MURCIA NEWS

All beaches in Murcia region flying green flags today including Playa Puerto in Mazarron Aemet maintains a yellow heat alert from 2 p.m. onwards All of the beaches in the Murcia region are flying green flags today, Friday July 30, including the Playa Puerto in Mazarrón which has now re-opened for bathers following the sewage.. 30/07/2021

Cartagena bans solar power plants in a large area on Earth Overshoot Day No industrial solar power generation permitted between Canteras and Isla Plana despite the need for ecological transition Throughout Spain authorities are finding it hard to balance the need for more ecologically sustainable sources of energy to.. 30/07/2021

Vehicle driven by 79-year-old man overturns on La Azohia-Cartagena roadThe driver was trapped inside his vehicle A 79-year-old man was rescued by firefighters and taken to hospital after being injured when the vehicle in which he was travelling left the road and overturned, at kilometer 12 of the RM-E22 highway (Cartagena.. 30/07/2021

Torre Pacheco campaign vaccinates nearly three thousand in the 20 to 29 age groupSome 2,706 people in the younger age range received their first dose of Pfizer in Torre Pacheco On Wednesday, July 28, some 2,706 people aged between 20 and 29 in the municipality of Torre Pacheco received their first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19.. 29/07/2021

Frustration from Los Alcazares police over disgusting litter on the beachesThe couldn´t care less attitude of holidaymakers is offensive and frustrating Some of us are happy to give up our own spare time to go down to the region’s beaches and clear up plastic waste to try and prevent the destruction of our.. 29/07/2021

Covid outbreaks in Murcia care homes: all staff returning from leave will be PCR testedFollowing outbreaks in both Lorca and Cartagena, further measures will be employed to safeguard the elderly residents In an attempt to slow the resurgence of infections in the elderly, the Ministries of Social Policy and Health in the Region of.. 29/07/2021

Cartagena Police rescue a 21 month old child trapped in a carThe mother of the little girl in the municipality of Cartagena had locked her keys inside the vehicle Early on Wednesday morning, July 28, the Local Police of Cartagena rescued a 21-month-old little girl who had been locked inside the family car.. 29/07/2021

Costas updates Mar Menor Protection Plan removing reference to clearance of silt deposits This effectively means that the residents of Los Urrutias and Los Nietos must wait until next year for any sort of actions from the administrations. This summer in Los Urrutias and Los Nietos, two of the towns on the inland shore of the Mar Menor.. 29/07/2021

Woman rescued from car on AP-7 in Pilar de la HoradadaThe accident took place near the border between Valencia and Murcia   A female driver was rescued from her car on the AP-7 near Pilar de la Horadada, close to the border between the Region of Murcia and the Valencia region, on Wednesday afternoon.. 28/07/2021

Cartagena Lottery outlet closed after owner stole winning ticket for himselfThe owner of the Cartagena store was sentenced to 18 months in jail and ordered to pay compensation to the customer A lottery store on Calle Serreta in Cartagena has been provisionally closed by the public body Loterías y Apuestas del Estado.. 28/07/2021

Microalgae farmed for commercial use in San Javier A pioneering initiative in Torre Octavio in San Javier is farming microalgae for food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals On Tuesday the mayor of San Javier, José Miguel Luengo accompanied the regional Minister of Water, Agriculture, Livestock.. 28/07/2021

Rupture of drinking water pipe causes consternation in San JavierThe water poured into the Mar Menor off Playa Barnuevo, tinted with red soil The rupture of a drinking water pipe in San Javier resulted in the sudden appearance of a large stain of discharged reddish water into the Mar Menor off Playa Barnuevo.. 27/07/2021

Cartagena replaces a fifth of its buses with new vehiclesThe City Council of Cartagena has purchased ten modern and more environmentally efficient buses With an investment of €3 million, Cartagena has replaced one fifth of its fleet of 48 buses that were more than 12 years old with newer, more efficient.. 27/07/2021

Torre Pacheco continues works to minimise flooding with Rambla Sur projectThe Town Hall’s objective is to rapidly evacuate water from  urbanized areas of Torre Pacheco following heavy rain The Rambla Sur Project in Torre Pacheco aims to prevent future floods by ensuring the ramblas in the municipality are better.. 27/07/2021

Underwater wine storage facility to be located off Cartagena coastWines will be aged under the sea off the coast of Cartagena The Port of Cartagena will play host to the first underwater winery in the Region of Murcia, via a first innovative project for the aging of wines and other alcoholic beverages under the.. 27/07/2021

Las Claras del Mar Menor school launches: Save the Mar Menor ProjectThe initiative aims to educate school children in the Mar Menor about caring for the environment Las Claras del Mar Menor bilingual school in the Los Alcázares municipality, has launched a unique educational project called 'Salvemos el.. 27/07/2021

La Manga beachgoer finds several pieces of hashish washed up on the shoreThe man handed the hashish over to lifeguards which he found while walking along the La Manga beach A surprised beachgoer stumbled across several large lumps of hashish while taking a stroll on Monday afternoon, July 16 along the La Ensenada del.. 27/07/2021

A weekend of Covid crime in CartagenaMore than one hundred adverse incidents were reported to Cartagena police over the weekend The Local Police of Cartagena had an exceptionally busy weekend, having to respond to almost one hundred incidents.   Between Friday, Saturday.. 27/07/2021

Tour of Spain cycle race passes through Murcia on August 21 and 22 The iconic Vuelta Ciclista a España will pass through Murcia’s Mar Menor next month The 76th edition of the world-renowned Vuelta a Espana, a three-week cycling race scheduled to take place in Spain between August 14 and September.. 27/07/2021

Man suffers decompression syndrome after diving in Cabo de PalosCabo de Palos in Cartagena is a popular spot for divers in the Region of Murcia A 51-year-old man was rushed to hospital for a hyperbaric chamber treatment after reporting feelings of dizziness and vertigo following a diving trip in Cabo de Palos.. 26/07/2021