Arrecife Pools
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The Mayor of Arrecife, Astrid Pérez, has stated that she expects the planned natural swimming pools at the capital’s Marina/Cruiser pier to be ready by 2023.
Approved in 2018, the pools will be located between the Marina and an extension…
Coronavirus reaches La Gomera
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The first case of Coronavirus in Spain was reported in the Canaries last month, followed a fortnight later by a British resident on Mallorca testing positive for the illness.
When six German tourists
stepped off the ferry from
Tenerife…
Cruise Boom
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Arrecife welcomed more than 520,000 cruise passengers last year, making it the Canarian port with the highest growth rate.
The figure improved on the 2018 total by almost 100,000.
Arrecife Mayor Astrid Pérez said the figures show…
Clipboard scammers are back
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The clipboard scam is back with what seems to be an unpleasant new twist.
For more than 10 years, men and women, usually of Romanian nationality, have been approaching tourists all over Spain, claiming to be members of a Deaf and Dumb…
Dry Spell
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The Canarian president has acknowledged the current drought on the Canary Islands, and pledged to take action to help farmers, including asking the national government for assistance.
Ángel Víctor Torres said that “climate change…
Bad Trip
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A 73-year old woman was evacuated from Montaña Corona by helicopter after suffering from a fall last month.
The ascent from Ye to the lip of the crater of the Volcán de
Corona is a short and popular walk, but one where the terrain…
Going Underground
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The Mayor of San Bartolomé has spoken of plans to relieve congestion at Playa Honda by putting a stretch of the main LZ2 road underground.
70,000 vehicles use the main road through Playa Honda daily, most of which are passing through.…
Rescued Treasure
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Michael and Claudia responded to our appeal for rescue animal stories with the following letter:
“We live in Costa Teguise in a small apartment
so we couldn’t keep a dog. But we saw a Sara
plea for help as they had so many cats.…
Bookswop News
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Redevelopment and the retirement of owner Ted means that the closure of the Bookswop I on C/Timanfaya near the Fariones hotel is the end of an era.
However, the Bookswop II shop in The CC Costa Luz opposite the Hotel San Antonio will…
Hospital Visit
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Members of the Lanzarote Loyal Glasgow Rangers Supporters Club made their annual Christmas visit to the children’s ward at the General Hospital José Molina Orosa in Arrecife.
In addition to personal gifts for each of the children…