https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/benidorm/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Mon, 28 Apr 2025 09:37:21 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oplogo-favicon-150x150.png https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/benidorm/ 32 32 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/two-women-get-benidorm-city-centre-ban-after-making-special-trips-to-rob-tourists/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/two-women-get-benidorm-city-centre-ban-after-making-special-trips-to-rob-tourists/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2025 09:26:19 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409392 TWO thieves who travelled to Benidorm to rob tourists have been barred from the city centre. A judge slapped a restraining order on the women who made regular day trips]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/two-women-get-benidorm-city-centre-ban-after-making-special-trips-to-rob-tourists/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/14/benidorm-tourist-watches-bank-app-in-horror-as-nine-charges-are-made-within-minutes-on-stolen-credit-card/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/14/benidorm-tourist-watches-bank-app-in-horror-as-nine-charges-are-made-within-minutes-on-stolen-credit-card/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=406270 A FOREIGN tourist in Benidorm had his wallet stolen and got nine transaction notifications using his missing credit card within minutes. Nevertheless, the Policia Nacional arrested the two men behind]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/14/benidorm-tourist-watches-bank-app-in-horror-as-nine-charges-are-made-within-minutes-on-stolen-credit-card/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/12/spain-isnt-as-cheap-as-you-think-anymore-brit-goes-from-benidorm-to-marbella-and-is-shocked-at-the-price-difference/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/12/spain-isnt-as-cheap-as-you-think-anymore-brit-goes-from-benidorm-to-marbella-and-is-shocked-at-the-price-difference/#comments Sat, 12 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=405430 A BRITISH expat in Benidorm has expelled the idea that Spain is always a cheap place to live.  He originally moved to the coastal town in search of sunshine, and]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/12/spain-isnt-as-cheap-as-you-think-anymore-brit-goes-from-benidorm-to-marbella-and-is-shocked-at-the-price-difference/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/09/important-police-advice-to-uk-tourists-over-preventing-mobile-phone-robberies-in-benidorm/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/09/important-police-advice-to-uk-tourists-over-preventing-mobile-phone-robberies-in-benidorm/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2025 14:15:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=405077 TOURISTS in Benidorm have been warned by the Policia Nacional not to keep their mobile phones in back or easily accessible pockets following yet another phone robbery. A foreign tourist]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/09/important-police-advice-to-uk-tourists-over-preventing-mobile-phone-robberies-in-benidorm/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/04/benidorm-suffers-nightmare-legal-defeat-over-historic-e330m-fine-over-double-the-councils-annual-budget/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/04/benidorm-suffers-nightmare-legal-defeat-over-historic-e330m-fine-over-double-the-councils-annual-budget/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2025 11:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=404180 BENIDORM City Council will have to find €330 million- over double its annual budget- after losing a Supreme Court appeal over a land compensation award. The case revolved around the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/04/benidorm-suffers-nightmare-legal-defeat-over-historic-e330m-fine-over-double-the-councils-annual-budget/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/02/british-spiderman-tourist-is-rescued-by-firefighters-after-getting-trapped-on-shop-sign-in-spains-benidorm/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/02/british-spiderman-tourist-is-rescued-by-firefighters-after-getting-trapped-on-shop-sign-in-spains-benidorm/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2025 13:15:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=403700 A 27-year-old British man had to be rescued by firefighters after he became stuck on top of a shop sign in Benidorm on Monday. Hundreds of spectators came to watch]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/02/british-spiderman-tourist-is-rescued-by-firefighters-after-getting-trapped-on-shop-sign-in-spains-benidorm/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/thank-you-for-caring-relief-as-missing-brit-father-who-vanished-from-a-spanish-airport-is-found-after-three-day-search/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/thank-you-for-caring-relief-as-missing-brit-father-who-vanished-from-a-spanish-airport-is-found-after-three-day-search/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2025 19:34:24 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=403608 A BRITISH man who vanished mysteriously from Alicante airport following a stag weekend in Benidorm has been found safe, authorities confirmed yesterday. Welshman Jason Taylor, 36, was reunited with his]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/thank-you-for-caring-relief-as-missing-brit-father-who-vanished-from-a-spanish-airport-is-found-after-three-day-search/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/illegal-british-ice-cream-van-scooping-up-tourists-and-locals-is-seized-by-benidorm-police/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/illegal-british-ice-cream-van-scooping-up-tourists-and-locals-is-seized-by-benidorm-police/#respond Tue, 01 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=403572 A TRADITIONAL ice cream van operated by a British man has been impounded by Benidorm police for not having a licence to sell food. The Policia Local- with its usual]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/illegal-british-ice-cream-van-scooping-up-tourists-and-locals-is-seized-by-benidorm-police/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/british-man-caught-red-handed-during-benidorm-area-robbery-before-he-could-tie-up-home-owner/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/british-man-caught-red-handed-during-benidorm-area-robbery-before-he-could-tie-up-home-owner/#respond Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:45:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=403497 A BRITISH man was caught red-handed while he and a colleague were robbing a Benidorm area home with the intention of tying up its owner. The Brit, 64, and a]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/british-man-caught-red-handed-during-benidorm-area-robbery-before-he-could-tie-up-home-owner/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/the-family-is-worried-sick-mystery-as-brit-father-vanishes-from-spanish-airport-after-stag-weekend-in-benidorm/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/the-family-is-worried-sick-mystery-as-brit-father-vanishes-from-spanish-airport-after-stag-weekend-in-benidorm/#respond Tue, 01 Apr 2025 11:51:28 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=403453 A SEARCH is underway after a British father mysteriously disappeared from Alicante airport after celebrating a friend’s stag weekend in Benidorm.  Jason Taylor, 36, an engineer from Wales, was last]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/the-family-is-worried-sick-mystery-as-brit-father-vanishes-from-spanish-airport-after-stag-weekend-in-benidorm/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/benidorm-thiefs-robbery-spree-caused-great-concern-among-bar-and-restaurant-owners/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/benidorm-thiefs-robbery-spree-caused-great-concern-among-bar-and-restaurant-owners/#respond Tue, 01 Apr 2025 11:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=403403 A MAN who robbed bars and restaurants in Benidorm’s Playa de Levante area has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. His wave of thefts caused great concern among the hospitality]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/01/benidorm-thiefs-robbery-spree-caused-great-concern-among-bar-and-restaurant-owners/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/31/benidorm-will-fine-and-keep-money-from-owners-of-unlicensed-tourist-flats/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/31/benidorm-will-fine-and-keep-money-from-owners-of-unlicensed-tourist-flats/#respond Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:45:08 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=403179 BENIDORM will sanction owners of illegal tourist accommodation lets in addition to running existing inspection teams. It follows Valencia City as only the second municipality in the region to do]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/31/benidorm-will-fine-and-keep-money-from-owners-of-unlicensed-tourist-flats/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/26/hundreds-of-fake-items-discovered-during-police-raid-on-popular-tourist-market-in-benidorms-english-zone/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/26/hundreds-of-fake-items-discovered-during-police-raid-on-popular-tourist-market-in-benidorms-english-zone/#respond Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:11:49 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=402243 FOUR traders at a Benidorm market popular with tourists have been arrested for selling fake goods. The Policia Nacional are trying to find a fifth stallholder who has gone missing.]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/26/hundreds-of-fake-items-discovered-during-police-raid-on-popular-tourist-market-in-benidorms-english-zone/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/21/vulnerable-illegal-migrants-blackmailed-into-working-for-zero-pay-at-unlicensed-benidorm-building-site/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/21/vulnerable-illegal-migrants-blackmailed-into-working-for-zero-pay-at-unlicensed-benidorm-building-site/#respond Fri, 21 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=401554 A BENIDORM construction site manager allegedly exploited illegal immigrants by threatening to report them to the police if they complained about working for nothing. The Policia Nacional have arrested the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/21/vulnerable-illegal-migrants-blackmailed-into-working-for-zero-pay-at-unlicensed-benidorm-building-site/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/19/iconic-benidorm-promenade-to-finish-replacing-its-lights-and-fittings-by-early-2026/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/19/iconic-benidorm-promenade-to-finish-replacing-its-lights-and-fittings-by-early-2026/#respond Wed, 19 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=400996 BENIDORM will move to a second phase of replacing lights and fittings across the Levante promenade. The council has awarded an €854,000 contract for the work which will take eight]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/19/iconic-benidorm-promenade-to-finish-replacing-its-lights-and-fittings-by-early-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/13/shooting-in-benidorm-man-is-shot-three-times-in-middle-of-beachside-apartment-complex/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/13/shooting-in-benidorm-man-is-shot-three-times-in-middle-of-beachside-apartment-complex/#respond Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:06:24 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=399666 A MAN collecting a debt in the Benidorm area was shot three times at a beachside apartment complex on Wednesday. The incident happened around 12.30pm at the Torres beach urbanisation]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/13/shooting-in-benidorm-man-is-shot-three-times-in-middle-of-beachside-apartment-complex/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/11/family-gets-investigation-reopened-into-benidorm-death-of-father-of-four-who-plunged-off-cliff/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/11/family-gets-investigation-reopened-into-benidorm-death-of-father-of-four-who-plunged-off-cliff/#respond Tue, 11 Mar 2025 17:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=399324 THE family of a Welsh tourist who died in a Benidorm cliff fall have convinced the city’s court to reopen an investigation- as they suspect foul play. Father-of-four Nathan Osman,]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/11/family-gets-investigation-reopened-into-benidorm-death-of-father-of-four-who-plunged-off-cliff/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/07/why-a-benidorm-restaurant-owner-got-arrested-despite-three-burglars-being-caught-red-handed-by-police/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/07/why-a-benidorm-restaurant-owner-got-arrested-despite-three-burglars-being-caught-red-handed-by-police/#respond Fri, 07 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=398653 A BENIDORM restaurant owner was arrested after his business was robbed because French authorities wanted him extradited for a money laundering conviction. It was a day to forget for the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/07/why-a-benidorm-restaurant-owner-got-arrested-despite-three-burglars-being-caught-red-handed-by-police/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/07/drones-and-taxis-land-in-benidorm-spanish-resort-trials-game-changing-technology/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/07/drones-and-taxis-land-in-benidorm-spanish-resort-trials-game-changing-technology/#respond Fri, 07 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=398507 BENIDORM has become the first European city to host a simultaneous demonstration of an air taxi and drones flying in a built-up area. A dozen drones and a two-passenger taxi]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/07/drones-and-taxis-land-in-benidorm-spanish-resort-trials-game-changing-technology/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/03/pet-shop-boys-are-coming-to-spain-legendary-british-duo-will-play-at-benidorms-low-festival/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/03/pet-shop-boys-are-coming-to-spain-legendary-british-duo-will-play-at-benidorms-low-festival/#respond Mon, 03 Mar 2025 14:04:46 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=397653 LEGENDARY British pop duo, the Pet Shop Boys, will play this year’s Benidorm’s Low Festival between July 25 and 27. Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe have 40 years of hits]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/03/pet-shop-boys-are-coming-to-spain-legendary-british-duo-will-play-at-benidorms-low-festival/feed/ 0