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Work begins on the new 7km cycle lane in Santa Lucía
Work begins on the new 7km cycle lane in Santa Lucía

The project is being financed with 90% European funds and 10% from the City Council...

TRAVEL: Discover the sand dunes of Maspalomas
TRAVEL: Discover the sand dunes of Maspalomas

This stunning landscape covers an area of over 1,000 acres and is a popular destination for tourists visiting Gran Canaria...

Man videoed doing 80kmh along motorway on an electric scooter
Man videoed doing 80kmh along motorway on an electric scooter

The video was taken on Thursday night and has gone viral...

Snow in Gran Canaria leads to roads being shut by the Cabildo
Snow in Gran Canaria leads to roads being shut by the Cabildo

Tenerife and Gran Canaria have active weather warnings for snow, and Lanzarote and Fuerteventura for rain and storms...

Landslides cause problems on the road that connects La Aldea de San Nicolás with Agaete
Landslides cause problems on the road that connects La Aldea de San Nicolás with Agaete

The rain and the wind caused the collapse of part of a mountain leading to partial closures whilst the roads were cleared...

Emergency landing for TUI flight in the Canary Islands due to a cracked window
Emergency landing for TUI flight in the Canary Islands due to a cracked window

The path was cleared for the plane destined for Manchester, to land as quickly and safely as possible...

Incredible photo taken from Gran Canaria shows Teide in all her snowy glory
Incredible photo taken from Gran Canaria shows Teide in all her snowy glory

The image was captured from Las Canteras and is one of many posted online...

The Gran Canaria train is one stop closer to becoming reality
The Gran Canaria train is one stop closer to becoming reality

With the land reserved, 11 stops along a 58km route, and a cost of 1.6 billion euros, it is the best alternative to the motorway...

British tourist sentenced to pay 4,500 euros for damaging a taxi
British tourist sentenced to pay 4,500 euros for damaging a taxi

He smashed a window and ripped off a sliding door when the driver told he had to use the cab at the front of the queue at a taxi rank...

Well-known runner dies after being hit by a drunk driver in Las Palmas
Well-known runner dies after being hit by a drunk driver in Las Palmas

News of his death has sent shockwaves through the community…

Seismic swarm reported between Tenerife and Gran Canaria with more than 30 earthquakes
Seismic swarm reported between Tenerife and Gran Canaria with more than 30 earthquakes

INVOLCAN detected movements that began at 12:30pm on Friday at depths of just one kilometre...

A truck sheds its load in Las Palmas after driver secured it with gaffer tape
A truck sheds its load in Las Palmas after driver secured it with gaffer tape

He faces a fine of just 500 euros for driving with an incorrectly secured load...

Almost a thousand cats have been sterilized in the capital of Gran Canaria
Almost a thousand cats have been sterilized in the capital of Gran Canaria

The Council is using the CER method to capture, sterilise, and then return the stray cats to their own environment...

Gran Canaria is on the road to full recovery with 22% more flight seats in 2023
Gran Canaria is on the road to full recovery with 22% more flight seats in 2023

Airlines have scheduled more flights to the island than the year before the pandemic...

A scuba diver dies from a heart attack in Gran Canaria
A scuba diver dies from a heart attack in Gran Canaria

CECOES received an urgent call for help and met the boat at Puerto Mogán to try and resuscitate him…

Hikers keep emergency helicopters busy over the weekend
Hikers keep emergency helicopters busy over the weekend

Seven people had to be rescued from trails in Tenerife and Gran Canaria...

The 39th Canary Islands Music Festival starts in style with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
The 39th Canary Islands Music Festival starts in style with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

The FIMC has begun with two concerts by the orchestra from the UK in Gran Canaria and Tenerife...

Gran Canaria and Tenerife land the first prize of the National Lottery
Gran Canaria and Tenerife land the first prize of the National Lottery

The series of numbers has a value of 3,000,000 euros...

VIDEO: Police hail the biggest drug bust in the Canary Islands for 10 years
VIDEO: Police hail the biggest drug bust in the Canary Islands for 10 years

Nine people have been arrested who moved heroin and cocaine from Amsterdam in large quantities…

Three men caught red handed breaking into a restaurant in Maspalomas
Three men caught red handed breaking into a restaurant in Maspalomas

They were caught trying to force open the door of the establishment with a crowbar...