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Home mortgage signings soar 41.2% as property market shows signs of strong recovery
Home mortgage signings soar 41.2% as property market shows signs of strong recovery

This was the fourth consecutive month of increases and represents almost 38,000 approved mortgages in June…

BOOK YOUR HOLIDAYS: The Canary Islands are still on the UK amber list for travel
BOOK YOUR HOLIDAYS: The Canary Islands are still on the UK amber list for travel

The whole of Spain has stayed on the amber list, some of Europe has gone green, and Turkey has stayed red!

Covid update: Gran Canaria has most new cases today with 112 of the 229 detected
Covid update: Gran Canaria has most new cases today with 112 of the 229 detected

All islands have a 7-day incidence rate less than 100 now, except for Fuerteventura…

Gran Canaria drops to Level 3 but Tenerife stays at Level 4
Gran Canaria drops to Level 3 but Tenerife stays at Level 4

Only Gran Canaria lowers its alert level due to Covid, the rest of the Islands maintain the same restrictions…

Customer leaves 4,000 euro tip in a restaurant after reading complaint online
Customer leaves 4,000 euro tip in a restaurant after reading complaint online

A Barcelona business man travelled specifically to Marbella to eat at the same restaurant after being angered by the post…

Largest point of sale for drugs in Gran Canaria is raided by armed police
Largest point of sale for drugs in Gran Canaria is raided by armed police

More than a hundred agents of the National Police took part in the operation and three people have been arrested so far…

Are there more restrictions on the way in the Canary Islands?
Are there more restrictions on the way in the Canary Islands?

The Government believes they have found a formula to avoid the TSJC and implement stricter restrictions…

A beach in the Canary Islands is ranked at number 11 in the best in the world
A beach in the Canary Islands is ranked at number 11 in the best in the world

Travellers value it for its "miles of wild and beautiful beach, surrounded by mountains that seem to flow into the water"

16 new courses to help job seekers in Adeje start in September
16 new courses to help job seekers in Adeje start in September

Registration is only until August 31st (next Tuesday) and must be done online, so be quick as there limited places…

Covid update: The downward trend in the Canary Islands is slowing down
Covid update: The downward trend in the Canary Islands is slowing down

Incidence rates for the islands as a whole are down, but some individually are up, as is the number of new cases…

A 28-year-old mother dies from Covid after giving birth in Gran Canaria
A 28-year-old mother dies from Covid after giving birth in Gran Canaria

The woman was admitted directly to ICU and the birth was by caesarean section due to her critical condition…

House explosion in La Laguna: It’s not known if anyone was inside or not
House explosion in La Laguna: It’s not known if anyone was inside or not

An explosion at a house in La Laguna has caused part of it to collapse, the search is on to find any victims or survivors…

When is the next UK travel-list update and what changes are expected?
When is the next UK travel-list update and what changes are expected?

The next announcement is due either today or tomorrow, here’s what you can expect…

The number of overnight stays in hotels increases by 176% in the Canary Islands
The number of overnight stays in hotels increases by 176% in the Canary Islands

The Canary Islands was in the top 3 destinations in the whole of Spain for international travellers in July…

Lifeguard saves 7-year-old boys life after pool accident in a Playa del Inglés hotel
Lifeguard saves 7-year-old boys life after pool accident in a Playa del Inglés hotel

The minor entered cardiorespiratory arrest after suffering an accident in the pool and was evacuated by helicopter…

Covid update: Six deaths and 222 new cases today in the Canary Islands
Covid update: Six deaths and 222 new cases today in the Canary Islands

Of the new cases 98 are in Tenerife, 86 are in Gran Canaria, 22 in Fuerteventura, and 10 in Lanzarote…

Live music or no live music – who can give us the definitive answer?
Live music or no live music – who can give us the definitive answer?

Bars and entertainers have been the worst treated through the pandemic, but this grey area has got even greyer!

25% of Covid patients in ICU in the Canaries are under 40 years old
25% of Covid patients in ICU in the Canaries are under 40 years old

During this fifth wave the virus has attacked the weakest members of the population, those unvaccinated…

Another holiday villa scam uncovered in the Canary Islands
Another holiday villa scam uncovered in the Canary Islands

The scammers charged for holiday villas with fake profiles online that weren’t theirs…

More major traffic diversions on the TF-1 at Las Chafiras from tomorrow
More major traffic diversions on the TF-1 at Las Chafiras from tomorrow

For two nights the section of motorway between Parque de La Reina and Las Chafiras will be closed…