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Romans and Carthaginians storage depot robbed.

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:44:00 UTC

Fortunately none of the major props used in the Fiestas was damaged. The organizations behind the Carthaginians and Romans Fiestas in Cartagena had a fright yesterday when the warehouse where 24 associations keep most of their material was robbed. Among the groups affected are the Senado Romano and the Consejo Carthagineacutes. By all accounts, the robbery took place during the night, when thieves broke through the outer fence and opened the containers belonging to the fiestas groups by force. It hasnt yet been possible to establish how much the thieves made off with, but it is...

The CAM lost 2,713, 000,000 euros in 2011.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:44:00 UTC

Poor judgement and careless lending lost the Caja billions. The Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraacuteneo, now known as the Banco CAM, registered a loss of 2,713 million euros in 2011, of which 1.576 million were in the second quarter of the year. The administration of the CAM was taken over by the Banco de Espantildea in July, and the bank was then sold to Banco Sabadell on 7th December. The new banks assets have a total accounting value of about 166,500 million euros, of which 95,700 million belong to the Sabadell and 70,804 million to Banco CAM,...

Breaking up is so hard to do......police arrest scammers.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:28:00 UTC

Fake relationships exposed Officers of the Policiacutea Nacional in Lorca have arrested 32 people on charges of fraudulently registering as common law couples at various Town Halls in the Region of Murcia. According to a police statement, most of the women involved were already married, and pretended to be involved in relationships with immigrants in order to earn between 500 and 2,000 euros, thus allowing the immigrants to reside in Spain legally. The police operation was carried out by officers from the Extranjeriacutea y Fronteras department of the police station in Lorca, and began in November...

Giraffes need special heating and agriculturalists have counted their chickens too early.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:17:00 UTC

Last night was the coldest so far, with Moratalla notching up -9.5 degrees. And thereacutes more to come as another weather front sweeps down through Spain. Another mass of cold, dry air from central Europe is sweeping across the Iberian peninsula, bringing with it minimum temperatures of ten degrees below zero in the north-east of Spain. This is the second cold snap of the winter, and the polar chill is again coming towards us from the north-east, with 39 provinces now on yellow alert due to temperatures as low as minus 9ordmC in inland areas, according to...

ANSE concerned that over-fishing is damaging Mar Menor.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:56:00 UTC

ANSE logged double the quantity of nets to their previous survey in 2007 The economic situation manifests in so many small ways, and today ANSE have voiced their concern that over-fishing in the Mar Menor is damaging the areaacutes biodiversity and putting wildlife at risk. Illegal fishing was in the news just a short time ago, when Cartagena fleet fishermen complained that illegal fishermen had not only been actively fishing, selling their catches to local bars and restaurants at cheaper prices than legal fishermen, but had also been involved in altercations with the licensed trawlers, resulting in...

Cartagena Carnaval costumes in Espacio Mediterráneo

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:37:00 UTC

The display is in the Centro Comercial Espacio Mediterraacuteneo to 19th February. In spite of the cold weather, the pentildeas are busy preparing their new costumes for this yearacutes Carnaval.This weekend the first acts begin, with the selection of Carnaval queens in Cartagena and the competition of paper costumes in Aacuteguilas donacutet be fooled by the title of this one, itacutes extraordinary what can be made from a simple roll of crecircpe paper.Some of the costumes worn during the Carnaval of Cartagena last year are on display in the Centro Comercial Espacio Mediterraacuteneo in Cartagena...

Regional Minister discusses Corvera Airport issues in todays Regional Assembly.

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:22:00 UTC

Opposition parties wanted to know when the airport will open for business. This afternoon the Regional Minister for Obras Puacuteblicas, public works, Antonio Sevilla, made a presentation to the Regional Assembly in Cartagena, detailing the current situation regarding the works underway at Corvera international Airport, (AIRM, Aeropuerto Internacional de la Regioacuten de Murcia ) the bureaucratic processes enabling the airport to commence activity and the negotiations regarding the unsettled questions between Aena and the concessionary, Aeromur.It was also an opportunity for opposition parties to ask the questions which have been gaining them so much column space...

The Bullas cannibal in court.

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:52:00 UTC

The case is attracting a lot of media attention. A murder trial involving a Bullas resident is attracting a lot of notice in the press due to the grisly nature of the case involved. The man is being called the Bullas cannibal and the case, the tinaja murder , the defendant currently in court accused of murdering his flatmate. Alejandro M.A., who is accused of murdering his flatmate and desecrating the body in Bullas in September 2008, has alleged in the first session of his trial that he killed the man because of his drunken lifestyle,...

Bull on the line holds up Murcia train.

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:27:00 UTC

The bull was on the run from a local slaughterhouse. The railway line in Murcia was closed for two hours last night after a runaway calf escaped from a slaughterhouse and strayed onto the tracks, according to a statement issued by the Policiacutea Local. According to the local press this morning, the incident occurred at 21.20, when the line at Cabezo de la Plata was closed. It was not reopened until the animal was finally destroyed at 23.10 by an employee at the slaughterhouse, after a two-hour search by members of the Policiacutea Local, Renfe security officers and...

Ryanair boss rescued after offending protesting ex-Spanair employees.

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:13:00 UTC

The Ryanair boss nearly caused a riot after insulting protestors with an Unnecessarily provocative gesture. Ryanair Boss Michael OacuteLeary had to be escorted into departures by airport police yesterday following clashes with angry Spanish ex-employees of Spanair, having made what is being called in some quarters, an unnecessarily provocative gesture.The incident occurred in Bilbao, following a press conference during which Ryanair was launching new routes to cover some of those left vacant by the demise of Spanair, which closed down a couple of weeks ago, leaving not only thousands of passengers stranded, but also over 2000...

Romans and Carthaginians storage depot robbed.

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:44:00 UTC