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“Catching the bus at Parque La Reina feels like risking your life,” say concerned locals
“Catching the bus at Parque La Reina feels like risking your life,” say concerned locals

Residents call for urgent safety improvements to bus stops and road access near the TF-1 in the south of Tenerife…

Ryanair flight to Tenerife forced to return to airport due to onboard medical emergency
Ryanair flight to Tenerife forced to return to airport due to onboard medical emergency

Just 74 minutes into the journey the crew decided to turn back with emergency services waiting on the runway for them to land…

More than 400 goats bathe in Puerto de la Cruz in a Guanche ritual
More than 400 goats bathe in Puerto de la Cruz in a Guanche ritual

The ceremony symbolises purification, protection and fertility for the animals, and attracts both locals and tourists every year…

3-year-old child seriously injured in road accident in Tenerife
3-year-old child seriously injured in road accident in Tenerife

The child suffered multiple serious injuries, while a man and a woman, both aged 46, were also treated…

Delivery company employee arrested in Tenerife for stealing packages with items worth €13,500
Delivery company employee arrested in Tenerife for stealing packages with items worth €13,500

He stole laptops and mobile phones that were to be delivered to people then sold them online…

Tourist rescued after going missing on Teide National Park hiking trail
Tourist rescued after going missing on Teide National Park hiking trail

The incident began when a certified tour guide reported that a member of her group was missing…

Tenerife firefighters tackle early morning blaze in Puerto de la Cruz
Tenerife firefighters tackle early morning blaze in Puerto de la Cruz

Emergency teams praised the swift response and cooperation of the public, which helped prevent the incident from escalating…

Businesses in Las Chafiras have suffered losses of 20% during never ending roadworks
Businesses in Las Chafiras have suffered losses of 20% during never ending roadworks

The roadworks are finally on schedule to be completed by the end of summer, but then the challenge of recovering customers starts…

Popular Los Patos Beach in Tenerife to remain closed this Summer for safety reasons
Popular Los Patos Beach in Tenerife to remain closed this Summer for safety reasons

There are ongoing issues with cliff instability causing landslides and rockfalls…

Spanish Court orders State to cede public land for La Tejita Hotel despite Costas objections
Spanish Court orders State to cede public land for La Tejita Hotel despite Costas objections

The judgment confirms a 2021 boundary revision that designated 30% of the hotel’s construction site as maritime-terrestrial public domain…

Plans for CCTV security cameras in Veronicas still on hold after eight-year delay
Plans for CCTV security cameras in Veronicas still on hold after eight-year delay

Residents and business owners are demanding action on long promised security upgrades that already have funding in place…

VIDEO: Eleven women freed from sex trafficking gang in Tenerife
VIDEO: Eleven women freed from sex trafficking gang in Tenerife

Victims were promised work and legal papers if they came to the island, but ended up trapped in prostitution…

Tensions boil over in Costa Adeje as development row escalates
Tensions boil over in Costa Adeje as development row escalates

Environmental groups remain firmly opposed to any further construction of Cuna del Alma at El Puertito…

New elderly care centre to open in Tenerife by 2027
New elderly care centre to open in Tenerife by 2027

The new facility will be built on land donated by Garachico council, and aims to provide vital daily support for the elderly…

Tenerife school takes a stand against bullying: ‘It’s Not Child’s Play’
Tenerife school takes a stand against bullying: ‘It’s Not Child’s Play’

Pupils took their message directly to the heart of regional politics, reading a powerful manifesto in the Canary Islands Parliament yesterday…

Three arrested at Tenerife airport for committing 19 apartment burglaries
Three arrested at Tenerife airport for committing 19 apartment burglaries

Officers seized 1.5 kilos of gold jewellery believed to be destined for resale abroad…

Playa Jardín beach finally reopens for swimming after nearly a year of being closed
Playa Jardín beach finally reopens for swimming after nearly a year of being closed

The beach was shut to bathers on 3rd July 2024 following the detection of high levels of E. coli, a bacterial indicator of faecal contamination…

Emotional documentary CERO CUATRO, From Hell to Heaven, to air on Televisión Canaria
Emotional documentary CERO CUATRO, From Hell to Heaven, to air on Televisión Canaria

The film follows five Tenerife families living with rare childhood diseases that symbolically climb to the summit of Mount Teide…

Tragic crash in south Tenerife leaves one woman dead and two seriously injured
Tragic crash in south Tenerife leaves one woman dead and two seriously injured

According to reports from the emergency services, the vehicle left the road and hit a wall…

Protesters target luxury hotel in Costa Adeje owned by Cuna Del Alma constructor
Protesters target luxury hotel in Costa Adeje owned by Cuna Del Alma constructor

They demonstrated against the project outside a hotel he owns and his offices saying: “We Will Not Stop”