Category: Cartagena News

Last week near Cartagena on the AP-7 in the Murcia region of Spain , traffic had to be diverted for more than 6 hours after a lorry crashed and burst into flames in the middle of the carriageway.

The large lorry …

The company running the AP-7 toll road from Cartagena to Vera in Murcia on the Costa Calida , is on the verge of bankruptcy.Now the Minister for Public Works has announced that the government is considering several options to save …

Spain´s two Antarctic bases have been closed.This has ended the research programmes at Gabriella de Castille and Juan Carlos I.

The navy´s oceanographic vessel “Las Palmas ” is returning to Spanish waters.The ship has already left and ought to be back …

Cartagena is an interesting historic city in the region of Murcia on the Costa Calida.It has a wonderful Roman theatre and now there is a special website about the Cartagena Roman theatre in both Spanish and English.It is www.teatroromanocartagena.org

It includes …

A Cartagena court in Murcia on the Spanish Costa Calida has backed a building firm against the couples who purchased the houses.An appeal made to the regional court was also unsuccessful.

The two purchasers bought villas that were under construction on …

The Benidorm , Costa Blanca , police are investigating the selling of counterfeit cigarettes in the town.Smokers in Benidorm are being warned of the considerable dangers that these might pose for them.They are being sold at unauthorised outlets such as …

Local taxes in Cartagena on the Costa Calida have been increased for 2012.This was announced last week by the councillor for taxes.Water has been put up by 3.2% and the fees for sewage , refuse and nurseries are to increase …

Cartagena on the Costa Calida , Murcia , has just opened one of the largest rooftop solar farms in Spain.The project received a 2 million investment from the local authority and it has created 100 jobs either directly or indirectly.

It …