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Correos chaos ahead in Cartagena; Postal deliveries to be stopped in 13 coastal areas on 1st October La Manga Club, La Azohía and Mar de Cristal are among the locations affected The central post office of Correos in Cartagena will be eliminating its door-to-door delivery service in 13 outlying areas of the Cartagena municipality, most of.. 24/09/2018

Water quality in the Mar Menor improves despite fears of an August relapse Visibility to a depth of over 4 metres as protection is announced for seahorses and giant dan mussels The latest water quality data relating to the Mar Menor show that despite the warming up of the lagoon during the summer the improvement which began.. 24/09/2018

54 more migrants brought ashore in Cartagena on Sunday morning 277 unauthorized migrants have arrived on the coastline of Murcia since last Wednesday The recent wave of migrants making the trip across the Mediterranean from northern Africa to the coastline of Murcia continued on Saturday with the interception.. 24/09/2018

Two bathers rescued unconscious from the Mar Menor on Sunday Most lifeguard services have now stopped but swimming in the sea always entails risks! With autumn now officially with us lifeguard services are no longer in operation at most of the beaches of the Costa Cálida, but a couple of incidents on.. 24/09/2018

Help Murcia Mar Menor donate wheelchairs to Los Arcos hospital Help Murcia Mar Menor continues to help..... For many years HELP has provided a hospital visiting service at the Los Arcos hospital, bringing cheer to ex-pat patients, but this week in a further move to help their local hospital the charity presented.. 21/09/2018

Golf classes for Los Alcázares schoolchildren 255 primary school pupils will learn golfing skills and values at La Serena Golf Following the example set by the neighbouring municipality of San Javier last year, the Town Hall of Los Alcázares has announced that it will be collaborating.. 21/09/2018

Migration crisis reaches Murcia with 152 Africans intercepted off the coast of Cartagena Emergency protocols activated as the authorities fear a repeat of last autumn’s wave of immigrants As calm weather conditions continue to prevail in the Mediterranean the unprecedented flow of migrants heading across the sea from north Africa.. 20/09/2018

2 arrested in connection with 23 burglaries in the Mar Menor area Investigations began in Islas Menores and Mar de Cristal in February Two people have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in connection with a series of burglaries at holiday homes in Islas Menores and Mar de Cristal, with a total of 23 thefts being.. 19/09/2018

Stunning new artwork by Dale Grimshaw in Los AlcázaresThe urban art museum includes a striking new image During the last week British artist Dale Grimshaw has been working in Los Alcázares, braving the unsettled weather to complete a strikingly powerful image in Paseo de la Feria. Born in Lancashire.. 18/09/2018

Murcia government includes de-nitrification plants in Mar Menor master plan amendments This is one of 55 objections and suggestions included in the proposals made to the Spanish government The regional government in Murcia has confirmed that a total of 55 objections, proposals and suggestions are to be made to the Ministry of Ecological.. 18/09/2018

Temporary exhibition in the ARQUA examines the plundering of Spain's sunken treasures Ciencia frente a Expolio: las campañas al yacimiento de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes The ARQUA National Museum of Underwater Archaeology in Cartagena is the venue for an exhibition dedicated to the dual topic of plundering of shipwrecks.. 18/09/2018

Demonstrators warn of heavy metal pollution in the Mar Menor Arsenic and zinc flow into the lagoon from the abandoned mines of Sierra Minera With the issue of the marine environment in the Mar Menor almost constantly in the regional news in Murcia, due mainly to the deterioration caused in large part by the.. 18/09/2018

Chameleon re-introduced into the wild in San Pedro del Pinatar The ailing reptile completed a successful recovery at the wildlife centre in El Valle A common chameleon was re-released into the wild in the regional park of the salt flats and dunes of San Pedro del Pinatar on Monday following successful treatment.. 18/09/2018

Two migrant boats intercepted off the coast of Cartagena 22 Algerians were brought ashore in Cartagena as the total in Spain this year approaches 33,000 Twenty-two male Algerians were brought ashore in Cartagena on Friday night after the two small boats on which they were attempting to cross the Mediterranean.. 17/09/2018

Murcia government objects to Mar Menor “zero run-off” proposals made by the Ministry of the Environment To prevent all rainwater run-off into the Mar Menor may prove “technically impossible” Over the last few days the differences of opinion between the regional government of Murcia and its counterpart at national level have been most.. 17/09/2018

First hybrid train cuts Murcia-Madrid journey time by half an hour Political disagreements overshadow the new Alvia service from Cartagena and Murcia to Madrid The first hybrid Alvia-370 train to run from Murcia to Madrid set off and arrived 4 minutes later than scheduled on Monday morning, making good the promise.. 17/09/2018

Prison for driver who caused accident in which 4-month-old died Drugs and marijuana were found in the man’s bloodstream after the accident on 2nd September A 38-year-old man resident in the city of Murcia is being held in prison after investigations led to the conclusion that his reckless driving had caused.. 17/09/2018

50 sunken and abandoned boats are being removed from the Mar Menor The removal of the wrecks contributes to the regeneration of the marine environment in the lagoon The Department of the Environment of the regional government of Murcia is currently overseeing an initiative to retrieve approximately 50 sunken, semi.. 14/09/2018

Work to begin next year on the AVE high-speed rail line to Cartagena The Minister for Development promises a decision soon on underground or overground tracks into the city During his visit to the Region of Murcia on Thursday José Luis Ábalos, the Minister for Development in the Spanish government, made.. 14/09/2018

Red flag bathers face fines after taking to the water in La Manga Beachgoers defy the warnings at the Playa de las Sirenas The lifeguards at the Playa de las Sirenas on the Mediterranean coastline of La Manga del Mar Menor found themselves morally (if not legally) obliged to enter the water on Wednesday when various.. 13/09/2018

Two arrested for unlicensed capture and possession of goldfinches The arrests took place in Cehegín and Cartagena In Spain songbirds such as the goldfinch are viewed by many to be acceptable as pets, and are sometimes kept in cages much like budgerigars, but in fact it is against the law both to capture.. 13/09/2018

Ryanair pilots’ strike forces two cancellations at Murcia-San Javier airport Another cabin crew “macro-strike” is threatened for the last week of September Low-cost Ryanair is suffering a troubled summer due to discontent among its employees in various European countries, and the industrial action continued on.. 12/09/2018

Passenger numbers up at San Javier airport for the 23rd month in a row 88 per cent of July passengers were on flights to and from the UK and Ireland As preparations advance for opening of the new Region of Murcia International Airport in Corvera next January, when Murcia-San Javier airport will be closed to civilian.. 12/09/2018

Motor home catches fire in Los Narejos Nobody was inside the vehicle when it burst into flames near the beaches of Los Alcázares The fire brigade of Cartagena were called out on Tuesday to Los Narejos, on the coast of the Mar Menor in the municipality of Los Alcázares, when.. 12/09/2018

100,000 euros worth of high value communications products stolen in Cartagena heist The thieves were highly organised and rapidly emptied the shop of iPhones and electrical products An organised gang is suspected of being behind a daring robbery which took place at 04.30am in the principal shopping centre of Cartagena on Monday.. 11/09/2018

7,000 kilos of hashish confiscated from yacht 100 miles off Cabo de Palos Two Russian crew were transporting drugs worth around 11 million euros Detecting and intercepting shipments of drugs making their way towards Spain across the western Mediterranean is an extremely difficult task, but the Spanish customs authorities.. 10/09/2018

Could Cartagena AVE link re-open Hacienda Riquelme station? Residents of Hacienda Riquelme hope for a re-opening of the station on the Murcia-Cartagena line Since the abrupt change in the national government of Spain in May of this year there has been some uncertainty over how plans to bring the AVE high-.. 10/09/2018

Five arrested for harvesting sea snails at Playa Honda The group pretended to be enjoying a family day out but other beachgoers reported them The Guardia Civil have detained five people after they were found to have pretended to be a family enjoying a day at the beaches of the Mar Menor in order to remove.. 10/09/2018

President of Corvera airport nominated by national government Diego Peñarrubia is expected to occupy the honorary post when the airport opens in January 2019 With the scheduled opening date for the Region of Murcia International Airport in Corvera just over four months away the Ministry of Development.. 10/09/2018

Enhanced reality tours now on offer at the Roman Theatre Museum in Cartagena Special goggles transport visitors to the 1st century BC in the Roman city of Carthago Nova A new project to design and provide virtual reality tours at the Roman Theatre Museum in Cartagena, transporting visitors back to the heyday of the arena in the..

Discover the link between Corvera airport and a gastronomic speciality of San Javier! The rival airports are connected through one of the most illustrious families in the modern history of Murcia The 10th January 2018 marks the 95th anniversary of one of the major achievements of Juan de la Cierva y Codorniú, a Murcia-born.. 11/01/2018

Carthaginians crushed as Romans invade CartagenaLocals say Hannibal has let them all down by chasing off across the Alps to attack Rome CLICK ON GALLERY TO ENLARGE IMAGES Qart-Hadast is no more following a successful invasion by the Romans yesterday and local residents have awoken this morning.. 23/09/2017

RC Mar Menor Sailing Group, March 2016 Spring series finals, Lo Pagan. Remote Control Sailing Group brave the wind in the Mar Menor! Wednesday saw the second and final round of the Easter Trophy series. The day started bright and sunny with the wind at about 4/5 knots. The course was set out in a triangle with the.. 08/04/2016

The mystery of pink and grey flamingoes in San Pedro del Pinatar explained Flamingoes become pink if they follow a healthy diet An interesting little piece about the most emblematic visitors to the San Pedro del Pinatar Salinas Park appeared in a regional environmental journal this week explaining why some of the flamingoes.. 01/04/2015

A&E waiting times: public versus private Private hospitals outdo Cartagena public health service Advertorial The bosses of the Santa Lucía public hospital in Cartagena recently announced proudly that waiting times in Urgencias (A&E) had been reduced by the introduction of a new.. 02/12/2014

Be informed, property tax is calculated on the book value of property, not mid crisis prices The taxman does not understand the concept of bargain homes This is a very interesting aspect of the economic crisis and the decline in house price values, which is leaving bargain buyers with a nasty shock. The sale price of a home is one thing.. 26/02/2013

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