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    Friday 19.03.2010
Daily news from the Canaries and the islands
   Daily news from the Canaries and the islands' biggest English language newspaper on-line

Thousands turn out for Candelaria celebrations
Yesterday's celebrations in honour of the patron of Tenerife drew large crowds to the basilica in Candelaria, including a sizeable turn-out of regional dignitaries.
Thousands turn out for Candelaria celebrations

Candelaria - 08.02.2010 - The religious commemoration was due to be held on Candelaria (Candelmas) Day on 2 February but had to be called off due to the storms. Designated a public holiday in Tenerife a few years ago, the Day replaces the traditional celebration of Candelaria in mid-August. However, most Tinerfeños continue to make the pilgrims' trek to the town of Candelaria during the summer.
This article appears in the print edition 609 of Island Connections

 
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...
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...
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 - 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...
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 - 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...
The future of the species

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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