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The Government opens disciplinary proceedings against the promoter of Cuna del Alma
The Government opens disciplinary proceedings against the promoter of Cuna del Alma

They have proposed a fine up to 600,000 euros for the destruction of an archaeological site in Puertito de Adeje...

Spain ends all remaining Covid restrictions in schools and colleges
Spain ends all remaining Covid restrictions in schools and colleges

Schoolchildren will be allowed to interact normally in classrooms and playgrounds, and eliminates social distancing...

La Pinta beach is back open but three others in Tenerife are closed
La Pinta beach is back open but three others in Tenerife are closed

Authorities have decided to close them "to guarantee adequate levels of security for the population"...

Freak accident as taxi plunges 5 metres into a building site
Freak accident as taxi plunges 5 metres into a building site

Amazingly the driver was uninjured in the incident and no one else was in the car…

HEALTH ALERT IN SPAIN: A popular blood pressure tablet is withdrawn from the market
HEALTH ALERT IN SPAIN: A popular blood pressure tablet is withdrawn from the market

The Spanish Medicines Agency has detected ‘irregular’ results in product assessment tests…

TUI pilot turns plane around to pick up a small girl at Tenerife airport
TUI pilot turns plane around to pick up a small girl at Tenerife airport

Her passport was missing when the family got to the gate to board the plane to East Midlands, so her and her father stayed behind…

Beach in Costa Adeje is closed for bathing due to contamination of the water
Beach in Costa Adeje is closed for bathing due to contamination of the water

The Adeje Council has temporarily prohibited going into the sea until tests are clear again...

A car falls into the sea from a Fred Olsen ferry during a crossing from Tenerife
A car falls into the sea from a Fred Olsen ferry during a crossing from Tenerife

The ferry company are investigating the cause of the incident…

Notice from the DGT: Car registrations will change in Spain in September
Notice from the DGT: Car registrations will change in Spain in September

The letter M with new letter and number combinations start this month…

New law will allow women to be signed off sick for incapacitating period pain
New law will allow women to be signed off sick for incapacitating period pain

The Spanish government has now passed the law and hopes it will be approved and in force by the end of this year…

Guide dog dies after being scared by fireworks and falling down a ravine
Guide dog dies after being scared by fireworks and falling down a ravine

Rubio the Labrador managed to escape from the house when people began letting off rockets and firecrackers...

Half of Lanzarote is without water as power cuts stopped desalination plants
Half of Lanzarote is without water as power cuts stopped desalination plants

Canal Gestión working overtime to rectify the problem either today, Thursday, or Friday...

History is made as the Canary Islands will take over control of their coasts
History is made as the Canary Islands will take over control of their coasts

The state has approved the transfer of the jurisdiction of coasts from Costas to the regional government...

Yellow weather warning for heavy rain and storms in Tenerife
Yellow weather warning for heavy rain and storms in Tenerife

AEMET warns of the tropical wave moving across the archipelago mixing heat with storms and showers...

Two teenagers arrested for throwing rocks at moving cars on the motorway
Two teenagers arrested for throwing rocks at moving cars on the motorway

They have caused over 7,000 euros worth of damage to vehicles, but fortunately no serious accidents…

Thief caught burgling an apartment is held by holidaymakers until Police arrive
Thief caught burgling an apartment is held by holidaymakers until Police arrive

They caught the man red-handed stealing from a holiday home in Palm Mar...

A one-year-old girl is killed by 4 inch hail stone in Spain
A one-year-old girl is killed by 4 inch hail stone in Spain

30 people who needed medical treatment are said to have suffered head injuries or cuts from the ice, as well as broken bones...

Property rental prices continue to skyrocket in the Canary Islands
Property rental prices continue to skyrocket in the Canary Islands

It increased by 12.7% in July compared to the same month of 2021, as lack of supply is pushing prices up...

A goat is spotted going for a walk on the motorway in Tenerife
A goat is spotted going for a walk on the motorway in Tenerife

Drivers slowed down to pass it safely causing tailbacks...

Spain finally gets tough on pickpockets
Spain finally gets tough on pickpockets

A reform of the penal code means that they can now face between six to 18 months in prison...