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‘I’ve been completely shafted’: British woman issues warning for tourists visiting Benidorm

A BRITISH woman has sounded the alarm after being ‘completely shafted’ while carrying out an everyday transaction in Benidorm. Rosiee Stockdale took to social media

7 Feb, 2025 @ 14:35

Benidorm·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Benidorm faces wet wipe crisis after pulling out 300 tonnes of ‘monster’ blockages in a year

300 TONNES of wet wipes were flushed down Benidorm toilets last year causing €400,000 of repairs to pumping and treatment plants. The problem is becoming

4 Feb, 2025 @ 18:20

Benidorm·Environment·Lead

WATCH: Spain chooses its Eurovision Song Contest entry as Melody will perform Esa Diva in Switzerland this year

MELODY will represent Spain at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest after her song Esa Diva won the Benidorm Fest on Saturday. It’s second-time lucky for

3 Feb, 2025 @ 10:56

Benidorm·Entertainment·Lead·Video

Benidorm police arrest violent French fugitive who inflicted life-changing injuries on victim

A VIOLENT French fugitive who was jailed over a brutal 2018 assault has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm. The man was sentenced

31 Jan, 2025 @ 15:14

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Years of passenger misery ends as key Benidorm-Denia tram link fully returns with new bridges and modern rolling stock

Years of passenger misery ends as key Benidorm-Denia tram link fully reopens with new bridges and modern rolling stock

PEOPLE can travel on the TRAM d’Alacant’s Line 9 route between Benidorm and Denia from Tuesday without using replacement buses on various sections. The final

27 Jan, 2025 @ 17:01

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

British tourist in Benidorm robbed of mobile phone and gleeful thieves make £16k of transactions on it

THERE was double trouble for a British tourist in Benidorm after his mobile phone was stolen and the thieves then racked up £16,000 of transactions

21 Jan, 2025 @ 13:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

British tourist in Benidorm hotel attacks her girlfriend and then tries to jump off balcony- only to be saved by six police officers

SIX Policia Nacional officers stopped a British tourist, 44, from leaping off a Benidorm hotel sixth-floor balcony following an assault on her female partner. The

14 Jan, 2025 @ 18:44

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm rental nightmare after live in landlord attacks female tenant and demands sexual favours as payment

A BENIDORM woman thought she got a bargain house share with a couple for just €300 per month but was ordered to have sex as

7 Jan, 2025 @ 13:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm legend ‘Dutch Danny’ dies: Brits raise funds for funeral ‘as his family is not interested’

TRIBUTES have poured in for a staple of the Benidorm community following his sudden death this week. Much-loved ‘Dutch Danny’ passed away after reportedly being

4 Jan, 2025 @ 19:52

Benidorm·Lead

Missing Brit is found ‘battered and bruised’ in Benidorm after savage beating left him hospitalised – as others report similar attacks

A MISSING Brit has been found after disappearing from Benidorm following last orders at a popular pub. Ricky Baillie left the Ibrox Bar at closing

4 Jan, 2025 @ 19:16

Benidorm·Lead

Fears for missing Brit in Benidorm who left pub at closing time and never arrived at apartment ‘just a two-minute walk away’

UPDATE: Missing Brit Ricky is found in Benidorm after being attacked and hospitalised AN appeal has been launched to find a British man who was

3 Jan, 2025 @ 19:43

Benidorm·Lead

How to help in the search for missing Belfast father who vanished from Alicante two WEEKS ago

Do you have information about this case? Contact tips@theolivepress.es THE family of a missing father-of-two are calling on expats and locals in Alicante to help

28 Dec, 2024 @ 14:40

Alicante·Benidorm·Lead

‘It’s a disgrace!’: Family of Belfast dad who vanished from Alicante two WEEKS ago blast Spanish police as they search cliffs ‘on their own’

FAMILY members of a missing Belfast man are demanding more help to find him after he disappeared from the Alicante region exactly two weeks ago.

28 Dec, 2024 @ 14:24

Alicante·Benidorm·Lead

Rare marmoset species babies are born and doing well at Benidorm’s Terra Natura park

TWO baby cotton-head marmosets, one of the world’s most endangered primate species, have been born at Terra Natura Benidorm. The births happened in October, but

27 Dec, 2024 @ 15:00

Animals·Benidorm

Watch: Father of missing Belfast man pleads for help with search in Spain ‘before it’s too late’ – as relatives spend Christmas Day scouring a field

THE father of a missing Belfast man became emotional today as he shared footage of a field he and five others were searching in Spain.

25 Dec, 2024 @ 18:38

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

John Hardy latest: Footage of missing Belfast man in Spain emerges online as cops hunt ‘criminal acquaintance’ and family plea for ‘nightmare’ to end

THE family of a Belfast man who disappeared from Benidorm 10 days ago have appealed for ‘anyone who knows where he is’ to ‘put us

24 Dec, 2024 @ 13:20

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Pictured: Three Brits missing in Spain as families launch desperate appeals to get them home for Christmas

THREE British nationals have disappeared in Spain just days before they were due to celebrate Christmas with family and friends. Among the missing are Belfast

23 Dec, 2024 @ 15:14

Benidorm·Canary Islands·Costa Blanca·Lead·National News·Tenerife

Family of missing Belfast man to fly out to Benidorm: Sister says ‘there will be no Christmas’ as she shares update on ninth day of disappearance

THE family of a Belfast man who vanished from Benidorm are planning to fly out to Spanish resort to help the search. John Hardy (pictured

23 Dec, 2024 @ 13:22

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

‘Someone knows something!’: Sister of Belfast man missing in Benidorm demands answers as ‘panic sets in’ on day eight of his disappearance

THE sister of a missing Belfast man is demanding answers after he vanished from Benidorm eight days ago. John Hardy, or John George, 36, has

22 Dec, 2024 @ 15:18

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

John Hardy latest: Timeline of Brit father’s disappearance from Benidorm as concern grows

JOHN Hardy has now been missing for almost a week after flying into Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca last Saturday. The Belfast native is a

20 Dec, 2024 @ 18:42

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

‘The unknown is the killer’: Family ‘distraught’ after British father vanishes during holiday to Benidorm just days before Christmas – as UK police step in

If you have any information on John’s whereabouts, contact tips@theolivepress.es THE family of a missing Brit are desperate to get him home for Christmas after

20 Dec, 2024 @ 13:25

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Fears for missing Brit in Benidorm who failed to return home and ‘hasn’t called anyone in days’

THE family of a missing Brit have launched an appeal online after he failed to return home from a trip to Benidorm. READ UPDATE: UK

19 Dec, 2024 @ 12:56

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm set for major changes: Plans for 20 hotels, 2,300 homes and three shopping centres await final approval

THE final stage of getting approval for Benidorm’s biggest-ever urban development will begin next week. The city council’s governing board will put the plans for

19 Dec, 2024 @ 11:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead