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Dog rescued from 30-metre well in La Aljorra Full rescue operation on hunting land in the Campo de Cartagena Officers of the Guardia Civil and a caving rescue expert were called out to hunting land near La Aljorra, in the Campo de Cartagena, when a hunter reported that one of his dogs had fallen.. 22/06/2018

House partially collapses as driver collides with parked car in San Pedro del Pinatar The driver was taken to hospital in San Javier after the incident in Calle Granada A male driver was taken to the Hospital Los Arcos del Mar Menor in San Javier on Thursday for treatment to injuries sustained when his car collided with a parked vehicle.. 22/06/2018

Rainbow benches vandalized in Cartagena as LGTBi week approaches The damage illustrates the need for further LGTBi rights activities, says Cartagena councillor The Town Hall of Cartagena has reported acts of vandalism on benches which have been painted in the colours of the rainbow to celebrate LGTBi Pride week.. 21/06/2018

Two unauthorized fishing boats confiscated in Los Urrutias The owners deny that the nets on board their boats have ever been used in the Mar Menor As part of the on-going vigilance to ensure that only authorized fishing takes place in the Mar Menor the Guardia Civil have confiscated two boats and the fishing.. 21/06/2018

Two arrested for violent burglaries with homemade sword in La Aljorra The men are being held behind bars in Cartagena awaiting trial Two men with a long previous criminal record have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in connection with two violent thefts in the town of La Aljorra, in the Campo de Cartagena, and are.. 21/06/2018

Bonfires, superstition and extra vigilance on Saturday in Cartagena for the night of San Juan The arrival of summer is celebrated with cleansing flames throughout Spain The night of San Juan (23rd June) is nearing, and with the date falling on a Saturday this year the authorities all over Spain are preparing to deal with any emergencies arising.. 21/06/2018

4,000 cruise tourists arrive in Cartagena on the Independence of the Seas The visitors enjoyed a day in the Costa Cálida before returning to their floating jacuzzis on board the liner! Another floating giant partially obscured the skyline in the port of Cartagena on Wednesday, when the “Independence of.. 21/06/2018

375,000 euros for cycle lanes and footpaths in La Manga The investment is part of the La Manga 365” project to encourage year-round tourism As part of the 19-million-euro “La Manga 365” project, which aims to maximize the year-round tourist potential of La Manga del Mar Menor while maintaining.. 21/06/2018

Cabo de Palos wages war on marine rubbish The sperm whale incident in Cabo de Palos has raised public awareness of plastic pollution in Murcia As public awareness increases of the extent to which the marine environment in the world’s seas and oceans is being contaminated by plastics.. 20/06/2018

Submarine rescue exercises this month in Cartagena The Cartago-18 exercise includes the simulated re-floating of a sub in the port of Cartagena Another military training exercise is taking place in the Mediterranean in and around Cartagena from 18th to 29th June, this time related to submarine rescue.. 19/06/2018

10 tons of hashish seized from sailing boat intercepted off Cartagena Two Bulgarians arrested after attempting to smuggle drugs into northern Africa The Spanish customs authorities have confiscated around 10,000 kilograms of hashish from a Dutch-registered sailing boat named “Ulysses” after it was intercepted.. 18/06/2018

Tenders invited to create new Marchamalo point in La Manga del Mar Menor The project could be completed at the southern end of La Manga by the end of 2018 200,000 euros are to be invested in the creation of a new viewing point alongside the Gola de Marchamalo, the canal between the Mediterranean and the Mar Menor at the.. 18/06/2018

250 lacemakers in San Javier over the weekend The art of lacemaking and crochet is alive and well in Murcia Handicrafts have always been an essential part of the lifestyle in the Murcia region, with many daily items made by the residents themselves, particularly in the era before modern textiles.. 18/06/2018

Ecological mooring stations in the Mar Menor to protect the sea bed The aim is to protect the giant fan mussel and other fauna and flora in the lagoon The regional government of Murcia has announced that an ecological mooring point is to be installed in the Mar Menor in order to protect the sea bed in the area around.. 18/06/2018

Cartagena police mobile speed trap locations 18th to 24th June 2018 Radar speed gun locations in the city of Cartagena and the rest of the municipality The local police force of Cartagena operate a system of mobile speed traps which move around the municipality every week with their mobile "multa cars" (&.. 18/06/2018

Extended lifeguard coverage at the beaches of Cartagena this year Bathers at two more Cartagena beaches monitored by lifeguards this summer As the peak summer season approaches in the Costa Cálida the Town Hall of Cartagena has presented details of its lifeguard coverage at the Mediterranean and Mar Menor.. 14/06/2018

1.8 million euros for 4-year birdlife conservation project in San Pedro del Pinatar The project also aims to improve salt production in the flats of the regional park It has been confirmed that EU funding is to be made available for the next four years for the Project to preserve the water birds and their natural habitats in the.. 14/06/2018

Spanish Civil War spy boat to take part in Mar Menor Classic Sailing Regatta The Gipsy has been owned by a family from Portmán since 1951 It has been confirmed that among the boats registered to take part in the 5th Mar Menor Classic Sail Regatta from 22nd to 24th June is the Gipsy, the last remaining “spy boat.. 14/06/2018

37 Q for Quality beaches in Murcia this year including 20 in the Mar Menor The beaches named are in Águlias, Cartagena, Los Alcázares, Mazarrón, San Javier and San Pedro del Pinatar Following the news last month that 25 beaches in the Region of Murcia have been awarded the prestigious Blue Flag status.. 13/06/2018

Public safety alert at the Escombreras refinery near Cartagena Workers were evacuated as a cloud of steam yellowed by sulphur rose into the sky A large-scale security alert forced people to evacuate their workplaces at the Repsol plant in Escombreras on Tuesday when a cloud of yellowish steam and smoke containing.. 13/06/2018

Passenger numbers at San Javier airport up for the 20th month in a row Last month was the busiest May at San Javier for eight years! Passenger numbers at Murcia-San Javier airport, which is on schedule to close down in January 2019 to make way for the new facility at Corvera, rose during May for the 20th consecutive.. 12/06/2018

78-year-old Briton arrested in connection with 4 fires in La Manga del Mar Menor The man faces charges after being relieved of a petrol can, matches and a lighter Guardia Civil investigations into four fires which broke out last summer near the Gola de la Estacio and Puerto Mayor in La Manga del Mar Menor have led to charges.. 12/06/2018

Mar Menor water quality continues to improve Experts say express optimism while warning that the lagoon is still fragile The latest measurement concerning the water quality in the Mar Menor show considerable improvements, with experts optimistic that despite the seriousness of the lagoon&rsquo.. 12/06/2018

Anti-jellyfish netting being installed in the Mar Menor 43 kilos of nets to protect bathers at 60 locations around the lagoon this summer Work began last Thursday on the installation of the anti-jellyfish netting in areas popular with bathers in the Mar Menor, and those carrying out the process received.. 12/06/2018

La Manga del Mar Menor was sold for 47 euros in 1863! The Ministry of the Environment identifies the sale as the beginning of the threat to the environment in the Mar Menor One interesting aspect of the controversial Ministry of the Environment report into the deterioration of the marine environment.. 11/06/2018

La Unión Mayor to demand boost for Portmán regeneration project The new Minister for Ecological Transition was involved in the first attempt to regenerate the bay in 2011 Pedro López Milán, the Mayor of La Unión, is to request an urgent meeting with Teresa Ribera, Spain’s new Minister.. 11/06/2018

King Felipe of Spain greets the public at San Javier Airshow The 75th Anniversary celebrations of the Air Academy drew an estimated 300,000 spectators Amongst the hundreds of thousands of people who enjoyed a morning of spectacular air display action over the waters of the Mar Menor on Sunday morning was.. 11/06/2018

Two rescued by Cartagena firefighters after car crash in Torre Pacheco An elderly couple ploughed through a safety barrier close to the A-30 motorway The Cartagena fire brigade were called into action on Sunday afternoon when two people were injured in a car crash on a roundabout close to the intersection of the RM-.. 11/06/2018

Cartagena backs revised Playa Galúa seafront walk plans The 1.2-million-euro promenade now incorporates modifications proposed by Cartagena The Town Hall of Cartagena has given its approval to the revised plans to modify the seafront walk alongside the beach of Galúa in La Manga del Mar Menor.. 11/06/2018

San Javier fights plastic contamination with awareness campaign at weekly markets Staff also carried out a survy in order to improve collection for recycling One of the many initiatives in Murcia last week to coincide with World Environment Day was carried out at the street markets in the municipality of San Javier, where a stall.. 11/06/2018

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..

Mar Menor will again host three endurance swimming events this autumn La Swim Mar Menor endurance series Registration opens on the 24th May with the three races taking place during September and October. Following the success of the 2017 edition, the Mar Menor will once again host a series of endurance swimming.. 22/05/2018

San Javier will be stage finish on 30th August for the 2018 cycling Tour Vuelta a España The 6th stage of the Vuelta a España also passes through Águilas, Mazarrón, Cartagena, La Unión and Los Alcázares The route to be followed by this year’s Vuelta a España, one of the three major stage road..

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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