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Potato imports from the UK delayed due to lack of inspection staff at ports
Potato imports from the UK delayed due to lack of inspection staff at ports

Containers of potatoes are sitting on the docks in Tenerife and Gran Canaria waiting for phytosanitary controls…

The forest fire in Tenerife continues to burn two months after it started
The forest fire in Tenerife continues to burn two months after it started

The fire is still burning above and below ground making it difficult to know where ‘flare-ups’ will occur with the change in the weather…

Fonsalia port is shelved but alternatives are needed to ease congestion in Los Cristianos
Fonsalia port is shelved but alternatives are needed to ease congestion in Los Cristianos

One suggestion is to use the Granadilla port instead as it's already there, big enough to cope, and only 10 minutes up the road…

Four injured as vehicle loses control and crashes into a bar terrace
Four injured as vehicle loses control and crashes into a bar terrace

The incident took place yesterday afternoon in the port of San Sebastian in La Gomera…

Motorcyclist killed in traffic accident in the south of Tenerife
Motorcyclist killed in traffic accident in the south of Tenerife

The incident occurred on the TF-652 road near Guargacho earlier this afternoon…

120 migrants forced to sleep in the garages of the South Tenerife Police Station
120 migrants forced to sleep in the garages of the South Tenerife Police Station

The Police unions say that their lack of resources is having a negative effect on the public’s safety in the south of the Island…

Tenerife fire remains at Level 2 Alert due to subsoil fire and reactivations
Tenerife fire remains at Level 2 Alert due to subsoil fire and reactivations

There have been 15 reactivations so far as the heat and dry air keeps reigniting the fire…

Fugitive arrested in Costa Adeje wanted for attempted murder
Fugitive arrested in Costa Adeje wanted for attempted murder

The National Police were tipped off that he was in the south of Tenerife and managed to locate him…

VIDEO: Injured woman rescued by Helicopter from Teide National Park
VIDEO: Injured woman rescued by Helicopter from Teide National Park

She was airlifted to Tenerife North Airport before being taken to hospital for urgent treatment…

40-year-old man arrested for attempted murder in the south of Tenerife
40-year-old man arrested for attempted murder in the south of Tenerife

He tried to set his ex-girlfriend on fire after previously being arrested, and released on bail, for gender-based violence…

Five discharge points to be closed in the south of Tenerife to stop water contamination
Five discharge points to be closed in the south of Tenerife to stop water contamination

The Granadilla council have made it their priority to solve the problem in El Medano and have pinpointed where the cause lies…

Police close a well-known ‘nightclub’ in Las Americas for violating safety regulations
Police close a well-known ‘nightclub’ in Las Americas for violating safety regulations

According to the police the venue doesn’t have the correct paperwork to carry out the activity it is doing…

Tenerife fire shows no mercy and is raised back to Level 2 prompting new evacuations
Tenerife fire shows no mercy and is raised back to Level 2 prompting new evacuations

The heat and wind are making it more difficult than usual to control as it spreads very quickly with burning embers in the wind…

VIDEO: Popular Tenerife singer and DJ enters the Big Brother house
VIDEO: Popular Tenerife singer and DJ enters the Big Brother house

Dylan Tennant is a well-known entertainer on the island for his voice, DJ’ing and his inspiration to others as an amputee…

The emergency level of the Forest Fire in Tenerife is dropped to Level 1
The emergency level of the Forest Fire in Tenerife is dropped to Level 1

All 3,200 evacuees have been able to return to their homes this afternoon…

Arona Council and Coastal Authorities agree on Las Galletas promenade renovations
Arona Council and Coastal Authorities agree on Las Galletas promenade renovations

It was seriously damaged by strong waves and sea conditions in September…

FIRE UPDATE: A calm night without incident in the Tenerife forest despite the wind
FIRE UPDATE: A calm night without incident in the Tenerife forest despite the wind

94 ground troops worked through the night to try and contain the spread of the blaze…

Five cars set on fire by vandals in Los Cristianos
Five cars set on fire by vandals in Los Cristianos

CCTV footage shows one man dousing them in petrol and another setting fire to them as he rode past on a motorbike…

The incredible journey of unity and inspiration on the Camino de Santiago
The incredible journey of unity and inspiration on the Camino de Santiago

The group from the south of Tenerife took on the ‘Walk of a Lifetime’ to increase awareness of breast cancer…

VIDEO: The new fire in Tenerife is raised to a Level 2 emergency
VIDEO: The new fire in Tenerife is raised to a Level 2 emergency

The Guardia Civil have been activated for more evacuations and the army are on their way to help…