British councillor announces resignation from Mar Menor council in Spain for health reasons
ILL health has forced a British councillor to resign from Los Alcazares council after being in post for just 13 months. Jo Scott filled a
Far-right ‘ultras’ charged with hate crimes after tearing down gay ‘rainbow’ flag from public square in Spain’s Mar Menor area
TWO far-right extremists have been charged with hate crimes after tearing down and trampling on a gay ‘rainbow’ flag hoisted in a Los Alcazares public
New pollution ‘catastrophe’ warning for Mar Menor lagoon in Spain’s Murcia region
MURCIA’S Mar Menor lagoon is facing a new ‘environmental catastrophe’ according to a local council. Recent heavy rainfall and rising temperatures has led to increased
Three dead including baby in car crash on Murcia motorway in Spain
THREE people, including a baby, died after two cars collided in the Mar Menor area of Murcia on Sunday evening. Emergency services were called at
2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Los Alcazares with pool – € 161,500
Apartment Los Alcázares, Murcia 2 beds 2 baths € 161,500 The unique location of Nueva Ribera Beach Club, located on one of the
2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Los Alcazares – € 60,000
Apartment Los Alcázares, Murcia 2 beds 1 baths € 60,000 Cute two bed apartment in Los Narejos area of Los Alcazares at only
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Mother arrested for forcing her two sons to live homeless on the streets of the Mar Menor in Spain
A Los Alcazares woman has been arrested for child abandonment after throwing out her two sons from her home to ‘teach them a lesson’. Their
Massive human chain formed around the Mar Menor lagoon in Spain to protest against environmental disaster
THOUSANDS of people formed a human chain around the Mar Menor on Saturday(August 28) in protest over tons of dead fish washing ashore. Residents and
Former girlfriend arrested after ex-partner is killed and dumped in burning car in Spain’s Murcia region
A Murcia region man is suspected of killing his girlfriend’s ex-partner and then putting the body into a blazing car. Two people have been arrested
Why the Mar Menor in Spain has become Europe’s saddest example of environmental vandalism
THE Mar Menor in Murcia is Europe’s largest saltwater lagoon but also one of the continent’s saddest stories over the ravages of pollution. It’s an
Costa Blanca-based opticians in Spain get robbed for the fourth time this year by the same gang
CROOKS have robbed a store owned by the Alicante-based chain, Optima Optica, for the fourth time in six months. They took at least a hundred
New restrictions for bars and restaurants in parts of Spain’s Murcia region as COVID-19 cases double in a week
BARS and restaurants in 13 Murcia region municipalities will cut indoor capacity by 70% to 30% from tomorrow(July 14) due to rising COVID-19 cases. The
RIDDLE of two naked bodies discovered after car crash on AP-7 motorway in Spain’s Murcia region
POLICE are investigating the bizarre discovery of two male naked bodies on a Murcia motorway after a car crashed into the back of a stationary
‘SLIPPERY EELS’ caught as East European drugs boss is arrested in Spain’s Murcia region
THE head of an international drugs smuggling gang branded as ‘The Eels’, has been arrested in Los Alcazares in Spain’s Murcia region. His detention by
Mayor of only ‘confined’ area in Spain’s Murcia region fumes over ‘shameful’ situation
LOS Alcazares is the only part of the Murcia region left with perimeter restrictions in a situation described as ‘shameful’ by its mayor, Mario Perez.
Flood warnings as Spain’s Mar Menor region looks ahead to full day of rain, wind and rough seas
COASTAL areas around the Mar Menor are preparing for more potentially devastating floods, after a night of torrential rain looks set to carry on through
Flood warning in Spain’s Mar Menor region – roads closed, residents told to stay indoors and upstairs
OVERNIGHT rains have blocked off many roads in the Mar Menor area, still recovering from a series of storms going back to September’s gota fria.
WATCH: Police catch drug smugglers at gun-point in dramatic Costa Calida raid
GUARDIA Civil have dismantled at gun-point a drug smuggling gang in the Mar Menor region of Murcia. Investigations began in September, when the number of
British expats forced to patrol own streets on Spain’s Costa Blanca after spate of violent muggings
EXPATS are being forced to patrol their own streets after a series of violent muggings The group of Brits have set up Street Angels, an
Family ties forging the way for Costa Blanca business built on traditional values
KEEPING it in the family has been the key to the success of local estate agency, Casas Manuel. “You’d think that working with your mum,
Los Alcazares mayor says ‘mud-filled drains’ from September’s gota fria to blame for fresh flash flooding
THE mayor of a Costa Blanca town hit AGAIN by flash floods has blamed mud-filled drains gone neglected since September’s deadly gota fria. Loz Alcazares’
Councillor says Costa Blanca floods were a ‘humanitarian crisis’ largely ignored by world media
A BRITISH councillor has called the gota fría catastrophe ‘a humanitarian crisis’ largely ignored from international media. Darren Parmenter, British San Fulgencio Councillor for International
British author in Alicante pens wartime novel to international success
A BRITISH author residing on the Costa Blanca has enjoyed such ‘amazing success’ with her debut novel she’s already begun work on numbers two and
Cyclists are breaking rules and endangering public on Spain’s Costa Blanca, say British expats
‘An unpopular measure as people use the promenade for mobility and not as a race path’
Dancing bear spotted at Murcia medieval market
This is the first known sighting of a performing bear in Spain since 2007