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Yacht was camouflaged as a fishing boat to smuggle tons of drugs into a Costa Blanca port in Spain

TWO-and-a-half tons of hashish was found on a yacht moored at Santa Pola, leading to the detention of a Murcia and Costa Blanca-based drugs gang.

4 Jun, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Plague of ‘hugging’ robberies continues as couple strike across the Costa Blanca and Spain

A couple who committed at least ten ‘hugging’ robberies on the Costa Blanca, as well as in the Madrid and Murcia areas, have been arrested

2 Jun, 2021 @ 16:38

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Murcia

Knife-wielding bank robber in Murcia area of Spain stabs policeman in the groin

THREE Policia Nacional officers were injured as they stopped a man robbing a bank in Murcia City this morning(June 1), One of the officers was

1 Jun, 2021 @ 11:44

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Family Man Dies While Trying To Rescue A Struggling Swimmer At La Manga In Murcia Region Of Spain

FAMILY MAN dies trying to help struggling swimmer at tourist spot of La Manga in the Murcia region of Spain

A man died in front of his wife and daughter after trying to help a swimmer in the popular Murcia tourist area of La Manga.

31 May, 2021 @ 16:30

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

New restrictions for some bars and restaurants in Murcia region of Spain as COVID-19 cases double in a week

EXTENDED OPENING this week for bars and restaurants in Murcia region of Spain

BARS and restaurants in the Murcia region will be able to stay open until 1.00 am from this Wednesday(June 2). The decision to allow an

31 May, 2021 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Lead·Murcia

Angry man mimics Basil Fawlty by thrashing a police car with a branch in Murcia region of Spain

A police car was given the ‘Basil Fawlty’ treatment when an angry man attacked it with a branch. In a scene that was almost a

27 May, 2021 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Sacked Malaga worker assaults and kidnaps boss before driving him 500 kilometres to Spain's Benidorm area

‘JILTED LOVER’ sexually assaults girlfriend’s new partner after kidnapping him from the Costa Blanca in Spain

A Murcia gang kidnapped and sexually assaulted a man in a vicious revenge attack over a woman. Five men, all of Bulgarian nationality, have been

26 May, 2021 @ 11:58

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases rise by 30% in a week in the Murcia region of Spain

CURRENT health restrictions in the Murcia region will not be relaxed after a 30% rise in COVID-19 infections over the last week. Health Minister, Juan

24 May, 2021 @ 17:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Expats unite with crack legal team from Andalucia to address planning abuses in Spain’s Murcia

FOREIGN residents from blighted urbanisations in Gea y Truyols, Murcia, have united for a potential solution to the planning problems suffered so far in the

24 May, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Murcia

Man and his two sons are arrested over stabbing of his ex-partner at an ice cream parlour on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CONTROL FREAK in Spain’s Murcia area can’t see his wife after abusing her over a short skirt

A court has barred a man from seeing his wife after he mistreated her for wearing a skirt that was too short for his taste.

17 May, 2021 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Better Hearing, Happier Life? Absolutely!

Here is a fact that might surprise you: you hear with your brain – not your ears. Your ears receive sounds and send them up

11 May, 2021 @ 13:33

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Health·Murcia·Other News

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“He’s a bit good”: How a 17-year-old from Murcia is taking the motorcycle racing world by storm

SPAIN has often been called the mecca for motorcycle racing, with world champions being cultivated from the moment they can sit on a bike. Household

10 May, 2021 @ 18:15

Murcia·Sport

British Pilot Died When His Plane Crashed Into The Sea Off The Coast Of Cartagena In Spain's Murcia Region

British pilot dies after plane crashes into the sea off Cartagena in Spain’s Murcia region

A British pilot died on Saturday morning(May 8) when his light aircraft crashed into sea some 500 metres off the coast of Cartagena. The accident

10 May, 2021 @ 13:35

Mar Menor·Murcia

TENTH ANNIVERSARY of Spain’s biggest earthquake since the mid-fifties to be commemorated in Lorca

LORCA will commemorate the tenth anniversary this Tuesday(May 11) of an earthquake that took nine lives. The Murcia region town will hold a memorial event

9 May, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Murcia

Prosecutors to force Murcia’s government to investigate companies polluting the Mar Menor in Spain

THE Murcia government will be taken to court to force it to investigate ten companies who are accused of polluting the Mar Menor, one of

4 May, 2021 @ 15:45

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Free healthcare and extended hotel stays for foreign tourists that catch Covid in Spain’s Murcia region

MURCIA is so confident of its Covid-safe status, that it’s offering free healthcare and extended hotel stays to tourists when the season restarts. Ministers are

3 May, 2021 @ 14:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Travel News

WEEDED OUT as police raid British-owned marijuana farm in Murcia region of Spain

FOUR British people have been arrested in the Murcia region for using a Jumilla area farm to grow marijuana. A high-tech cultivation system was used

30 Apr, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Record Easter for tourist bookings claimed by Spain's Murcia region

Murcia’s leader says ‘nobody knows what will happen’ after State of Alarm ends in Spain next month

MURCIA’S president, Fernando Lopez Miras, has said that Spain’s 17 regions don’t know what they can do legally once the State of Alarm ends on

29 Apr, 2021 @ 13:14

Coronavirus·Lead·Murcia

CHEERS! Bars and restaurants in Murcia region of Spain get midnight closing from Wednesday in fresh curfew hours cut

MURCIA is slashing back its curfew hours for the second time in a fortnight. As from Wednesday(April 28), the start of the curfew will be

26 Apr, 2021 @ 20:55

Coronavirus·Lead·Murcia

BREAKING: Murcia becomes the first region to reach Level Zero status for Covid-19 incidence in Spain

MURCIA is the closest region to reaching any level of ‘new normal’ in Spain after a Ministry of Health report confirms the region is at

24 Apr, 2021 @ 16:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

Ruthless thief stole bank cards from elderly foreigners in shops across Spain’s Mar Menor and Murcia region

THE Guardia Civil have arrested a Costa Blanca-based pickpocket who travelled up and down the coast to steal from elderly foreigners. The 57-year-old Romanian was

20 Apr, 2021 @ 20:00

Mar Menor·Murcia

Police sweep school for a bomb in Spain’s Murcia region after threat is sent to teachers and pupils

LESSONS at a secondary school in Spain’s Murcia region were delayed this morning(April 15) due to a bomb threat. Juan Manuel Sanchez, the head teacher

15 Apr, 2021 @ 17:00

Mar Menor·Murcia

Multiple earthquakes strike in the north-east of Spain’s Murcia region

NINE earthquakes hit the north-east of the Murcia region this morning(April 14) within the space of five hours. The strongest tremor was the first in

14 Apr, 2021 @ 13:05

Murcia

Convicted Icelandic paedophile is arrested over eight sex assaults on children in Murcia region of Spain

AN Icelandic paedophile has been arrested in connection with eight sexual assaults on children in the Murcia region. He is said to have approached his

13 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

Mar Menor·Murcia