BREAKING NEWS: At least 16 people injured- three seriously- after gas explosion at tourist area bar in Spain
EMERGENCY services say that at least 16 people were injured following a gas explosion at a bar in the Mar Menor area of Murcia on
King Felipe tries out new plane which will be used by Spain’s ‘Eagle Patrol’ aerobatic team
THOUSANDS of people took over the Mar Menor’s beaches on Sunday to enjoy Spain’s biggest aerobatic display while King Felipe did a spot of flying
Spain’s biggest air display set for half-a-million spectators this Sunday
KING Felipe will be the guest of honour at the annual air show and display at the Spanish Air Force base in San Javier, Murcia.
Police seal off ‘illegal’ areas at Mar Menor campsite with 20,000 holidays ‘under threat’
POLICE have sealed off all common areas of the Camping Villas Caravaning site at Playa Honda on the Mar Menor in the latest salvo in
‘Dangerous’ toilet and shower blocks plus 81 illegal homes ‘sealed off’ at unlicensed Mar Menor campsite
TOILET and shower blocks as well as 81 unlicensed pre-fab homes have been sealed off by authorities at a Mar Menor camp site. Cartagena City
Two Mar Menor beaches suffering from erosion get much-needed boost of extra sand
OVER a thousand tons of sand has been used to regenerate two Mar Menor beaches over the winter. Cartagena City Council has done work over
Mar Menor beach bar popular with tourists and locals is ordered to close after 34 years
AN ICONIC Mar Menor beach bar has ordered to shut down because its been operating without a licence since 1991. Los Alcazares council voted to
Police arrest suspected killer of two British tourists struck by loose ‘narco boat’ on a busy road in Spain
POLICE have arrested a man over the death of two British tourists who were killed in November after an inflatable boat used to smuggle drugs
Man commits three violent robberies within minutes- threatening victims with fake gun in Spain’s Mar Menor area
A MAN has been arrested over three violent robberies in the Mar Menor area where victims were threatened by a fake gun. The Guardia Civil
Two British tourists are killed in Spain after a suspected ‘narco-boat’ falls off a trailer: Manhunt is launched for driver
TWO British tourists died after a suspected ‘narco boat’ fell off a trailer and slammed into cars on a dual-carriageway in Spain’s Murcia region. The
Free sun cream dispensers are installed around popular resort in southern Spain
FREE dispensers containing factor 50 sunscreen have been installed on Los Alcazares beaches along the Mar Menor coast. The project comes from the local council
Spain’s Mar Menor re-introduces jellyfish nets amid a surge in numbers
NETS to keep jellyfish away from beaches on the Mar Menor lagoon are being installed for the first time since 2021 Barriers have been put
British tourist ‘stable’ after drunk-driver killed her husband on a pedestrian crossing in Spain
THE condition of a British tourist who was knocked down by a drunk driver on a pedestrian crossing outside her Mar Menor hotel last Tuesday
British tourist dies as wife remains in serious condition after drunk driver hits them outside their hotel in Spain
A BRITISH man has died in hospital after he and his wife were hit by a drunk driver outside their Mar Menor hotel on Tuesday
British couple seriously injured after drunk-driver knocks them over outside their holiday hotel in Spain
A BRITISH couple were seriously injured on Tuesday evening when they were mowed down by a drunk-driver outside their Mar Menor area hotel. The husband,
Elderly couple are killed in horror car crash in Spain after travelling on the wrong side of a dual carriageway
AN ELDERLY couple died when their car drove on the wrong side of a Murcia region dual carriageway and collided with another vehicle. The fatal
Revealed: Scientists in Spain identify bizarre ‘white blob’ that appeared in Mar Menor lagoon in 2022
A GIANT white milky-coloured blob first spotted on the Mar Menor two years ago is said to have been caused by calcium carbonate according to
UK team taking part in ‘biggest air show on the planet’ over Mar Menor lagoon in Spain
OVER 50 aircraft from Spain and Europe will be involved in the first-ever San Javier Air Show this Friday through to Sunday. Amongst those flying
Spain coughs up an extra €200m to eliminate pollution from the Mar Menor lagoon
THE Spanish government has announced a 40% increase in its budget to remove pollution from the Mar Menor lagoon. The Ecological Transition Minister, Teresa Ribera,
Frenchman, 35, who ‘stole €450,000 worth of windsurfing equipment’ from the Mar Menor in Spain is arrested
A THIEF took €450,000 of windsurfing gear from a European championship event on the Mar Menor and drove his haul to an Alicante province warehouse,
Laboratory cooking up powerful marijuana-based drug is shut down by police in Spain’s Murcia
A clandestine laboratory concocting a cannabis extract drug called rosin has been busted by the Policia Nacional in the Murcia region. 17 people of various
Companies which dumped brine into Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon are fined €2.3million
SIX companies and farmers have been stung with €2.3 million of fines for polluting the Mar Menor lagoon in the Murcia region. The Ministry of
Three Brits accused of swindling €17.3m out of British clients in southern Spain will finally stand trial TODAY – almost 20 years later
THREE British nationals and three Spaniards went on trial on Monday over a €17.3 million real estate scam involving UK citizens buying property in La
Mystery surrounds the disappearance of an expat boy, 15, who vanished while canoeing in Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon two weeks ago – as his mother insists he is still alive
THE mother of a teenager who went missing on January 5 when he was out in a stolen canoe on the Mar Menor lagoon, has
New projects aim to stop farm pollutants ending up in Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon
ELEVEN projects to improve farming techniques aimed at cutting pollution in the Mar Menor lagoon have been awarded grants totalling €16.2 million. The money comes
How new tech will help an endangered lagoon in southern Spain control its nutrient levels from space
SCIENTISTS are creating a special algorithm for the Mar Menor lagoon in Murcia so that chlorophyll pollution can be better analysed through satellite images. Staff