Thieves fake ID cards unmask home jewellery robberies in Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO men have been arrested in Torrevieja for stealing jewellery from homes in Cartagena, Elche and Petrer as well as much further afield in Badajoz.
Spain signs big green energy deal including new electric car battery factory
Spain has signed a major agreement with Chinese green energy company Envision Group to set up four projects. They include an electric car battery plant,
Vintage wine thieves behind €1.6 million restaurant robbery in Spain are caught at Croatia border
TWO people behind an audacious vintage wine robbery last October at a Caceres restaurant in Extremadura, have been arrested trying to cross into Croatia from
Endesa commences new renewable energy project in Spain
SPAIN’S largest utility company, Endesa, is to build 27 renewable projects across Spain. They will have a capacity of 1,130 megawatts and employ 4,200 people.
British red kites released in Extremadura to boost Spain’s population of threatened species
MORE than thirty years ago, Spain sent red kites to the UK to boost a population that was on the verge of extinction. The reintroduction
Spain’s most ‘smokiest’ regions revealed on ‘World No Tobacco Day’
EXTREMADURA and Murcia have the highest percentage of daily smokers in Spain’s regions according to figures released on ‘World No Tobacco Day’. Statistics compiled for
Iberian lynx takes up residence in sleepy town in Spain’s Extremadura
THERE’S no place like home and for the last few days an Iberian lynx has taken up residence in a quiet town in Extremadura. Esparragosa
Interpol believes stolen vintage wine bottles from prestigious restaurant in Spain have ended up outside Europe
INTERPOL say they’ve drawn a blank over last October’s theft of vintage wine believed to be worth over €1 million from a restaurant in Caceres,
Domestic abuse victim uses hand signal to show police in Spain that husband had assaulted her
GUARDIA Civil officers have arrested a man after his wife gave them a hand signal that she was a victim of domestic abuse. The couple,
Manhunt for COVID-infected Dutch tourists who left self-isolation hotel in Spain to possibly return home
POLICE are trying to stop a group of coronavirus-infected Dutch tourists from leaving Spain after they stopped self-isolating in the Extremadura region. They were staying
Dragon flags hoisted by city in western Spain to celebrate filming of Game of Thrones’ prequel
A Spanish city is literally flying the flag for a major TV production that has just finished location shooting in the area. Caceres in the
WATCH: Storms hit southern Spain causing floods that turn streets into rivers
STORMS hit parts of Extremadura and Andalucia on Thursday bringing torrential rain and flooding that swept away cars and caused huge damage to property. The
Happy geese: Farmer produces ethical foie gras in Spain’s Extremadura
For many this buttery, rich delicacy is one of the most desired luxury food items in the culinary world, for others its method of manufacture
Hotel Monasterio Rocamador in Spain’s Extremadura is back and better than ever
Surrounded by rolling oak forests and choked with nature, few places give you such a good sense of space. And Hotel Monasterio de Rocamador also
Leonardo DiCaprio invests in eco-friendly diamonds in Spain’s Extremadura
HE’S one of the most sparkling celebrities on the red carpet. Now Leonardo DiCaprio has become a true shining star as he invests in a
Games of Thrones returns to Spain’s Extremadura to film prequel
THE American production company HBO will return to Spain’s Extremadura and the cities of Caceres and Trujillo to film the prequel of Game of Thrones
New gallery puts Caceres on the map as a destination for modern art lovers as well as foodies in Spain’s much-overlooked region of Extremadura
If there was one reason alone to go to Caceres, it is to dine at the fabled restaurant Atrio, but a new modern art museum
Spanish chef conquers London art scene with two new restaurants opening at the Royal Academy
ACCLAIMED Spanish chef Jose Pizarro will open not one but two new restaurants in the hallowed grounds within London’s Royal Academy of Arts in Piccadilly.
Spanish Stonehenge set for cultural protection status despite being abandoned to soggy fate
A collection of ancient standing stones in Extremadura dubbed the Spanish Stonehenge is set to acquire cultural heritage protection status despite being completely unvisitable because
Hunters blamed after bullet-ridden corpse of endangered Iberian Lynx found in Spain
HUNTERS have been blamed after the bullet-ridden body of a rare Iberian Lynx was found by a police sniffer dog. Guardia Civil had launched a
Man in his 70s stabs his brother to death, also in his 70s and then takes his own life in Spain’s Extremadura
A MAN in his 70s has stabbed his brother to death, also in his 70s and then proceeded to take his own life.
WATCH: Priest carries out blessing from church rooftop in Spain’s Extremadura amid coronavirus pandemic
A parish priest in Spain’s Arroyo de la Luz blesses the village from the church rooftop.
Two men posing as priests in Spain’s Extremadura use coronavirus as an excuse to scam elderly people
TWO people in Extremadura who are posing as priests have tried to scam elderly people, using coronavirus as the excuse.
Heritage homes – a piece of the nation’s heritage in any of these eight historic designer towns
THEY are part of Spain’s living history – towns shaped over millennia by conquering civilisations with architectural styles that can never be repeated. Everyone from
Game of Thrones on the hunt for extras
Casting calls finish on Wednesday
Escape to Extremadura
OP blogger Marianne Hill takes a trip to Orellana de la Sierra, a small town in Extremadura, with her family