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News Roundup - 10.06.2005 |
A look at what else made the news this week
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It’s Official - 03.06.2005 |
The Canarian Weekly is pleased to announce that they are now officially certified by OJD – the distribution watchdog for newspapers in Spain.
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Celebrations across the island - 03.06.2005 |
Everyone ate, drank, and several were found to be merry at the numerous celebrations of Dia de Canarias at the weekend with traditional costumes, music, dancing and food very much in evidence all over the islands.
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A sparkling addition to Tenerife wines - 03.06.2005 |
France has champagne, Spain has Cava, and now Tenerife will have Charmat. Tenerife’s Cabildo-run wine producer, Bodegas Insulares, has just been given a grant of 92,000 euros to begin production of sparkling wines.
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New officers for Arona - 03.06.2005 |
A total of 32 recruits welcomed to Arona’s Local Police force will take a two-month course at the Canarian Security Academy before boosting the southern tourist municipality strength.
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Please Mr Postman - 03.06.2005 |
Postal services in Los Cristianos should be improved with Correos’ transfer to larger premises at Calle Roque de Jama. Working conditions for the 13 employees should also be better with the delivery section having twice as much space as before.
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Competition comes to a close - 03.06.2005 |
Tenerife Cabildo recently awarded the first prize for drawing in the second edition of the ‘Tenerife is Europe’ competition to seven year old Elena Garcia Fariña, a first year primary school pupil of Trinity School, Los Realejos.
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Mighty Kansas rocks Auditorium - 03.06.2005 |
Kansas, one of rock’s all time legends, performs live in Tenerife on Thursday and Friday 14 and 15 June. The concert kicks off at 21.00 in the Symphonic Hall at the dazzling new Auditorium in the capital Santa Cruz.
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ONCE in a lifetime - 03.06.2005 |
For the very first time, the six million coupons printed for ONCE lottery on 1 June bore an image of the borough of Granadilla de Abona.
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Access for all - 03.06.2005 |
Una Isla Accessible Para Todos - an island with access for everyone - is the slogan of the new campaign being carried out by the Cabildo of Tenerife and the town halls of the island in association with the Island Society for the Promotion of the Handicapped SINPROMI.
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News Roundup - 03.06.2005 |
A look at what else made the news this week
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Island still top for Brits - 27.05.2005 |
Canary Islands beaches remain among the top summer choices for Spanish mainland holidaymakers according to the country’s leading travel agencies.
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Better late than never - 27.05.2005 |
The 500 metre stretch of road between the TF1 and the new roundabout in Los Cristianos has finally opened.
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Top prizes for Adeje hotels - 27.05.2005 |
Adeje councillor for the environment, Jesus Manuel Alvarez Marichal, was the special guest at a recent prize giving organised by German tour operator TUI in association with the hoteliers organisation Ashotel.
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Delays expected as improvement work begins - 27.05.2005 |
Drivers were warned to expect traffic diversions and possible hold-ups as improvement works began on Costa Adeje’s two main access roads.
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Focusing on health, naturally - 27.05.2005 |
Bajamar-Punta del Hidalgo is being marketed as a quiet holiday area specialising in health, wellness and the beauty of the natural surroundings. So what better way to inform an increasingly health conscious general public about the charms and services available in this small seaside resort than a fair focusing on health and natural products?
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New service at local centre - 27.05.2005 |
A new service recently started at San Miguel health centre allowing local residents to visit the centre for blood testing and donation rather than having to travel to Granadilla.
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Lessons in security - 27.05.2005 |
The Canary Islands’ first security school was officially inaugurated in Adeje with a promise of continued support from the Central Government. José Segura, Madrid’s man in the archipelago, pledged firm collaboration to develop the facility over the next few years.
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Numbers of pupils on the increase - 27.05.2005 |
According to official figures, there will be 304,325 pupils on the registers of the province’s schools for the 2005/2006 academic year - 3,531 more children than last year.
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Little Red Riding Hood visits Tamaimo. - 27.05.2005 |
With the objective of encouraging a positive attitude towards the use of English in the classroom from an early age, the CEP Teachers centre in Guia de Isora recently organised a special event at Tamaimo Infant and Primary School
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Talented youngsters display their skills - 27.05.2005 |
A gymnastics gala, organised by the Adeje Department of Sport, Cultural Affairs and Education was recently held at the Adeje sports hall.
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Keeping traditions alive - 27.05.2005 |
A series of workshops based on traditional Canarian games was recently organised by Adeje’s Department of Sports Education and Cultural Promotion lead by Gonzalo Delgado Diaz.
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New venue for Jazz concert - 27.05.2005 |
Jazz pianist Michel Camilo’s concert scheduled for Saturday 28 May with the New York Big Band now takes place at 9.30pm in the Symphonic Hall at the dazzling new Auditorium in the capital Santa Cruz. The change is due to technical reasons.
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News Roundup - 27.05.2005 |
A look at what else made the news this week
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May the Force be with you - 20.05.2005 |
'Granadilla takes security seriously' were the words used by local mayor, Jaime Gonzalez Cejas to describe police work in his area.
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NATO’s broken promises - 20.05.2005 |
Ecologists reported the Spanish Government to the European Commission over a zifio found dead on the Fuerteventura coast after recent NATO military manoeuvres in Canary Islands waters.
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Young families on the increase - 20.05.2005 |
Coalición Canaria at Granadilla de Abona Town Hall stressed the need for five new public nurseries in the municipality because of a population increase that had seen the arrival of many young couples with children.
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Zapatero promises to respect decision. - 20.05.2005 |
During the recent State of the Nation debate, Spanish President, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapàtero, reassured the Canarian Coalition Party that for the moment, oil prospecting in Canarian waters would be put on hold.
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Work begins on beach improvements - 20.05.2005 |
The improvement work on Las Galletas beach, announced by the town hall at the beginning of April, is now under way and local mayor, Jose Alberto Gonzalez Reveron, along with the councillors responsible for the borough’s beaches, Daniel Martin and Celestino Alayon, recently visited the site to see how the work was progressing
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An explosion of Latin rhythm and colour - 20.05.2005 |
Jazz pianist Michel Camilo performs live in Tenerife on Saturday 28 May with the New York Big Band. The open air concert takes place at 9.30 in the Plaza Alisios outside the Auditorium in the capital Santa Cruz.
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