29.01.2015 - The threat by Greece's new prime minister to curb all inclusive holidays offered in the country's main tourist resorts has struck a chord with many here in the Canaries and some are already calling on political parties to state openly if they would be willing to follow suit. more...
Canary Islands - 29.01.2015 - The worst of the current outbreak of flu in the Canaries is still to come, the region's health authorities have warned as cases continue to rise across the islands. more...
Tenerife - 29.01.2015 - Repairs to a cruise liner currently docked in Tenerife which was hit by fire as it sailed off the coast of Morocco will take longer than expected, forcing hundreds of British passengers to be flown home. more...
29.01.2015 - The threat by Greece's new prime minister to curb all inclusive holidays offered in the country's main tourist resorts has struck a chord with many here in the Canaries and some are already calling on political parties to state openly if they would be willing to follow suit. more...
La Laguna - 28.01.2015 - Residents of the Geneto district of La Laguna can look forward to a more pleasant future following victory in their 20-year battle to have an illegal farm on their doorstep closed down on environmental and health gounds. more...
Las Palmas - 28.01.2015 - Last week-end's successful Gran Canaria marathon in Las Palmas has been soured by a dispute over the validity of the times recorded by runners. more...
Arona - 28.01.2015 - A water treatment company in Arona is likely to face criminal proceedings after a second serious leak of large quantities of chlorine from its premises in just over a year. more...
28.01.2015 - Animal rights activists have welcomed the decision by Gran Canaria prosecutors to press criminal charges against an Ingenio man who killed a small dog by throwing it against a moving car. more...
27.01.2015 - As the controversy over the halting of winter fuel payments to British pensioners living in countries such as Spain continues to rage, an interesting comparison has emerged in the Canary Islands, where it has been revealed that the regional government is paying the health care bills of nearly a thousand Canarian ex-pats in Venezuela. more...
25.01.2015 - Airlines operating in Spain were summoned to a meeting with Transport Minister Ana Pastor at the end of January to be told that they must pass on the savings made on oil to passengers in the form of lower fares, although some companies have already hinted that they will not carry out the order. more...
25.01.2015 - An incident involving a Moroccan man in the El Fraile district of Arona has prompted strong police union criticism of the poor resources of the town’s local force. more...
24.01.2015 - In mid January, authorities oversaw the laying of the first stone in a new hotel complex in Adeje between La Enramada and La Caleta. more...
23.01.2015 - Aspiring musicians – don’t miss out on this amazing chance to play in front of 60,000 people at this year’s Hard Rock Rising Music Festival in Barcelona. more...
23.01.2015 - Relatives of patients admitted to the A&E Department of Tenerife's flagship University Hospital in recent days have slammed the Canarian Health Service for its “Third-world” conditions. more...
22.01.2015 - A front-runner in the race to be the next president of the Canaries is refusing to withdraw his candidacy despite making the news almost daily due to the ongoing investigation into alleged corruption. more...
22.01.2015 - Town councils across the Islands held a minutes silence in demonstration of their support of France following the terrorist activities which killed 17 people. more...
21.01.2015 - In the last nine years, help from central Government for the purchase of text books has been reduced by more than 60 per cent and they have just announced that next year there will be no help at all. more...
21.01.2015 - Oil giant Repsol has packed up its offshore drilling ship after they admitted that the exploratory bores off Lanzarote and Fuerteventura were unsuccessful. more...
