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Busy year for Tías police

Tias's local police carried out 12,661 services last year.

Islote de Fermina to open

The Islote de Fermina in Arrecife will finally be open to all members of the public from next Monday, 30th January.

Sunday firefighter call

Yesterday morning, the emergency services were called to a fire on Calle Tarragona in Arrecife in which three rubbish containers and two cars were affected.

Body linked to boat

The Guardia Civil have confirmed that the dead body found washed ashore at Caletón Blanco on Saturday morning was the crew member of the sailing boat that was grounded on rocks in the same place on Friday.

No to brine outlet

On Sunday morning around 300 people gathered at La Santa to protest against a planned brine outlet in the town.

Dangerous driver identified

Guardia Civil have identified a motorist who was filmed driving at high speed towards Arrecife on the wrong side of the road.

Body found at Caletón Blanco

The dead body of a man was discovered on the beach at Caletón Blanco yesterday, the morning after a sailing boat had been discovered wrecked on nearby rocks.

Strip lighting

Energy efficient lighting will be installed in Puerto del Carmen over the next two weeks as part of a drive to increase energy efficiency in public installations.

Carbon questions

A study by the University of La Laguna in Tenerife estimates that carbon emissions from tourist flights amount to 54% of the emissions already caused by the Canary Islands.

Shipwrecked

A sailing boat was found grounded on the rocks near Caletón Blanco in Haría yesterday. High seas off the north coast of the island had dashed the vessel against the rocky shore.