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American jazz legend to play one of his last concert at festival in Spain

Legendary Jazz musician to play one of his final concerts at major festival in Spain

AMERICAN bass legend Ron Carter will be one of the headline acts at this November’s Cartagena Jazz Festival. Ron Carter’s visit last year to the Murcia region had to be cancelled after

14 Oct, 2023 @ 14:15

Entertainment·Lead·Murcia

Tennis Sensation Carlos Alcaraz Stars In New Video Promoting His Home Murcia Region To Tourists In Spain

WATCH: Tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz stars in new video promoting his home Murcia region to tourists across Spain

MURCIA teenage tennis star Carlos Alcaraz is the new face of tourism for his home region in €1.5 million campaign to attract more Spanish holidaymakers. Regional tourism minister, Marcos Ortuño, unveiled the

1 Jun, 2022 @ 13:31

Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Premium

Mother Confesses To Burying Newborn Baby Under Rocks In Murcia Area Field In Spain

Mother confesses to burying deceased baby under rocks in Murcia area field in Spain

THE Guardia Civil is investigating the circumstances behind a deceased baby found buried in a field in Aguilas, Murcia. Medical examiners believe it was not a spontaneous birth. The law states that

25 Feb, 2022 @ 14:17

Lead·Murcia

Fishing Boat Scoops Up A Human Head In Its Nets Off The Murcia Coast In Spain

Fishing boat catches a human skull in its nets off the Murcia coast in Spain

A fishing boat has netted a human skull in Murcia region waters. The shock catch happened yesterday afternoon(June 30) off Puerto de Mazarron. The discovery was in the same area where a

1 Jul, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·Murcia

Warning of €450 million summer losses if UK tourists can't go to the Mar Menor and La Manga areas of Murcia in Spain

Warning of €450 million summer losses if UK tourists can’t go to the Mar Menor and Costa Calida areas of Murcia in Spain

MURCIA’S Tourism Minister says the region’s tourist sector could lose up to €450 million this year if British people do not come for a summer holiday. The whole of Spain is currently

11 Jun, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Travel News

Foiled by fruit – tardy pair of Costa Calida criminals impeded by booty of ‘berries

POLICIA Nacional arrested a pair of serial thieves fleeing from a Cartagena bar, last week. Observant locals had contacted police after witnessing a fruit shop, and then the pub, being broken into.

15 Apr, 2020 @ 12:02

Costa Blanca·Lead

Unlucky pair arrested for flouting lock-down rules, then see sizeable stash of hash and cash seized, too

TWO MEN from Molina de Segura, near Costa Calida’s Murcia, lost out in a number of ways when they were pulled over by Guardia Civil, this week. Agents at the A-30 motorway

15 Apr, 2020 @ 07:29

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

People power prevails as Costa Calida councils make good muddy Mar Menor

FOLLOWING a series of high-profile protests by businesses and citizens around the Mar Menor, one council is taking action in time for the Easter break. Cartagena council have come under fire for

9 Mar, 2020 @ 12:42

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Travel News

Costa Calida cops chase fake fundraisers out of town in high-speed pursuit

A ROMANIAN family posing as fundraisers for a deaf-and-dumb charity, have been detained after fleeing from Cabo de Palos, on the Mar Menor peninsula. One woman was arrested and three members of

31 Jan, 2020 @ 09:57

Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Calida mayor slams €80m flood defence budget as being less than a third of what’s needed in Spanish Mar Menor town

A COSTA CALIDA mayor has pointed out that although the regional government of Murcia is supporting an €80m plan to prevent flood damage in Los Alcazares, more than €250m is needed. Fernando

28 Jan, 2020 @ 13:11

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Costa Calida mayor blasts president of Spain’s Murcia region over flood solutions, as residents brick up their own doorways

THE mayor of Los Alcazares has publicly lambasted the president of the autonomous region of Murcia, Fernando López Miras. Mario Pérez Cervera took to social media on Tuesday (21), to ask questions

22 Jan, 2020 @ 14:48

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Costa Calida shows continued growth in house prices, but Spain averages are still a THIRD less than 2007

THE Costa Calida saw some of the biggest property price increases last year. Murcia as a region saw an 11% increase in value of property, one of the highest in Spain. While

12 Jan, 2020 @ 10:06

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

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 attacks on local people increased, the majority

30 Dec, 2019 @ 13:37

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Over a dozen authorities call for instant action against mosquito plagues in Spain

PLAGUES of mosquitoes are causing havoc across Costa Blanca and Costa Calida, from Alicante down to Cartagena. Council representatives right across the region have met with pest control experts looking for additional

4 Oct, 2019 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Flood victims in the Vega Baja can apply for up to €4,500 emergency aid – here’s the form

VICTIMS of the Vega Baja’s worst floods for 140 years can now request emergency funds ‘up to €4,500’ from their respective Town Halls. Residents can submit a short form to their Town

24 Sep, 2019 @ 14:24

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Migrants intercepted off Costa Calida as ‘steady flow’ resumes following respite from gota fría storms

GUARDIA Civil have apprehended four unauthorised migrants that reached the municipality Águilas on Tuesday night. Eleven more were caught as they landed close to Cartagena, some 350km further north than the Costa

18 Sep, 2019 @ 16:34

Costa Blanca·Lead