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Goodbye Easter: 350,000 fewer flight seats to the Canaries than usual
Goodbye Easter: 350,000 fewer flight seats to the Canaries than usual

Low national and international demand has meant airlines have not put any extra flights on...

The Canary Islands guarantees state aid will be available ‘as soon as possible’
The Canary Islands guarantees state aid will be available ‘as soon as possible’

The Minister of Economy, Elena Máñez, says first ones will be in May once Madrid transfers the funds...

Urban planning orders demolition of half finished Añaza aparthotel
Urban planning orders demolition of half finished Añaza aparthotel

After almost 40 years the unfinished building will be demolished as owners have not replied to legal proceedings...

EU will give final verdict on safety of AstraZeneca vaccines on Tuesday
EU will give final verdict on safety of AstraZeneca vaccines on Tuesday

Spain will join the ten countries that have suspended the use of the vaccine after the detection of several cases of thrombosis in the UK…

Covid update: 146 new cases and two deaths in Gran Canaria and Lanzarote
Covid update: 146 new cases and two deaths in Gran Canaria and Lanzarote

Tenerife is clearly the island with worst data now and has over 500 more active cases than Gran Canaria…

Partying despite Covid: several bars are closed in the South of Tenerife
Partying despite Covid: several bars are closed in the South of Tenerife

The Local Police needed back up to clear three entertainment bars in Los Cristianos on Saturday…

Revellers chant ‘Viva El Covid’ to police as they close bar for breaking rules
Revellers chant ‘Viva El Covid’ to police as they close bar for breaking rules

Police were called by locals who said clients at the bar had got out of control breaching all protocols...

Covid update: one death and 151 new cases, the lowest new cases for a week
Covid update: one death and 151 new cases, the lowest new cases for a week

Gran Canaria has registered the most today with 73, Tenerife follows with 69 and Fuerteventura with 7...

BOC confirms new measures for Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura
BOC confirms new measures for Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura

The BOC has published the new specific measures for to contain the coronavirus in reinforced Level 2...

Where were you when lockdown was announced a year ago?
Where were you when lockdown was announced a year ago?

A year ago today Spain announced it was going into lockdown at midnight, and our lives changed forever...

20 arrested in Tenerife for human trafficking and drug smuggling
20 arrested in Tenerife for human trafficking and drug smuggling

The gang organised boats from the west coast of Morocco for immigrants which they also packed with drugs...

Covid update: fifth consecutive day that new cases are above 200
Covid update: fifth consecutive day that new cases are above 200

The Canary Islands add 217 new cases and one more death...

Flights: Latest updates from major UK airlines as holiday bookings surge
Flights: Latest updates from major UK airlines as holiday bookings surge

UK Airlines have updated their travel schedules after the announcement of a UK locator form and the UK’s roadmap out of lockdown...

A huge thankyou from us all at the Canarian Weekly
A huge thankyou from us all at the Canarian Weekly

It’s a year today since the last copy of the newspaper was delivered in Tenerife...

Spain extends ban on travellers from the UK until April.
Spain extends ban on travellers from the UK until April.

Spanish borders are closed to Britons until March 30th. This is the latest travel advice...

One lucky winner of 3.3 million euros in last night’s lottery in the Canaries
One lucky winner of 3.3 million euros in last night’s lottery in the Canaries

There is only one winning ticket for La Bonoloto which has been confirmed to have been bought in the Canary Islands…

Cases continue to increase: 250 positives and 4 deaths in the Canary Islands
Cases continue to increase: 250 positives and 4 deaths in the Canary Islands

Tenerife has 122 new cases and Gran Canaria has 104 in the last 24 hours…

The Germans are not coming… Canaries left on travel blacklist, six regions removed
The Germans are not coming… Canaries left on travel blacklist, six regions removed

Six regions of Spain have been removed from the list, all have lower incidence rates than the Canaries…

Canary and the Balearic Islands will receive 2 billion direct aid for companies
Canary and the Balearic Islands will receive 2 billion direct aid for companies

Self-employed freelancers may receive up to 3,000 euros and the grants will reach up to 200,000 euros for companies…