Extremadura News Archives - Spain in English

After waiting for 20 years, Murcia finally has a high-speed train to Madrid

News Desk21st December 20229th January 2023

21st December 20229th January 20231708

A high-speed AVE train link has been inaugurated this week between the Spanish region of Murcia and Madrid, after waiting 19 years and four months for

The Jarramplas Festival: why in Cáceres it’s an honour to be pelted with turnips

Adam L. Maloney10th October 202217th October 2022

10th October 202217th October 20221299

Today is a day you’ve dreamt of for years. It’s a cold winter morning. Your neighbours are outside waiting, armed with turnips. It’s time for

Mexican beauty queen & partner arrested for theft of wine worth €1.6m from Spanish restaurant

News Desk22nd July 202227th July 2022

22nd July 202227th July 20223815

A former Mexican beauty queen and her Dutch-Romanian boyfriend were arrested this week in Croatia for allegedly stealing over €1.6 million worth of wine from

Wildfires rage in Spain, with over 3,000 evacuated from homes in Andalusia

News Desk16th July 202219th July 2022

16th July 202219th July 20229166

Wildfires raged in Spain and south west France on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes as blistering summer temperatures put

Court orders demolition of Extremadura’s ‘rural Marbella’ luxury resort

Steph Osborn13th February 202214th February 2022

13th February 202214th February 20224765

A luxury resort on an island in a reservoir near Cáceres in the Extramadura region, known locally as ‘rural Marbella’, is to be demolished to

Leonardo DiCaprio, conflict-free diamonds, and a new factory in Extremadura

Steph Osborn7th September 202119th October 2022

7th September 202119th October 20222033

A Silicon Valley based lab-grown diamond company, that has Hollywood actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio amongst its investors, has confirmed its plans to build a

What can Leonor, Princess of Asturias, expect at her new college in Wales?

Adam L. Maloney1st September 20216th September 2021

1st September 20216th September 20216279

This week, Leonor de Borbón, whose official title is the Princess of Asturias, has moved to South Wales to start a new academic year at UWC

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Extremadura in English – weekly news round-up (26 July)

Adam L. Maloney26th July 202116th August 2021

26th July 202116th August 20211273

Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (29 July) Seven more municipalities to close their borders The governing council of the Junta de Extremadura has agreed to request

Current Covid-19 restrictions for all regions of Spain

News Desk26th July 202121st August 2021

26th July 202121st August 202111800

Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (20 Aug) Report below last updated 26 July 2021. With the Covid-19 incidence rate continuing to rise in Spain – currently

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Extremadura in English – weekly news round-up (19 July)

Adam L. Maloney19th July 202116th August 2021

19th July 202116th August 20211047

Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (22 July) Extremadura reports 440 infections and 10 hospitalised in 24 hours On Saturday, Extremadura registered 428 new cases of Covid

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