British drug lord arrested in Benidorm loses extradition hearing in Spain
A British man arrested on his motorbike at a routine Benidorm checkpoint has been approved for extradition by Spain’s National Court. The Madrid court signed
Benidorm hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca welcomed over two million people in 2022
BENIDORM got over two million hotel bookings last year according to the city-based Hosbec hoteliers association. The Hosbec Monitor report for 2022 says bookings were
Spain’s Benidorm goes on tree planting spree to improve the environment
BENIDORM City Council has begun an initiative to plant new trees all around the area until the end of March. Some 200 trees will be
Spain’s Benidorm installs underground recyclable waste containers to cut odours and mess
BENIDORM council has installed seven new underground waste containers in Plaza l’Hort de Colon to make life easier for users and to cut pungent smells.
Iconic Benidorm hotel dating back to pioneering tourist boom faces demolition on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ONE of the first hotels to be part of Benidorm’s tourist boom in the 1960’s is set to be demolished. Goya Real Estate wants to
Benidorm shops in Spain caught selling fake-branded clothes with €200,000 retail value
FOUR Benidorm shop owners have been arrested for selling fake-branded clothes and accessories. 1,913 items with a retail value of €200,000 were removed by the
OPEN WIDE! Benidorm vets in Spain solve mouth infection causing eye problem for giant python
A team of vets have solved eye sight issues affecting a giant Indian python snake at Benidorm’s Terra Natura. Valencia is a 14-year-old python weighing
Popular Benidorm area beach is losing sand on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FINESTRAT council wants to stop the erosion of sand from Cala de Finestrat beach on the northern Costa Blanca. It’s an urban cove of around
Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca gets EU boost to develop sustainable tourism
BENIDORM will get over €6 million of EU money to pay for a major sustainable tourism initiative. The city had bid for €8 million but
Benidorm police in Spain stumble upon €11,000 in fake notes during routine car check
THE Policia Nacional in Benidorm have arrested a 35-year-old man after they found €11,000 of counterfeit notes in his car. The motorist was pulled over
Benidorm hotel worker bailed after British tourist accuses him of rape in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A worker at an unnamed Benidorm hotel has been bailed after being accused of raping a 43-year-old British guest. The man denies the assault and
Benidorm’s main promenade to celebrate New Year twice with Big Ben and Spain’s Puerta del Sol chimes from Madrid
A big party to celebrate the New Year will run for over seven hours on Saturday on Benidorm’s Paseo de Levante. An estimated 5,000 people
Manager at Benidorm’s Terra Natura on Spain’s Costa Blanca admits reckless homicide after tiger killed worker
THE manager of Benidorm’s Terra Natura wildlife park and two employees have plead guilty to reckless homicide after a zookeeper was killed by a tiger
Benidorm gang dress up as police to con €500,000 out of businessman on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Benidorm gang fleeced a Russian businessman out of €500,000 by pretending to be Guardia Civil officers and telling him that he was wanted by
Passer-by in Spain’s Costa Blanca opens cardboard box and finds large snake inside
AN Alicante man got the surprise of his life when he decided to have a peek inside a large cardboard box dumped next to a
Businessmen arrested in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia for helping counterfeiter to print eight million euros
POLICE have arrested two men in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas for assisting in the production of counterfeit 500-euro bills. A La Nucia printing
Man dies in house fire as daughter escapes to raise alarm on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 51-year-old man died in a fire that started in the kitchen of his l’Alfas del Pi property in Alicante Province on Tuesday. His daughter,
Benidorm skyscraper fire seriously injures resident and kills pet dog on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man suffered serious third-degree burns after a fire broke out in his Benidorm flat. His pet dog died in the blaze in his ninth-floor
Mass fakery at Benidorm ‘English Zone’ market on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THOUSANDS of fake-branded items have been seized in a police raid on a popular Benidorm street market. Policia Nacional officers inspected six stalls targeting tourists
Benidorm racing pigeon club robbed of 120 birds worth €100,000 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO men have been arrested in Alicante for stealing 120 racing pigeons from a Benidorm pigeon club. The club was robbed twice within ten days
IN PICS: Benidorm in Spain awash with colour celebrating 25 years of popular ‘Fancy Dress Party’
BENIDORM’S popular Fancy Dress Party celebrated its 25th anniversary on Thursday bringing fun and colour to the Rincon de Loix area of the city. The
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.
Police in Spain’s Benidorm arrest major money launderer working for Dutch drugs gang
THE Guardia Civil in Benidorm have arrested a key figure in a Dutch drugs gang- said to be one of Europe’s major narcotics trafficking organisations.
Benidorm Fest grand final tickets sell out ‘within minutes’ to unveil Spain’s 2023 Eurovision Song Contest entry
A thousand tickets for the Benidorm Fest grand final on February 4, 2023, were sold out ‘within minutes’ after sales started at noon on Monday.
Farmer on Spain’s Costa Blanca convicted of horrific animal abuse avoids prison time
AN Alicante Province farmer has avoided prison over eight counts of animal abuse involving several dogs. Despite prosecutors at his Benidorm trial wanting him jailed
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