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Murcia traffic authorities declare war on mobile phones Distractions at the wheel such as WhatsApp killed 500 people on the roads of Spain last year The latest campaign launched by the traffic authorities and the Guardia Civil in the Region of Murcia this week is focussing on distractions suffered by.. 18/09/2018

Murcia hopes for soft Brexit as exports to the UK grow by 7.4 per cent Confectionery and sweets are the second largest export sector from Murcia to the USA! The regional government of Murcia has transmitted to the national government its desire for a “soft Brexit” to be negotiated in order to place the Region.. 18/09/2018

Murcia government includes de-nitrification plants in Mar Menor master plan amendments This is one of 55 objections and suggestions included in the proposals made to the Spanish government The regional government in Murcia has confirmed that a total of 55 objections, proposals and suggestions are to be made to the Ministry of Ecological.. 18/09/2018

Demonstrators warn of heavy metal pollution in the Mar Menor Arsenic and zinc flow into the lagoon from the abandoned mines of Sierra Minera With the issue of the marine environment in the Mar Menor almost constantly in the regional news in Murcia, due mainly to the deterioration caused in large part by the.. 18/09/2018

Two seriously injured in head-on collision in Yecla The crash occurred on Monday on the N-344 between Yecla and Caudete Two people were seriously injured in a road accident which occurred in the municipality of Yecla in the early hours of Monday morning, when a car and a lorry were involved in a head.. 18/09/2018

Chameleon re-introduced into the wild in San Pedro del Pinatar The ailing reptile completed a successful recovery at the wildlife centre in El Valle A common chameleon was re-released into the wild in the regional park of the salt flats and dunes of San Pedro del Pinatar on Monday following successful treatment.. 18/09/2018

Two migrant boats intercepted off the coast of Cartagena 22 Algerians were brought ashore in Cartagena as the total in Spain this year approaches 33,000 Twenty-two male Algerians were brought ashore in Cartagena on Friday night after the two small boats on which they were attempting to cross the Mediterranean.. 17/09/2018

Murcia government objects to Mar Menor “zero run-off” proposals made by the Ministry of the Environment To prevent all rainwater run-off into the Mar Menor may prove “technically impossible” Over the last few days the differences of opinion between the regional government of Murcia and its counterpart at national level have been most.. 17/09/2018

Irish woman found dead at Isla Plana beach The body was spotted in the sea early on Sunday morning There was a shock on Sunday for the residents of Isla Plana, in the far south-west of the municipality of Cartagena close to Puerto de Mazarrón, when the body of a woman was spotted floating.. 17/09/2018

First hybrid train cuts Murcia-Madrid journey time by half an hour Political disagreements overshadow the new Alvia service from Cartagena and Murcia to Madrid The first hybrid Alvia-370 train to run from Murcia to Madrid set off and arrived 4 minutes later than scheduled on Monday morning, making good the promise.. 17/09/2018

Prison for driver who caused accident in which 4-month-old died Drugs and marijuana were found in the man’s bloodstream after the accident on 2nd September A 38-year-old man resident in the city of Murcia is being held in prison after investigations led to the conclusion that his reckless driving had caused.. 17/09/2018

One-woman war on glass waste on World clean-up dayPicking up glass bottles helps to minimise fire risk in natural areas Today is International World Clean-up day and across the world initiatives are underway to deal with some of the major problems faced by the planet, plastic waste being one such topic.. 15/09/2018

More service contracts awarded at Corvera airport The appointment of the non-executive president of the Corvera management company is confirmed Meeting for the first time inside the airport itself, the management board of the Aena subsidiary created to supervise the Region of Murcia International.. 14/09/2018

Puntas de Calnegre residents threaten a move to the municipality of Mazarrón A Lorca councillor claims that the village is neglected by the Town Hall of Lorca For as long as anyone can remember the village and beaches of Puntas de Calnegre have been considered “the beach of Lorca”, but there are indications that.. 14/09/2018

Green light for the first flights at Corvera airport on 15th January 2019 The Minister for Development confirms the opening date for the Region of Murcia International Airport In some ways Thursday’s visit to Murcia of the national Minister for Development, José Luis Ábalos, was an occasion on which.. 14/09/2018

50 sunken and abandoned boats are being removed from the Mar Menor The removal of the wrecks contributes to the regeneration of the marine environment in the lagoon The Department of the Environment of the regional government of Murcia is currently overseeing an initiative to retrieve approximately 50 sunken, semi.. 14/09/2018

Work to begin next year on the AVE high-speed rail line to Cartagena The Minister for Development promises a decision soon on underground or overground tracks into the city During his visit to the Region of Murcia on Thursday José Luis Ábalos, the Minister for Development in the Spanish government, made.. 14/09/2018

Train journeys between Murcia and Madrid shortened by 30 minutes A new hybrid rail service will come into operation in Murcia next Monday José Luis Ábalos, the Minister for Development in the Spanish government, visited the Region of Murcia on Thursday, and while in the regional capital announced.. 14/09/2018

Guardia Civil divers recover sunken fishing net from the Isla del Fraile The Águilas fishermen’s guild collaborated in the operation GEAS Guardia Civil divers have successfully removed a professional sea bed fishing net from the Mediterranean close to the Isla del Fraile off the coast of Águilas, it.. 13/09/2018

Red flag bathers face fines after taking to the water in La Manga Beachgoers defy the warnings at the Playa de las Sirenas The lifeguards at the Playa de las Sirenas on the Mediterranean coastline of La Manga del Mar Menor found themselves morally (if not legally) obliged to enter the water on Wednesday when various.. 13/09/2018

Record 1.47-million-euro fine for negligent Abanilla waste disposal company Proambiente allowed 13,800 tons of leachates to contaminate the Abanilla countryside It is now almost seven years since the regional government detected unauthorized dumping in the area of La Solana, close to Abanilla, and as investigations continued.. 13/09/2018

Two arrested for unlicensed capture and possession of goldfinches The arrests took place in Cehegín and Cartagena In Spain songbirds such as the goldfinch are viewed by many to be acceptable as pets, and are sometimes kept in cages much like budgerigars, but in fact it is against the law both to capture.. 13/09/2018

23-per-cent increase in Murcia property sales figures in July The 14th consecutive monthly increase in the Costa Cálida consolidates the rise in sales activity This Thursday saw the publication by the government’s central statistics unit of the residential property sales data for the month of July.. 13/09/2018

Ryanair pilots’ strike forces two cancellations at Murcia-San Javier airport Another cabin crew “macro-strike” is threatened for the last week of September Low-cost Ryanair is suffering a troubled summer due to discontent among its employees in various European countries, and the industrial action continued on.. 12/09/2018

Passenger numbers up at San Javier airport for the 23rd month in a row 88 per cent of July passengers were on flights to and from the UK and Ireland As preparations advance for opening of the new Region of Murcia International Airport in Corvera next January, when Murcia-San Javier airport will be closed to civilian.. 12/09/2018

Profile-raising articles in the pipeline for Murcia in Scandinavian magazines and newspapers Scandinavia is the third most important source of international tourism in the Costa Cálida As part of the continuing efforts to attract more tourists to the Costa Cálida the regional government has organized a “press trip&rdquo.. 12/09/2018

Aena reportedly counting on Ryanair transfer to Corvera airport The Murcia government hopes that politics won´t get in the way of the opening of Corvera airport Earlier this year a vote of no confidence in PP leader Mariano Rajoy forced a change in national government, the result being that the new.. 12/09/2018

Motor home catches fire in Los Narejos Nobody was inside the vehicle when it burst into flames near the beaches of Los Alcázares The fire brigade of Cartagena were called out on Tuesday to Los Narejos, on the coast of the Mar Menor in the municipality of Los Alcázares, when.. 12/09/2018

100,000 euros worth of high value communications products stolen in Cartagena heist The thieves were highly organised and rapidly emptied the shop of iPhones and electrical products An organised gang is suspected of being behind a daring robbery which took place at 04.30am in the principal shopping centre of Cartagena on Monday.. 11/09/2018

7,000 kilos of hashish confiscated from yacht 100 miles off Cabo de Palos Two Russian crew were transporting drugs worth around 11 million euros Detecting and intercepting shipments of drugs making their way towards Spain across the western Mediterranean is an extremely difficult task, but the Spanish customs authorities.. 10/09/2018

Could Cartagena AVE link re-open Hacienda Riquelme station? Residents of Hacienda Riquelme hope for a re-opening of the station on the Murcia-Cartagena line Since the abrupt change in the national government of Spain in May of this year there has been some uncertainty over how plans to bring the AVE high-.. 10/09/2018

Costa Cálida focuses on Madrid to catch late season touristsMinimum temperatures were over 20 degrees on Monday and the Costa Cálida remains attractive after the peak holiday months The Murcia Region has always been a hugely popular holiday destination for the Spanish domestic market, the most important.. 10/09/2018

Five arrested for harvesting sea snails at Playa Honda The group pretended to be enjoying a family day out but other beachgoers reported them The Guardia Civil have detained five people after they were found to have pretended to be a family enjoying a day at the beaches of the Mar Menor in order to remove.. 10/09/2018

Sustainable planting at Águilas viewing point Organic fertilizers and native plant species at the Mirador de Cocedores in Águilas The Town Hall of Águilas has set in motion a project to improve the viewing point of Cocedores, re-fertilizing using organic substances and ensuring.. 10/09/2018

Murcia government rejects need for additional mobile phone ban in schools Phones have been banned in the classroom for years in both primary and secondary schools in Murcia There has been a good deal of talk in the Spanish media of late concerning an innovation which has caused controversy in France at the start of the.. 10/09/2018

Foreign tourist spending in Murcia up by over 20 per cent this year Murcia out-performs the rest of Spain as more visitors stay longer and spend more money! The breakdown of national figures which were published last week regarding international tourist spending in Spain during July reveal that the accumulated figure.. 10/09/2018

President of Corvera airport nominated by national government Diego Peñarrubia is expected to occupy the honorary post when the airport opens in January 2019 With the scheduled opening date for the Region of Murcia International Airport in Corvera just over four months away the Ministry of Development.. 10/09/2018

The 112 emergency services line in Murcia receives 78 insulting calls and hoaxes per day! Pranksters waste the time of operators and jeopardize responses to genuine emergencies Most residents of the Region of Murcia agree that the 112 emergency phone line plays a vital role in reassuring citizens and visitors that ambulance services.. 10/09/2018

Cartagena-Vera ghost motorway contract will not be put out to tender this year Interest in the AP-7 and other toll motorways in Spain is considered insufficient for bids to be invited José Luis Ábalos, the Minister of Development in the Spanish government, has announced that the management contracts of the toll.. 10/09/2018

Mobile phone app brings about beach clean-ups in La Manga and Los Nietos The CONECTAmbiental app can be used to report environmental issues to the Murcia government A mobile phone app created by the regional government of Murcia so that members of the public can report environmental problems in and around the Mar Menor.. 07/09/2018

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