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Unanimous vote for a medical helicopter based in Fuerteventura and Lanzarote
Unanimous vote for a medical helicopter based in Fuerteventura and Lanzarote

It is not the first time the Canarian parliament has unanimously approved one, but it still hasn’t been actionned...

Lanzarote increases promotion of the island for the summer
Lanzarote increases promotion of the island for the summer

The island is being publicised in Germany, Poland, Denmark, Hungary, Italy, France, and Portugal...

The Interterritorial Council debates the use of masks indoors today
The Interterritorial Council debates the use of masks indoors today

The subject will be debated today to agree a date or schedule when they will no longer be mandatory indoors...

Property prices in the Canary Islands have risen during the pandemic
Property prices in the Canary Islands have risen during the pandemic

Prices have increased every year for the last 8 years across the whole of Spain...

German fugitive found in the south of Tenerife because his boat broke down
German fugitive found in the south of Tenerife because his boat broke down

He was passing through the islands and it was discovered there was an arrest warrant out on him...

Five arrested for selling fake handbags and fashion accessories in Costa Adeje
Five arrested for selling fake handbags and fashion accessories in Costa Adeje

Over 140,000 euros worth of items have been seized after complaints from the brands that have been copied...

Why are there so many unfinished buildings or unsellable fincas in the Canaries?
Why are there so many unfinished buildings or unsellable fincas in the Canaries?

Lawsuits, family disagreements, and death are the main reasons that many of these buildings remain untouched...

A litre of petrol is now more than 1.40 euros in the Canary Islands
A litre of petrol is now more than 1.40 euros in the Canary Islands

Prices have increased by 36% in a year and are expected to jump another 20% over the next few months...

A car on its roof blocks the TF-1 and causes major traffic jams in Tenerife
A car on its roof blocks the TF-1 and causes major traffic jams in Tenerife

Traffic is always bad on this stretch of the motorway in the south, but an accident made it worse yesterday...

The increase in Dutch and French visitors are behind the recovery of tourism
The increase in Dutch and French visitors are behind the recovery of tourism

The number of French visitors in Gran Canaria has risen by 138% compared to 2020...

The head of Public Health says the end of masks indoors is now ‘very close’
The head of Public Health says the end of masks indoors is now ‘very close’

They have confirmed that the trend of Covid-19 infections is still descending, so a change is imminent…

Supermarkets limit the sale of sunflower oil in the Canaries due to the war in Ukraine
Supermarkets limit the sale of sunflower oil in the Canaries due to the war in Ukraine

Almost a quarter of all sunflower oils imported into Spain come from Ukraine…

New study highlights mistakes made when using roundabouts in Spain
New study highlights mistakes made when using roundabouts in Spain

We all claim that Spanish drivers don’t know how to use roundabouts, it turns out... most don’t!

The Canaries register 103 earthquakes in six days, the strongest one in Tenerife
The Canaries register 103 earthquakes in six days, the strongest one in Tenerife

They were mainly detected in the three most active areas of the Canary Islands: La Palma, Tenerife, and El Hierro...

The Canary Islands will have another calima and haze later in the week
The Canary Islands will have another calima and haze later in the week

Today the skies will continue to be cloudy with light rain in some places, but temperatures will remain stable...

A second bundle of drugs is washed up in 24 hours
A second bundle of drugs is washed up in 24 hours

This time a large package of hashish has appeared at Punta del Hidalgo on the north coast of Tenerife...

A six-year-old boy seriously injured after being run over in Tenerife
A six-year-old boy seriously injured after being run over in Tenerife

He sustained a serious head injury after an accident in Puerto de la Cruz...

How to save up to 20% on fuel with your car
How to save up to 20% on fuel with your car

Petrol and diesel prices are at an all time high, so here are some handy tips to save fuel and money...

Tourists being warned of clever ‘bird poo scam’ when on holiday
Tourists being warned of clever ‘bird poo scam’ when on holiday

There have been more pickpockets and burglaries in recent weeks as more people are travelling abroad again...

Man stabbed in the neck in a fight in Playa Meloneras
Man stabbed in the neck in a fight in Playa Meloneras

The incident happened at 2am on Saturday night and he was taken to Hospital in Las Palmas in a stable condition...