Tag: Benidorm
‘Brit-zone’ cop shop not until next year
THE opening of the new police station and tourist helpdesk planned for the Rincón de Loix in Benidorm will be delayed until next year.
Municipal...
Benidorm brothel card swindlers caught
TWO women and a man were detained in a brothel in the so-called 'Brit zone' of Benidorm last week.
According to police sources, the accused...
Benidorm or bust!
BENIDORM welcomed the sixth annual 'Benidorm or Bust' car rally on Saturday afternoon.
The caravan was made up of a group of car enthusiasts who...
Free trip swindlers arrested
FOUR suspected swindlers have been arrested in Benidorm for allegedly conning tourists with the method of offering free excursions.
Police sources reveal that the suspects,...
Police injured in ‘Brit zone’ brawl
THREE National Police officers ended up in hospital on Saturday night after being called in to deal with an incident on Benidorm's Calle Mallorca...
Benidorm hotels’ ban reignites scooter war
SINCE the sudden decision by Servigroup to ban mobility scooters from all nine of their hotels - coming into effect from May 1 -...
Elvis packed the house
The climax of the three-Day Elvis Fiesta took place at Benidorm Palace on Sunday evening – to which tickets had already sold out even...
Blaze destroys Benidorm bar
Fire ripped through ‘The Beach Terrace’ bar at the Rincon end of the Levante beach front at around 22.00 on Monday.
The fire was quickly...
AVE train transfer boost
THE DEMAND for a public shuttle service between Benidorm and the AVE high speed train station in Alicante was given a huge boost by...
Brit bars in ‘Grand National’ police raid
FIVE British bars in Benidorm were raided on Saturday afternoon as a Valencia regional police unit moved in to crack down on illegal gambling.
There...
Woman stabbed to death in Benidorm
ANOTHER case of domestic violence in which a woman has been brutally murdered has been reported, this time in Benidorm.
Police say that a 48-year-old...
Bobbies on the Costa? – not yet
LAST week there was much coverage in the Spanish press regarding British police coming over to help patrol the streets of Benidorm - something...
Briton’s police cell suicide case closed
Public prosecutors in Benidorm have closed an investigation into the death in custody of a British tourist after concluding that the National Police had...
Charity bullfight goes ahead despite protest
THE 10,000 people that signed a petition to halt a bullfight held on Good Friday at Benidorm's bullring have been totally ignored by the...