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 Canary Islands - 03.02.2012 - Although temperatures in some parts of the Canaries are noticeably lower, the islands are virtually the only part of the country to escape Spain's current cold snap. more... News Features :: 01.02.2012 - The successful campaign organised by the southern tourist initiative centre, CIT Sur, for local schoolchildren is now in its 13th year.
more... |  02.02.2012 - As predicted here a few months ago, the Canarian government has confirmed that it is to introduce legislation allowing it to charge for the mobilisation of emergency services to rescue people who get into difficulty through their own recklessness.
more... |  03.02.2012 - For the second year running this family run farm and dairy in Adeje ran off with a bronze award at the World Cheese Awards in Birmingham. We went along to see the secrets of their success. more... |
Archive News ::  | TenerifeLos Cristianos - 31.01.2012 - Several beaches in south Tenerife, paricularly Los Cristianos, felt the effects yesterday of the return of masses of jellyfish. more... |
 | Canary Islands30.01.2012 - BinterCanarias have launched a new campaign, Tu cariño vuela (your love flies!) to promote El Hierro and bring back tourists to the island – the Holiday industry suffered a heavy blow during the months-long volcanic activity at the end of 2011.
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| Tenerife30.01.2012 - Local residents have expressed concerns about safety in the Garañaña area of Costa del Silencio following the blaze of the climbing wall, in the early evening of 18th January.
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 | Tenerife27.01.2012 - The Tenerife Cabildo has just opened a very user-friendly public office in El Verodal building in the centre of Los Cristianos.
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 | Canary Islands26.01.2012 - Their Royal Highnesses, Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia will visit the island of El Hierro on January 30th where they will celebrate the prince’s 44th birthday.
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 | Tenerife19.01.2012 - The fiesta de San Sebastián in La Caleta in Adeje has become one of the highlights of the religious as well as tourist calendar for Costa Adeje.
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 | Canary Islands18.01.2012 - At a meeting of the tourism chiefs of the Canarian Cabildos, headed up by Ricardo Fernández de la Puente Armas, deputy regional tourism minister, the advance figures for 2011 seem to indicate it was a record year for the industry in the islands.
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 | Tenerife13.01.2012 - Tenerife singer and songwriter Pedro Guerra has said, “no country is free from the curse of domestic violence…in China they practice selective abortion (to ensure boys are the ones going to full term), in Spain women are murdered daily”.
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 | Features13.01.2012 - Cycling along beside the sea in Valle Gran Rey one evening after sunset, I noticed the tops of three enormous masts twinkling with lights above the harbour wall and went to have a look. more... |
| Tenerife12.01.2012 - It is reported that the minister for defence in the country’s last government, Carme Chacón, will launch her bid for leadership of the socialist PSOE party in Tenerife this Sunday (January 15th).
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 | Spain12.01.2012 - A series of new money-raising measures being introduced by regional and national governments are taking effect almost immediately.
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 | Tenerife02.01.2012 - The new Parque Central de Las Américas should be open to the public early next year – the council are hoping by February.
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| 03.02.2012 - The Tenerife Cabildo has issued a warning that people should take extra this weekend and avoid unnecessary journeys with high winds forecast with gusts of up to 90 kph expected tomorrow (Saturday).
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La Laguna - 03.02.2012 - The owner of a pack of pit-bulls that attacked a man and his dog while they were walking in a La Laguna park is being sought by police. more...
Canary Islands - 03.02.2012 - Although temperatures in some parts of the Canaries are noticeably lower, the islands are virtually the only part of the country to escape Spain's current cold snap. more...
03.02.2012 - The crew of a yacht which caught fire shortly after leaving Puerto Colón were rescued safely thanks to the intervention of another boat in the area, which answered its distress call. more...
Santa Cruz - 02.02.2012 - The first Queen of this year's Carnival was chosen last night in a much trimmed-down ceremony in Santa Cruz's Exhibition Centre. more...
Arico - 02.02.2012 - Police in Arico are investigating the circumstances of the horrific death of a Cuban farm labourer who was crushed by a lorry as he worked early yesterday. more...
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