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VIDEO: 5 boats go up in flames in Aguilas port fireThe blaze in the Murcia fishing port quickly spread through the moored vessels Throngs of onlookers gathered in the fishing port of Águilas on Monday evening, July 4, as a huge fire erupted on the water, scorching five boats before firefighters.. 05/07/2022

Two burglars in Puerto de Mazarron surprised when police catch them breaking into a homeThe alleged perpetrators, a man and a woman, have been arrested thanks to a tip-off from a local resident Police in Mazarrón arrested two people this weekend, a man and a woman, when they were caught in the act of breaking into a private home in.. 05/07/2022

Summer mobile library service at Calabardina in AguilasOver 75,000 books and other items to choose from every Monday morning in Calabardina The mobile library or “Bibliobús” will once again be visiting the Águilas locality of Calabardina this summer, parking on the Paseo Marí.. 05/07/2022

David Sparks, Murcia resident and founder of advice group After Brexit in Spain, dies at the age of 82David was a staunch remainer and started the site in 2018 to campaign against Brexit David Sparks, a British citizen resident in the Murcia Region and founder of the online advice group After Brexit in Spain, has passed away at the age of 82. ..

76-year-old woman rescued from drowning at Puntas de Calnegre beach in LorcaThe Copla Plan coastal safety campaign has been officially launched in Lorca this week On the same day of the official start of Lorca’s summer coastal safety campaign, lifeguards working as part of the Copla Plan rescued a 76-year-old woman.. 05/07/2022

Lifeguards on duty as Blue and Ecoplayas Flags fly at the Lorca beach of Cala de CalnegreLorca boasts 8 kilometres of unspoilt coastline as well as the river beach of Coy Now that the peak summer tourism season is under way in the Spanish Costas the Lorca beach of Cala de Calnegre is fully prepared, with the lifeguard service up and running.. 05/07/2022

Lorry transporting pigs plunges into Lorca ravine killing the driverThe fatal accident happened on the RM-C9 in the Murcia municipality A 30-year-old lorry driver has died after his truck transporting pigs veered off the RM-C9 in Lorca and plunged two metres into a ravine, flipping onto its roof. Despite.. 04/07/2022

Beach weddings to be permitted at 16 locations in Cartagena as of January 2023No summer weddings will be authorized at Cartagena beaches to reduce the inconvenience to bathers The Town Hall of Cartagena has announced that permission is to be given for weddings to be celebrated at 16 locations along the coastline of the municipality..

Aguilas proudly flies 11 Blue Flags at local beaches and marinasÁguilas boasts more Blue Flags for quality beach tourism than any other municipality in the Region of Murcia Celebrating the start of the peak summer tourist season, Águilas is now proudly flyin11 blue flags at its beaches and other related facilities..

26 lifeguard points up and running at Cartagena beaches for the peak summer season90 staff on duty at the Mar Menor and Mediterranean beaches of Cartagena during July and August With July under way the summer 2022 beach safety and lifeguard is fully operational at beaches in the municipality of Cartagena, lookout points now being manned..

60 lifeguards on duty this summer at the beaches of Aguilas14 lookout points are permanently manned until mid-September at Águilas beaches With the peak summer tourist season now under way the COPLA lifeguard and beach safety plan has been fully implemented in Águilas, in the south-west of the Region..

Weekly summer markets under way in Isla Plana, La Azohia, Los Nietos, Islas Menores and Los UrrutiasThe Cartagena beach markets run this year until September 15 Last Friday July 1 saw the reopening of the summer weekly markets in coastal towns and villages of the municipality of Cartagena, with the first two being held in Islas Menores and Isla Plana and..

Miraculous reprieve for dog rescued in Aguilas after falling overboard on the trip to IbizaJolie made it ashore at the Playa de Cope in Águilas after failing into the Mediterranean in transit When Jolie went missing from a boat on which her owners were sailing to Ibiza during a storm the distraught family had little option but to accept.. 02/07/2022
Lorry suspected of involvement in the latest Camposol ATM theft recoveredMazarrón Local Police find lorry in El Paretón lemon groves. The lorry equipped with a crane which is suspected of being used to steal an ATM machine from Sector B of the Camposol development early last week had been stolen from La Unió.. 02/07/2022

Construction work starts on new Camposol private hospitalAfter the land was cleared and the project was announced construction work starts in earnest on new hospital Camposol residents will have noticed a new feature has appeared on the urbanisation skyline, that of the high rise tower crane erected to.. 01/07/2022

Lorca castle included in prestigious national palaces and castles networkThe Fortaleza del Sol in Lorca is admitted to the Grandes Castillos y Palacios Turísticos de España brand The historic castle of Lorca has been officially included in Spain’s national network of tourist castles and palaces, having.. 30/06/2022

Woman killed and another seriously hurt in crash with lorry in LorcaThe fatal accident happened on the A-7 in the Murcia municipality A woman has been killed and another female seriously hurt in a collision with a lorry on the A-7 in Lorca. The horror smash happened just after 11am on Tuesday June 28.. 29/06/2022

Four earthquakes hit Lorca border within half an hourThe tremors on the Lorca border in the Region of Murcia registered up to 2.9 on the Richter scale The earth trembled on the Lorca border on Tuesday evening (June 28) when four earthquakes reaching up to 2.9 on the Richter scale were recorded in neighbouring.. 29/06/2022

Lorca allocates 10m euros to municipal improvementsThe additional funding will go towards the continued improvements to infrastructure and services throughout Lorca The mayor of Lorca, Diego José Mateos, has revealed this week that an additional budget of more than 10 million euros has been.. 28/06/2022

Long awaited breakthrough in Camposol flood threat sagaCrucial meeting arranged for July 6 to seek a solution to the historic Sector D Rambla de los Aznares conundrum After recent meetings between Mazarrón Council and the National Government’s CHS body (Confederación Hidrográfica del..
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