MURCIA NEWS

Spain reports highest electricity price since January on Tuesday June 15Spain reports highest electricity price since Storm Filomena pushed up demand As the Spanish summer weather has kicked in relatively early this year and many have already resorted to turning the air con on to cool down, there could be some nasty.. 15/06/2021

5,000 passengers at Corvera airport in May as international travel re-starts Traffic at the Region of Murcia International Airport rose by almost 5,000 per cent in May after the lockdown last year! The almost total cancellation of international travel in Europe during the winter is now very gradually being reversed at the.. 15/06/2021

Cartagena residents warned to close doors and windows as mosquito spraying begins in outlying districts Night-time fumigation this week from the Mar Menor in the east to Isla Plana and La Azohía in the west The arrival of warm summer weather coupled with the abundant rainfall during the spring in the Costa Cálida has meant the start of.. 15/06/2021

Covid passports now available in the Region of Murcia Online requests can be made for documents allowing travel throughout the EU On Monday 14th June, over two weeks before the deadline set by the European Union, the Region of Murcia officially inaugurated the system by which it is possible to obtain.. 15/06/2021

Los Alcazares burglar survives 8-metre fall attempting to evade arrest The man attempted to lower himself to the ground using washing lines An intrepid but over-ambitious burglar was taken to hospital this weekend after falling from a second-floor apartment in Los Alcázares while attempting to escape arrest.. 15/06/2021

Cartagena Town Hall bans traditional San Juan bonfires on 23rd June The risk of large gatherings on the beaches heightens concern over celebrating the start of summer The Town Hall of Cartagena has announced that the traditional bonfires to celebrate the night of San Juan on 23rd to 24th June are to be banned this.. 15/06/2021

Over half of over 16s in Murcia have received at least one Covid vaccine dose The Murcia health service plans to begin vaccinating those in their 30s before the end of June The proportion of the population to have been vaccinated against coronavirus continues to be slightly lower in Murcia than in most other regions of Spain.. 15/06/2021

Bar and restaurant opening hours in Murcia extended until 2 am 10 at a table permitted on outdoor terraces pending High Court approval Pandemic restrictions relaxed further in the Costa Cálida as the Covid incidence rate continues to fall As coronavirus incidence rates continue their gradual decrease.. 15/06/2021

Active Covid cases in Murcia drop to lowest level since last July: Covid update June 14 The Costa Cálida enters “low risk” territory for the first time in 11 months After a period in late May when the number of active cases of Covid-149 in the Region of Murcia threatened to rise significantly again, the latest data.. 15/06/2021

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

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 step forwards towards resurrection of Las Dunas commercial centre in Cabo de Palos The local government has approved the next steps in the plan to finally reopen Las Dunas after years of inactivity In a meeting on Thursday (June 10), the Local Government Board has approved the next steps in the plan to reopen the Las Dunas commercial.. 11/06/2021

New cat houses for ferals installed in Islas Menores and the Archaeological Park of MolineteThese kennels join four more which have already been placed in different parts of Cartagena, including Cabo de Palos and Los Urrutias The Health department in Cartagena has installed two new houses for feral cats, one in the area surrounding.. 11/06/2021

Woman arrested in Los Alcazares for providing false padron certificatesAn investigation revealed that several people of different nationalities were all registered under the same address Officers from the Policía Nacional in Los Alcázares have arrested a woman, of Spanish nationality, for document falsification.. 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