MURCIA NEWS

British pilot from Totana killed as light aircraft crashes into the sea off Cabo de PalosThe pilot was practising aerobatics on Saturday morning when the plane ploughed into the sea Tragedy struck on Saturday morning when a 66 year- old British national, believed to reside in the Totana municipality died, when his light aircraft crashed.. 08/05/2021

The six-month pandemic curfew and inter-regional travel ban in Murcia end on Saturday night The Murcia government grudgingly accepts the end of the national state of emergency 70,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses “waiting in the fridge” says the regional president After weeks of debate and uncertainty over what pandemic restrictions.. 07/05/2021

Open-air Calasparra rice fields photo exhibition in the centre of Murcia: Entre arrozales The display illustrates rice production in the municipality of Calasparra The Town Hall in Murcia, in collaboration with the Town Hall of Calasparra and the photographer, Pedro Navarro Laforet, is holding an echibition showing the rice fields in Calasparra.. 07/05/2021

New beach walkways and foot washers at Águilas beaches Águilas is renovating its beaches in time for the summer As decided on April 22, the walkways on the beaches of Águilas are being repaired in time for the summer, including the installation of new foot washers.   The Mayoress.. 07/05/2021

Murder investigation under way in Mazarrón after a man was shot in the head The police were alerted after the victim’s daughter found the body at the mines Officers from the Guardia Civil are investigating the murder of a man found at the abandoned mines in Mazarrón with a bullet wound in his head this Thursday.. 07/05/2021

Hospital patients and active cases rise minimally but no new fatalities: Murcia Covid update 7th May 2021 67 new cases and one more fatality reported in Murcia on Thursday The figures published every day by the health authorities in the Region of Murcia this week continue to indicate that in broad terms the coronavirus pandemic remains under control.. 07/05/2021

90-minute delays as large crowds form at Cartagena mass vaccination centre A long wait in the midday sun as the SMS health service seeks to speed up the immunization campaign There is little doubt that the SMS regional health service is doing its best to speed up the coronavirus immunization campaign in the light of figures.. 07/05/2021

UPDATED AND AMENDED: Mass Covid vaccination in Mazarrón on 11th May for 66- to 79-year-olds Second doses for those in their 70s, first jabs for those in their late 60s at the La Aceña sports pavilion The SMS regional health service of Murcia is going ahead on Tuesday 11th May with the mass administration of the first dose of Covid.. 07/05/2021

Work under way to rehabilitate the educational botanic garden of Mazarrón The Jardín Etnobotánico Mastia opened in Mazarrón in 2018 Work is being carried out by 15 employment trainees in Mazarrón to recover the “Mastia” educational botanic garden, which has been neglected over the.. 07/05/2021

Corvera airport management contract modified with a view to post-Covid resumption of flights The Murcia government encourage Aena to adapt the airport to post-Covid travel Given the almost total lack of air traffic at the Region of Murcia International Airport in Corvera – during the first quarter of 2021 no more than 3,898 passengers.. 07/05/2021

43 Algerian migrants including 2 babies intercepted on the coastline of Águilas and Cartagena All the new arrivals were found to be in good health after reaching the beaches of the Costa Cálida Two small boats carrying 43 unauthorized migrants were intercepted off the coast of the Region of Murcia on Thursday as they attempted to make.. 07/05/2021

ICU patient numbers rising slowly but the incidence rate is stable: Murcia Covid update 6th May 2021 70 new cases and one more fatality reported in Murcia on Thursday The daily coronavirus updates published by the health authorities in the Region of Murcia this week have suggested a slight change in the dynamics of the pandemic, with confirmed case.. 07/05/2021

Covid vaccination of 50- to 59-year-olds beginning in the Region of Murcia Ministry statistics report that progress in immunizing the population is slower in Murcia than elsewhere in Spain The official national government statistics suggest that the coronavirus immunization campaign is progressing slightly more slowly in.. 06/05/2021

King of Spain opens the Roman Forum museum in CartagenaFelipe VI visits the museum at the largest city centre archaeological park in Europe King Felipe VI of Spain visited Cartagena on Thursday to officially open the Roman Forum Museum, the latest addition to the long list of important archaeological sites.. 06/05/2021

Covid update in Murcia on Wednesday: only 66 new cases but more patients in ICUs and another fatality The 5th May update reports a testing positivity rate of 2 per cent The latest update published at lunchtime on Wednesday 5th May by the Murcia health service reported 66 new confirmed cases of Covid-19, returning to the customary levels of the last.. 06/05/2021

Águilas and San Pedro del Pinatar promote the Recicla Esperanza glass recycling campaign 741 tons of glass were collected for recycling in Águilas last year Águilas and San Pedro del Pinatar are among the municipalities taking part in a new glass recycling campaign entitled “Recicla Esperanza” (Recycle Hope).. 05/05/2021

Spanish government Decree opens path for regions to extend anti-pandemic measures through Supreme Court The Murcia government is amongst those which has lobbied for the power to prolong the travel ban after the state of emergency ends on 9th May The conflict between the national government of Spain and various of the regional administrations over the.. 05/05/2021

Saturday 8th May, Mazarrón rallysprint: the 38th Subida Playas de Mazarrón Racing takes place on the N-332 between Puerto de Mazarrón and Los Ruices Petrol heads and racing fans enjoy the Mazarrón mountain sprint rally but residents will be unable to enter or leave their properties Residents of the Valdelentisco.. 05/05/2021

Lorca prepares to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the destructive 2011 earthquakes Memorials are planned in remembrance of the 9 people who died in Lorca on 11th May 2011 Next Tuesday 11th May marks the 10th anniversary of one of the saddest dates in the recent history of Lorca, and the Town Hall will be holding a commemorative.. 05/05/2021

Unemployment fell by 2 per cent in Murcia during April The jobless total in Murcia is still 4 per cent higher than a year ago at almost 119,000 The number of people registered as unemployed in the Region of Murcia fell by 2,629 during April, according to data published by the Ministry of Employment on.. 05/05/2021