MURCIA NEWS

Migrant traffickers arrested in Cartagena, Mazarrón and Fuente �lamo 20 illegal immigrants were found in safe houses awaiting transport to northern Europe Over the course of the last year or so the pattern of unauthorized migrants crossing the Mediterranean from north Africa to the coast of southern Spain has started.. 22/04/2021

Driver arrested for transporting 135 kilos of hashish on the A-7 motorway in south-west Murcia The French-Moroccan attempted to avoid the Guardia Civil in Puerto Lumbreras and Lorca A French national of Moroccan origin has been arrested by the La Guardia Civil following the interception of a vehicle which was found to be carrying 135 kilos.. 22/04/2021

New auditorium planned for Mazarrón as the Town Hall prepares to demolish the old Guardia Civil HQ The abandoned building in the centre of Mazarrón has been purchased for 430,000 euros The Town Hall of Mazarrón has completed the purchase of the former Guardia Civil headquarters on Avenida Constitución in the centre of the.. 22/04/2021

95 per cent of local medical centres will re-open in the Cartagena Health Area within the next few days Adaptations are being made to centres as normality gradually returns to the Murcia health service Little by little, despite the continuing threat of the coronavirus pandemic and the overstretching of health service resources, a semblance of normality.. 22/04/2021

3 out of 10 CaixaBank employees in Murcia will lose their job due to Bankia mergerThe bank is making over 8,000 employees redundant across Spain The Caixa-Bankia merger was always going to create job losses in branches, and the official data from CaixaBank’s ERE redundancy scheme (Expediente de Regulación de Empleo.. 22/04/2021

First Janssen coronavirus vaccine doses arrive in the Region of Murcia The single-dose vaccine will help to accelerate the immunization of those in their 70s Following the European Medicines Agency’s advice that the single-dose Janssen coronavirus vaccine is sufficiently safe to be used on the general population.. 22/04/2021

Three roads in Murcia and Archena closed to traffic by rain and rock falls on Wednesday evening The whole of the Region is on yellow alert for rain and thunderstorms on Thursday Yellow alert warnings have been issued on Thursday for the whole of the Region of Murcia due to the possibility of thunderstorms and rainfall of up to 20 millimetres.. 22/04/2021

Covid situation in Murcia region remains stable: Covid update April 21 One further fatality takes the Murcia coronavirus death toll up to 1,588 The Region of Murcia continues to escape the worst of the fourth wave of coronavirus infection which has seen incidence rates soar in various of the country’s 17 regions.. 22/04/2021

Yellow warning for storms and rain across Murcia on ThursdayThe entire Region is on a yellow warning alert for storms and up to 20 litres per m2 of accumulated rain in an hour The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) is maintaining the yellow warning issued this Thursday throughout the Region of Murcia.. 22/04/2021

Work finally begins to remove cement mixer and fallen bridge from the River Segura It is almost a month since the bridge collapsed under the weight of the cement mixer Finally work has begun to remove a cement mixer and tons of rubble from a collapsed bridge in the bed of the River Segura, where they have been partially blocking.. 21/04/2021

Until 5th July, Esculturas Monumentales by Juan Méjica, open-air sculpture exhibition in Cartagena The exhibition of steel and copper sculptures continues its 11-year tour of Spain The wide avenue of the Alameda de San Antón in Cartagena is hosting an open-air display of monumental sculptures by Juan Méjica, a native of the northern.. 21/04/2021

400,000 euros to prevent further rockfalls along Calle Gisbert in Cartagena The project is being undertaken to protect pedestrians from rock falls A contract has been awarded for work to stabilize the steep rock faces which line Calle Gisbert in the city of Cartagena in order to guarantee the safety of pedestrians and reduce.. 21/04/2021

Restoration for La Podadera gun battery in Cartagena The site of La Podadera has been used to defend the port since the 17th century The Ministry of Defence has informed the Town Hall of Cartagena that work is to be contracted by the Naval Arsenal in the city to protect the disused gun battery of La.. 21/04/2021

Strengthening of castle walls begins at the fortress of Despeñaperros in Cartagena The 19th century fortification is also known as the Castillo de San José Work is beginning this week in Cartagena on a project to strengthen and reinforce the north-west wall of the castle of Despeñaperros, also known as the Castillo.. 21/04/2021

Two bottlenose dolphins released from fishing nets in La Azohía Swordfish also had to be rescued after being accidentally caught in the almadraba fishing nets Two bottlenose dolphins were released back into the open water of the Mediterranean on Monday in La Azohía, in the bay of Mazarrón, after.. 21/04/2021

Man suffers heart attack while awaiting coronavirus vaccination in Murcia The condition of the patient is described as stable in the Arrixaca hospital The condition of a man who suffered a heart attack while queuing to receive his coronavirus vaccine in the city of Murcia on Tuesday morning is described as being stable.. 21/04/2021

Tuna and swordfish season under way along the Mediterranean coast of Murcia A ban on longline swordfish and tuna fishing was in place until the end of March Image: Almadraba of La Azohía As the spring gets under way in southern Spain the migratory patterns of Mediterranean fish species mean that the tuna and.. 20/04/2021

Covid vaccination in Murcia gathers momentum but is still progressing more slowly than elsewhere in Spain 15.3 per cent of the population of the Region have received at least one Covid vaccine dose Image: Mass vaccination centre in Águilas during a visit by the Mayoress In spite of another 16,000 coronavirus vaccine doses having been administered.. 20/04/2021

Catalan rice growers fund ANSE project to recover the salt flats of Marchamalo Nomen Foods have donated 25,000 euros to the project at the southern end of the Mar Menor A project launched by the naturalists of ANSE to recover the old salt flats of Marchamalo, close to the southern end of La Manga on the shore of the Mar Menor.. 20/04/2021

Murcia visitor centre opens Gastrobar in the mountains outside Murcia under work experience scheme Six trainees form a cooperative and offer Murcian cuisine at the La Luz visitors centre in the pine forests of El Valle A new gastrobar has opened at the La Luz visitors centre in the mountains of El Valle, close to Santo Ángel a few kilometres.. 20/04/2021