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Playa Paraiso had the biggest tourist growth in Tenerife in 2021
Playa Paraiso had the biggest tourist growth in Tenerife in 2021

Of the 17 tourist resorts on the island, Paraiso had an increase of 117% in overnight stays compared to the year before…

Wingate School is offering free tuition to Ukranian refugee children
Wingate School is offering free tuition to Ukranian refugee children

The aim is to restore some normality by continuing their education and giving them the chance to improve English and learn Spanish…

Sustainability and ecological transition are top of the agenda in the Canaries
Sustainability and ecological transition are top of the agenda in the Canaries

Gesplan encourages sustainable development and ecological transition to young farmers as part of Canaries’ Agenda 2030...

Five fighter jets spotted flying over the Canary Islands
Five fighter jets spotted flying over the Canary Islands

Eurofighters have come from Seville to team up with the F-18 Hornets based in Gran Canaria for training exercises...

Here comes the haze! Now Storm Celia has gone a calima is coming
Here comes the haze! Now Storm Celia has gone a calima is coming

The winds have died down, sea conditions are better, and weather warnings have gone, here is the full forecast...

Two fugitives arrested at Tenerife South airport on the same flight for different crimes
Two fugitives arrested at Tenerife South airport on the same flight for different crimes

One is Romanian and wanted for burglaries, the other, a Moldovan, faces extradition to America for fraud…

Covid update: All islands stay at same alert level this week
Covid update: All islands stay at same alert level this week

The number of cases and incidence rates have gone up, and hospital pressure has only dropped slightly…

The Canary Islands is now the only region of Spain where dancing is not allowed
The Canary Islands is now the only region of Spain where dancing is not allowed

‘Social dancing’ is still not allowed in clubs or pubs, not even with masks or in outdoor spaces...

Drunk 17-year-old crashes police car whilst live on social media
Drunk 17-year-old crashes police car whilst live on social media

The police left the car after being called to a fight, when they came back he’d gone, but they found him via the video...

Los Cristianos port can’t cope with any more passengers or vehicles
Los Cristianos port can’t cope with any more passengers or vehicles

Last year 1.5 million passengers and 475,000 vehicles passed through the port, making it one of the busiest in Spain...

Proof of vaccination no longer needed to enter the Canary Islands from Spain
Proof of vaccination no longer needed to enter the Canary Islands from Spain

Screening has been in place since December 1st at ports and airports, but has now been lifted...

500 euro for ‘aggressive’ driving is among the new traffic fines from Monday
500 euro for ‘aggressive’ driving is among the new traffic fines from Monday

Holding your mobile phone whilst driving and not wearing a helmet on electric scooters also carry a fine and points…

Teide reveals herself as the clouds clear
Teide reveals herself as the clouds clear

The snow on Mt Teide has left a completely white landscape, and many people wondering when they will be able to enter the National Park…

One killed and five injured in a car accident in Yaiza
One killed and five injured in a car accident in Yaiza

Firemen had to cut the roof off the car to free two people who were trapped inside...

A windy Wednesday but Storm Celia’s strength is subsiding
A windy Wednesday but Storm Celia’s strength is subsiding

Here is the full weather forecast for the Canary Islands for Wednesday and Thursday...

Woman injured after falling into a volcano in the Canary Islands
Woman injured after falling into a volcano in the Canary Islands

She had to be rescued by helicopter because she was in an area difficult to access for the emergency services...

Calima in Madrid, snow in the Canaries, Storm Celia affects all of Spain’s weather!
Calima in Madrid, snow in the Canaries, Storm Celia affects all of Spain’s weather!

The State Meteorological Centre say that the weather will return to normal in the next few days...

Residents continue fight with nightclub with over 30 complaints for noise
Residents continue fight with nightclub with over 30 complaints for noise

They keep contacting the police in Playa Del Ingles to complain but no action is being taken...

Lidl to open 11 new stores over the next three years in the Canary Islands
Lidl to open 11 new stores over the next three years in the Canary Islands

The German supermarket has been in the islands since 2010 and currently has 1,120 staff and a turnover of 145 million euros...

The Guardia Civil closes access to the summit of Gran Canaria due to ice
The Guardia Civil closes access to the summit of Gran Canaria due to ice

They advise extreme precaution when driving at altitude on the island as the roads are very slippery...