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Speeding investigation

A 25-year-old man is being investigated by the Guardia Civil after driving at over 160 kph (100 mph) on a stretch of road with a 60 kph (40 mph) speed limit.

Avenida closure tomorrow

Tías Ayuntamiento have announced that a section of the Avenida de las Playas in Puerto del Carmen will be closed to traffic tomorrow morning, March 7th.

Statue unveiled in Femes

A statue of the legendary Mararía was unveiled yesterday on the viewpoint at Femes. The sculpture of the fictional local beauty was created by Cintia Machín to honour the centenary of novelist Rafael Arozarena, whose novel Mararía immortalised Femes in print and, later, on film.

Two more flipped cars on Saturday

Yesterday, a further two vehicle crashes were reported to the emergency services which resulted in injuries.

Fire starter caught and arrested

The National Police have caught and arrested the person who allegedly set fire to a motorbike and transformer panel last month in Arrecife.

Three injured in accident involving several cars

Yesterday evening, the emergency services were called to an accident that had occurred on the LZ-2 near Yaiza involving several vehicles which injured three people.

When Jupiter aligns with Venus

The “kissing stars” will remain visible tonight after their celestial kiss last night.

Soaring above the Canaries with The Piper Pilot

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Stanislav Kaljban is a 47-year old flying instructor from Slovakia whose blog, The Piper Pilot, regularly shows the most spectacular aerial views of the Canary Islands, photographed from the vantage point of a Piper training aircraft.

Man arrested with 8 kilos of hashish

On January 30th the Guardia Civil arrested a person found with 8.7 kilograms of hashish in their car while travelling on the boat from Lanzarote to Gran Canaria.

Street remodelling in Arrecife

Arrecife Ayuntamiento have begun work on the remodelling of Calle Manolo Millares in Arrecife, the road that leads straight through the capital.