Murder on the seafront in Puerto de Mazarrón A Moroccan national was shot three times in the chest on the terrace of a seafront café-bar A man who was shot three times in the chest in Puerto de Mazarrón on Sunday evening has died from his injuries, escalating a bar terrace brawl.. 14/06/2021

One dead and five injured in Torre Pacheco road accident The head-on collision occurred on the road between El Jimenado and Torre Pacheco A road accident described in the Murcia regional press as “brutal” left one person dead and five more injured in the municipality of Torre Pacheco on Saturday.. 14/06/2021

Noelia Arroyo takes office as Mayoress of CartagenaThe agreed power-sharing transition is completed as Ana Belén Castejón gives way to the new Mayoress Following the resignation last week of Ana Belén Castejón from the post of Mayoress of Cartagena the second half of.. 14/06/2021

Corvera airport inaugurates flights to and from Oujda in Morocco this Friday A new destination in north Africa is added to the flight information boards at Corvera As activity begins to pick up again following the near standstill over the winter at the Region of Murcia International Airport in Corvera, a new route to and.. 14/06/2021

New-born fawn rescued from forest fire in Moratalla The blaze raged throughout Sunday afternoon and threatened wildlife species and their habitat Firefighters in the north-west of the Region of Murcia managed to bring a wildfire under control on Sunday, minimizing the effects of a blaze which began.. 14/06/2021

Farm worker in Los Belones collapses with heatstroke as summer weather arrives in Murcia Beware the effects of the midday sun in the Costa Cálida and be sure to drink plenty of water! As the summer kicks in and the heat begins to become oppressive during the middle of the day throughout the Region of Murcia one of the first cases.. 14/06/2021

Summer under way in the Costa Cálida with temperatures set to reach 35 degrees Barely a cloud in the sky in Murcia in the early part of this week As the official start of the summer approaches on 21st June there is no room left for doubt that the long hot beach season is under way in the Costa Cálida, with maximum temperatures.. 14/06/2021

Slight rise in Covid cases again; Murcia Covid June 11The accumulated incidence rate in the region has dropped to below 50 within the last 24 hours Slight rise in Covid cases across the Region of Murcia, while hospital figures remain the same Image: evolution of the number of new cases (top) and.. 11/06/2021

Further evidence of a return to pre-pandemic levels in the Murcia property market April sales in the Costa Cálida up by 81 per cent over the same lockdown-affected month last year As the pandemic situation continues to ease evidence continues to accumulate to suggest that the Murcia property market is returning to pre-.. 11/06/2021

Cheap as chips: Spanish potato prices are forced down by imports and supermarkets Imports from outside the EU are reportedly leading to losses for Murcia potato farmers The potato farming sector in the Region of Murcia is reported by the COAG farmer’s union to be facing its worst crisis in a decade, with agriculturalists.. 11/06/2021

Mayoress of Cartagena resigns Ana Belén Castejón gives way to Noelia Arroyo after 4 years as Mayoress in two governing coalitions After four years in office, Ana Belén Castejón Hernández resigned from her post as Mayoress of Cartagena on Thursday.. 11/06/2021

Barcelona palaeontologists return to prehistoric Cueva Victoria site in Cartagena this summer The caves are thought to contain remains of the first hominids to cross from Africa to Europe a million years ago An agreement has been reached between the Town Hall of Cartagena and researchers at the University of Barcelona by which excavation.. 11/06/2021

Mar Menor water quality reported to be the best in years As summer begins the problem of mud on the western shore still lingers but other parameters indicate recovery There continue to be grave concerns over the quality of the water in the Mar Menor, but data produced by the Universidad Politécnica.. 11/06/2021

Flights from Corvera airport to Bilbao and Santander to begin in July Activity gradually returns to the Murcia airport with more domestic services on offer than in previous years The level of activity at the Region of Murcia International Airport in Corvera is gradually beginning to pick up again after practically.. 11/06/2021

Using the online Covid booking system in the Murcia RegionNearly all municipalities are now using the online booking system of the regional health service Boss Laurence being vaccinated in Cartagena this week. Most municipalities are now using the online booking system for first covid vaccinations.. 10/06/2021

First case of Indian variant detected in the Region of Murcia: Covid update June 10Covid cases and hospital patients have decreased slightly across the Region according to latest figures This Thursday (June 10), the health authorities in the Region of Murcia confirmed that the first case of the Indian variant of coronavirus has.. 10/06/2021

Agriculture department donates experimental cherries to Cáritas charity in Caravaca de la CruzThe cherries were grown at the experimental plantation at the Agrarian Development Centre located in Las Nogueras The General Directorate of Agriculture, Food Industries and Agrarian Cooperativism in the Region of Murcia has donated more than 160.. 10/06/2021

Man rescued after falling down 5-metre well in Fuente Álamo, Murcia The faller suffered only minor injuries but was taken to hospital in Cartagena A 60-year-old man was rescued on Wednesday afternoon by firefighters after falling into a 5-metre well or borehole on a plot of rural land close to Fuente Álamo.. 10/06/2021

Seven minor earthquakes in under 36 hours in north-west Murcia The tremors in Moratalla and Caravaca de la Cruz measured up to 2.5 mbLg A total of seven minor earthquakes were recorded in the far north-west of Murcia in the early hours of Wednesday and Thursday mornings, none of them measuring over 2.5 mbLg (.. 10/06/2021

9 June 2021: active Covid case and hospital patient numbers continue to drop in Murcia 57 new cases and no fatalities reported in the Wednesday regional government update The decrease in coronavirus incidence rates which began in Murcia at the end of May continued with the publication on Wednesday of the latest daily bulletin by the.. 10/06/2021