The cost of renting a property in Alicante has risen by almost 10% in the last year, with Benidorm being the most expensive. Real estate portal Idealist puts the average charge at €11 per m2 in January- a 9.6% hike in 12 months. It means around €1,100 per month is needed to rent a 100 m2 home, putting it out …

The Rockin’ Race Jamboree Festival, held from 5 to 9 February in Torremolinos, has been an energetic and vibrant cultural event which has brought Rock’n’Rollers to the 1950s and 1960s, when Rock’n’Roll was at its purest.  This year, the festival, which is now the most important cultural event in its field, attracted 40,000 visitors from all over the world, 80 …

A BRITISH national wanted by Turkey in connection with drug trafficking was arrested at Alicante Elche Airport after flying from London Stansted. The 44-years-old man faces a 30-year prison sentence for offenses dating back to 2007 and an International Arrest Warrant was issued against him. The British passport was flagged by the officers of the Policia Nacional at the passport …