The Ayuntamiento de Orihuela has suspended the tender for the installation of surveillance cameras across the coast and its surrounding districts. Originally announced on the twenty-sixth of June with a budget of two hundred and eighty thousand euros, the tender process opened a period of twenty days for companies to submit their bids. However, just one day before the deadline on the fifteenth of July, the process was suspended due to various technical queries raised by interested companies that warranted […]

An eighty-six-year-old man has tragically died after a fall into a water reservoir in Los Puertos, Cartagena, on Tuesday. The incident was reported at three zero six in the afternoon when his son discovered him in the reservoir and contacted emergency services. Multiple emergency units responded promptly, including members from Civil Protection, fire services from the Consorcio de Extinción de Incendios y Salvamento, local police, and an ambulance from the regional emergency medical service. Although first responders arrived quickly, the […]

The Murcian Association of Outdoor Advertisers, known as AMEP, has undertaken the removal of more than three hundred obsolete billboards and sexist advertisements from the municipality of Murcia. This action has been described as a contribution to a cleaner, more organised, and equitable urban landscape, according to statements from Portavoz. This initiative comes in response to high public demand and reinforces the sector's commitment to responsible advertising while minimizing visual clutter on avenues and in neighbourhoods. There has been a […]

The SUMA Management office, located on Calle Patricio Pérez, will temporarily move its operations to the Local Development Agency building on Avenida de las Habaneras starting from Monday, the twentieth of October. This relocation is necessary due to the upcoming comprehensive renovation of the current facilities. Over the weekend, preparations will be made to ensure that the public service for municipal tax management and collection resumes smoothly in the new location from the first working day. The estimated duration of […]

The regional government of Murcia recently published a resolution detailing the funding for high-voltage power line adaptations designed to protect avian species from collision and electrocution. A total of one million six hundred and forty-nine thousand one hundred and forty-seven euros has been allocated to private companies, representing ninety-eight per cent of the available budget, whilst two hundred thousand euros, fully allocated, has been granted to families and non-profit organisations. In total, ninety-eight beneficiaries qualify under the private sector initiative, […]

The National Police have arrested four men in a significant operation targeting an international drug trafficking network. This group reportedly utilised systematic shipping methods to transport well-packaged marijuana and hashish from the Murcia Region to countries such as Belgium and Canada. The investigation, which began last July, revealed that the criminal group routinely dispatched drugs via parcel delivery services, taking extensive measures to avoid detection by law enforcement. The operation neared its conclusion after a police raid in September, involving […]

The search for Marc Tulloch Hewson, a British man who went missing on September twentieth in the Lago Jardín area of Los Balcones, Torrevieja, has intensified. Marc was last seen around midday, wearing only long black jogging trousers and carrying a large white bag filled with bottles. His family describes him as potentially disorientated, raising concern for his welfare. In an effort to find him, Marc's wife, sister and friends have made heartfelt appeals on social media, asking anyone in […]