legal matters

Demolition contract awarded for hotel 48 years after it was abandoned
Demolition contract awarded for hotel 48 years after it was abandoned

The construction of the 22-story, 741-room complex began in 1973 and was abandoned two years later, leaving it incomplete ever since…

Sunbeds, umbrellas, kiosks, and beach bars return to Corralejo beaches
Sunbeds, umbrellas, kiosks, and beach bars return to Corralejo beaches

Licenses are being granted for 1,400 sunbeds and 700 umbrellas in five different zones on the town's beaches…

British man jailed for causing motorway pile-up then fleeing scene to catch a flight to Tenerife
British man jailed for causing motorway pile-up then fleeing scene to catch a flight to Tenerife

He left people trapped in their cars to go on holiday, even returning to collect his luggage from the smashed-up car…

Eat your heart away in these vegan holiday destinations in Spain
Eat your heart away in these vegan holiday destinations in Spain

From vegan-friendly street food stalls to upscale restaurants Spain offers a wide range of plant-based cuisine with regional flavours…

VIDEO: Police seize over 25,000 fake items worth 6 million euros in Tenerife
VIDEO: Police seize over 25,000 fake items worth 6 million euros in Tenerife

The police operation in the western province involved 120 agents simultaneously raiding 41 shops…

Woman saved from cardiorespiratory arrest on a ferry to Gran Canaria
Woman saved from cardiorespiratory arrest on a ferry to Gran Canaria

The crew and a passenger, who is a doctor, managed to revive her before the ferry docked and medical personnel boarded…

The first measure is introduced to ease congestion on Tenerife’s roads
The first measure is introduced to ease congestion on Tenerife’s roads

The Cabildo has limited the times that certain slow-moving trucks are allowed to circulate on the TF-1 and Tf-5 motorways…

VIDEO: Siam Park unveils Saifa… the ultimate aquatic roller coaster
VIDEO: Siam Park unveils Saifa… the ultimate aquatic roller coaster

This is the longest, fastest, most exhilarating, and exciting new attraction cementing their position as number 1 in the world…

September sees a change in weather with rain this weekend on several Islands
September sees a change in weather with rain this weekend on several Islands

Temperatures will stay around 25°C in most areas with some tourist hotspots reaching 30°C…

CEST and San Miguel Council discuss progress on the Las Chafiras Interchange works
CEST and San Miguel Council discuss progress on the Las Chafiras Interchange works

The Oroteanda interchange from the south is expected to be open in November…

San Miguel council approves construction of three new hotels
San Miguel council approves construction of three new hotels

They will be built in Amarilla Golf and Golf del Sur boosting tourism and the local economy…

Lanzarote leads hotel occupancy in the Canary Islands with a rate of 82%
Lanzarote leads hotel occupancy in the Canary Islands with a rate of 82%

Teguise was one of the only two municipalities in Spain that exceeded 90% in July…

VIDEO: CCTV captures the moment of the accident in Corralejo on film
VIDEO: CCTV captures the moment of the accident in Corralejo on film

A British tourist was driving the car that inexplicably went out of control and injured eight people…

7 people injured as rent a car crashes into a packed bar terrace in Corralejo
7 people injured as rent a car crashes into a packed bar terrace in Corralejo

One of the injured is a 4-month-old baby who has been flown to hospital in Gran Canaria for specialist treatment…

Tenerife Cabildo invests €7.7 million in two state-of-the-art firefighting helicopters
Tenerife Cabildo invests €7.7 million in two state-of-the-art firefighting helicopters

They will be based at the south airport to ensure a quick response time and will assist in training exercises for BRIFOR firefighters…

Beach in Gran Canaria flies a purple flag due to the presence of a shark
Beach in Gran Canaria flies a purple flag due to the presence of a shark

Here are all the flags that can be seen on beaches in the Canary Islands and what they mean…

Decomposed body of a man found under rubble of a collapsed wall in La Rocar
Decomposed body of a man found under rubble of a collapsed wall in La Rocar

A member of the public detected it due to the foul smell it was emitting…

Dutch mafia ship loaded with hashish is intercepted in the Canary Islands
Dutch mafia ship loaded with hashish is intercepted in the Canary Islands

In total they found 6,000kg of drugs on board and raided bases in mainland Spain…

Experts warn that ‘the worst fires are yet to come’ in the Canary Islands
Experts warn that ‘the worst fires are yet to come’ in the Canary Islands

We are a “tinder box” for mega forest fires that could break out simultaneously on multiple islands with disastrous consequences…

The Minister of Tourism believes that tourismophobia ‘is starting to get worrying’
The Minister of Tourism believes that tourismophobia ‘is starting to get worrying’

The sector is calling for prudence before it starts affecting arrival numbers and stops people coming to the islands…