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10th January 2025 - Spanish Airports authority AENA has taken its first steps in its planned expansion of our local Alicante/Elche airport. They have started the process of asking for tenders for the planned works, which are to be in the order of 20 million euros. The plans include an extension to the existing passenger areas, especially those that deal with "third country" (Non EU) passport holders, as well as improvements to aircraft manoevering areas. There is no mention about a second much needed runway.
10th January 2025 - The regional government in Valencia has announced the construction of 117 apartments for purely residential use in the Poniente area of Benidorm. These are social housing properties. (What used to be called "council" properties. There are also 104 properties planned for the same purpose in Valencia, these first ones are part of a general plan to build 10,000 social housing units in our region of the Comunidad Valenciana.
3rd January - Thanks to the generosity of British, Spanish, tourists and the collaboration of locals, artists and ABRECA, the Benidorm Festival Fancy Dress Party held last November managed to raise € 16.000, which today have been delivered to families seriously affected by the DANA in the Castellar pedania, with counselling from Caritas of the Local Parish.
2nd January - It is with great sadness that we can confirm that Dutch Danny who lived on the streets of Bendorm for many years has passed away. R.I.P Danny
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19th December - ’Ensanche Levante’ is now in its final stages before clearance of the land and construction work can begin; Next Monday 23rd December, the town hall of Benidorm will approve a 45 day public consulatation period, which is the last stage before full approval of the ’Ensanche Levante’ development. This is comprised of 600,000 m2 of 20 hotels, 2,300 homes and three different commercial centres on the scrubland that is in the Rincon area of the town. (All that rough ground between the hotel Pueblo and the "top road" where all the abandoned discos are.) Around 65% of the development area will be green zones and public areas, with 35% allocated for construction.
3rd December - A 27 year old waiter of Nepali origin, who was working at a "bar" in Benidorm has been detained, after one of the clients discovered a mobile phone hidden behind a painting that was taking video images through a tiny hole of women using the toilets. The woman who spotted the device called the National police, who attended the scene, found the phone and arrested the man on he spot. The phone was found to contain images of five women, including two of the waitresses from the same establishment. He had reportedly installed the phone the day before. Investigations continue as to whether there are more victims. The man has been put at the disposition of the courts.
21st November - Benidorm is to open this Sunday (24th Nov) at 11:00 its long awaited "Aula del Mar." (which translates literally as its Classroom of the sea).
Situated near to the hotel Brisa on the Levante seafront, this building will be showing an exhibition of Benidorm's history, particularly its connections with the sea.
Examples being its maritime trade, its "conventional" fishing, and the "almadraba" which was a particular way of fishing for giant tuna, which has all but died out now, except for a few places down in Andalucia.
The construction of the building and its permanent exhibition cost 900,000€, and normal opening hours to the public will be Friday to Sunday between 12.00 and 18.00 hrs.
19th November - Starting Monday 25th of November, are works to dig up the street between Calle Esperanto up to Calle Murcia (where the square joins it).
The works are to replace water supply and drainage pipes. they will also be renovating the pavement areas at the same time. They say they will not be disturbing the trees planted along this road.
The works are due to be finished by next Easter, and have an estimated cost of 400,000€, Works will be carried out by water supply company Hydraqua
15th November - Municipal police in Benidorm have discovered a shop in the Rincon area of the town that was taking in stolen mobile phones, and then "wiping them clean" to then resell them. It is claimed, that the shop was one of those small "supermarkets." The owner was detained after 14 mobile phones were discovered, the majority having been reported as stolen. The estimated value of the phones to buy new would have been around 10,000€.
14th November - Possibly the loudest fireworks of any type of Fiesta? We are talking about the "mascletas", which are those that are set off in the daylight, normally around 14.00 hrs. They are more about noise than pretty lights, and can be deafening. Figures have just been released showing that the final mascleta in the recent fiestas patronales of Benidorm, used 126 kg of gunpowder.
13th November - Good news for chocolate lovers! There have been tours around the Valor chocolate factory in la Vilajoyosa for years. The company has now established itself worldwide as a leader in the production of the product. There is also a smaller, lesser known company called "Clavileño" also producing chocolate in the town. The news is that construction work is starting soon for this smaller company to build a new 5,000 m2 factory in the town, creating lots of new jobs, but also an extra 10,000 TONS of chocolate a year. Construction starts next week, and finishes in October 2025, but with the two companies situated there, Vilajoyosa really is becoming the "chocolate town" of Spain!
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12th November - The two main reservoirs in our area, the one of Guadalest and the Amadorio at Vilajoyosa are still at critically low levels, with Guadalest at 25% capacity, the Amadorio at just 15%.
12th November - Do you use a shredder at home? Putting through any paperwork with your name address or any other sensitive details through it, before dumping the rubbish? The Guardia Civil have issued a specific warning this week about the increasing incidences of "dumpster diving" when crooks have taken to rooting through rubbish, looking for any info that can be used to undertake fraud, especially cyber or internet based. Shredders are cheap, a good investment, you are advised to use one.
30th August - An opening date has now been given for Benidorm's latest themed hotel and entertainment centre, to be known as "Magic Pirates Island." April 30th 2025.
Magic Pirate Island will be situated not far from the existing theme parks of Terra Natura’ and Aqua Natura. Guests staying at the new resort get free admission to both parks.
The pirate themed resort with more than 250 cabins also features a wealth of bars, buffets, restaurants etc occupying a site of more than 32,000 m2 and has resulted in the creation of more than 200 new jobs. The project is a result of a collaboration between the two entities Grupo Fuertes and Magic Costa Blanca.
27th Aug - Benidorm is once again in the Spanish National press with a story about a vehicle which the municipal police describe in the article as "Barbies limo"! The municipal police state in the article that they have "immobilised" the vehicle due to various infractions of transport laws. They have also said that the owner is facing a fine of 4,000€ for what they describe as the vehicles "deficiencies". According to the article, the "Barbiemobile" remains under police lock and key until those issues are sorted.
27th August - Pictured; An artists impression of an area of what will be one of Benidorm. s newest hotels. It is the 'Villa España' which will have 300 themed bedrooms, and is part of "Magic World", the new Marina d´Or Benidorm, Magic Costa Blanca development. This new hotel which is located on the first line of Poniente beach (next to the Paseo Colón, the old town and marina area of Benidorm)....is a result of a reformation of the old Hotel Fenicia....which was three star......
The new hotel is to be rated at "4 star superior" and is due to open its doors on June 13th 2025. Bookings are now being taken through the official website
10th August - A scrub fire was notified to the emergency services at Benidorm at 17.26 on Saturday afternoon. Its starting point was at the side of the AP7 autopista, in the direction of Valencia at the kilometre 649 marker. By 19.00 the smoke was that bad that traffic was stopped in both directions on the autopista, and shortly afterwards the CV70 road that goes up to La Nucia was also cut. As you can imagine, the traffic chaos was considerable. As a precaution, Terra Natura and Aqualandia were evacuated, and closed early, also a local dog boarding kennel, but the large number of fire fighting aircraft that were called in, plus the ground forces had the fire controlled around 21.00. Investigations have started as to the cause of the fire
8th August - Possibly for the first time in living memory? A turtle come ashore on Benidorm's Poniente beach yesterday morning, and laid eggs. The turtle has returned to the sea, and the area was cordoned off and under guard, until experts from the oceanographic in Valencia arrived to take charge of the situation.
The 28 eggs laid by a boba turtle will be incubated at the Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Evolutiva Biologia and, once they hatch, they will be introduced into the sea..
4th August - Detained; A 34 year old Spanish man, who was found to be responsible for a burglary with forced entry at a language school in Benidorm. The cash and objects stolen amounted to the value of 6,000€. The national police who investigated discovered the possible residence of the suspect in the town, and after attending and gaining access, they discovered the stolen property. It was also discovered after the man was identified, that he was already wanted on an arrest warrant issued in Madrid, for a similar offence committed there. He has been provisionally jailed to await his trial date.
30th June - Port Benidorm Updates
AT PORT HOTELS WE ARE RENOVATING OUR ESTABLISHMENTS At Port Hotels we are taking advantage of the inactivity of the tourism sector to invest 3 million euros in our establishments and make a qualitative leap in many of our products.
After raising 48 million in 2019, 11.6% more than the previous year, we are allocating part of this capital to updating our hotels in order to come back to business in perfect shape and being being much more competitive. Among the most important investments is the construction of the foundations to build a second tower in our flagship hotel in Benidorm, the Port Benidorm Hotel & Spa (4 * Sup).
This expansion will be carried out in a first phase in which the foundation of the tower will be made, a first floor with new offices for the headquarters teams, whose growth will be constant in the coming years, and a second floor in where a multimedia room will be located as a service with high added value for customers. In the second phase of construction, to which between 10 and 12 million euros will be allocated, the rest of the tower will be erected, which will hold 120 more rooms, which will result in a hotel with 400 total rooms. In addition, the new tower will hold about 400m² more of dining room spaces and a heated outdoor swimming pool for guests staying in the new Suite rooms. Found this.
The ground work for the new block is complete and office space is complete so it’s an up build
24th June - A father and two sons who ran a small supermarket in Benidorm were detained at the weekend, after police investigators discovered that they were allowing the purchase of items using stolen credit/debit cards, in exchange for a "commission" from the purchases. (normally an extra bit of just under 50€ added on).
The cards had been stolen in the town, primarily from foreign tourists, and were used in the central Benidorm shop straight after the theft, before the victims had even realised they were missing and had time to cancel them. There were at least six complaints from the victims of the card thefts, and they all had one thing in common, they were used in the same little mini market shortly afterwards. The 50 year old mini market owner of Pakistani origin and his two sons have been charged with receiving stolen goods and fraud.
17th June - You may have noticed that not a lot of work has been going on lately at the site of the new health centre, which is currently under construction in the Rincon area of Benidorm. (Not too far from the cinema) Work started on the 4.7 million euro development at the end of 2022, but is currently paused as plans are altered to incorporate a gymnasium to be used for recuperation and physiotherapy purposes into the project. The building was supposed to be completed in 23 months, giving a completion date of the end of his year, its not stated how long has to be added to that date now because of the current change in the plans.
9th June 2024 - 18 year old man drowns in Benidorm between Cala Almadrava and Cala Tio Ximo
The young man entered the water despite the red flag flying and the repeated warnings of the lifeguard located in Cala de la Almadraba and the Maritime Rescue vessel that was in the area.
The 18-year-old young man of Colombian nationality jumped from a rock into the sea and due to the strong currents was unable to return to shore.
Due to the difficult access, emergency services, upon arrival were only able to access the young man who had already died from drowning. Health services and members of the Red Cross were also present at the scene. CPR was performed but nothing could be done for the young man.
RIP
8th June - Fire on Friday night in a restaurant, Calle Gerona, Benidorm
The Provincial Park Firefighters based in Benidorm, were mobilised on Friday for a fire declared inside an establishment, situated on Calle Gerona in Benidorm.
As is usual in these emergencies, several units from the Benidorm Local Police, as well as the National Police, were actively collaborating with the Fire Brigade units, to extinguish the fire declared inside the kitchen of the establishment, due to the large amount of smoke and gases emitted in the fire, the Firefighters had to install several positive pressure fans to neutralize them.
14th April - The Guardia Civil have detained a 38 year old ambulance driver, who took a couple in their 70´s from Benidorm to Vilajoyosa hospital, and during the trip stole a bag that the lady was carrying, which contained 230€ in cash, plus 4,500€ in jewellery. The lady was worried about leaving the bag in their hotel, not knowing how long they might have to remain at the medical facility. She didn't miss the bag (because of the nature of the medical emergency), until they were released, when she reported it missing. After a short investigation the Guardia suspected the ambulance driver, and he was duly arrested. The good news is that the jewellery was recovered intact, and the couple have now travelled from their home in Barcelona to thank the Guardia and reclaim it. The ambulance driver is now waiting for his court appearance.
4th March - Villajoyosa Fire - A married couple and their 5 year old son tragically died in the fire which started on the 11th floor of a 24-story building on Avenida Dels Mariners 1 (tower 3) in La Cala de Villajoyosa.
Emergency services received the call at 02:13, the fire was extinguished at 07:34.
Fifteen others suffered from smoke inhalation, including one police office and were taken to Marina Baixa Hospital for treatment, around 100 people were evacuated, whilst others depending on their location were confined to their rooms.
23rd February - Image from the rescue of a drunken man, said to be a "foreign origin tourist" (nationality not given,) who was rescued after jumping into the sea in a drunken state from rocks in the rincon de Loix area of Benidorm.
The man was rescued after being aided in the first instance by some nearby anglers who witnessed his actions. Several emergency services vehicles and personnel of municipal police, national police, fire service and a paramedic ambulance attended the scene, and the man was rescued from the sea, suffering the effects of hypothermia.
There are calls from local people for him to be charged for the costs incurred by the emergency services
20th February - Yet more shops raided in the Rincon area of Benidorm, as police and representatives of the genuine companies seek to root out cheap copies of sporting clothes (football shirts etc).
In this latest operation, municipal police of Benidorm raided three shops, confiscating 1300 articles, and detaining two people. The clothes would have been worth 80,000€ if genuine. The two people detained have been charged with copyright offences.
18th February - The town hall of of Benidorm has given the green light to the construction of a new crematorium for the town, by approving construction licences at a meeting this week.
The new extensive facility will be situated on land near to the existing cemetery, It has been included in existing plans to extend the cemetery from its present 41,780 m2 to its planned 91,000m2.
Mayor of Benidorm Toni Pérez, commented that the new crematorium will have all the expected facilities, and avoid the current need for residents to travel to other towns to say their goodbyes to their loved ones.
18th February - A 34 year old Polish man, who was wanted on a European arrest warrant, and tracked down to a rented tourist apartment in Benidorm by the national police working on information from the specialist organised crime unit, from police headquarters in Alicante city. The man had committed offences of fraud, falsifying and trafficking false documents, armed robbery, kidnap and holding hostages. He had been sentenced to 7.5 years jail at a place called Breslavia in Poland, and had 5 years 11 months left to serve. He is to be sent from a Benidorm judge to Madrid, from where he will be extradited back to Poland.
17th February - Arguments between political parties in the town hall of Benidorm over the plan to reform and convert the old bullring in the town into a modern study and culture area, with also a permanent staging/lighting area. The bullring fell into terminal disuse many years ago, and has remained in a semi abandoned state for years, with barriers stopping entry due to its dangerous state in some areas. A few years ago the ambitious conversion project was drawn up, with the works projected to cost 13.7 million euros. However since that date the whole scheme is said to have been relegated to a "dusty drawer". The political rows are over whether the scheme will ever become reality, or not.
21st January - In the National court in Madrid today; A young British man who posted on SnapChat as he was about to board an EasyJet aicraft at Gatwick, en route to the Spanish island of Menorca. His message was that he going to blow up the plane he was on, as "He was a member of the Taliban". The message was picked up by the British security forces as the plane was over France and about to enter Spanish airspace, and the Spanish authorities scrambled a Eurofighter aircraft, as is the protocol, to accompany the aircraft until it safely landed. No bomb was found, but the prank call is going to cost him dearly. The Spanish public prosecutor is asking a fine of 22,500€, and the compensation payment of 94,782€ to the Spanish ministry of defence, for the cost of scrambling the eurofighter. He is lucky to be not facing a long jail sentence.
5th January - Pictured during his arrest in a Benidorm street. A 50 year old Lithuanian man called "Aidas J". He is known by the Spanish police by his nickname "gastrojeta". His "specialty" is eating and drinking in bars and restaurants, before either sneaking out without paying, or feigning an illness and collapsing, then escaping in the confusion.
He has accumulated 23 arrests for such acts in Alicante city in just over a year, but it appears he has now moved his centre of operations to Benidorm. He is seen being detained in Benidorm, after the Chinese owner of a shop spotted him stealing, and chased him through the streets.
Police also found a stolen credit card in his pockets. Keep an eye out for this guy especially if you have a bar or restaurant!
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28th December - A major police operation in Benidorm, sees seven properties raided and six people detained, all from the same family group, in relation to drug dealing in the town. Despite having no obvious type of work, the group had amassed between them possessions and cash valued of at least 500,000€. Confiscated in the raids were 485 grams of hashish, 87 grams of cocaine, 21 grams of heroin, an expensive vehicle, items used for the cutting and weighing of drugs and also 83,810 euros in cash!
29th November - National police of Benidorm have swooped on a so called "social club" in Alfaz del Pi, after discrete observations revealed a large number of people "coming and going" to the premises for short periods of time. The raid confirmed their suspicions that the social club was actually just a drug distribution point, and 4.7 kilos of marijuana, 230 grams of hashish, and 155 ready made joints were discovered. The police had checked with the town hall before the raid, and discovered that the social club had actually had its licence suspended by them some time before. A total of ten men of UK, Spanish, French, Moroccan and Dutch nationality were detained and put at the disposition of the courts in Benidorm.
21st November - A 62 year old British man has been detained in Benidorm, after he was discovered to be offering an internet based television service, offering up to 594 TV channels, without having any authorisation from the TV companies concerned to do so. He was collecting between 7 and 50 UK pounds a week, per user, depending on what "package" was chosen. Police found some of his publicity, which proudly claimed to have offered his services "for ten years to bars and restaurants" (Whoops!) Police were able to enter some of his banking apps, and discovered at least 5,500 transactions, worth at least 185,000 pounds sterling, and 6,500€. He has been put at the disposition of the Benidorm court.
13th September - Gemelos 28, the saga continues, will they or wont they be demolished...
12th September - Did you know?? There is a system of 20 special "counting cameras" situated on the access points to Benidorm's Poniente beach.
This automated system registers the amount of people entering and leaving the beach, recording details such as time of day etc. This is in addition to the normal security cameras situated along the front, which collect normal images. The "counting cameras" are enabling the town hall to identify zones where facilities need to be increased, to deal with extra visitors among other things.
Plans are to extend the system to the small beach of Mal Pas, then the main Levante beach. The system which works 24 hours a day 365 days a year, counted almost a million people entering and leaving Poniente beach in the months of July and August
4th August - 3 Beach Sellers Arrested PLEASE DO NOT USE THE BEACH SELLERS/VENDORS https://www.benidormseriously.com/benidorm-beach-vendors
A team of municipal police become suspicious of a van parked near Dove Park and the activities of the people going to and from it, and decided to investigate. They found low quality fruit and alcohol, stored in dirty conditions, ready to be made to sell to unsuspecting tourists on the beach.
Three of the sellers who were from the same family were detained and the van itself was impounded.
The officers also found that this "organised gang" even had a card reader ready for use to charge the tourists.}
2nd August - National police of Benidorm have detained three young men of between 18 and 19 years of age, who's habitual residence was given as Madrid, for spray painting some of our local trams. They were caught on security cameras vandalising them in the area of the tram stop of TerraMitica, and were caught by police after a short chase.
The Madrileños have caused damage valued at 8,500€. Some reports say that they also placed rocks on the lines, to prevent trams moving off, presumably to give them more time to vandalise them. They have been put at the disposition of a Benidorm judge.
12th June - More than 20 years have passed since the first plans were unveiled for the new commercial centre at Benidorm. Since then a "ceremonial stone" was laid back in 2017...But since then...Nothing has moved! The problem has always been refusals from the Government´s Ministry of public works to allow direct access from the National Carretera N332.
The town hall have eventually managed to negotiate a new access road from the area of the current ITV station. Construction of this one kilometre long, four lane road (with inevitable bike lanes!) has now started. The access road will take about a year to finish, after that construction of the commercial centre itself is free to start.
3rd June - With the planning and permissions needed being completed, and the necessary environmental studies coming out as favourable, the town hall and promotors of the Ensanche Levante de Benidorm development plan can now sit down to work out the finer details of streets, buildings, green zones and other elements of development on the 575,000 sq metre site, the plan is not to cram as many buildings into the area as possible, in fact 122,134 metres of the land has to be developed as green zones, to create public open spaces.
12th May - Ambitious plans have been unveiled by Benidorm town hall to construct a lift, to take people from the base of the headland that is situated at the end of Poniente beach, to the top, near the site of the ruins of a small Roman "fort" situated there.
The Roman ruins are becoming quite an attraction for the town, but access is currently limited due to their situation, 72.25 metres above sea level. The construction of a lift has an estimate of 3 million euros, and funding options and technical issues are due to be discussed at the town hall meeting of next Monday.
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19th March - Benidorm town hall is looking at renovation plans for its famous Levante beach- Pictured is one of the proposals, which include areas of dunes, with special grasses to help prevent erosion.
Other ideas include things such as swimming lanes! Away from the beach, around the area called the Parque de la Séquia Mare, which is between the top of the Avenida Europa and the old discos, there are plans to construct a camping and "multi-adventure" park.
3rd February - LOCAL NEWS - 3rd February 2023 UNLICENCED ATMs
Benidorm town hall has finally started action, against the companies that operate the multitude of what they say are unlicenced ATM machines around the town.
The town hall has identified 196 machines, owned and run by 3 companies, which charge high commissions and give lower rates, especially to non Eurozone country customers. Read more HERE
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19th January - Benidorm adds five new containers for the "Caps for a new life" campaign.
The new containers are located in La Cala (Calle Secretario Juan Baldoví), Rincón de Loix (Calle Juan Fuster Zaragoza), Els Tolls (Avenida Bélgica), Colonia Madrid (Centro Social Llorca Linares), Centro (Calle Maravall with Plaza Neptuno). The original container is located just in front of the town hall on Avenida de l'Aigüera.
This project is aimed at collecting plastic caps for recycling, and helps minors in need of assistance for diseases not covered by ordinary health systems".
The SEUR Foundation launched the initiative "Plugs for a new life" in 2011 and since then the campaign has made it possible for almost 200 beneficiary children from all over Spain to receive medical or orthopaedic treatments thanks to a collection that exceeds 1.3 million euros.
6th January - Work finally gets underway for Benidorm's brand new health centre (Centro de Salud).
The area has now been fenced off and the current car park will be closed in the next few days (a new car park is available just a few meters away)
The new building, has a budget of 4.3 million euros, and will replace the current auxiliary office on Avenida Juan Fuster Zaragoza, it will have an area of 2,507 square meters with ground floor and two upper floors, It will also house a medical transport area, based on basic life support and ambulances that will be located on the ground floor, the new salud will also provide nineteen family medicine practitioners and nursing consultations, triage, paediatrics, women's care and more.
Building is estimated to take 23 months.
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24th October Bus Turistico has been suspended
The town hall of Benidorm has finally put a stop to the business which has been running the "tourist bus" around the town for almost 20 years, without paying the town hall or ratepayers for the business authorisation to do so.
A similar business, the one that was running the "tourist train", was paying 182,000€ a year to carry out its business activities, the company that ran the bus pictured, only paid into public funds the sum of 6,000€ a year, for the use of three bus stops to pick up and unload passengers.
There were also concerns over the exhaust fumes from the 22-year-old diesel vehicle being used.
There will now be an opportunity for tenders from companies that want to run the service.
28th September - A campaign to collect old plastic bottle tops which are then sent for recycling has been running in the province of Alicante for some time. The money raised from this bottle cap collection is used exclusively to help local sick children, who´s special needs may not be covered by social security-based care.
Many have asked in the past..."Where can we take our plastic tops to help"? Benidorm town hall has responded, and this heart shaped container is for exclusive use to deposit your bottle tops. This container is located on the Avenida de l'Aigüera (the road that runs up alongside the town hall, Benidorm Old Town).
The charity behind this fund-raising scheme is the Fundación SEUR, who recently gave a cheque to an 8-year-old called Leo from Benidorm, who was able to use the money for aquatic therapy sessions, to help with his Hirschsprung condition, which is associated with his Downs syndromes
26th August - Scooter misuse in Benidorm - 300 disciplinary proceedings issued.
25th August - Tragic accident as British woman dies on her way to the Cross
24th August - Hotel Robberies, 2 people detained.
In a joint operation carried out by Benidorm National police and the Guardia Civil, they detained the two-person criminal gang that were responsible for the wave of robberies from hotel rooms in the town over the past few weeks. The couple, male and female of Algerian nationality, dressed in swimwear to blend in with real tourists before entering hotels and found quiet passageways where they could force open hotel doors. Once inside they took anything of value, sometimes even ripping out the entire locked safe. On some occasions they even used the victim's own suitcase to carry the loot out of the hotel!
Despite the leader of the gang using eight different identities, the police tracked them down and arrested them as they were about to commit yet another robbery in central Benidorm. The investigation continues but it is thought they have been the perpetrators of around 55 robberies.
According to the complaints filed by the victims, the thieves, who were traveling in a rental car with French license plates, stole about 9,000 euros in cash, bank cards with which they made purchases in shops, jewellery and mobile phones. They are also accused of belonging to a criminal group, falsifying documents and fraud.
6th June - Magic Villa de Benidorm Hotel, Updates
The hotel chain Magic Costa Blanca has presented an interior reform plan (PRI) to be able to expand and reform the facilities of the Villa de Benidorm hotel. In order to carry out this project, the company and the City Council will sign an agreement in which Magic Costa Blanca undertakes to pay 650,486 euros to the municipal land heritage.
The Villa de Benidorm, which has remained closed since November 2019, the current hotel has 120 rooms and a three-star category.
The new plans see an expansion on room sizes which would raise the hotels Star category to a 4* superior, extra floors are planned, raising the building from its current 7 floors to 12, this will add an additional 62 rooms, giving the hotel a total of 182 rooms, all common spaces will also be refurbed.
Spanish Hotel Star Ratings Explained HERE
13th May - Plaza de Toros de Benidorm (Benidorm Bull Ring)
Plans have been unveiled for the total upgrading of Benidorm´s old bullfighting ring and its surroundings. Plans for the ten mllion euro project are currently on display to the public at the town hall until May 18th.
The plans include the turning of the surroundings into a multifunctional social type facility, with new services such as a library, study rooms, youth centre, multi-social-use centre - which will function as a hotel of associations - meeting hall, youth information centre, exhibition hall etc. These plans also include the creation of a stage in the and renovation of the stands in the bull square. The whole building and surrounding areas have been in a state of deterioration for years.
The costs of 10 million Euros are being shared between the Town Hall of Benidorm and FEDUSI funds
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