https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/murcia/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:20:45 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oplogo-favicon-150x150.png https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/murcia/ 32 32 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/animal-abuse-horror-after-cat-is-thrown-out-of-car-and-repeatedly-run-over-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/animal-abuse-horror-after-cat-is-thrown-out-of-car-and-repeatedly-run-over-in-spain/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429385 A MAN who threw a cat out of his car and repeatedly run it over has been arrested in Torrevieja. The Guardia Civil have charged him with animal abuse. The]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/animal-abuse-horror-after-cat-is-thrown-out-of-car-and-repeatedly-run-over-in-spain/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/government-gives-spanish-council-one-month-deadline-to-reverse-islamic-prayer-ban-in-municipal-facilities/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/government-gives-spanish-council-one-month-deadline-to-reverse-islamic-prayer-ban-in-municipal-facilities/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:24:40 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428923 SPAIN’S government has given Jumilla City Council a month to rescind a ban on Muslims holding prayer festivals in municipal sports facilities or else it will go to court. Two]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/government-gives-spanish-council-one-month-deadline-to-reverse-islamic-prayer-ban-in-municipal-facilities/feed/ 3 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/minister-slams-jumilla-council-for-xenophobic-religious-ban/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/minister-slams-jumilla-council-for-xenophobic-religious-ban/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:58:04 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428320 SPAIN’S Inclusion, Social Security and Migration Minister, Elma Saiz, has criticised the town council of Jumilla (Murcia) after it passed a motion to stop religious activities in a public sports]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/minister-slams-jumilla-council-for-xenophobic-religious-ban/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/spain-steps-up-social-media-hate-speech-monitoring-after-council-bans-islamic-festivals-from-its-properties/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/spain-steps-up-social-media-hate-speech-monitoring-after-council-bans-islamic-festivals-from-its-properties/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2025 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428120 SPAIN’S government has increased monitoring to track ‘hate speech’ on social media after a Murcia region council banned Islamic festivals from using municipal property and land. The Partido Popular-led authority]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/spain-steps-up-social-media-hate-speech-monitoring-after-council-bans-islamic-festivals-from-its-properties/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/06/new-racism-controversy-in-spain-as-council-bans-islamic-festivals-from-using-its-properties-and-land/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/06/new-racism-controversy-in-spain-as-council-bans-islamic-festivals-from-using-its-properties-and-land/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2025 15:15:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428017 THERE’S fresh controversy over racism in the Murcia region after Jumilla council voted for the right to ban Islamic religious celebrations from municipal sports halls and football fields. Such commemorations]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/06/new-racism-controversy-in-spain-as-council-bans-islamic-festivals-from-using-its-properties-and-land/feed/ 6 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/food-poisoning-probe-with-15-people-needing-treatment-after-eating-at-murcia-kebab-house/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/food-poisoning-probe-with-15-people-needing-treatment-after-eating-at-murcia-kebab-house/#respond Wed, 30 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426550 MURCIA City Council is investigating an possible outbreak of food poisoning originating from a kebab house. At least 15 people required medical treatment after dining at the Kebab Europa restaurant]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/food-poisoning-probe-with-15-people-needing-treatment-after-eating-at-murcia-kebab-house/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/29/guardia-civil-boss-thanks-officers-for-their-efforts-in-quashing-torre-pacheco-race-riots/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/29/guardia-civil-boss-thanks-officers-for-their-efforts-in-quashing-torre-pacheco-race-riots/#respond Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426395 THE Guardia Civil’s director-general Mercedes Gonzalez visited the force’s Torre Pacheco barracks on Tuesday to thank officers for their work in quelling the town’s race riots this month. Gonzalez revealed]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/29/guardia-civil-boss-thanks-officers-for-their-efforts-in-quashing-torre-pacheco-race-riots/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/22/anti-racism-protest-attracts-5000-people-to-murcias-streets-in-response-to-recent-riots/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/22/anti-racism-protest-attracts-5000-people-to-murcias-streets-in-response-to-recent-riots/#respond Tue, 22 Jul 2025 14:45:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=425356 ORGANISERS of Monday’s anti-racism protest in Murcia City say that 5,000 people took part in a response to the recent riots in Torre Pacheco. Social organisations and trade unions joined]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/22/anti-racism-protest-attracts-5000-people-to-murcias-streets-in-response-to-recent-riots/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/21/ship-leaks-brown-coloured-slick-to-force-swimming-ban-at-la-manga-beaches-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/21/ship-leaks-brown-coloured-slick-to-force-swimming-ban-at-la-manga-beaches-in-spain/#respond Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:45:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=425182 SEVERAL beaches on the Mediterranean side of La Manga in Murcia have been closed to swimmers on Monday after a sewage spillage from a boat. Red flags were raised on]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/21/ship-leaks-brown-coloured-slick-to-force-swimming-ban-at-la-manga-beaches-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/18/leader-of-gang-that-instigated-spains-race-riots-is-jailed-but-who-are-deport-them-now/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/18/leader-of-gang-that-instigated-spains-race-riots-is-jailed-but-who-are-deport-them-now/#respond Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=424725 THE alleged leader of the far-right ‘Deport Them Now’ group has been denied bail by a Catalunya court. He’s been charged with hate crimes, illegal possession of weapons, and belonging]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/18/leader-of-gang-that-instigated-spains-race-riots-is-jailed-but-who-are-deport-them-now/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/17/over-300-people-identified-over-possible-criminality-during-racist-riots-in-murcia-region-town/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/17/over-300-people-identified-over-possible-criminality-during-racist-riots-in-murcia-region-town/#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=424569 THE Guardia Civil has identified over 300 people for possible criminality and filed 60 reports over incidents during riots involving far-right protestors and local- mainly migrant- residents in Torre Pacheco.]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/17/over-300-people-identified-over-possible-criminality-during-racist-riots-in-murcia-region-town/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/14/spain-rocked-by-third-night-of-violence-as-agitators-hunt-immigrants-after-moroccan-youths-beat-up-old-man-for-fun/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/14/spain-rocked-by-third-night-of-violence-as-agitators-hunt-immigrants-after-moroccan-youths-beat-up-old-man-for-fun/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=424087 ANOTHER night of violence has rocked the Moroccan community in Torre Pacheco, in Murcia, with men dressed in black hunting North African immigrants. The rioting in the San Antonio neighbourhood]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/14/spain-rocked-by-third-night-of-violence-as-agitators-hunt-immigrants-after-moroccan-youths-beat-up-old-man-for-fun/feed/ 2 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/07/special-nets-will-stop-jellyfish-getting-close-to-tourist-beaches-in-spains-mar-menor/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/07/special-nets-will-stop-jellyfish-getting-close-to-tourist-beaches-in-spains-mar-menor/#respond Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=423139 FOUR nets will appear in the Mar Menor lagoon from mid-July to prevent jellyfish from encroaching close to four tourist beaches. Netting- like last year- will be installed to stop]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/07/special-nets-will-stop-jellyfish-getting-close-to-tourist-beaches-in-spains-mar-menor/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/04/i-knew-she-wasnt-going-to-make-it-brit-tourist-caught-in-deliberate-bar-explosion-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/04/i-knew-she-wasnt-going-to-make-it-brit-tourist-caught-in-deliberate-bar-explosion-in-spain/#respond Fri, 04 Jul 2025 13:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=422679 A BRITISH tourist has described the terrifying moment a bar exploded around her while she was ‘buying a shirt from a market stall.’ Debbie Scholefield, 48, a former paramedic, was]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/04/i-knew-she-wasnt-going-to-make-it-brit-tourist-caught-in-deliberate-bar-explosion-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/27/exclusive-it-was-like-a-terror-attack-witness-describes-the-horror-of-bar-explosion-in-spain-that-claimed-two-lives/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/27/exclusive-it-was-like-a-terror-attack-witness-describes-the-horror-of-bar-explosion-in-spain-that-claimed-two-lives/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:45:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=421669 A BRITISH immigrant has described the terrifying moment a bar explosion rocked her Spanish neighbourhood, saying it felt ‘like a terrorist attack’ as chaos erupted around her. Lisa, 51, was]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/27/exclusive-it-was-like-a-terror-attack-witness-describes-the-horror-of-bar-explosion-in-spain-that-claimed-two-lives/feed/ 2 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/26/two-people-die-one-week-after-bar-explosion-in-spains-mar-menor-area/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/26/two-people-die-one-week-after-bar-explosion-in-spains-mar-menor-area/#respond Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=421429 TWO women who were seriously injured in a bar explosion in San Pedro del Pinatar on June 19 have both died in hospital on Thursday morning. The blast happened at]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/26/two-people-die-one-week-after-bar-explosion-in-spains-mar-menor-area/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/24/bar-explosion-in-spain-that-seriously-injured-two-people-was-caused-deliberately/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/24/bar-explosion-in-spain-that-seriously-injured-two-people-was-caused-deliberately/#respond Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:31:38 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=420874 LAST Thursday’s explosion at a Mar Menor area bar that injured 20 people was no accident- according to the Guardia Civil. Specialists say a deliberate cut was made to rubber]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/24/bar-explosion-in-spain-that-seriously-injured-two-people-was-caused-deliberately/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/19/funfair-attraction-owner-in-spain-arrested-for-homicide-after-girl-2-is-electrocuted/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/19/funfair-attraction-owner-in-spain-arrested-for-homicide-after-girl-2-is-electrocuted/#respond Thu, 19 Jun 2025 15:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=419957 TWO people have been arrested over the death of a girl who was electrocuted on metal fencing at a Murcia fairground attraction. Amira, 2, died after going onto a trampoline]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/19/funfair-attraction-owner-in-spain-arrested-for-homicide-after-girl-2-is-electrocuted/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/19/breaking-news-at-least-15-people-injured-three-seriously-after-gas-explosion-at-tourist-area-bar-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/19/breaking-news-at-least-15-people-injured-three-seriously-after-gas-explosion-at-tourist-area-bar-in-spain/#respond Thu, 19 Jun 2025 12:33:41 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=419916 EMERGENCY services say that at least 16 people were injured following a gas explosion at a bar in the Mar Menor area of Murcia on Thursday. The incident was at]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/19/breaking-news-at-least-15-people-injured-three-seriously-after-gas-explosion-at-tourist-area-bar-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/19/lawyer-rubbishes-dna-link-to-sole-suspect-in-brutal-murder-of-audrey-fang-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/19/lawyer-rubbishes-dna-link-to-sole-suspect-in-brutal-murder-of-audrey-fang-in-spain/#respond Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:24:57 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=419828 EXPERTS have found DNA belonging to the suspect arrested for the murder of Singaporean Audrey Fang on her body. L’Opinion de Murcia reports that the National Institute of Toxicology and]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/19/lawyer-rubbishes-dna-link-to-sole-suspect-in-brutal-murder-of-audrey-fang-in-spain/feed/ 0