MURCIA NEWS

New bus routes in the Cartagena and Mar Menor areaThere are now buses connecting Cartagena, La Manga, Torre Pacheco and Los Alcázares The new bus system came into effect across the Region of Murcia on Friday December 3 and included in the new plan are several remodelled routes in the Cartagena.. 06/12/2021

Murcia driver caught doing 194 kilometres per hour in a 100km zone near San JavierThe luxury car was pulled over between San Javier and Murcia The Guardia Civil stopped a Polish man who was driving a high-end luxury car at a staggering 194 km/h along the RM-19 highway between San Javier and Murcia, a stretch of road that has a.. 03/12/2021

Spain to appear before EU court for failure to protect Mar MenorSpain will have to give explanations in court for the insufficient measures taken to tackle pollution in the Mar Menor, among others Spain will be called to appear before the European Court of Justice for the lack of measures taken to protect its.. 03/12/2021

La Manga locals fight and win to keep Cartagena bus routeThe line 20 bus will not be cancelled, as the Cartagena council previously proposed After the announcement that the Cartagena-La Manga (Pedruchillo) bus route was going to be cancelled, a group of local residents from La Manga del Mar Menor has been.. 02/12/2021

New Dutch store Zeeman to open in CartagenaThe shop has been dubbed the Primark of Holland and this installation is the second in the Region of Murcia A new clothes, textiles and accessory shop, known as the Primark of Holland, is going to be opening in Cartagena from December 15; the second.. 02/12/2021

Region of Murcia once again spent less than promised on the Mar Menor in 2021This year, the regional government has only spent 12 million of the 50 million euros budgeted for saving the Mar Menor Over the course of 2021, the regional government of Murcia has reportedly only spent 12 million euros of the 50 million euros that.. 02/12/2021

Senior figures blamed in criminal court for Mar Menor pollutionThree top Murcian government officials and 38 agricultural companies held criminally responsible for nitrate run-off into the Mar Menor Although it’s still in its early stages, a judicial trial investigating the pollution in the Mar Menor has.. 01/12/2021

Loud bangs heard in the Region of Murcia explained: military planes broke the sound barrierNeighbours in Cartagena, La Unión and Lorca reported two loud bangs on Tuesday November 30 Residents in several municipalities in the south of the Region of Murcia will have heard two loud bangs on Tuesday afternoon (November 30), and many.. 01/12/2021

Cartagena ramps up its tourism budget with plans to de-seasonalise La MangaFunding for animal welfare services and improved healthcare also feature in Cartagena's 2022 Budget Cartagena City Council has announced its budget proposals for 2022 with a notable increase in the amount allocated for tourism, the renovation.. 30/11/2021

Cartagena hotels close to being booked out this December holidayMany hoteliers in the Murcia municipality of Cartagena hope to hang ‘no vacancy’ signs over the weekend With the first bank holiday of the month on our doorstep, hoteliers in Cartagena are anticipating a more than promising weekend, particularly.. 30/11/2021

For those not yet vaccinated: these are the mobile vaccination days in the Region of MurciaMurcia, Lorca and Cartagena will all have mobile vaccine points in December As the regional health authorities previously announced, three mobile vaccination points are going to be installed in some of the most densely populated areas of the Region.. 30/11/2021

Cartagena, San Pedro del Pinatar and six other municipalities: capacity reduced to 50 per centCieza, Jumilla, Calasparra, Cehegín, Totana and Yecla have also been upgraded to ‘high risk’ level Eight Murcia municipalities are on level 3 alert, ‘high risk’ as the sixth wave of coronavirus takes hold in the Region.. 30/11/2021

Bar and restaurant capacity limited to 30 per cent in five Murcia municipalitiesFive areas in the Region have moved to the ‘very high risk’ level As the number of coronavirus infections continues to rise in the Region of Murcia and the 14-day cumulative incidence rate surges past the national average, the indoor capacity.. 29/11/2021

Almost 5,000 kilos of hashish seized off Cartagena coastTwo Bulgarians have been arrested in connection to drugs, which are now being held in the Region of Murcia In an anti-drug trafficking operation, the Policía Nacional intercepted a boat around 67 miles off Cartagena’s coast and seized.. 29/11/2021

Arsonist arrested for starting Torre Pacheco fires earlier this monthThe suspect, who has a criminal record for arson dating back to 2002, is accused of starting the three fires in Torre Pacheco on November 9 A culprit has been arrested on suspicion of starting three fires which broke out in the town of Torre Pacheco.. 29/11/2021

Ten social groups receive funds raised at Cartagena festivalMore than 10,000 euros was donated although most of the Romans and Carthaginian fiestas in the Region of Murcia were cancelled Around 10,000 euros from ticket sales for events held during the annual Carthaginian and Roman fiestas was awarded.. 26/11/2021

Minor investigated for illegal immigration for first time in MurciaThe teenager was first detained in the Region of Murcia last year A minor is being investigated in relation to facilitating illegal immigration for the first time in the Region of Murcia after he was believed to be at the helm of a patera (small dingy.. 26/11/2021

Cartagena empowerment workshop accused of sexismCartagena Town Hall has been met with criticism on all sides due to their December workshop programme A workshop meant to empower women in the municipality of Cartagena backfired after the Town Hall wanted women to participate in a “sweet.. 26/11/2021

Cabo de Palos lighthouse damaged in stormThe Cartagena lighthouse’s turn signals were damaged in the storms that battered the Region of Murcia last week Last week’s storms along the coast in the Region of Murcia have damaged the lighthouse in Cabo de Palos which usually emits.. 26/11/2021

New plan to reactivate Portman tourismThe Murcia government are investing one million euros into the renovation on Portman bay The regional government has given the green light to a renovation plan for the bay of Portman which aims to radically transform the bay’s image and attract.. 26/11/2021