WEEKLY BULLETIN

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 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

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 20th October 2017 The Catalunya crisis remains the overriding issue in Murcia and the rest of Spain It is a shame to report that the main news in Murcia is not the wonderful weather which brought flocks of tourists to the Costa Cálida during the long holiday.. 16/10/2017

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 6th October 2017 Catalunya is the main talking point all over Spain while Murcia rail station is out of action as high-speed rail protests risk backfiring  It's not that there hasn't been any news in Murcia this week, but the talk in the bars and.. 06/10/2017

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 29th September 2017 The best ever international tourism figures in Spain are pushed out of the headlines by the Catalan independence referendum The week ends with the publication of figures which show that in August Spain enjoyed a record month in terms of international.. 29/09/2017

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 22nd September 2017 Cartagena conquered successfully by the Romans but media interest remains firmly focused on the Catalan independence referendum The summer ended on Friday at precisely 22.02, shortly after Cartagena was conquered by the Romans following a fierce.. 23/09/2017

Murcia and Spanish news round up week ending 15th September 2017Murcia property sales running at highest level for almost six years as 90% of improved San Javier traffic is from the UK The first half of September ended on a high in Murcia as far as the weather is concerned, with maximum temperatures reaching.. 15/09/2017

Murcia news round-up week ending 8th September 2017Back to business in Murcia: after two months of summer holiday the Costa Cálida returns to the mundane routine of fiestas and ferias! Image: regional president Fernando López Miras visits schoolchildren on their first day back in class.. 08/09/2017

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 1st September 2017 Corvera airport adjudication continues, best foreign tourism figures ever for Murcia and positive news for Brexit expat pensioners As September begins the traffic authorities in Murcia are warning that over the weekend as many as 900,000 long-distance.. 01/09/2017

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 18th August 2017Spain in shock after death toll in Catalunya terrorist attacks rises to 14 Spain was abruptly jolted out of its August holiday mood on Thursday afternoon when the appalling news broke that an IS-related terrorist attack in the city of Barcelona had.. 18/08/2017

Murcian and Spanish news round-up week ending 11th August 2017The week of the "phantom storm" precedes the last extended weekend of the summer in the Costa Cálida Image: The sun rising this morning over the Mar Menor courtesy of Los Alcázares tourism. The main talking point in.. 11/08/2017

Murcia weekly news round-up week ending 4th August 2017Murcia medics issue heat alert as summer tourist activity moves into top gear The first weekend of August is now upon us and the weather has provided a reminder of exactly why the coastline of the Region of Murcia is known as the Costa Cálida.. 04/08/2017

Murcia news round-up week ending 28th July 2017The Costa Cálida prepares a very warm welcome for August visitors! As the last weekend of July begins there are certain things which can be taken for granted in the Region of Murcia, for example that the weather will be warm and that the roads.. 24/07/2017

Murcia and Spanish weekly news round-up week ending 21st July 2017 Summer festivities in full swing in the Costa Cálida as environmental and agricultural issues dominate the Murcia news Despite the unusual weather forecast this Friday, with rain reportedly on its way to northern and central areas of Murcia.. 17/07/2017

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 7th July 2017 Image: Jumilla town hall Extraordinary weather heralds the start of the summer season as plans for Corvera airport get back on track We are now a week into July and the weather across Spain continues to defy expectations as the unbroken sunshine.. 03/07/2017

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 30th June 2017 Summer starts here in the Costa Cálida! You'd be forgiven for thinking that today was the start of the Easter holidays, not the summer holidays looking at the images of the torrential hailstorm that dropped on Murcia City this morning.. 01/07/2017

Murcia and Spanish news round-up week ending 24th June 2017The heat is on as the Costa Calida prepares for a long hot summer The heat is on Although the heat has been the main talking point of the week, the heat is also on worldwide to deal with the increasing threat of cybercrime and hacking. Apologies.. 24/06/2017

Murcia and Spanish weekly news round up week ending 16th June 2017Tragedy averted as giant ficus tree collapses in the centre of Murcia during the June heatwave For much of the last week, while environmental matters continued to occupy a large proportion of the headlines in the Region of Murcia, the main topic.. 16/06/2017