Tag: murcia
While crime decreases, professor talks of Spain’s lock-down enhancing psychopathic tendencies and domestic criminality
DESPITE urban and rural crimes being fewer in number due to lock-down restrictions, domestic crime is the main concern for Murcia University’s,...
Spanish health manager talks of choosing between saving patients’ lives and saving resources for other victims
THE CRISIS in Spain’s healthcare system because of the Coronavirus is revealed in a telling interview with Dr. Rubén Jara, the ICU...
Flood warnings as Spain’s Mar Menor region looks ahead to full day of rain, wind and rough seas
COASTAL areas around the Mar Menor are preparing for more potentially devastating floods, after a night of torrential rain looks set to...
Mayor of Murcia looks to recruit volunteers to help elderly in fight against Coronavirus
MURCIA City Council is urging citizens to come forward to help in the battle against the spread of Coronavirus.
WATCH: ‘T-Rex’ spotted in Murcia trying to evade Coronavirus lock-down
POLICE in Murcia have had to take to social media reminding citizens that fancy dress costumes are not a valid way to...
First recovery from Coronavirus reported in Murcia region, but cases still rising
FIGURES released this morning, March 16, from the Murcia Health Authority, confirm the first full recovery from the Covid-19 virus in the...
Coronavirus reaches Murcia region – first victim linked to Madrid trip.
THIS MORNING, the Ministry of Health confirmed the first case of Coronavirus in the Region of Murcia. A 27-year-old...
Robbers caught short in Murcia bar – three arrested whilst going equipped
POLICE have caught a trio of thieves red-handed robbing a Murcia bar in the early hours of Monday, February 17.
Underwater museum to close for water leaks in Spain’s Murcia
THE Arqua Museum in Cartagena is to close for up to six months afterconstant water leaks have put the building’s priceless exhibits...
Spanish High Court rules that failed airport company must repay government €183m
THE SUPREME Court of Spain has ruled that the management company first contracted to build Corvera Airport, must repay €183 million of...
Public AND private sector preventing pollution in Spain’s Costa Calida during 2020
MAJOR steps in preventing air pollution are being taken this year by both public and private entities in the Murcia region.
Spain’s Murcia Region has lowest cancer death rates, figures reveal
MURCIA is the region with the lowest death rate associated with cancer, new figures have revealed. Although 2,765 people...
AMAZING VIDEO: Spanish architect strips off to test Europe’s largest overhanging pool, in Murcia
A SPANISH city will soon have the largest cantilevered swimming pool in Europe, the second largest in the world.
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...
Costa Calida mayor slams €80m flood defence budget as being less than a third of what’s needed in Spanish...
A COSTA CALIDA mayor has pointed out that although the regional government of Murcia is supporting an €80m plan to prevent flood...
Flu epidemic admissions increase by 50% in Spain’s Murcia region, with 700 new cases reported daily.
THIS winter’s epidemic of influenza in the region of Murcia continues to spread, with higher numbers than ever being reported.
American sisters urged to declare rape accusations before a judge in Spain’s Murcia as suspects prepare to file false...
A MURCIA judge has pleaded for three American sisters to declare before a judge their claims that they were raped by three Afghan men...
Olive Press reader captures dramatic pictures of van “exploding into flames” on motorway in Spain’s Murcia.
OLIVE PRESS reader, Pauline McGonigle, sent us these dramatic pictures of a vehicle catching fire on the RM19 motorway between San...
Murcia’s flu epidemic now raging through Spain
HAVING reached epidemic levels in the Murcia region earlier this week, the outbreak of influenza has spread throughout the country.
Children and elderly warned as air pollution reaches record levels in Spain’s Murcia
MURCIA city has been forced to introduce special measures after its air pollution levels rose to new heights. The...
Spain’s Murcia region enjoys it’s warmest December this millennium
THE MURCIA region has just enjoyed its warmest December since 1995. Figures from the State Meteorological Agency (SMA) show...
Manhunt after THREE young American sisters raped and sexually assaulted in savage New Years Eve attack in Spain’s Murcia
A MANHUNT is underway for three men accused of raping and sexually assaulting three American sisters in southern Spain. The shocking assault is said to...
WATCH: Dramatic moment boy, 4, saved from choking to death by police officer in southern Spain
https://www.facebook.com/PoliciaNacional/videos/1078718085853518/?v=1078718085853518 THIS is the moment a quick thinking Policia Nacional agent saved a boy from choking this week. CCTV footage shows...
‘CRITICAL CONDITION’: Child in coma with alcohol poisoning after passing out from booze session near Murcia railway line
The youngster was attended by Policia Local officers and two ambulances before being rushed to the University General Hospital
Spain’s far right Vox party wins most votes in Murcia at Spanish General Election
Turnout at the general election, which was narrowly won by the PSOE, was only 73.53%, three percentage points down from the April elections
Snow falling in Spain’s Mallorca, while Costa del Sol, Balearics, Murcia and Costa Blanca on weather alert for 120...
ON Spain's election day, the first snow of the year has been reported in Mallorca, while much of the country has weather...
LATEST NEWS FROM THE OLIVE PRESS
Spanish Navy sends 800-bed medical ship to Melilla to bolster its health facilities
THE Spanish Navy has announced its first mission as part of the large-scale Operation Balmis. The amphibious vessel Galicia...
