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Fake carer in Benidorm who ‘drugged an Alzheimer’s patient with diazepam’ is arrested

A BENIDORM carer who lied about her professional experience has been arrested by the Policia Nacional after illegally giving diazepam to an elderly client who

19 Nov, 2024 @ 18:45

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Desperate search for Gracie, 14, who vanished near Spain’s Benidorm seven days ago

AN appeal has been launched to find a 14-year-old girl who disappeared exactly a week ago. Gracie Mai was last seen in the town of

12 Nov, 2024 @ 10:11

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm becomes a new narco hotspot in Spain after drug-related crime surges in holiday resort love by the Brits

Benidorm becomes a new narco hotspot in Spain after drug-related crime surges in holiday resort loved by the Brits

BENIDORM had the highest percentage of drug trafficking arrests of any large Alicante province municipality during the first half of 2024. The city was followed

11 Nov, 2024 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm-based online rental property scam is busted by police after clients get nothing for their money

Property rental scam is exposed in Spain’s Benidorm: Police make multiple arrests

AN ONLINE Benidorm-based property scam has been busted by the Policia Nacional. The plot ringleader and three ‘mules’ who laundered the proceeds for him have

11 Nov, 2024 @ 14:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

COSTA Blanca tourist chiefs spent three days last week wooing its biggest foreign visitor base

Costa Blanca tourist chiefs want even more UK visitors plus long-haul travellers from America and China

COSTA Blanca tourist chiefs spent last week wooing its biggest foreign visitor base- the UK- plus countries much further away at London’s World Travel Market.

10 Nov, 2024 @ 13:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Cute ‘sugar glider’ possums are exploring their surroundings after being born in Benidorm park

TWO sugar glider possums have been born at Benidorm’s Terra Natura- a first for the animal conservation park. The babies are now three months old

9 Nov, 2024 @ 12:00

Animals·Benidorm·Lead

Watch: Moment ‘reckless’ tourist jumps into flood water in Benidorm as mates cheer him on during ‘dangerous’ storms

A TOURIST has been branded ‘reckless’ after jumping into a flooding street in Benidorm. In footage shared online, the topless man can be seen running

4 Nov, 2024 @ 06:00

Benidorm·Lead

Benidorm hotel to install beer serving robots in its rooms as part of AI revolution

A BENIDORM hotel is using a team of eight robots to serve guests in a pilot project called The Hotel of the Future. The Climia

24 Oct, 2024 @ 13:05

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Warning for pirate taxi drivers as police launch crackdown on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE forces on the Costa Blanca are ramping up prosecutions against ‘pirate’ taxis who undercut legitimate and insured taxi operators. Five ‘illegals’ are being prosecuted

23 Oct, 2024 @ 18:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Weather warnings are issued for heavy rain and storms along Spain’s Costa Blanca – as deluge to soak tourists in Benidorm from today

LARGE parts of Spain’s eastern coast have been placed on a weather alert for heavy rain and storms. The yellow-level warnings from state weather agency

22 Oct, 2024 @ 09:38

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Bargain full English ‘belly buster’ challenge takes Benidorm by storm – but could YOU finish it?

IT’S the food-eating challenge that has taken Benidorm by storm on social media this year. Since re-launching in the summer, dozens of Brits have attempted

21 Oct, 2024 @ 11:56

Benidorm·Food & Drink·Olive Press Travel

Royal British Legion marches through Spain’s Benidorm for annual Poppy Appeal

BENIDORM launched the 2024 Poppy Appeal in the Costa Blanca on Saturday with the annual parade organised by the Royal British Legion, Spain District North.

21 Oct, 2024 @ 11:33

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

British grandfather, 85, is found ‘safe and well’ after disappearing in Spain’s Benidorm

A BRITISH grandfather has been found safe and well after disappearing during a holiday to Benidorm. Ray Wall, 85, suffers from dementia and is easily

18 Oct, 2024 @ 01:16

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

British father-of-four was found dead at bottom of cliff after night out in Benidorm, inquest hears

A FATHER of four who was on a ‘lads holiday’ in Benidorm died from head and abdominal injuries after a 200 metre cliff fall, according

15 Oct, 2024 @ 11:03

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Italian mafia boss is arrested in Spain’s Benidorm: Kingpin faces 24 years behind bars

AN ITALIAN man accused of running a drug trafficking gang in his native country, has been arrested in Benidorm. The 38-year-old had a European Arrest

14 Oct, 2024 @ 11:52

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

British father-of-four dies during ‘first lads holiday’ to Benidorm: Tributes pour in for ‘devoted’ family man

A BRITISH father-of-four has died during his ‘first lads holiday’ in Benidorm. Welshman Nathan Osman, from Pontypridd, is said to have suffered a fatal fall

1 Oct, 2024 @ 14:04

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Pictured: Tragic Brit, 28, who plunged to his death from Benidorm hotel balcony during night out with friends

A BRITISH amateur football coach who was holidaying with friends in Benidorm died after a drunken fall from his second-floor hotel balcony, an inquiry has

26 Sep, 2024 @ 13:10

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm police poke fun at Brits for leaving countless items on its beaches

BENIDORM Policia Local has announced the force has a brand new officer, Saint Cucuphas, patron of lost things. “Have you lost something in our city?,”

18 Sep, 2024 @ 15:16

Benidorm·Lead

Watch: ‘King of Benidorm’ and Bargain Loving Brits star gives warning to tourists visiting the holiday hotspot

A BENIDORM travel expert has warned Brits visiting the coastal town to ‘stay vigilant’. Cornwall native Nigel Pope, dubbed ‘The King of Benidorm’, warned party

18 Sep, 2024 @ 14:38

Benidorm·Lead·Video

Benidorm skyscraper is crowned the best residential development in Europe by a panel of property experts – but its flats aren’t cheap

A SKYSCRAPER in Benidorm has been crowned the best residential development in Europe. Measuring 126m tall, Benidorm Beach was awarded the title by a panel

12 Sep, 2024 @ 11:43

Benidorm·Lead·Property

British OnlyFans model secretly films Benidorm hotel worker sniffing and stealing her underwear

A BRITISH OnlyFans model has described the shocking and ‘creepy’ moment a Benidorm hotel receptionist allegedly snuck into her room before sniffing and stealing her

11 Sep, 2024 @ 15:01

Benidorm·Lead

Benidorm to launch its Low Emission Zone next year as part of EU directive: Locals and tourists will face fines for breaking new rules after initial trial period

BENIDORM will launch its Low Emission Zone (ZBE) in January 2025 following changes to its local mobility laws made last Friday. There will be a

2 Sep, 2024 @ 17:00

Benidorm·Environment·Lead

Benidorm electric scooter thieves are caught out by GPS unit tracking stolen two-wheeler 600 kilometres away

Father and son tourists who stole an electric scooter from Benidorm are tracked down by police thanks to its GPS tracker

A LA RIOJA father and son have been arrested for stealing an electric scooter while on holiday 600 kms away in Benidorm after its GPS

28 Aug, 2024 @ 23:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm scammers conned savers out of €339,000 with bogus claims of UK-based investment companies bringing massive monthly profits

A SCAM based in Benidorm promising instant high returns on investments has been busted by the Policia Nacional after pocketing over €339,000 since 2021. Four

21 Aug, 2024 @ 12:37

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Grinning Chechen ‘terrorist’ behind Benidorm shooting is expelled from Spain for planning jihadi attacks

SPANISH authorities have deported a Chechen national who was suspected of being the head of a jihadist cell planning attacks in Spain. German Bagaev was

15 Aug, 2024 @ 16:45

Barcelona·Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Watch: British tourists are branded ‘the walking dead’ by locals in Benidorm over video of early-morning queue for sunbeds

BRITS and other tourists have been mocked online for queuing for sunbeds at a Benidorm hotel. In a video shared on Instagram, hundreds of holidaymakers

12 Aug, 2024 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Lead