In a significant blow to organised crime, the Guardia Civil in the Murcia Region has conducted Operation 'Dominium', resulting in the arrest of three individuals linked to a notorious Chilean criminal group, known as 'los fantasmas'. These suspects are believed to be responsible for a number of thefts and burglaries across the provinces of Murcia, Alicante, and Almería. The arrests come after a series of investigations following a report of twelve thousand euros being stolen from a vehicle parked in […]

The Town Hall of Pilar de la Horadada has announced the tender for the renovation and improvement of forty-one playgrounds. This initiative is part of the Planifica twenty twenty-four to twenty twenty-seven in the Province of Alicante, requiring an investment of over one million euros. Currently, the municipality has nearly fifty areas designated for children's play, with the surfaces of forty-one sites having deteriorated over time and lost essential safety qualities. Furthermore, playground equipment installed at twenty-two green spaces has […]

The Ayuntamiento of Catral has approved a public employment offer for the year twenty twenty-five, establishing a total of nineteen positions within the current municipal staff. This decision is expected to significantly boost public employment stability and improve the quality of services provided to local residents. Positions included in this offer consist of one janitor, three assistants, four administrative roles, one local police officer, one maintenance supervisor, one trades officer, one architect, four local police agents, one general administration technician, […]

A strong smell of smoke has enveloped Torrevieja, with visible plumes of smoke reported across the area throughout Thursday afternoon. The source of this smoke is a fire that occurred in La Marina del Carmolí, situated within the Protected Landscape of the open spaces and isles of the Mar Menor in the Murcia Region. The town, known for its salt production, lies approximately seventy kilometres by boat from the Mar Menor, where a fire broke out, burning three hectares of […]