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Three relatives arrested for two robberies in Tenerife on the same night
Three relatives arrested for two robberies in Tenerife on the same night

They used a stolen car to burgle a closed restaurant and a shop in Los Realejos...

Covid update: 280 new cases, Tenerife has 4 deaths in last 24 hours
Covid update: 280 new cases, Tenerife has 4 deaths in last 24 hours

There are reports of a potential outbreak in Adeje, after a British couple refused to self isolate after testing positive for the virus... full data here...

AstraZeneca warns of delays in delivery of vaccine to EU countries
AstraZeneca warns of delays in delivery of vaccine to EU countries

The European Union already has two vaccines available to them, but has several more pending analysis and approval by the EMA...

Mask-less man arrested for threatening people in the street and spitting at police
Mask-less man arrested for threatening people in the street and spitting at police

The man was threatening to hurt people if they didn’t take off their masks...

Car leaves road and turns over spectacularly in La Laguna!
Car leaves road and turns over spectacularly in La Laguna!

He landed upside down in the side of a hill...

Prosecutors want six years in prison for 70 year old man who abused a minor in Granadilla
Prosecutors want six years in prison for 70 year old man who abused a minor in Granadilla

The abuse began when the teenager joined a musical theatre group in the south, and he was in charge of taking her home after classes...

18 people fined for playing Bingo together, venue faces up to 60,000 euros
18 people fined for playing Bingo together, venue faces up to 60,000 euros

Bingo is classed as illegal gambling in non-licensed premises, and all players were fined for taking part...

Lanzarote now in Level 4 – here are all the restrictions
Lanzarote now in Level 4 – here are all the restrictions

Most are focused around stopping people meeting and using interior spaces as these are proven to be the ‘hotspots’ for transmission of the coronavirus...

Government allocates 400 million euros of aid to sectors most affected by the pandemic
Government allocates 400 million euros of aid to sectors most affected by the pandemic

This money will be used to grant direct aid and for tax deferrals for hospitality, shops, and gyms…

Covid update: 331 new cases, 75% in Gran Canaria and Lanzarote
Covid update: 331 new cases, 75% in Gran Canaria and Lanzarote

The Ministry of Health has said they will send medical staff to Lanzarote from the other islands if they can’t cope with the number of new cases and hospital admissions...

Moroccan speedboat intercepted with 1,600 kilos of hashish on board
Moroccan speedboat intercepted with 1,600 kilos of hashish on board

The boat was intercepted by the Guardia Civil at 1am this morning with 55 bales of hashish on board just 5 miles from Gran Canaria…

OFFICIAL: Islands on Level 2, including Tenerife, can have groups of 6 people
OFFICIAL: Islands on Level 2, including Tenerife, can have groups of 6 people

This will also be applied to indoor and outdoor sports activities, including the instructor...

A cloudy Friday across the Canary Islands
A cloudy Friday across the Canary Islands

Friday’s weather forecast for all the islands here...

Will having my passport stamped as a resident affect my rights?
Will having my passport stamped as a resident affect my rights?

Since the beginning of the year there has been confusion over residents getting their passport stamped, and what long term effect it will have on their rights...

VIDEO: This week’s news round up from the Canarian Weekly
VIDEO: This week’s news round up from the Canarian Weekly

The biggest stories this week in the Canary Islands...

Canary Islands to announce "important aid" for hospitality and tourism businesses
Canary Islands to announce "important aid" for hospitality and tourism businesses

Help for bars, restaurants and tourist businesses will be announced today... The aim is for the aid packages reach small businesses as soon as possible, as they are the ones suffering the most during the pandemic...

LANZAROTE WILL GO TO NEW LEVEL 4 RESTRICTIONS FROM SATURDAY
LANZAROTE WILL GO TO NEW LEVEL 4 RESTRICTIONS FROM SATURDAY

The island faces tougher restrictions: meetings of up to a maximum of two people and non-essential commercial activities must close at 6.00pm...

Tenerife is the second most searched holiday destination in the UK
Tenerife is the second most searched holiday destination in the UK

A TravelSupermarket report shows that the desire to travel is still there, and holiday prices are currently cheaper than the last two years…

Lanzarote will get tougher measures if new cases do not decrease ‘in the next few days’
Lanzarote will get tougher measures if new cases do not decrease ‘in the next few days’

The Ministry of Health are ‘deeply concerned’ about the pandemic in Lanzarote … They are already Level 3, what will be introduced?

Covid update: 332 new cases but La Gomera is Covid free
Covid update: 332 new cases but La Gomera is Covid free

The Ministry of Health of the Canary Islands has informed of three Covid related deaths in the 24 last hours, one in Tenerife and two in Lanzarote...