Tag: mazarron
Police uncover network of illegal water wells being used to irrigate farmland in Spain’s Murcia region
THE GUARDIA CIVIL has busted a network of illegal water extractors in the Mazarron area after discovering 51 clandestine wells used to irrigate farmland.
Operation...
British woman accuses fellow Brit of workplace and sexual harassment in Spain’s Murcia
A BRITISH woman from the Mazarron area of Murcia has accused her former employer- also British- of sexual and work harassment.
The 46-year-old filed a...
Archaeologists go scuba diving to see how unique ancient ship can safely be extracted in Spain’s Murcia
AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL team from Valencia has made an extensive survey of a 2,500-year-old Phoenician ship to work out the best option to get it...
Murcia woman in Spain who recently joined British Royal Navy acted as honour guard during Coronation parades
A MURCIA woman had a weekend to remember, barely a year after enlisting in the British Royal Navy.
20-year-old Marina Garcia from Puerto de Mazarron...
Motorhomes destroyed by ferocious campsite blaze in Spain’s Murcia
A FIRE incinerated nine motorhomes at a Mazarron seaside campsite and trailer park on Tuesday morning.
Nobody was seriously injured in the blaze with flames...
Family wins compensation battle after man dies following two-hour ambulance delay in Spain’s Murcia
THE family of a Mazarron man has got a €74,000 compensation payout after he died following a two-hour wait for an ambulance.
The cash award...
British man arrested for killing wife who several times accused him of domestic abuse in Spain’s Murcia
A British man, 69, has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in the Murcia region for allegedly killing his wife.
The British couple lived on...
IN PICS: Tennis star Carlos Alcaraz attends unveiling of massive tribute mural in his home town in Spain’s Murcia
MURCIA tennis star, Carlos Alcaraz, returned to his home town of El Palmar on Monday to see the inauguration of a 400 square-metre mural...
CONGRATS! Four British expats named in Queen’s Birthday Honours list for community work in Spain
FOUR British expats in Spain have been awarded gongs in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours list for their work serving the British community in...
British expat found dead in Spanish home after desperate UK relatives contact friend in Murcia
THE body of a British man was recovered from his Murcia region home after relatives in the UK could not contact him for three...
No COVID passports yet for Murcia region of Spain as five areas slash indoor bar and restaurant limits
FIVE areas in the Murcia region will cut indoor hospitality capacity this week due to rising COVID infections, but there are no imminent plans...
New Guardia Civil officer restrains man who threatened him with broken bottles in Murcia region of Spain
A new Guardia Civil recruit restrained a man outside a Mazarron bar despite being threatened with two broken bottles.
The officer, along with two colleagues,...
British carer arrested after expat woman, 90, signed over her house and savings in Murcia area of Spain
A British care giver has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Murcia after a 90-year-old British woman gave her house and savings.
The Guardia...
British expat couple face court quiz over toddler death in villa swimming pool in Camposol area of Spain’s Murcia
A British couple face a court probe after a 23-month-old boy drowned in their swimming pool in the Mazarron area of Murcia last August.
Viktor...
Man dies in seaside cafeteria execution in the Mazarron area of Spain’s Murcia region
A 35-year-old man died in a Murcia City hospital after he was shot three times in the chest while sitting at a seaside cafeteria...
Woman caught stealing €5,000 from 83-year-old after being identified via ATM withdrawal on Spain’s Costa Calida
AN alleged thief has been arrested after stealing thousands of euros from an 83-year-old on the Costa Calida.
The perpetrator was identified after CCTV footage...
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...
Mayor of tourist and British expat area in Spain’s Murcia region slams Phase One lockdown threat
MAZARRON'S mayor has attacked comments that a return to Phase One lockdown measures is imminent in his area after a recent spike in coronavirus...
The Olive Press extends distribution into Costa Calida’s Mazarrón
FOR Olive Press readers wanting a hard copy of our newspaper in Costa Calida, we've partnered with two very well-known retailers in Mazarrón.
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