Villajoyosa - Olive Press News Spain

Must-visit: Seaside gem near Alicante known for its multi-coloured homes and hugely popular historical centre

A COSTA Blanca seaside town- 33 kilometres north of Alicante and just south of Benidorm- is well worth a visit, despite not having the high

26 Oct, 2024 @ 13:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Bollywood comes to Spain: Film crews and actors take over the streets of Valencia and Costa Blanca

IT HAS been ‘lights, camera, and action’ for a major Bollywood movie that has been shooting in the last few days in Valencia City and

4 Oct, 2024 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Masked violent gang robbed luxury holiday villas by following owners into homes across Spain’s Costa Blanca

A VIOLENT robbery gang targeting luxury villas across Alicante province has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Three men and three women were detained in

15 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

This little-known town on Spain’s Costa Blanca is ‘Europe’s Best Hidden Gem’ – according to travel experts

A TOWN just a few kilometres south of bustling Benidorm has been given the title of ‘Best Hidden Gem in Europe 2024’ by the European

23 Apr, 2024 @ 07:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Ambulance driver in Benidorm steals cash and jewellery worth €4,500 from an elderly couple en route to hospital

A BENIDORM ambulance driver has been arrested for stealing a bag containing jewellery worth €4,500 from an elderly couple he was taking to hospital. The

12 Apr, 2024 @ 14:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Notorious British drug trafficker Brian Charrington is arrested AGAIN in new police probe on Spain’s Costa Blanca

INFAMOUS British drugs baron Brian Charrington has been arrested again in a Policia Nacional operation that swept up 30 people. Charrington, 67, was detained at

22 Mar, 2024 @ 17:45

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

Revealed: The most expensive areas to buy a property on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE costliest area for properties on the Costa Blanca has been revealed to be on the Calpe coast. Buyers looking to purchase a home by

26 Feb, 2024 @ 09:52

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Other News·Property·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Kremlin brands Maxim Kuzminov, the Russian pilot shot dead in Spain, a ‘criminal traitor’

THE Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov who was found shot dead last week in Villajoyosa in Spain’s Alicante province has been branded a ‘criminal traitor’ by

20 Feb, 2024 @ 12:01

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

Expat, 33, is assassinated in a car park just metres below tourist apartments on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE bullet-ridden body of a Ukrainian man was found in a Villajoyosa community garage on Tuesday. The victim, 33, had been shot at least five

14 Feb, 2024 @ 11:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Hospital in Spain’s Benidorm area will get extra beds in change to €47m project that started construction last year

CHANGES will be made in the current expansion project at Villajoyosa’s Marina Baixa Hospital to create more spaces for beds. Work started last year to

1 Feb, 2024 @ 16:42

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Other News·Valencian Community

Revealed: The costliest and cheapest winter holiday rentals on Spain's Costa Blanca

Revealed: Where you will earn the most and the least renting out your holiday home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

IF you are looking for a bargain holiday home rental for the rest of winter on the Costa Blanca, then you should focus on the

23 Jan, 2024 @ 11:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Other News·Property·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

‘Illegal’ eyesore hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca will be partly demolished 21 YEARS after construction

A 21-YEAR paralysis of a controversial Villajoyosa hotel project is set to be resolved by a partial demolition to bring it into line with building

8 Jan, 2024 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Female cook is forced to prostitute herself on roundabouts in Spain after being tricked by a gang who promised her a job in a restaurant

Woman freed after being forced into prostitution for six years on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 28-YEAR-OLD woman has been rescued by the Guardia Civil in Villajoyosa after being forced into prostitution during her six year stay in Spain The

7 Jan, 2024 @ 09:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Police arrest man who made gunpowder and upgraded weapons including machine guns at his home on Spain's Costa Blanca

Police arrest man who made gunpowder and upgraded machine guns at his Costa Blanca home in Spain

A FORMER solider has been arrested in Villajoyosa for operating a clandestine workshop where he upgraded weapons and made gunpowder and metal gun cartridges. The

21 Dec, 2023 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm area luxury car thieves changed number plates and VIN details for quick resale in Spain.

Luxury cars stolen from Spain’s Benidorm area to be resold with false plates and changed VIN numbers

A BENIDORM area gang has been arrested for stealing five high-end cars which they planned to resell after changing vehicle VIN numbers. The Policia Nacional

6 Nov, 2023 @ 12:59

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Big €48.5 million tram boost for Spain’s Benidorm area moves another step closer

EIGHT companies have bid for a €48.5 million contract to modernise the Tram d’Alacant service in the Benidorm area. The work includes doubling and electrifying

27 Oct, 2023 @ 12:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

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

Axe-wielding jilted husband, 40, kidnaps wife’s lover, 28, before forcing him to undress while taking ‘degrading’ photos on his phone on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A VILLAJOYOSA court is investigating the kidnapping of a man, 28, who was forced to pose for degrading naked photos at the behest of a

22 Aug, 2023 @ 12:19

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Two members of Europe-wide hotel safe robbery gang arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE POLICIA NACIONAL in a joint operation with the Mossos d’Esquadra, have arrested two members of a gang that stole from hotel room safes across

14 Jul, 2023 @ 11:15

Alicante·Barcelona·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

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

JOURNEY times to the Marina Baixa Hospital in Villajoyosa will be reduced thanks to a new €3.4 million road project- the construction of which has

8 Jul, 2023 @ 11:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Man suffers 11-day kidnapping ordeal as gang demands €350,000 ransom on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 27-year-old Villajoyosa man suffered a kidnapping and hostage ordeal for 11 days as his captors demanded €350,000 ransom from his family in Algeria He

19 Jun, 2023 @ 11:42

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