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Robbers travel on 'days out' to rob shop safes on Spain's Costa Blanca

Gang from Madrid which robbed safes at shopping centres on Spain’s Costa Blanca is brought down

A MADRID-BASED gang travelled to the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas to rob store safes in large shopping centres after hiding inside premises before closing time. The Policia Nacional have arrested five

25 Nov, 2023 @ 09:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Mar Menor·Murcia·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Waterboys Among Star Studded List Of Performers At 2023 San Javier International Jazz Festival In Spain's Murcia

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 has established itself as one of the

20 Jun, 2023 @ 13:30

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

€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 has awarded contracts to a company to

12 Jun, 2023 @ 16:00

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Partido Popular strengthens its hold on Murcia region government in Spain

THE PARTIDO POPULAR strengthened its control of the Murcia regional assembly following Sunday’s elections, gaining five seats- two short of an overall majority. It means that the PP’s Fernando Lopez Miras will

29 May, 2023 @ 12:40

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Politics

Youth Gang Caused Great Alarm With At Least 50 Crimes In Mar Menor Area Of Spain

Youth gang frightened residents with at least 50 crimes in Mar Menor area of Spain

A YOUTH GANG has been rounded up by the Guardia Civil in San Javier after committing at least 50 crimes in the area and causing great alarm among residents. Ten people have

29 Apr, 2023 @ 08:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Massive Swoops To Arrest Violent Robbery Gang In Spain's Murcia

Big swoop to arrest violent robbery gang that caused major concern in Spain’s Murcia

THE Guardia Civil implemented a co-ordinated swoop on Tuesday to bring down a gang behind over 50 service station and shop robberies in Murcia’s Campo de Cartagena area. Officers visited around 20

7 Mar, 2023 @ 14:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

‘Get rich quick’ sports betting scammer wanted by 16 courts in Spain is caught in Murcia

A fraudster offering to quickly double investments via sports betting has been arrested while withdrawing cash from a Murcia City ATM. The man scammed a hundred victims out of over €100,000 and

16 Feb, 2023 @ 14:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Mar Menor·Murcia

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in San Javier with pool – € 258,000

San Javier, Murcia 3 beds 2 baths € 258,000 . Apartment with garden located in San Javier at the Costa Cálida (Murcia) in Spain. Apartment with garden provided with 3

29 Jan, 2023 @ 12:05

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Murcia’s Corvera airport in Spain celebrates fourth birthday as passenger numbers still struggle

FOUR years on from King Felipe opening the new Murcia regional airport at Corvera, the facility is still well short of passenger numbers seen previously at San Javier. Corvera was meant to

16 Jan, 2023 @ 14:15

Lead·Murcia

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 leaders were jailed by a San Javier

8 Jan, 2023 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

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 ran off and tried to unsuccessfully enter

19 Dec, 2022 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Electric scooters will be BANNED on all Renfe trains in Spain from this day in December

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 on a pedestrian crossing on Tuesday as

7 Oct, 2022 @ 13:24

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Bodies of seven migrants discovered on Costa Blanca and Mar Menor beaches in Spain

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 of the bodies was that of a

29 Aug, 2022 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Teenager Dies On Mar Menor Beach In Spain After Lifeguard Watchtower Partially Collapses

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 young people were on El Mojon beach

2 Aug, 2022 @ 17:15

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Premium

17 Workers At Itv Vehicle Testing Station Arrested For Massive Fraud In Spain's Murcia Area

Mass vehicle test scam sees defective cars getting ‘pass’ certificates in Spain’s Mar Menor area

A massive scam has been uncovered at San Javier’s ITV vehicle testing station in the Murcia region, with defective cars sailing through road safety checks. 17 employees have been arrested by the

13 Jun, 2022 @ 16:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Premium

'highly Specialised' Costa Blanca Robbery Gang Plundered Homes And Shops In Five Provinces Of Spain

‘Highly specialised’ Costa Blanca and Murcia robbery gang plundered dozens of homes and shops in five provinces of Spain

FOUR members of a Costa Blanca and Murcia-based gang have been jailed over 35 robberies in five Spanish provinces. The seven-strong crew, with previous arrests for identical crimes, were described as a

23 Mar, 2022 @ 12:39

Almeria·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Telecoms firm in Murcia probed over pirated TV football matches beamed to bars and homes in Spain

THE Guardia Civil is investigating four people from a Murcia-based telecoms company for illegally distributing football matches to bars and restaurants as well as home subscribers. The complaint was filed in August

11 Feb, 2022 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Youth Thugs Robbery Murcia Costa Blanca Spain

Violent knife-wielding youths commit 21 robberies in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

TWO youths committed 21 robberies in the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas without hesitating to beat up anybody that stood in the way. The violent burglars, one of whom is aged under

31 Dec, 2021 @ 17:38

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Valencian Community

Elderly man suffers arm amputation after being trapped in overturned ambulance on a Mar Menor roundabout in Spain's Murcia region

Elderly man loses arm after being trapped in overturned ambulance in Mar Menor area of Spain

A Mar Menor man, 79, had to have an arm amputated after getting trapped in an overturned ambulance that was taking him to hospital. The vehicle was struck by a van while

15 Dec, 2021 @ 17:17

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Lower Costs And More Promotion For Struggling Corvera Airport In Spain's Murcia Region

Lower costs and more ‘visibility’ to boost passenger numbers at Corvera airport in Spain’s Murcia region

A new agreement has been struck to improve finances at Murcia’s Corvera airport and persuading more travellers to use it. The COVID pandemic severely impacted services using the facility which was opened

24 Nov, 2021 @ 16:38

Murcia·Travel News

Conman in holiday rental scam tricks unsuspecting customers in Mar Menor area of Spain

A holiday rental home scammer pocketed deposits for Mar Menor apartments that were not available to let. The man has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in San Javier. He’s been accused

10 Nov, 2021 @ 11:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Two Men Fill Up A Trolley In Possible 'starvation' Theft At A Lidl Supermarket In Mar Menor Area Of Spain

Armed men suspected of ‘starvation’ robbery at a Lidl supermarket in Mar Menor area of Spain

TWO men brandished a gun at a Lidl supermarket in San Javier this morning(July 15) to steal a full trolley of food items. The duo then whizzed off in a car that

15 Jul, 2021 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Police sweep school for a bomb in Spain’s Murcia region after threat is sent to teachers and pupils

LESSONS at a secondary school in Spain’s Murcia region were delayed this morning(April 15) due to a bomb threat. Juan Manuel Sanchez, the head teacher at the Ruiz de Alda school in

15 Apr, 2021 @ 17:00

Mar Menor·Murcia

Self-proclaimed young anarchist from Spain’s Murcia region gets jailed for Picasso attack in London

A 20-YEAR-OLD student from the Murcia region was jailed for 18 months after he vandalised a Picasso painting at London’s Tate Modern gallery. San Javier-based self-proclaimed anarchist Shakeel Massey was tried and

27 Aug, 2020 @ 16:21

Costa Blanca·Mar Menor

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 Javier and Murcia, today. Pauline described the scene, “The van had

23 Jan, 2020 @ 19:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Caught red-handed: Costa Blanca car thieves arrested while going equipped

CREVILLENTE Guardia Civil have arrested two Algerians, suspected of a spate of robberies throughout Costa Blanca South and Murcia. Investigations began when vehicles had been broken into in the Boch area of

22 Jan, 2020 @ 13:33

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead