrested on a Benidorm campsite over a lottery ticket con that scammed over €42,000 out of elderly people in Alicante, Calpe,

30 Aug, 2022 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Valencian Community

Extortionists demanded €14,000 from holiday home landlords to quit squatted properties on Spain's Costa Blanca

Extortionists demanded €14,000 from holiday home landlords to leave squatted properties on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A gang who charged a €14,000 ‘leaving fee’ to Villajoyosa holiday home landlords has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Four members of the crew

23 Aug, 2022 @ 11:13

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Thieves break into 20 petrol station station shops to steal cash and cigarette machines in Spain’s Valencia

A gang plundered over 20 service station shops across the Valencia Community in a spree of overnight robberies. They smashed through shop windows and doors

22 Aug, 2022 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

IN PICS: Benidorm cliff drama after man falls into sea on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A man cheated death on Monday evening after falling off a cliff into the sea at Benidorm’s Cala de Finestrat. The 34-year-old victim was saved

12 Jul, 2022 @ 12:09

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Two Costa Blanca Beaches In Spain Get 'black Flag' Awards Over Sewage Discharges

Two Costa Blanca beaches in Spain shamed with ‘black flag’ awards due to sewage dumped into sea

TWO Alicante Province beaches have been awarded Black Flags for 2022 by environmental group, Ecologists in Action. Cala Lanuza(pictured) and Cala Baeza between El Campello

14 Jun, 2022 @ 15:47

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Benidorm Area Drugs Gang Family Squat In Homes Turned Into Sales Outlets On Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm family drugs gang converted squatted homes into drug dens and sales points on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Benidorm drugs gang operating out of three illegally occupied Villajoyosa homes has been brought down in a joint Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional operation.

19 May, 2022 @ 13:37

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

Drunk British tourist in Benidorm pulled out unconscious from sea on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A drunk British tourist was saved from drowning in the sea in Benidorm on Thursday. The 61-year-old man decided to go for a dip in

13 May, 2022 @ 15:53

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Dangerous Costa Blanca Ravine Area In Spain Claims Fourth Life In Just A Month

British man drowns at Costa Blanca ravine in Spain in fourth loss of life since early April

A 25-year-old British man drowned in the Bolulla river at Callosa d’en Sarria on Monday, making it the fourth death in the same area in

10 May, 2022 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm's much-needed new medical centre takes big step forward on Spain's Costa Blanca

Fresh bill of health for Benidorm as big tender gets advertised on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A €4.6 million construction tender has been advertised for Benidorm’s new Rincon de Loix health centre. The new facility will replace the current two-floor clinic

11 Apr, 2022 @ 19:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

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Man suffers 11-day kidnapping ordeal as gang demands €350,000 ransom on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Gang stole high-end cars to use for spare parts in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Police warn of ‘killer’ drug that’s cheaper than cocaine on Spain’s Costa Blanca

First spring sightings of poisonous Portuguese Man O’War in Spain’s Costa Blanca waters

Italian man taken to hospital after base jump goes wrong at Benidorm hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Man saved from drowning in Benidorm hotel swimming pool in Spain

British woman seriously injured after hotel balcony fall in Spain’s Benidorm

British man arrested in Spain’s Benidorm after stabbing customer in ‘English Zone’ bar argument

Irish man stabs fellow tourist in Benidorm holiday apartments on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Sacked Malaga worker assaults and kidnaps boss before driving him for hours to Spain’s Benidorm area

Costa Blanca gang stole high-end cars to export out of Spain

Phone scam extorts bars and restaurants over ‘unpaid’ electricity bills on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Boy, 11, dies injured after falling 16 metres from roof of Costa Blanca hotel in Spain

Pensioner knife fight in Spain’s Benidorm leaves Irishman dead at the hands of his British flatmate

Benidorm estate agent in Spain supplied rental home keys to robbers with British woman selling off stolen items

Street signs decrying gender violence erected across Costa Blanca town in Spain

Four children escape with minor bruises after spectacular car crash on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Scammers tricked elderly people with ‘winning’ lottery ticket offer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Extortionists demanded €14,000 from holiday home landlords to leave squatted properties on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Thieves break into 20 petrol station station shops to steal cash and cigarette machines in Spain’s Valencia

IN PICS: Benidorm cliff drama after man falls into sea on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Two Costa Blanca beaches in Spain shamed with ‘black flag’ awards due to sewage dumped into sea

Benidorm family drugs gang converted squatted homes into drug dens and sales points on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Drunk British tourist in Benidorm pulled out unconscious from sea on Spain’s Costa Blanca

British man drowns at Costa Blanca ravine in Spain in fourth loss of life since early April

Fresh bill of health for Benidorm as big tender gets advertised on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain paves the way for 310 square-km offshore wind farm as close as 25km from the Costa del Sol shore

Spain’s TENTH named storm arrives: Pedro will bring winds of up to 110km/h – and more insurance claims

Foreigners bought up nearly half of all properties sold in this Costa Blanca province in late 2025 – but Brits are falling

Spain’s La Liga is offering a €50 reward to anyone who reports bars streaming football without a licence

Leaked police report claims Spanish government is ‘massively underestimating’ scale of new migrant amnesty plan with up to 1.35 million applying