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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

Driver Survives Plunge Off Benidorm Area Motorway On Spain's Costa Blanca

IN PICS: Motorist survives horrific plunge off Benidorm area motorway on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A female motorist survived a plunge of several metres down an embankment on Thursday off the AP-7 motorway on the Costa Blanca. Her vehicle careered

24 Mar, 2022 @ 14:24

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca Nursing Home Worker Robs Residents Of Jewellery And Sells It Off To Pawn Shops Across Spain

Costa Blanca carer steals jewellery from nursing home residents for pawn shop sales in Spain’s Benidorm and Granada

A woman worked for just a week in a Costa Blanca nursing home and stole jewellery from three residents. Five items made from gold ended

28 Feb, 2022 @ 16:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Madrid

Serial Robbers Plunder Costa Blanca Bars And Restaurants In Spain

Serial robbers hit Costa Blanca bars and restaurants in Spain to plunder cash tills and fruit machines

TWO men who robbed six bars and restaurants in the Villajoyosa area of the Costa Blanca have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The duo,

25 Feb, 2022 @ 15:49

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Major new road link will cut journey times to Costa Blanca hospital in Spain

Benidorm area hospital doubling its size to match rising population on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WORK on a massive expansion of Villajoyosa’s Marina Baixa Hospital could get under way as soon as April. That follows the announcement of a €47

9 Feb, 2022 @ 20:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Home Robbers Used Plastic Cards To 'slip' Open Front Door Locks In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Home robbers used plastic cards to ‘slip’ front door latches in Costa Blanca area of Spain

THREE men have been charged over 14 home robberies in the Finestrat and Villajoyosa areas of Alicante Province. The gang used the ‘slip’ method to

4 Feb, 2022 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spectacular Path Offers New Unique Gorge Views For Walkers Visiting Spain's Costa Blanca

Spectacular Benidorm area path offers new and unique gorge views for walkers visiting Spain’s Costa Blanca

A new elevated wooden walkway through a gorge is now part of an extended path that’s not for the faint-hearted in Alicante Province It’s based

3 Feb, 2022 @ 17:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Travelling gang in Benidorm hotel room robbery spree on Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm drugs gang is collared by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Benidorm area drugs gang has been brought down by the Policia Nacional. Five men and five women of different but undisclosed nationalities have been

6 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

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

Costa Blanca mayor cleared of Covid-19 vaccine queue-jumping in Spain following two earlier dismissals

Costa Blanca mayor faces COVID-19 vaccine queue-jumping trial after judge in Spain throws out appeal

A Villajoyosa judge has rejected an appeal from a Costa Blanca mayor that there’s not enough evidence for him to be prosecuted for illegally getting

4 Dec, 2021 @ 12:00

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

Leading chocolate maker Valor based outside Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca celebrates its 140th anniversary

SPAIN’S leading chocolate manufacturer, Valor, has celebrated its 140th anniversary by announcing profits of €10.6 million. The company had a turnover of €128 million in

24 Nov, 2021 @ 15:11

Benidorm·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead

Dutch national arrested in Benidorm for attempted murder of fellow countryman during drunken bar brawl on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Dutch man who fled Spain after a bar stabbing has been arrested months later on an attempted murder charge by the Guardia Civil in

16 Nov, 2021 @ 16:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Dramatic Benidorm Area Rescue After Two Women Are Trapped In A Blazing Apartment In Spain's L'alfas Del Pi

Dramatic Benidorm area rescue after two women are trapped in blazing Costa Blanca apartment in Spain

TWO women were rescued after a fire trapped them inside their Benidorm area beachside apartment. The blaze started at 12.40 this Tuesday morning at a

16 Nov, 2021 @ 13:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm insurance brokers on Spain’s Costa Blanca scammed clients with fake charges for policies

A Benidorm insurance brokerage scammed at least 36 people since 2017 by pocketing money paid out for bogus policy price rises. Other victims have not

8 Nov, 2021 @ 19:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Major Cocaine Gang That Lived A 'life Of Luxury' Is Brought Down In The Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Police bust cocaine gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca where members led ‘life of luxury’

A Columbian-led cocaine gang has been busted by the Policia Nacional on the Costa Blanca. They’ve been accused of large-scale drug trafficking as they distributed

5 Nov, 2021 @ 17:27

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm faces quiet Christmas as hotels close due to UK booking cancellations across Spain's Costa Blanca

Miracle escape for Benidorm toddler who fell from a second-floor apartment balcony on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A toddler escaped any apparent serious injury after falling from the second floor of a Benidorm apartment block last Tuesday afternoon(August 17). The accident happened

19 Aug, 2021 @ 19:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Dead Body Of Blue Shark That Appeared In Benidorm Washes Up Further Down The Costa Blanca In Spain

Body of blue shark that appeared in Benidorm washes up on the Costa Blanca in Spain

A blue shark that swam to the shore of Benidorm’s Poniente beach last Thursday has died. The 2.5 metre female was spotted aground on Saturday

16 Aug, 2021 @ 17:19

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Shark that forced swimmers out of the water in Benidorm reappears off nearby beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BLUE shark that swam close to the shore of Benidorm’s Poniente beach on Thursday has popped up a a few kilometres south at Villajoyosa.

13 Aug, 2021 @ 12:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

New drug from the University of Barcelona offers hope for Alzheimer's sufferers

Jewels stolen from nursing home resident are pawned off by caregiver in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A Villajoyosa nursing home worker has been arrested for stealing jewellery and money from a 94-year-old resident. The Guardia Civil also arrested the owner of

22 Jul, 2021 @ 16:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Costa Blanca queue-jumping COVID vaccine mayor is set to be tried for bribery in Spain

‘Queue-jumping’ mayor tells Costa Blanca court that a doctor allowed him to get an early COVID-19 injection in Spain

A Costa Blanca mayor has appeared in court over COVID-19 vaccination ‘queue-jumping’ last January. Alicante’s anti-corruption prosecutor accused La Nucia’s mayor, Bernabe Cano, of an

7 Jul, 2021 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Vaccine Queue Jumping Mayors On Costa Blanca To Be Quizzed In Court Over 'abuse Of Power' In Spain

Vaccine ‘queue-jumping’ mayors on Costa Blanca face court hearing over abusing their power in Spain

A Denia judge has started a preliminary investigation into COVID-19 vaccine ‘queue-jumping’ by two PSOE mayors on the northern Costa Blanca. Ximo Coll(El Verger) and

1 Jul, 2021 @ 18:42

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Squatters evicted under new four-week ‘quickie’ process in Costa Blanca town in Spain

VILLAJOYOSA council has successfully triggered a new fast-track eviction process to clear an apartment block of squatters. The block in the northern Costa Blanca town

1 Jun, 2021 @ 18:28

Costa Blanca

Hotel owner on Spain’s Costa Blanca ran a marijuana farm out of the building’s basement

A Costa Blanca hotel owner used his business as a front to run a basement marijuana farm. The 57-year-old man has been arrested by the

26 May, 2021 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

BIG HASH STASH of under 4,000 kilos on a speedy ‘narcoboat’ is intercepted at a Costa Blanca beach in Spain

PLANS to land almost 4,000 kilos of hashish by boat on the Costa Blanca came unstuck this morning(May 19) when the craft was intercepted by

19 May, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Official COVID-19 figures for Spain’s Costa Blanca put it into the coronavirus ‘low risk’ category

COVID-19 case rates have fallen below the symbolic level of 50 cases per 100,000 people in Alicante Province according to official figures published by the

16 Mar, 2021 @ 20:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Row Over 200 Kilometre Hospital Trips From Orihuela To Villajoyosa On Spain S Costa Blanca

Row over ‘needless’ 200 kilometre hospital trips from Orihuela to Villajoyosa on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA area patients are allegedly having to do 200 kilometre round-trips to Villajoyosa in spite of Torrevieja Hospital being on their doorstep. The claim involves

12 Nov, 2020 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm area man used social networks to transmit underage strip shows from Costa Blanca’s Spain

A BENIDORM area man has been arrested for using an underage teenager to perform live strip shows screened via social networks. The Policia Nacional said

2 Nov, 2020 @ 17:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

IN PICS: Motorist survives horrific plunge off Benidorm area motorway on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca carer steals jewellery from nursing home residents for pawn shop sales in Spain’s Benidorm and Granada

Serial robbers hit Costa Blanca bars and restaurants in Spain to plunder cash tills and fruit machines

Benidorm area hospital doubling its size to match rising population on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Home robbers used plastic cards to ‘slip’ front door latches in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Spectacular Benidorm area path offers new and unique gorge views for walkers visiting Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm drugs gang is collared by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca mayor faces COVID-19 vaccine queue-jumping trial after judge in Spain throws out appeal

Leading chocolate maker Valor based outside Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca celebrates its 140th anniversary

Dutch national arrested in Benidorm for attempted murder of fellow countryman during drunken bar brawl on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Dramatic Benidorm area rescue after two women are trapped in blazing Costa Blanca apartment in Spain

Benidorm insurance brokers on Spain’s Costa Blanca scammed clients with fake charges for policies

Police bust cocaine gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca where members led ‘life of luxury’

Miracle escape for Benidorm toddler who fell from a second-floor apartment balcony on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Body of blue shark that appeared in Benidorm washes up on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Shark that forced swimmers out of the water in Benidorm reappears off nearby beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Jewels stolen from nursing home resident are pawned off by caregiver in Costa Blanca area of Spain

‘Queue-jumping’ mayor tells Costa Blanca court that a doctor allowed him to get an early COVID-19 injection in Spain

Vaccine ‘queue-jumping’ mayors on Costa Blanca face court hearing over abusing their power in Spain

Squatters evicted under new four-week ‘quickie’ process in Costa Blanca town in Spain

Hotel owner on Spain’s Costa Blanca ran a marijuana farm out of the building’s basement

BIG HASH STASH of under 4,000 kilos on a speedy ‘narcoboat’ is intercepted at a Costa Blanca beach in Spain

Official COVID-19 figures for Spain’s Costa Blanca put it into the coronavirus ‘low risk’ category

Row over ‘needless’ 200 kilometre hospital trips from Orihuela to Villajoyosa on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm area man used social networks to transmit underage strip shows from Costa Blanca’s Spain

Costa del crime: The inside tale of how a 2am trip to a Marbella strip club led to the arrest of one of the UK’s most wanted cocaine dealers

Three women killed in northern Spain house fire ‘deliberately set alight by victim’s ex-partner’

Narco petrol runners are arrested while attempting to flee Estepona beach in a taxi

Spain grants free on-the-spot healthcare to all undocumented migrants