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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

Full-time schooling returns to infant and primary education in Murcia Pupils will attend class five days a week for the last two months of the school year Despite the rise in coronavirus infection rates in most of Spain since the start of the Easter holiday period the Region of Murcia has so far been relatively unaffected.. 20/04/2021

Covid rate in Murcia ten times lower than in Madrid; Covid update April 19 More than half of the municipalities in the Murcia region are below the level at which the virus is considered to be under control. The feared fourth wave is showing little sign of life in the Murcia region at the moment and the number of new cases.. 19/04/2021

Region of Murcia Covid restrictions April 21 to 27 Puerto Lumbreras is the only municipality confined during this period These restrictions take effect from midnight on Tuesday April 20 and remain in place until midnight on Tuesday April 27. This week the restrictions remain the same as last.. 19/04/2021

Vaccination of 70-79 year olds in Mazarron is going ahead on Wednesday Claims on social media that this is not happening are false The pandemic has been an unsettling experience for all of us and has certainly brought home the importance of the internet as a means of rapid communication and sharing of information... 19/04/2021

64 arrests across Spain as police dismantle nationwide narco-boat and drug supply network The organisation’s ringleaders had operational bases in Málaga, La Línea de la Concepción (Cádiz) and Calpe (Alicante). The Guardia Civil has broken up an important criminal network that smuggled hashish into Spain.. 19/04/2021

Murcia changes to phone notification of Covid vaccination appointments as region plays vaccination catch-up Faulty SMS messages help to relegate Murcia to the bottom of the vaccination rankings in Spain In the light of the problems encountered so far by the regional health service of Murcia in notifying and confirming Covid vaccination appointments for.. 16/04/2021

Murcia reports 82 more Covid positives as the number of active cases rises slightly: Covid update April 15 Another fatality takes the Covid death toll in Murcia to 1,582 The expected post-Easter rise in Covid incidence continues to be a minimal one in the Region of Murcia, at least for the time being, and the latest daily update published by the regional.. 16/04/2021

Bomb threat hoax at San Javier school after teacher accused of disrespecting Islam A student hoax is suspected but all threats of this kind must be taken seriously Classes were suspended for a couple of hours on Thursday morning at the Ruiz de Alda secondary school in San Javier after an email was sent in both Spanish and Arabic.. 15/04/2021

Mass vaccination of Mar Menor residents continues Next week the campaign will focus on those aged 70-74 for Pfizer vaccinations Although the Murcia region has received significantly less vaccines than had been scheduled for delivery this week due to a combination of the Janssen vaccine not being.. 15/04/2021

Remains of 10-metre-high tower built by Iberian tribes found in Santomera The tower was built at least 2300 years ago by tribes inhabiting pre-Roman Murcia A team of archaeologists investigating the mountains of the Sierra del Balumba in the municipality of Santomera have identified the remains of one of the largest known.. 15/04/2021