Marriage-for-residency scam uncovered in Alicante and Murcia129 people have been arrested in the Costa Blanca for their part in the “ingenious” marriage of convenience scam The National Police has dismantled an “ingenious” criminal network dedicated to creating false marriages of convenience.. 19/05/2022

Murcia truck drivers threaten more strike action in JulyTruckers in the Murcia Region demand government action over rising diesel prices The Regional Federation of Transport Organisations and Companies of Murcia (FROET) has called on self-employed truckers to abandon threats of another transport strike.. 19/05/2022

Crime wave: why are people stealing chlorine tablets from Murcia fountains?Public fountains in Murcia are being deprived of their cleaning tablets, and other “potentially dangerous” behaviour that happens on an almost daily basis Public workers have been busy cleaning and clearing the fountains around Murcia.. 18/05/2022

Murcia health chief says Covid reporting system is obsolete and too slowOutdated systems resulted in serious delays in Covid reporting in the Murcia Region The head of health services in Murcia has criticised the Region’s “obsolete information systems” which she says delayed the reporting of coronavirus.. 18/05/2022

Far-right parliamentary group in Murcia wants to ban the LGBTI flag as unconstitutional and illegalVox in Murcia want to bring “legal consequences” down on the regional government for flying the rainbow flag on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia today On the occasion of International Day Against Homophobia.. 17/05/2022

Region of Murcia has the second highest number of smokers in the whole of SpainThere are more than 50,000 smoking-related deaths in Spain every year Almost eight million people smoke on a daily basis in Spain, according to a survey carried out by the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC), and almost one million are what.. 17/05/2022

Murcia farmers face fines of over 3 million euros for burning agricultural wasteA new law will penalise farmers in the Murcia Region for lighting bonfires The burning of agricultural waste in rural Murcia is a long-standing tradition, and sometimes a nuisance for people living near farms that practiced it, but the regional government.. 17/05/2022

Covid incidence drops by 10 per cent: Murcia pandemic update May 17Five more fatalities have been registered in the Murcia Region but ICU pressure continues to decline With pandemic data across Spain seemingly only travelling in an upward direction for weeks now, the regional health authorities in Murcia have published.. 17/05/2022

Increase in marijuana pollen points to growth of illegal crops in Murcia RegionA “significant increase” in pollen was registered in Cartagena, Lorca and Murcia A study of the amount of cannabis pollen in the Murcian air has detected a “significant increase” of the illegal substance in recent years, indicating.. 16/05/2022

Murcia vineyards showcase their wine at ProWein Fair in Germany37 wineries have travelled to the Dusseldorf fair with the aim of increasing exports from Murcia The Region of Murcia has taken pride of place at the ProWein Fair in the German city of Dusseldorf this weekend, where 37 wineries including the Protected.. 16/05/2022

Three cities in Murcia approach the global warming temperature danger zoneLorca has not only exceeded the Spanish temperature increase average, but the global one as well The worldwide effort to halt global warming is falling far short of expectations and nowhere is this more evident than in Spain, where an analysis of.. 16/05/2022

Buses to Corvera Airport: not enough of them, at the wrong times and going to the wrong placesThere is confusion and consternation in Murcia over the planned summer bus routes to and from Corvera The airport bus service between Cartagena and Murcia and Murcia’s Corvera airport was axed during the Covid-19 lockdown due to a lack of people.. 16/05/2022

Murcia is the hottest province in Spain today: weather forecast May 16-22There will be sun and few clouds as temperatures continue to rise to over 40ºC by the end of the week Minimum and maximum temperatures in Murcia, Sunday May 22   Temperatures are set to rise this Monday May 16 in all of Spain during.. 16/05/2022

Coronavirus infections begin to drop: Murcia Covid update May 13The cumulative incidence rate in over 60s continues to drop in the Murcia Region The Region of Murcia has been following the trend of the rest of Spain in recent days, with infections and fatalities behaving in a very unstable manner. The worrying.. 13/05/2022

Murcia Corvera overtakes six airports in national rankingsThe Region of Murcia airport has experienced the third-largest passenger increase in Spain After a huge boost during Holy Week, Corvera Airport in Murcia is well on its way to hitting pre-pandemic figures by welcoming no fewer than 83,241 passengers.. 13/05/2022

Murcia Corvera airport changes its nameThe airport will now officially be renamed the ‘Aeropuerto Internacional de la Región de Murcia-Juan de la Cierva’, after a controversial Nationalist revolutionary After weeks and months of debate and resistance, the Governing Council.. 12/05/2022

Lorca remembers the victims on anniversary of the 2011 earthquakes9 people lost their lives to the Lorca earthquakes of May 2011 On Wednesday May 11 Lorca once again remembered the victims of the major earthquakes which struck the city in 2011, causing the loss of 9 human lives and irreparable damage to many residential.. 12/05/2022

The Region of Murcia gets 34 blue flags for its quality beaches in 2022 (none in the Mar Menor)Murcia has been recognised for the quality of its beaches, with one glaring, dirty exception The Playa del Pedrucho has been awarded a Blue Flag in 2022   The Region of Murcia will sport 34 Blue Flags this year, two more than last year.. 12/05/2022

New seafront fountain unveiled in Puerto de MazarronThe fountain is designed to represent a boat and will serve as a focal point on the Paseo Marítimo in Mazarrón Having been tested over the last couple of weeks or so, a new fountain on the seafront promenade of Puerto de Mazarrón..

Calls for Madrid-bound trains from Murcia to be moved to Alcantarilla or Nonduermas stationsRailway support platforms propose moving trains that depart from Archena station closer to Murcia The Monitoring Commission for Sustainable Mobility and Railway Infrastructure in the Region of Murcia met with the local government this week to once.. 10/05/2022