Tourist hotel salmonella outbreak at Spain’s La Manga reaches 190 confirmed cases
THE salmonella outbreak at La Manga’s Hotel Cavanna has reached 190 confirmed cases as of Thursday, according to Murcia’s Ministry of Health. 19 people are
Over 100 people including a baby are poisoned in mass salmonella outbreak at tourist hotel in Spain
A MASS outbreak of food poisoning affected over 100 guests at La Manga’s Cavanna Hotel over the weekend. 47 people including eight children needed hospital
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
British tourist, 51, is fighting for his life in Spain after being hit by a ‘narco boat’ during golfing trip to Murcia
A BRITISH tourist, 51, remains in a critical condition in Murcia’s La Arrixaca Hospital ICU after the car he was travelling in was struck by
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
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
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
Infamous ‘ghost’ hotel in southern Spain will finally be destroyed – 50 YEARS after construction began
WORK is scheduled to begin this Thrusday to demolish an unfinished La Manga hotel dating back to 1974. Taking down the 12-storey Lagomar Hotel eyesore
15 sand dune areas will be restored with natural vegetation in La Manga area of Spain’s Mar Menor
15 SECTIONS of La Manga del Mar Menor’s coast will see over 117,000 m2 of sand dunes restored in a €1.06 million project announced by
The Waterboys among star-studded performers at 2023 San Javier International Jazz Festival in Spain’s Murcia
SAN JAVIER in Murcia will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first staging of the San Javier International Jazz Festival this summer. The event which
Plan for artificial reefs outside marinas to protect fauna of Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon
THE MAR MENOR may be getting a network of artificial reefs in its waters to protect the lagoon’s marine ecosystem. The reefs can be made
€5 million energy efficient street light project starting soon in Spain’s Mar Menor area
A €5 MILLION renovation of street lighting will take place in San Javier with old lights replaced by energy efficient LED bulbs. San Javier council
Traffic lights with loud sound to help visually impaired pedestrians introduced in Spain’s Mar Menor area
SPECIAL boxes have been installed at traffic lights to help visually impaired pedestrians cross La Manga’s Gran Via. The enhanced lights are at pedestrian crossings
Water taxis replacing Spain’s Mar Menor ferry which has not sailed since December
SAN JAVIER council has replaced the grounded Mar Menor ferry service with a fleet of water taxis. For reasons unknown, the popular ferry between Santiago
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
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
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
Thief takes surfboard-style La Manga sign from Mar Menor area of Spain and posts video of it in Madrid garden
THE Guardia Civil is looking for a Madrid man who stole one of the iconic surfboard-style kilometre signs from the Mar Menor in Murcia. The
Cash injection for La Manga resort in Spain’s Murcia
MURCIA’S La Manga is to receive a bumper investment from a developer. La Manga Properties is fronting €3.5 million for a new housing and shopping
People smuggling boat service between Spain’s Murcia and Algeria intercepted before picking up first passengers
FOUR Algerian men have been arrested in Murcia after plans to smuggle in people on boats from North Africa were rumbled by the Policia Nacional.
Boy joyrider took mum’s car keys for regular overnight spins around La Manga area of Spain’s Mar Menor
A 15-year old boy went on an early morning joyride on around La Manga on Murcia’s Mar Menor coast after taking his mother’s car keys.
Why the Mar Menor in Spain has become Europe’s saddest example of environmental vandalism
THE Mar Menor in Murcia is Europe’s largest saltwater lagoon but also one of the continent’s saddest stories over the ravages of pollution. It’s an
New restrictions for bars and restaurants in parts of Spain’s Murcia region as COVID-19 cases double in a week
BARS and restaurants in 13 Murcia region municipalities will cut indoor capacity by 70% to 30% from tomorrow(July 14) due to rising COVID-19 cases. The
Spanish army sergeant dies after parachute exercise over the coast of the Mar Menor’s La Manga in Murcia
A Spanish army sergeant died after parachuting over the waters of La Manga in the Murcia region. Rafael Gallant Martinez was involved in a special
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.
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.