Vueling to operate flights from Corvera airport to Barcelona, Bilbao and Santander starting June 18 Currently traffic at Corvera airport is virtually non-existent with the British government maintaining its ban on international holidays Although the British government presented its long-awaited traffic light system on Friday, there is still no.. 09/04/2021

Artillery shell with explosive charge intact found in Fuente Álamo GEDEX has already removed and destroyed the 30-centimetre long artifact It is a surprisingly frequent occurrence for artillery shells and explosives to turn up in the most unexpected places around the Murcia region, due principally to the Spanish.. 09/04/2021

Covid jabs are available to everyone in Murcia; including those with private health insurance Make sure that details are properly registered with the health service; even those with private medical insurance can be added to the vaccine database How to get access to the COVID vaccine is a hot topic amongst foreign residents in the Murcia.. 09/04/2021

Recycled ocean plastics used for eco-friendly veg packaging by Torre Pacheco growers The BIO range of Agromediterránea also includes courgettes, broccoli and iceberg lettuce Awareness of plastics contamination in the world’s seas and oceans has been raised significantly over the last few years, and in the municipality.. 09/04/2021

Temperatures in Murcia dropped by 10 degrees in 24 hours as April showers return to the Costa Cálida From 28 degrees down to 18 in the city of Murcia on Wednesday The abrupt drop in temperatures which had been forecast in south-eastern Spain duly arrived on Wednesday and cooler temperatures are set to continue for the next couple of days with showery.. 08/04/2021

Fewer Covid patients in Murcia hospitals than at any time since August The number of ICU patients has dropped from 176 in January to just 26 as Murcia continues with a low Covid incidence rate Murcia continues to report one of the lowest coronavirus infection rates among the 17 regions of Spain, with a figure of 62... 08/04/2021

Property sales and mortgage activity up in Murcia as the Costa Cálida bucks the national trend The national figures show that mortgage activity is falling while sales figures remain steady The latest monthly bulletin published on Wednesday by Spain’s property registrars reports that during February the number of residential property.. 08/04/2021

Cartagena promotes fishing traditions in primary education at local schools Pupils will learn about the historical and economic importance of fishing to the city of Cartagena The Town Hall of Cartagena is encouraging local children to learn more about the importance and techniques of the fishing fleet based at the port of.. 08/04/2021

Murcia Education minister will refuse her coronavirus vaccineMabel Campuzano says that she doubts the efficiency and safety of the vaccines being used The recent appointment of Mabel Campuzano as minister for Education and Culture in the re-designed regional government of Murcia has already caused a good deal of.. 07/04/2021

Filtration wells and permeable road surfaces to convert Playa Honda and El Carmolí into urban sponges A series of infrastructures are projected along the coast of the Mar Menor to reduce future flood damage A little over 18 months after the heaviest DANA storm to hit the Region of Murcia in half a century brought devastating flooding to the Campo.. 07/04/2021

New cases and hospitalisations start to rise in Murcia region; Covid April 6, 2021 Three fatalities were reported, the highest figure in a month The latest covid data published by the Murcia regional health authority on Tuesday April 6 (data collected at midnight on Monday 5) reflects a renewed rise in new cases, active cases.. 06/04/2021

British variant accounts for 72 per cent of covid positives in Murcia region The British strain causes more than 70 per cent of infections in 11 of the 17 regions So rapid has the spread of the “British” or “Kent” strain of Covid-19 been over the last two months in Spain that, according to the latest.. 06/04/2021

Covid vaccination campaign in Murcia now extended to include 63-year-olds The regional health authority has reiterated that the public should check their details are correctly registered with their health centre and wait to be called The coronavirus vaccination campaign continues to gather momentum throughout Spain after.. 06/04/2021

Unemployment dropped in Murcia last month but is still 13 per cent higher than a year ago The jobless total is up by 14,000 and many more are still on furlough The number of people registered as being out of work in the Region of Murcia fell by 1,857 (or 1.5 per cent) during March, according to the latest data published on Tuesday morning.. 06/04/2021

Drones and police patrols monitor revellers in Murcia for the Bando de la Huerta No parade or barraca bars for the 2021 fiesta but large numbers of people are expected in public gardens For much of the Costa Cálida Tuesday 6th April marks a return to relative normality after the Easter holidays, but in the city of Murcia.. 06/04/2021

29 degrees in Murcia on Tuesday before rain returns to the Costa Cálida later in the week An abrupt change in the weather is expected to hit southern Spain on Wednesday The weather in the Costa Cálida is set to provide something of a roller-coaster ride over the remainder of this week, with bright sunshine and summery temperatures.. 06/04/2021

Region of Murcia Covid restrictions April 7 to 14 Torre Pacheco and Puerto Lumbreras are both confined during this period These restrictions take effect from midnight on Tuesday April 6 and remain in place until midnight on Tuesday April 13. Extreme alert level: Only Torre Pacheco.. 05/04/2021

Active covid cases in Murcia region back to levels of July 2020 The number of patients receiving hospital treatment has increased slightly The Easter weekend is over and within the next few days it will become obvious if the restrictive measures on travel around Spain during the Easter break has resulted in.. 05/04/2021

Firemen called in to deal with falling masonry from Murcia Cathedral Pieces have fallen off the front of the Baroque Cathedral several times in the last few months Members of the regional fire service were called to secure the front of Murcia Cathedral yet again on Thursday when loose masonry fell off the Baroque.. 02/04/2021

Sea slowly gives up its dead; seven corpses now recovered from Mazarrón migrant boat Two bodies were recovered on Saturday when the boat capsized with 14 people on board Slowly, slowly, the sea is giving up its dead, as the bodies of the 11 illegal migrants who drowned on Saturday when their patera capsized close to the Mazarró.. 01/04/2021