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Loro Parque to appeal ruling that annuls plans to build Siam Park in Gran Canaria
Loro Parque to appeal ruling that annuls plans to build Siam Park in Gran Canaria

The TSJC is missing a study on whether there are enough water resources to meet the new demands derived from the park…

Bus driver rescued after crashing into a tree in Las Palmas
Bus driver rescued after crashing into a tree in Las Palmas

He was trapped inside the vehicle after the accident and fire-fighters had to cut him out of the cabin... see video of the bus here...

Access roads to the summit of Gran Canaria are still closed
Access roads to the summit of Gran Canaria are still closed

Several cars were trapped last night by the state of the roads due to snow and ice...

Gran Canaria Cabildo closing nine access roads to Aríñez because of snow
Gran Canaria Cabildo closing nine access roads to Aríñez because of snow

The roadblocks will be implemented as soon as it is confirmed that the snowfall has dropped to 1,400m the level of Aríñez, to prevent an ‘exodus’ of residents to the summit...

The Canary Islands exceed 100 outbreaks for the fourth week in a row
The Canary Islands exceed 100 outbreaks for the fourth week in a row

One of the outbreaks has seen 52 people get infected and over 200 isolated after a funeral in La Aldea in Gran Canaria, and forced the installation of a PCR test centre in the municipality…

Man arrested in Gran Canaria for posting a ‘sex ad’ of his ex-girlfriend
Man arrested in Gran Canaria for posting a ‘sex ad’ of his ex-girlfriend

The victim reported him after receiving numerous calls to her mobile phone requesting sexual services...

Gran Canaria has a new weekly air connection with Baltic countries
Gran Canaria has a new weekly air connection with Baltic countries

New weekly flight from Estonia started last Saturday...

Will Gran Canaria move to Level 4 restrictions?
Will Gran Canaria move to Level 4 restrictions?

The head of Epidemiology for Public Health in the Canary Islands, Amós García Rojas, says that stabilising the situation is not enough, the number of cases has to come down... Lanzarote needs it’s IA14 to drop from almost 700 to below 250 before it c

Hospitality industry demands more than just aid as a solution to their situation
Hospitality industry demands more than just aid as a solution to their situation

Owners of businesses in the hospitality sector have gathered again this morning in front of the Government headquarters in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, wanting solutions to the situation they are in…

Man attacks police with iron bar when told to wear a mask
Man attacks police with iron bar when told to wear a mask

Officers of the Guardia Civil arrested the 53-year-old man in Gran Canaria after he attacked them...

Man killed in accident between a moped and a car in Agüimes
Man killed in accident between a moped and a car in Agüimes

Unfortunately paramedics could do nothing to save the man’s life due to the severity of his injuries...

Passenger dies onboard plane diverted to the Canary Islands
Passenger dies onboard plane diverted to the Canary Islands

The pilot requested permission from air traffic control to make an emergency landing in the Canary Islands after verifying that one of their passengers was unwell...

Gran Canaria warehouse fire destroys 12 vehicles
Gran Canaria warehouse fire destroys 12 vehicles

Fire-fighters have put the fire out after a 10 hour battle with the blaze...

Norwegian tourist arrested at airport after trashing hotel room
Norwegian tourist arrested at airport after trashing hotel room

The hotel called the police after finding out he had left the hotel and gone to the airport to leave the island...

Mask-less man arrested for threatening people in the street and spitting at police
Mask-less man arrested for threatening people in the street and spitting at police

The man was threatening to hurt people if they didn’t take off their masks...

18 people fined for playing Bingo together, venue faces up to 60,000 euros
18 people fined for playing Bingo together, venue faces up to 60,000 euros

Bingo is classed as illegal gambling in non-licensed premises, and all players were fined for taking part...

Moroccan speedboat intercepted with 1,600 kilos of hashish on board
Moroccan speedboat intercepted with 1,600 kilos of hashish on board

The boat was intercepted by the Guardia Civil at 1am this morning with 55 bales of hashish on board just 5 miles from Gran Canaria…

300 bars and cafes request permission for expansion of terraces in one day
300 bars and cafes request permission for expansion of terraces in one day

Gran Canaria bar and restaurant owners are facing the same frustrations as ones in Tenerife have done under Level 3, with reduced capacity, no support, but full costs...

Hoteliers are making more money from immigration than from tourism
Hoteliers are making more money from immigration than from tourism

This is a statement made by the mayor of Mogan who has been criticized of being xenophobic for wanting the municipality’s tourist resorts free of immigrants and accusing them of causing the recent unrest and fights in the area... She claims the situa

Five million euros of aid for bars, restaurants and gyms in alert Level 3
Five million euros of aid for bars, restaurants and gyms in alert Level 3

The Cabildo de Gran Canaria will deliver between 1,000 and 3,000 euros each, and details of how to receive it will be issued in the next few days…