Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon lost €54 million of European funding to fight pollution
SPAIN’S government says that €54 million of European money allocated in 2019 to fight pollution in the Mar Menor lagoon was switched elsewhere. The admission
Parents get €1.2 million after baby’s birth was mishandled in Spain’s Mar Menor
A SAN JAVIER couple will get €1.2 million in compensation after the birth of their baby boy left him with a permanent disability. The award
First museum dedicated to Mar Menor lagoon in Spain’s Murcia will celebrate fishing
THE first museum solely dedicated to Murcia’s Mar Menor lagoon will showcase the area’s fishing industry in a disused air force building in Los Alcazares.
Angry farmers from south-eastern Spain descend on Madrid over major threat to crop irrigation
UP to 15,000 farmers took to the streets of Madrid on Wednesday to protest against new protection rules for the river Tajo which will cut
Grand Hyatt will open its first hotel in Spain this spring in Mar Menor area
The Grand Hyatt group will open its first hotel in Spain following a franchise agreement with the La Manga Club and Resort in the Mar
Big criminal gang staged 30 shop robberies in Spain’s Mar Menor area
THE Guardia Civil have arrested 15 members of a gang that staged 30 shop robberies in San Javier and Los Alcazares. Four of the gang
€4.7 million to be spent in 2023 removing biomass from polluted Mar Menor in Murcia
THE Murcia regional government has authorised €4.7 million to be allocated next year to continue the process of removing biomass from the Mar Menor lagoon.
Hotel owner in Spain’s Mar Menor beats off knife-wielding thief with iron bar
TWO robbers were beaten off by a Mar Manor hotel owner on Friday when the owner coshed one of them with an iron bar. They
Seven women rescued from clutches of sex exploitation gang in Spain
SEVEN victims of a sex exploitation gang that operated in different parts of Spain have been freed by the Policia Nacional. Three men who pimped
Holiday property rental scam exposed in Mar Menor area of Spain
THREE scammers defrauded at least 15 people by taking deposits for bogus holiday properties in the Mar Menor area of Murcia. The trio- who pocketed
Violent hooded gang in wave of shop and restaurant robberies in Mar Menor area of Spain
AN armed and hooded gang are prime suspects behind a wave of robberies in Murcia’s Mar Menor area. The Guardia Civil say the crew struck
Truck drivers group launch strike in Spain over inflation but disruption described as ‘minimal’
A group of mainly self-employed truck drivers and small haulage companies have gone on indefinite strike in Spain. The National Platform in Defence of Transport
Costa Blanca border town in Spain wants to use nearby Mar Menor hospital in Murcia region
RESIDENTS of Pilar de la Horadada may get a much shorter hospital trip compared to a 22 kilometre road journey to Torrevieja Hospital. Pilar mayor
British marijuana grower on Spain’s Costa Blanca used young son to make drug deliveries on electric scooter
A drugs gang that cultivated and exported marijuana across Europe from plantations in Alicante Province has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. One of the
Dodgy dentist scams customers with ‘double’ loans in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain
THE owner of a dental clinic chain in the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas has been charged with fraud after ripping off customers who applied
Two children on electric scooter knock over policeman on Spain’s Mar Menor
A San Javier Policia Local officer was knocked over by a speeding electric scooter shared by two youngsters. The officer was performing traffic patrol duties
Tragic discoveries of seven drowned migrants on Costa Blanca and Mar Menor beaches in Spain
SEVEN bodies of North African migrants who may have shared the same capsized boat have been discovered on Costa Blanca and Mar Menor beaches. One
Police probe major boat gathering in protected waters of Mar Menor lagoon in Spain
THE Guardia Civil is probing an unauthorised party involving over 100 boats in a specially protected area of the Mar Menor lagoon. The gathering happened
Turn round for polluted Mar Menor lagoon in Spain’s Murcia with best August scientific data in six years
The state of Mar Menor lagoon is better than at the end of last summer, according to the Mar Menor Scientific Committee. That’s despite fears
British bar owner on Spain’s Mar Menor stabbed after trying to stop assault on woman
A British bar owner from Los Alcazares received multiple stab wounds on Friday after trying to stop a woman being assaulted in the street. The
Teenager dies after lifeguard tower partially collapses on Mar Menor area beach in Spain
AN 18-year-old man died on Tuesday after a late-night drinking session on a San Pedro del Pinatar beach turned to tragedy. Up to a dozen
Temperature hits record high in polluted Mar Menor lagoon in Spain
THE current heatwave has seen a record temperature high for the waters of the Mar Menor lagoon in Murcia. The Mar Menor Scientific Committee said
Demolition of infamous ‘ghost’ La Manga hotel on Spain’s Mar Menor could begin this autumn
MURCIA government permits have been granted to dismantle an unfinished La Manga hotel. Work on taking down the Lagomar Hotel could start this autumn, subject
‘Dangerous’ gang of young robbers brought down in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain
A band of young robbers branded as ‘dangerous’ by the Guardia Civil have been arrested in the Murcia region. They carried out at least 54
Human trafficking gang planned fleet of charter boats for dangerous sea trips to Spain’s Murcia coast
FIVE members of a people trafficking and drug smuggling gang looking to expand in the Murcia region have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. Four
