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IN PICS: British expats take to Benidorm’s streets to launch annual Poppy Appeal on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION officially launched its 2023 Poppy Appeal for the Valencian Community and Murcia region last Saturday with its annual Benidorm procession. The

16 Oct, 2023 @ 14:28

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia·Valencian Community

Dramatic Scene Of Plaza España In Seville At Sunset

Sevilla locals outraged at Daily Mail article putting the city on list of ‘tacky’ destinations for Brits to avoid – thanks to ‘boozed up Brits’

INCREDULOUS Sevillianos are up in arms over a snooty article in Britain’s Daily Mail that warns Brits off their sun-soaked city. And the reason given

14 Oct, 2023 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Benidorm·Lead·Must Read·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla·Travel News

Pack your pooch! Here are the most pet-friendly holiday destinations in Spain

Spain’s costas are some of the most pet friendly destinations in the country, with dog friendly beaches, accommodation and restaurants. Calpe, Costa Blanca As if

14 Oct, 2023 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Benidorm·Exploring Spain·Olive Press Travel·Valencia·Valencian Community

Hotel worker, 24, ‘stole cash and valuables from guests’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca by ‘using universal code to raid safes while they were out’

AN ALICANTE hotel worker has been caught stealing money from room safes by using a universal access code to open them. The 24-year-old Spanish woman-

12 Oct, 2023 @ 11:26

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

‘See if you like it when I come and knock on your mum’s door:’ Police alerted as Tommy Robinson threatens Olive Press reporters over revelation he uses luxury Costa Blanca property to make hateful podcasts

FAR-right fanatic Tommy Robinson has threatened the Olive Press after we revealed he has been using a luxury €1.5 million Spanish villa to film his

7 Oct, 2023 @ 18:00

Alicante·Benidorm·Lead

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

Two men are jailed for rape of young British tourist in Spain’s Benidorm

TWO ALGERIAN men have been arrested for allegedly raping a British tourist in the Benidorm area on August 25. The age of the victim has

5 Oct, 2023 @ 11:16

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

Spanish streamer groped by British man in Benidorm

Watch: Spanish streamer ‘is groped by a British man in Benidorm’ while broadcasting live

THIS is the moment a Spanish streamer appears to be groped live on air by a British man in Benidorm this week. The female streamer

22 Sep, 2023 @ 13:18

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

EXC: Tommy Robinson uses British billionaire’s stunning €1.6m villa on Spain’s Costa Blanca to film his podcast with a string of far-right extremists

AN investigation is underway into how Tommy Robinson accessed a stunning Costa Blanca villa owned by a British billionaire to film his extreme far-right podcasts,

20 Sep, 2023 @ 18:59

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Must Read

Quirky and crude donkey tradition continues to entertain locals in towns of Valencian Community

A CURIOUS tradition is back again this year to entertain the locals of towns in the Valencian community. For the second year in a row,

20 Sep, 2023 @ 14:15

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Valencia·Valencian Community

Airbnb crackdown latest in Spain: Major holiday region warns illegal tourist flat owners of €600,000 fines

British tourists help secure record-breaking August in Valencia after filling up hotels in Benidorm and along the Costa Blanca

HOTEL OCCUPANCY topped 90% in the Valencian Community in August, according to the Benidorm-based Hosbec hoteliers association. The figures though were not a record which

5 Sep, 2023 @ 18:00

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Fish attacks in Benidorm are injuring 15 people per DAY, experts warn: THIS is who they are targetting

Fish attacks in Benidorm are injuring 15 people per DAY, experts warn: THIS is who they are targeting

WARM sea temperatures have been encouraging certain types of fish to nibble on surprised Benidorm bathers on Spain’s Costa Blanca. Around 15 people a day

4 Sep, 2023 @ 17:36

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Fierce fire rips through top-floor apartment in Benidorm tower block after night of storms

A BLAZE erupted on the 32nd-floor flat of one of Benidorm’s towering skyscrapers this morning ay 7.30am. Onlookers and dog-walkers stopped to look up and

4 Sep, 2023 @ 11:40

Alicante·Benidorm·Lead

Two Albanians who ‘robbed more than FIFTY homes’ are arrested: Prolific duo accused of targeting expat neighbourhoods across Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO MEN have been arrested for robbing 51 homes in Alicante province, with authorities believing they may have committed more offences. The Albanian nationals aged

1 Sep, 2023 @ 17:00

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

Spain will give young people €250 per month help pay for rapidly rising rents - but move divides opinion

EXPLAINER: Why one in five homes are lying empty during housing shortage on Spain’s Costa Blanca

OVER 209,000 properties are lying empty in Alicante province according to the National Institute of Statistics(INE)- around a fifth of all homes in the region.

30 Aug, 2023 @ 10:30

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Benidorm blitz on electric scooter law-breakers results in five seizures on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FIVE ELECTRIC scooters have been removed off Benidorm streets so far this August for not complying with municipal laws. Benidorm’s Policia Local have been carrying

29 Aug, 2023 @ 18:00

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

Umbrellas at the ready as sudden end to heatwave heralds rain this weekend in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

THE FOURTH official heatwave of the year in the Valencian Community is set to end with a sudden temperature drop this Sunday accompanied by showers.

23 Aug, 2023 @ 18:00

Alicante·Benidorm·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

‘Serial predator’ and evangelist is arrested in Spain’s Valencia for ‘sexually abusing eight young girls’

Russian businessman accused of mass fraud is arrested at Benidorm police station in Spain as he applied for asylum

A FORMER Russian company boss got a shock at Benidorm police station where we went to process his asylum application but ended up collared on

21 Aug, 2023 @ 16:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Benidorm and Murcia's Terra Natura parks in Spain boost pre-pandemic profit levels

Benidorm and Murcia Terra Natura parks in Spain report profits that are higher than before Covid pandemic

THE TERRA NATURA wildlife parks in Benidorm and Murcia have boosted profits last year to surpass 2019 figures after dips caused by the Covid pandemic.

18 Aug, 2023 @ 14:15

Animals·Benidorm·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Murcia·Valencian Community

Roads across Spain will be extremely busy this weekend - here's why

Benidorm’s busy roads suggest record-breaking summer season at resort popular with British holidaymakers in Spain

BENIDORM’S high tourist bookings are indicative of a busy summer season, but another positive sign is the number of motorists using local roads which is

16 Aug, 2023 @ 18:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Thousands of fake branded football kits and clothing seized by police in Benidorm area of Spain

Thousands of fake branded football shirts and clothing seized by police in Benidorm area of Spain

THOUSANDS of bogus-branded clothes and accessories have been seized by the Guardia Civil during visits to Benidorm shops and Moraira market. Twelve people have been

11 Aug, 2023 @ 11:34

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

Benidorm sunbed turnoff: Peak summer means peak lounger madness on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM has found itself at the epicentre of Spain’s outbreak of sunbed violence as tourists have been filmed screeching out of the gates to bag

10 Aug, 2023 @ 18:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm shops selling 'on display 'cannabis opposite popular tourist beaches are closed by police on Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm shops openly selling cannabis next to popular tourist beach are closed down by police in Spain

SIX BENIDORM stores openly selling cannabis and other drugs in the Levante beach and Marina areas have been closed down by the Policia Nacional. 22

9 Aug, 2023 @ 18:00

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

Horror moment boy, 16, is savagely gored by bull at festival near Spain’s Benidorm, sparking calls for tougher controls

The horror incident took place at the annual ‘Bous al carrer’ event in Calpe, on the Costa Blanca, just a few miles north of Benidorm

9 Aug, 2023 @ 14:34

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Court investigates death of Benidorm man who suffered severe blood loss after getting ten dental implants in Spain

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A VALENCIA court is investigating the death of a Benidorm man who died after getting ten dental implants

8 Aug, 2023 @ 14:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community