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Teaching vacancy at Wingate School in Tenerife

Wingate School is seeking to recruit energetic, flexible and dedicated Primary School Teacher…

2020/10/02 16:46:32

More than two thousand thanks from The Race for Life

Spain was the fifth highest country in europe for number of registrations and support…

2020/10/02 13:13:53

Accion Del Sol news 28.09.2020

Accion Del Sol dog refuge is part of the charity AKTIONTIER which is based in Germany, and has been established in Tenerife since 2006…

2020/09/28 11:46:57

Lidl donates 20,000 euros to help underprivileged children in the Canary Islands go back to school

The money will be managed by the Pedro Rodríguez Ledesma Canarian Foundation, represented by Canarian footballers Pedro and David Silva...

2020/09/26 11:17:07

Walk for life, race for the cure? What is going on!

A few things happened to the Walk for Life foundation before the Covid pandemic struck, so this year was always going to be a bit different….

2020/09/17 16:59:42

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National News

All Islands keep same alert level until March 4th, except Tenerife

This was announced today due to the increases in incidence rates since last week...
Covid update: Canaries registers 166 new cases and 2 deaths in the last 24 hours

Tenerife registers 61 new infections compared to 71 from Gran Canaria, but Fuerteventura rebounds with 22 new cases…
Canaries extends requirement of a negative to national travellers until after Easter

Between December 18th and February 23rd, 402 positive cases were detected among travellers to the Canary Islands from other regions of Spain…
A new front is bringing rain and strong winds to the Canary Islands

AEMET has activated a yellow warning for winds expected to exceed 80 km/h…

Business News

Canary Islands will approve aid to SMEs and the self-employed on Monday

The regional Government says that they will begin to arrive in March...
January's tourism disaster: each hotel received an average of 12 visitors per day

Only 47,217 foreign tourists stayed in the Canaries compared to almost 600,000 in 2020…
Holiday bookings soar as British tourists hope for travel restart in May

Easyjet have seen a 600% increase in bookings overnight... many are opting for July onwards to be safe...
Tenerife and Gran Canaria among most sought after destinations for Easter

The search for holidays over Easter has grown by 43%...

Tenerife Latest

They dismantle a criminal gang dedicated to the trafficking of heroin in El Fraile

Seven people of sub-Saharan origin have been arrested in the south of Tenerife and one in Madrid after the police investigation…
Off-duty policeman saves kite surfers life in La Tejita

The officer dived straight into the sea to save the injured man and then took him to hospital...
Parked car rolls down hill and ends up in a fountain in La Orotava

The owner of the car didn’t put on the handbrake and it rolled down a hill into the fountain...
A year on from hotel lockdown, H10 staff to be honoured by Adeje Council

The Mayor of Adeje proposes Municipal Gold Medal for H10 Costa Adeje Palace Hotel and staff...

Gran Canaria News

Police fine 32 people playing bingo in Gran Canaria

The group were breaking several health regulations, and smoking inside the building...
14 ‘skippers’ are identified and arrested for organising immigrant trips to Gran Canaria

These 14 were in charge of boats that arrived in December and January…
The hospitality sector in Gran Canaria ‘breathes again’ after opening interiors

They say that although they can open interiors, their ‘extra’ terracing has been removed so one has cancelled out the other...
Police break up a stag-do in Gran Canaria for breaking Covid rules

There were 9 people at the party who failed to comply with health measures that only allow groups of four in Level 3...

Lanzarote News

Heroic act of two young Maghrebis who rescued a British swimmer in distress

The two men risked their lives and were injured themselves by colliding with the rocks during the rescue...
British man climbs 52-metre crane in Lanzarote threatening to jump

The man was threatening to kill himself due to the desperation of the situation he finds himself in due to the pandemic...
Controversy over the actions of two Local Police officers in Arrecife

The two officers punched two people who were recording them while they were making an arrest… watch the video here…
When can Lanzarote reduce its alert Level restrictions?

Here is an explanation of the parameters that the Ministry of Health uses to decide which alert Level the islands are in... for Lanzarote, the island is a long way from having it’s level reduced...

Fuerteventura News

Fuerteventura is back at Level 1, here is an overview of the restrictions

Here is a complete overview of Level 1 restrictions...
Two policemen attacked when disrupting a house party of more than 20 people

Two Guardia Civil officers were slightly injured, five people were arrested...
Landlord arrested for changing apartment locks and leaving tenants belongings outside

The landlord said that just wanted his tenant to leave the property and return the keys...
Man killed as car plunges down cliff in Pájara

When the Local Police got to the wreckage of the car, the driver was already dead...

Community News

Mercadona donates 780 tons of necessities to food banks and charities

This is 63% more than the year before and equivalent to 13,000 trolleys full...
Life changing opportunities await Tenerife students

September 2021 will see a new and exciting initiative launched here on the island, with potentially life-changing opportunities to local males and females…
6 simple and practical tips to help you become a more skilled golfer

Here are six simple and practical tips you can try out today to improve your game…
Will having my passport stamped as a resident affect my rights?

Since the beginning of the year there has been confusion over residents getting their passport stamped, and what long term effect it will have on their rights...