Strongest earthquake yet in recent sequence hits Spain’s Murcia region
AN EARTHQUAKE measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale shook parts of the Murcia region today at 1.46am(November 9). It’s the strongest-recorded tremor in a recent
Spain’s Murcia region extends restrictions amidst warning of public health system ‘collapsing’ by end of November
MURCIA’S public health system could ‘collapse’ by the end of November according to regional president, Fernando López Miras, The dire warning was made as part
Earthquakes continue daily across eastern and southern Spain
SINCE Sunday, November 1, Spain’s southern and eastern coasts have seen two dozen earthquakes. This morning, one of the strongest quakes this week was felt
‘Total ruin’ of bars and restaurants predicted in Spain’s Murcia region due to tougher COVID-19 rules
MURCIA’S restaurants and bars are facing ‘total ruin’ according to the region’s leading hospitality association, Hostemur. Hostemur president, Jesus Jimenez, has said that the vital
No border closures yet as new COVID-19 cases show another steep rise across Spain’s Costa Blanca
NEW COVID-19 infections went up by 60 per cent in a day across the Valencian Community, as the regional government resists following other parts of
British man arrested in Spain’s Murcia region for setting up marijuana farm at rented villa
A BRITISH man was arrested by the Guardia Civil for having a marijuana farm at a rental villa in the Murcia region. The unnamed Brit
Murcia president demands fair EU funding to avoid a ‘two speed Spain’ after Covid-19 ‘economic tsunami’
THE PRESIDENT of Murcia region, López Miras, has called for a “fair and transparent” distribution criteria for European funds “to avoid a Spain at two
Over a thousand bars and restaurants have closed for good in Spain’s Murcia region
UP TO 15 per cent of Murcia’s bars and restaurants have gone bust due to the pandemic, according to the region’s main hospitality association. Hostemur
WATCH: Police find secret drugs farm under trafficker’s kitchen floor after seizing stash hidden in car on Spain’s Costa Blanca
NATIONAL POLICE in Murcia found over eight kilograms of marijuana hidden in a double-bottomed ‘caleta’ in the trunk of a car, and then a whole
Illegal cigarette factories which churned out 18,000 fags per MINUTE dismantled in Spain’s Madrid and Costa Blanca
A total of 38 people were arrested, believed to be the core of a ‘highly specialised organisation’ run by Bulgarians
British fugitive on the run for violent assault arrested in Spain’s Murcia for running arms trafficking gang
A BRITISH fugitive accused of running an arms trafficking gang in Spain was arrested this morning(October 14) in Murcia City. The man was identified by
Romanian robbers charged with 39 crimes involving foreign tourists parked at motorway service areas in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A ROMANIAN robbery gang has been arrested after targeting tourists parked up at service areas on the AP-7 motorway in the Valencian Community and Murcia
What a whopper as marijuana plant blossoms into five-metre tall tree in Spain’s Murcia region
NATIONAL POLICE agents used their noses to help sniff out a marijuana plant that sprouted ‘beanstalk-like’ into a five-metre high tree in Molina de Segura,
A happy ending for two dogs stuck in a ditch in Spain’s Murcia region
TWO Guardia Civil agents got their feet wet in the line of duty when they rescued two dogs trapped in an irrigation ditch at Orilla
Endangered turtles released off Spain’s Murcia to be tracked around the world by satellite
LOGGERHEAD turtles born in captivity have been released into the wild off Murcia beaches. Over two separate releases, 21 of the endangered species were returned
Intoxicated man ends a long night out by sexually assaulting a pony in Spain’s Murcia region
A DRUNKEN man was arrested by Murcia’s Policia Local for having sex with a pony on a farm. The intoxicated individual had been out since
Dogs caged and kept in shocking state at farm kennels in Spain’s Murcia region
A MAN has been charged with animal abuse in Mazarron after a Guardia Civil raid on a farm which housed mainly Bullmastif dogs. Guardia agents
Modern Fagins use teenager as beggar to pocket almost €2,000 in Spain’s Murcia City
A TEENAGER was forced to beg on the streets of Murcia City by two men who used him to raise money from sympathetic passers-by. The
Migrants rescued after perilous sea crossing to reach the coast of Spain’s Murcia region
13 SMALL BOATS crammed with Algerian refugees were intercepted off the Murcia coast yesterday(September 21) by Guardia Civil and Maritime Rescue vessels. The dangerous journey
WATCH: Fugitive arrested for manslaughter and currency forging after decades-long criminal career on Spain’s Costa Blanca
The 39-year-old had evaded authorities for the last year and was wanted throughout Spain and Sweden, police revealed today
Health minister in Spain’s Murcia region slams lack of discipline over COVID-19 prevention and says Chinese ‘are far better at it’
RISING COVID-19 cases have caused Murcia’s health minister, Manuel Villegas, to criticise the lack of restraint among Spaniards in the region in following safety rules.
Bullfighting teacher is arrested for sexually abusing children and young students in Spain’s Murcia
A TEACHER at Murcia’s bullfighting school has been arrested for sexually abusing children and young students. The Policia Nacional said that the 69-year-old man may
Health chief says up to 60 per cent of people are breaking COVID-19 isolation rules in Spain’s Murcia region
UP TO 60 PER CENT of people that are meant to be self-isolating over COVID-19 are lying about being at home, according to the Murcian
Pandemic cash boost for home-workers and small firms with government grants of up to €15,000 in Spain’s Murcia
SELF-EMPLOYED people and companies that work in telesales have been given a boost in Spain’s Murcia region. Grants are now available for workers to help
Drunk young mother abandons baby by cash machine in Spain’s Murcia region
A YOUNG mother was given a four-month jail sentence for abandoning her three-month-old baby at an ATM in Lorca last Friday(September 4). Policia Local agents
New boardwalk tourist area plans take a major step forward on Spain’s Mar Menor
WORK on a major boardwalk revamp on the southern shores of the Mar Menor could start early next year, The project will go out to