MURCIA MAR MENOR & CARTAGENA

Simply Spanish Homes opens new office in Los AlcázaresThe estate agency is holding an opening party this Saturday October 31 with drinks and snacks Simply Spanish Homes is opening the doors of its new Los Alcázares office on Halloween, and the only thing the team is hoping to frighten away is.. 26/10/2026

Volunteers clear 95 kilos of rubbish from Santiago de la Ribera and CartagenaDivers collected mostly plastics and cigarette butts from the seabed and the beaches Volunteers have pulled 95 kilos of waste from the seabed and beaches of Cartagena and Santiago de la Ribera as part of the 12th Great International Clean-up of the.. 26/10/2026

Cartagena to host Spanish Masters Sailing Championship in October 2027The Snipe class event will bring national sailors to the Cartagena port after almost ten years Cartagena is set to welcome the country’s sailors again in a year’s time, as the port will host the Spanish Masters Sailing Championship in.. 26/10/2026

Poverty is spreading across the biggest cities in the Region of MurciaA new study found 42% of residents in four Murcia municipalities live in vulnerable areas More than 356,000 people in the Region of Murcia live in neighbourhoods classed as vulnerable, according to a study showing poverty and inequality spreading.. 26/10/2026

Tropical giants are turning up off the coast of the Region of MurciaA giant manta ray and a black stingray have been spotted near Cartagena Two tropical visitors have been spotted off the coast of the Region of Murcia, and a University of Murcia (UMU) researcher says they show how much the Mediterranean is changing.. 26/10/2026

Espacio Mediterráneo sets sail on a Cruise of Terror this Halloween with free workshops, prizes and pirate adventuresPick up your boarding pass, collect your stamps and win pirate-themed gifts across six days of spooky family fun at the shopping centre Halloween has arrived at Espacio Mediterráneo, and this year the shopping centre is going full pirate. The Cruise.. 23/10/2026

Handyman Malcolm is the man to call for painting and decorating in Murcia and AlicanteRegistered and insured with prices agreed in advance for every job on the Costa Cálida and Costa Blanca Property owners on the Costa Cálida and the Costa Blanca know how quickly odd jobs around the house can pile up, until the to-do.. 22/10/2026

Spanish Energy helps expats in Spain fix electricity prices before winterFree comparisons are available in English for holiday home owners and full-time residents of Spain Winter is well on its way and when the clocks go back on Sunday October 25, the darker evenings will see most households switching on the lights, heaters.. 22/10/2026

Murcia house prices top €120,000 as Mar Menor rents climbTorre Pacheco is the region’s most expensive municipality, while Archena remains among Spain’s most affordable places to buy Buying a home in the Region of Murcia has become noticeably more expensive. The average price in its larger municipalities.. 22/10/2026

Migrant accused of captaining Cabo de Palos boat walks freeCartagena court says there wasn’t enough evidence to show he organised the crossing A court in Cartagena has cleared an Algerian man of piloting a boat carrying 11 people to the coast of the Region of Murcia, ruling that there wasn’t enough.. 21/10/2026

October 29 to 31 Now That’s What We Call Musicals in San FulgencioA stage and film musical spectacular at the Teatro Cardenal Belluga in San Fulgencio This production in the southern Alicante town of San Fulgencio, where UK nationals account for around a third of the population, is brought to you by Studio Thirty-Two, an..

Mar Menor seahorse gets long-awaited vulnerable status after a 20-year campaignThe decision follows years of underwater surveys by Asociación Hippocampus and means the Murcia Region must draw up a plan to help protect the threatened species After nearly 20 years spent counting seahorses beneath the waters of the Mar.. 20/10/2026

Yemanjá in Cabo de Palos has switched to autumn hours, so don’t miss your last chance to visit this seasonThe much-loved marina café bar is open Thursdays to Mondays until around December 12, serving breakfast and lunch in its own uniquely bohemian style The summer season may be winding down along the Cabo de Palos marina, but Café bar Yemanj.. 16/10/2026

Murcia photo of the month October 2026Here’s the October image of the month taken by the Los Alcázares Digital Camera Club (LADCC) Those of us old enough may recall that there were times when photographs were only black and white. Colour didn’t start to become..

Climber rescued from the rock face of Peñas BlancasNumb hands prevented the man from reaching the top of the sheer rock face between Isla Plana and La Azohía An intrepid climber was rescued by firefighters of the Town Hall of Cartagena after nightfall on 14th October after he found himself unable.. 15/10/2026

Cartagena welcomes two giant cruise ships and a luxury yacht in triple port callThree vessels with a capacity for almost 10,000 passengers visit Cartagena in just one day Cartagena had one of its busiest cruise days of the year with the arrival of three very different vessels that brought thousands of visitors to the city... 14/10/2026

Why the Murcia Region is so important to migrating birds travelling between Europe and AfricaA new scientific atlas reveals how the Mar Menor and San Pedro del Pinatar salt lakes connect birds travelling between Europe, the Mediterranean and Africa Every year, thousands of birds pass through the Region of Murcia on journeys that can take.. 14/10/2026

New €3 million pipeline planned to divert wastewater away from the Mar MenorThe project comes after heavy autumn rains sent more than 11 cubic hectometres of water into the Mar Menor A new pipeline linking the wastewater treatment plants in Torre Pacheco and Los Alcázares could help reduce the amount of treated.. 08/10/2026

Arrange who will look after your pets when you're no longer able to with Thy Will Be DoneA legal Pet Future Custody Agreement lets owners name a trusted guardian and two reserves to care for their animals For plenty of owners, a pet is every bit as much a part of the family as a child, which is why it makes sense to decide in advance.. 08/10/2026

Los Alcázares writers' group is looking for new membersBeginners and experienced writers are welcome at a first coffee morning A new writers' group is being set up in Los Alcázares, and everyone from complete beginners to experienced scribblers is invited to get involved.   The group.. 08/10/2026