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People will have to work longer to qualify for a state pension

Union anger
14.02.2010 - Plans by the Spanish government to raise the retirement age by two years will be “opposed to the death” say the country’s main unions. more...

Air traffic controllers are to see their power reduced

Spain

Strike threats

14.02.2010 - Spain needs 1,200 more air traffic controllers to be able to move the number of planes that are currently using its airspace. more...

The deceased was a great admirer of the heir to the throne

Spain

Tenerife woman’s inheritance shock

01.02.2010 - The strange decision by a millionaire to leave all his wealth to the Spanish royal family looks set to cause a bitter legal battle. more...

Regional and local politicians met with travel chiefs

Spain

Cautious optimism for 2010

30.01.2010 - If proof be needed that trade fairs do indeed generate good news you only have to listen to the positive noises that were being made by Canarian tourism chiefs and national and international tour operators during FITUR, the annual Spanish tourism trade fair held recently in Madrid. more...

King Juan Carlos receives the Ambassador’s credentials

Spain

British Ambassador presents his credentials

30.01.2010 - On Monday January 11th the British Ambassador to Spain, Giles Paxman LVO, took part in the traditional ceremony of the Presentation of Ambassadorial Credentials to His Majesty King Juan Carlos I at the Royal Palace in Madrid. more...

Elizabeth’s entry in the European competition

Spain

EU poster final

26.01.2010 - A young student from Tenerife is Spain’s only finalist in a prestigious European Union poster competition. more...

Spain

Tinerfeño gets top job

25.01.2010 - The new head of Spain’s state-owned TV company is Tenerife journalist Santiago González. more...

Matthew Vickers is at the head of the British Consulate in the Canaries

Spain

British consular services

12.12.2009 - Spain is home to around one million British residents and visited by some 17 million British tourists a year. more...

Spain

Low energy bulbs

28.11.2009 - From September 1st, the sale of standard light bulbs began to be phased out all over Europe, but how do we know which of the new low energy bulbs to buy? Are they all the same? more...

Driving carelessly, in the wrong direction, taking part in illegal road races/competitions - 6 points

Spain

New radars, new rules

21.11.2009 - From the beginning of 2010 the Spanish department of traffic will introduce new fixed distance speed traps, which are to be placed in traffic black spots throughout the country. more...

Iberia may withdraw flights to the Canaries

Spain

New airline

14.11.2009 - The Spanish airline which for many years has been known as having the highest paid staff, Iberia, has put into action a strong cost cutting plan. more...

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Tenerife - 12.03.2010 - The chairman of Tenerife football club has reassured manager José Luis Oltra that his job is not on the line even if the side loses the crucial game at the week-end against Español. more...

Fog brings airport chaos

Tenerife - 12.03.2010 - Yesterday's thick fog in the La Laguna area brought chaos to Tenerife North Airport, which was forced to cancel several flights during the evening. more...

Sara search area revisited

Las Palmas - 12.03.2010 - Searchers have resumed the hunt for Sara Morales, the teenage girl from Las Palmas missing for over three years, following pressure from her family. Wasteground next to the shopping centre where she was last seen in July 2006 was cordoned off on Wednesday to allow a bulldozer to begin shifting earth after a renewed plea from the girl's family to check the area again. more...

Raquel Toledo released

11.03.2010 - The 37 year old woman, Raquel Toledo, originally from Tenerife, who was jailed recently in Texas accused of failing to abide by custody orders, has been released.
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Good news on airport charges

Berlin - 11.03.2010 - At the inauguration of the Berlin Tourism Fair regional Canarian president Paulino Rivero announced that he had reached an agreement with the national minister for development on a reduction in airport charges, something seen as vital to the tourism market for these islands. more...

Canarian hopes pinned on German market

Berlin - 10.03.2010 - The Berlin Tourism Fair, which opens today, is seen as crucial by the Canarian Department of Tourism in its bid to recoup almost 300,000 German holidaymakers 'lost' last year. more...

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Guttering or Waterfall?
Have you noticed how few houses in Tenerife have guttering? When it rains you get a waterfall blocking your front door. more...

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