WEEKLY BULLETIN

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 17th August 2018 Extreme heat followed by destructive storms as the weather grabs the headlines in the Costa Cálida It is often said that the British are obsessed with talking about the weather, but this week that generalization extended to everyone in the.. 17/08/2018

Weekly street market in Cieza Tuesday is market day in Cieza: fresh fruit and veg and a range of other goods For many expats and visitors, one of the great joys of shopping in Spain is the opportunity to buy fresh products and bargain clothes in the weekly local markets, which are..

Weekly street market in Cehegín Tuesday is market day in Cehegín: fresh fruit and veg and a range of other goods For many expats and visitors, one of the great joys of shopping in Spain is the opportunity to buy fresh products and bargain clothes in the weekly local markets..

Weekly street market in Bullas Tuesday is market day in Bullas: fresh fruit and veg and a range of other goods For many expats and visitors, one of the great joys of shopping in Spain is the opportunity to buy fresh products and bargain clothes in the weekly local markets, which are..

Weekly street market in Puerto Lumbreras Friday is market day in the centre of Puerto Lumbreras The weekly market in Puerto Lumbreras is held on Friday mornings, providing a chance to purchase fresh vegetables from the surrounding agricultural land as well as a wide variety of other foodstuffs..

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 10th August 2018 More progress towards the opening of Corvera airport as August heat and thunderstorms make the news in the Costa Cálida There may be a traditional lull in some institutional news in Spain during August, as local, regional and national governments.. 10/08/2018

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 27th July 2018 Up to 40 degrees in the Costa Cálida on Saturday as the Murcia summer warms up for August! The peak of the summer tourist season begins on the Costa Cálida and the rest of the Spanish Costas this weekend, with hundreds of thousands.. 27/07/2018

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 20th July 2018 Ryanair cabin crew strikes disrupt holiday plans as the Costa Cálida basks in summer sunshine In a week when the main concern for many people has been to find ways of cooling down and enjoy the beaches of the Region of Murcia, a lot of those.. 20/07/2018

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 13th July 2018 186 days and counting down: more progress towards the opening of Corvera airport as Murcia sizzles in the July sun The week ended with a glut of news regarding the latest progress towards the opening of the Region of Murcia International Airport.. 13/07/2018

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 6th July 2018 Probable Ryanair strikes threaten travel plans as Terminator, wild fires and a July heat wave hit the headlines in the Costa Cálida A threat to summer travel plans for visitors to the Costa Cálida emerged during this week, when unions.. 06/07/2018

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 29th June 2018 Corvera airport another step nearer opening as ancillary service contracts are put out to tender The opening of the Region of Murcia International Airport in Corvera moved another step closer to becoming a reality on Thursday of this week, when new.. 29/06/2018

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 22nd June 2018 35 degrees, school holidays starting, San Juan bonfires this Saturday - it must be summer in the Costa Cálida! As the summer officially begins (on Thursday at 12.07) and schools break up for over two months in Spain it seems that warm weather.. 22/06/2018

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 15th June 2018 Prepare to bake on the beaches of the Costa Cálida: the summer starts here! After an unsettled spring there is a definite feel of summer in the air in the Region of Murcia this week, with temperatures set to climb up towards the mid-30s over.. 15/06/2018

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 8th June 2018A pig farm next door to Camposol, an opening date for Corvera and a new Spanish government While the headlines in Spain have focussed almost exclusively on Pedro Sánchez’s first week as Prime Minister and the naming of his cabinet ministers.. 08/06/2018

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 1st June 2018 A tumultuous week with an abrupt change in the Spanish government Lead image: A new day dawns in Los Alcázares........ Well, what a week in Spain! As recently as last Friday it was breaking news that Pedro Sánchez of the PSOE party.. 01/06/2018

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 25th May 2018Summer campaign begins in the Region of Murcia On Friday the Murcia region launched its national summer advertising campaign, targeting domestic tourists under the banner of “The Costa Cálida makes you happy”. The campaign.. 25/05/2018

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 18th May 2018 The Pope’s Lamborghini and the mud of Los Urrutias grab the headlines in the Costa Cálida this week It’s not often that a summary of the Murcia news contains information about the Pope and a Lamborghini super-car, but this week.. 18/05/2018

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 11th May 2018 Thunderstorms steal the headlines but the week ends in sunshine as the beaches and marinas of Murcia prepare for the summer  Lead image: Los Alcázares; calm returns after the storms. For many inland areas of the Region of Murcia.. 11/05/2018

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 4th May 2018 A spring public holiday and fiestas in much of Murcia as Corvera, the weather and the drought hit the headlines As the spring continues to bring a mixture of sunshine and showers to the Costa Cálida there has been something of a holiday mood.. 04/05/2018

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 27th April 2018 Seats on flights to Corvera airport go on sale as the mood of optimism regarding tourism in the Costa Cálida strengthens Click on the blue links to read the full stories or go to the home page of www.murciatoday.com for further areas of interest.. 27/04/2018

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 13th April 2018 Whale death after swallowing plastic places Murcia in the spotlight of the campaign to save the world’s oceans One of the most important concerns facing the Earth at the moment is the contamination of the planet’s seas and oceans, and.. 13/04/2018

Murcia and Spanish news round-up, week ending 6th April 2018 Seagulls at San Javier airport, elephants on the motorway and a whale killed by litter in the sea as animals hit the headlines in the Costa Cálida The week after Easter has provided a variety of talking points in the Region of Murcia, including.. 06/04/2018

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 23rd March 2018 Semana Santa starts and the clocks go forward this weekend as spring weather arrives a little late! As of Tuesday this week spring is officially under way, and although for much of the week the cold winds made it feel more like a British spring, this..

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 16th March 2018Unsettled weather for the long weekend, and Arnold Schwarzenegger could arrive at Corvera airport before the first passengers ! For most of the Region of Murcia it has now been over two months since the last public holiday – an unusually long.. 16/03/2018

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 9th March 2018 Image: Tourist office Los Alcázares Sunny spring weather in the Costa Cálida as Corvera airport already brings signs of new investment to Murcia! Spring is most definitely on its way in the Costa Cálida this week, and although.. 09/03/2018

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 2nd March 2018 The sun rising over the Mar Menor this week in Los Alcázares. Tourism Los Alcázares Murcia was the place to be this week, escaping the extreme weather after the 2018 opening of Corvera airport was confirmed In a week which.. 02/03/2018

Murcia and Spanish weekly news round-up week ending 16th February 2018 Spring cleaning in the Mar Menor as warmer weather arrives in the Costa Cálida Lead image: Los Alcázares on the shores of the Mar Menor. In a week when daytime temperatures climbed back above 20 degrees after a two-week cold snap.. 16/02/2018

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 9th February 2018 The Hairy Bikers boost publicity for the Mar Menor as water quality improves during more cold weather  Lead image: BBC Once again the weather has been one of the main talking points in the Region of Murcia this week, with most locals in.. 09/02/2018

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 2nd February 2018 Snow in the Costa Cálida, Mar Menor protection measures stiffened and further progress towards the opening of Corvera airport The wintry weather which had been forecast duly arrived in Murcia last Saturday evening, and in the course of 18.. 02/02/2018

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 26th January 2018A January heatwave, the return of snow and a possible Gota Fría storm in a week when Corvera airport inched closer to opening  An extraordinary week for weather in the Costa Cálida began with a heatwave and is ending.. 25/01/2018

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 19th January 2018Corvera airport expected to bring Costa Cálida tourism boom and Lidl puts all its eggs in the free-range basket! The never-ending fiestas in Spain continued on Tuesday with the feast day of San Antón, the patron saint of animals, a.. 17/01/2018

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 12th January 2018The year’s news begins with Corvera airport, the drought, the Mar Menor and the flu epidemic dominating the headlines If the first two weeks of 2018 are anything to go by, then the news in the Region of Murcia this year is likely to be dominated.. 12/01/2018

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 22nd December 2017Murcia and San Pedro del Pinatar get lucky in the El Gordo Christmas lottery! Christmas joy for lucky lottery punters in a week when Corvera airport moved significantly closer to opening! It almost exactly midday on Friday when after three hours.. 22/12/2017

Murcian and Spanish news round-up, week ending 15th December 2017Christmas is coming, the streets are alight with seasonal cheer, but not everyone is in a festive mood as rain refuses to fall Over the last few days the atmosphere in the Region of Murcia has become a good deal more festive, with Christmas lights.. 15/12/2017

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 1st December 2017 Runway clearing for take-off for the Aena management contract bid at Corvera airport Speculation that the new airport in Corvera could be opened as soon as next year sparked back into life this week with the news that the technical side of the bid.. 01/12/2017

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 24th November 2017 Injustice on Camposol darkens Black Friday The "season to be jolly" is almost upon us again, but before that consumers must navigate first Black Friday and then the pre-seasonal festivities shopping orgy which results in millions of unwanted.. 24/11/2017

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 17th November 2017Water supply top of the agenda as the Murcia president meets Rajoy in Madrid Image: Photograph using a slow shutter time, in which several leonids (meteor shower) from the Comet Tempel Tuttle can be seen. These are visible every year around November.. 17/11/2017

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 10th November 2017A surplus of blue sky and sunshine in the Costa Cálida as Camposol and the Barbary sheep hit the headlines A reminder: Remembrance Day on Saturday, special services in Camposol and elsewhere It appears that the weather has finally turned.. 07/11/2017

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 3rd November 2017 Corvera airport appears closer to opening in Murcia while Catalan separatist leaders are jailed It is now over a month since the simmering conflict between the national government of Spain and the regional administration of Catalunya erupted.. 03/11/2017

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 27th October 2017Murcia basks in unbroken sunshine and the heat is really on as Catalunya declares independence But in Murcia the glorious weather has negative implications as irrigation restrictions are announced There's no doubt about it, anyone preparing.. 24/10/2017