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Regional stability
30.07.2010 - The president of the Canary Islands’ regional government Paulino Rivero has stated unequivocally that as far has his party are concerned the current government pact will last “until the final second of the present term”. more...

The Amadores beach is extremely popular with holiday makers

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Puerto Rico’s ‘slow death’

22.07.2010 -
Gran Canaria resort Puerto Rico is ‘dying a slow death’, according to local tourism business.
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Fast-tracking Lanzarote school

Lanzarote - 21.07.2010 - By Karl McLaughlin
Lanzarote’s British school has made the UK headlines thanks to the success of one of its former pupils.
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What is a King?

06.07.2010 - A La Palma schoolgirl came face to face with Spain’s King Juan Carlos recently after winning a regional competition involving almost 1000 youngsters.
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Dance of the Dwarves

La Palma - 05.07.2010 - Dance of the dwarves
The Bajada de la Virgen de La Palma is one of the most colourful and delightful fiestas in the Canary Islands, but if you haven’t already booked your flight and accommodation you’ll probably have to catch it on local and national television.
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Bottlenose dolphins need greater protection in these waters

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Lack of speces protection slammed

23.06.2010 - The environmental organisation Oceana have called upon the EU to force Spain to extend their ‘Nature Web’ to include the waters surrounding the Canary Islands. more...

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Jet2.com announces ash strategy

16.06.2010 - English low cost airline Jet2.com has been searching for solutions to the problems caused by the dust cloud from the eruption of the volcano in Iceland. Seeking to allow their passengers to continue travelling, despite the cloud of volcanic dust, the airline has announced the following strategy: more...

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Living on a fault line

16.06.2010 - Are we really properly prepared or informed in the case of an eruption?

The 6th Cities on Volcanoes Conference, one of the largest conferences of the year in Tenerife, attracted hundreds of delegates from all over the world to the conference centre in Puerto de la Cruz.
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Religious sensibilities should be left at home during carnival celebrations

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The false bishop and the angry priest

04.06.2010 - By Barbara Belt
Manuel Armas is well known and liked in La Gomera. A committed Christian, who from an early age has been involved in church life, he has built up a wide range of friendships and contacts all over the island. more...

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Take the long way home…

Canary Islands - 04.06.2010 - There are fears from a number of sectors that we haven’t seen the end of international flight problems due to volcanic ash by a long way.

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Canarian wine food and music from Bodegas Monje

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Canarian entertainment

30.05.2010 - Wherever two or more friends get together to play music and sing for their own entertainment, they form a parranda. more...

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Heat returns with a vengeance

Canary Islands - 30.07.2010 - Soaring temperatures yesterday have brought a sweltering end to the month for most parts of the Canaries. more...

Pool users treated after chlorine leak

Santa Cruz - 30.07.2010 - Eight swimmers using Santa Cruz's municipal swimming pool required medical treatment yesterday evening after chlorine leaked from a maintenance tank into the air. more...

Karate school boss charged with 56 child sex offences

Gran Canaria - 30.07.2010 - The owner of Gran Canaria's most successful karate school is to be prosecuted for almost 60 separate offences in what Spanish media are billing as the biggest child sex scandal in the country's history. more...

Drunk woman driver held

Santa Cruz - 29.07.2010 - A Santa Cruz woman who knocked over a pedestrian and damaged several cars in the Ramblas area of the city was well over the alcohol limit, according to police. more...

Arona resorts set for 22 million euro facelift

Arona - 29.07.2010 - The main tourist areas in Arona are to receive a massive facelift under a 22 million euro project unveiled yesterday by the local council. more...

Islands claim bullfight ban 'first'

Canary Islands - 29.07.2010 - Yesterday's headline-making decision by Catalonia to outlaw bullfighting in the region as of 2012 has prompted a flurry of media reminders here that the Canaries were the first part of Spain to ban the sport. more...

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Living & Lifestyle

What kind of body type are you?
Did you ever notice that some people can eat whatever they want and rarely get fat? Did you ever notice how some people gain weight a lot easier and a lot quicker than other people? Did you ever notice the same about gaining muscle? more...

Motoring

The new VW Touareg

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