MURCIA NEWS

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

Police in Cartagena put an end to illegal cockfights at animal feed shop in Molinos Marfagones An injured rooster and evidence of recent cockfights were found at the shop in Molinos Marfagones Officers from the Guardia Civil in Cartagena have dismantled an illegal cockfighting ring at a shop in Molinos Marfagones, which sells animal feed.. 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

Unvaccinated over-80s in Águilas urged to contact their medical centres The same message applies to everywhere else in the region Vaccination is being performed at the Águilas Norte medical centre The phase of the coronavirus vaccination campaign aimed at those aged over 80 is now coming to an end in the Region.. 08/04/2021

Get scratching says San Pedro del Pinatar councilLos Alcázares wants to stop its residents scratching, San Pedro del Pinatar wants them to start scratching; must be spring! There’s a lot of noise about scratching going on around the Mar Menor this spring; whilst neighbouring municipality.. 07/04/2021

Justified win for best dressed Semana Santa balcony in Cartagena This has certainly been a non-typical Semana Santa, so significant efforts have been invested into creating "at-home" experiences to honour the grand traditions of this week. One of the annual traditions in Cartagena is the competition.. 07/04/2021

Los Alcazares council intensifies mosquito fumigation Tiger mosquitos are increasingly present on the Spanish costas and the council is determined to keep numbers as low as possible Los Alcázares council has said today that due to the high humidity since the last rains and the warmer temperatures.. 07/04/2021

Another cash point machine ripped out on Camposol UrbanisationThis is the second ATM attack in less than a month on the urbanisation For the second time in less than a month and the third time in less than a year, an ATM cashpoint machine has been robbed on the Camposol urbanisation in the Mazarrón.. 07/04/2021

San Javier fairground area to be used as Covid-19 mass vaccination centre for Mar Menor residents Residents from the municipalities of San Javier, San Pedro del Pinatar and Los Alcázares will all be given their vacciness at the centre In order to speed up the vaccination of all 75 to 79-year-olds living in the surrounding areas, the San.. 07/04/2021

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

Nao Victoria replica ship in Puerto de Mazarron April 7 to 11 Those interested can visit the ship in the Puerto Deportivo Puerto de Mazarrón between April 7 and 11 The Nao Victoria, a faithful replica of the first ship to circumnavigate the world between 1519 and 1522, will be docked in the Puerto de.. 06/04/2021

Pollution-absorbing mural art in Torre Pacheco, Murcia The 2021 edition of Art-Até is underway in Torre Pachecho, bringing mural art to the Dolores de Pacheco, Balsicas, Torre Pacheco and Roldán areas that are not just pleasant to the eye but also care for the environment as they absorb.. 06/04/2021

Contract awarded to restore principal iron bridge in Archena, Murcia The Puente de Hierro is the main crossing over the River Segura in Archena The Puente de Hierro iron bridge in Archena is set to be restored and reconditioned in a project with a budget of 1,036,582 euros which is expected to take eight months to.. 06/04/2021