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February floods
21.02.2010 - The two days of heavy rain fall and wind that saw schools across the Canary Islands close and millions of euros of damage to homes and roads showed, yet again, the need for improved radar cover for the islands. more...

Tenerife

Second Hindu fair

Adeje - 20.02.2010 - Following last year’s success, a second Hindu Fair was held in Adeje on February 7th, with funds raised being destined towards helping the victims of the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti through the Red Cross and UNICEF. more...

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Police threats

Santiago del Teide - 19.02.2010 - Inocencio Doble, socialist councillor for Santiago del Teide has ratified his official complaints in the Arona courts over allegations of violence and threats on the part of two local policemen from Santiago del Teide and one national policeman from the southern national police station. more...

Tenerife

Winning ways with food

18.02.2010 - The mayor of Santiago del Teide recently assisted in the presentation of the winners of the II Santiago del Teide Tapas Route. more...

The popular street theatre event may be cancelled

Tenerife

Street theatre threatened

Puerto de la Cruz - 17.02.2010 - The governing alliance in Puerto de la Cruz is in the difficult position of having to decide where to cut spending in order to protect the council’s fragile economic situation. more...

Arona and Cabildo representatives at the signing of the co-financing agreement

Tenerife

Urban bus for Arona

17.02.2010 - The mayor of Arona José Alberto González Reverón and Tenerife president Ricardo Melchior have just confirmed an agreement which will see the island authorities assuming some of the cost of the recently introduced urban bus route into Arona. more...

(L-R) Island president Ricardo Melchior and Felix Sierra, councillor for the south, in the new offices

Tenerife

Cabildo in the South

16.02.2010 - On Wednesday 27 January, the Tenerife Cabildo president, Ricardo Melchior, paid his first visit to the offices of the Cabildo’s Special Territorial Delegation for South Tenerife. more...

Tenerife

Trolley, steady, go

13.02.2010 - Lidl has finally arrived to the Canary Islands, and given the huge queues outside each of the stores on their respective opening mornings, the German supermarket chain is here to stay. more...

Tenerife

Reina del Carnaval 2010 Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Santa Cruz - 11.02.2010 - Santa Cruz's Carnival chose its Queen last night at a show which drew nearly 7000 spectators to the Exhibition Centre.
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Tenerife

Politicians’ pay cut

06.02.2010 - The nationalist-run council in Garachico has agreed to a pay cut and councillors will receive five per cent less in their monthly pay-packet in 2010. more...

Flórez could face a long prison sentence

Tenerife

Spy on trial

06.02.2010 - In July 2007 people in Puerto de la Cruz were surprised with the news that a local resident, Roberto Flórez García, had been arrested and charged with espionage. more...

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Energy-saving homes unveiled

Granadilla - 19.03.2010 - Tenerife unveils today its first housing development consisting of homes designed specifically to save energy. 25 houses built as part of an international competition will be shown to the media today in the Renewable Energies Institute in Granadilla. more...

Foster mother appeals conviction

La Orotava - 18.03.2010 - The La Orotava woman sentenced earlier in March to nine months in jail for refusing to hand back her foster daughter to her biological mother has appealed against her conviction. more...

Dust warning

Canary Islands - 18.03.2010 - After a series of alerts for wet and windy weather comes one of a different type for the Canaries today and over the week-end. more...

Arona picks up disabled access award from Queen

Arona - 18.03.2010 - The mayor of Arona is to collect a prestigious award today from Spain's Queen Sofía in recognition of the work done to make local resorts more accessible to disabled tourists and locals. more...

Islands gear up for St Patricks Day celebrations

Canary Islands - 17.03.2010 - Resorts throughout the Canaries can expect a green day today, not to mention a very busy night, as thousands of Irish ex-pats and tourists celebrate St Patricks Day. more...

Lanzarote hotels warning

Lanzarote - 17.03.2010 - Moves by the Canarian government to legalise several hotels built in Lanzarote in breach of planning regulations could open the floodgates to more problems, warns the island's PSOE party. 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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