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Tourist Circle

A new business association named the Canarian Tourist Circle has been set up to represent the interests of smaller rental owners, in contrast to the larger hotel federations. The Circle is headed by Doris Borrego, who is also the President…

Canaries still lead price rises

The Fotocasa estate agency has reported that the Canaries still leads Spain in terms of price increases on resold properties, with a rise of 1% in January. Spain as whole saw a fall of 0.3% in the first month of 2020, with the Balearics…

Now’s the time?

The pound rose to a three-year high against the Euro immediately following Boris Johnson’s victory in the UK General election. Every Briton under the age of 65 now knows what it's like to be an adult citizen of a non-EU country. And…

Mother’s Meeting

Fortunately, Spain is one of the safest places in the world to give birth. In the first of a new series addressing health issues on Lanzarote, Shaun Addison speaks to three mums who recently got to know the inside of Arrecife's maternity department…

SARA Dogs of the month

These two beautiful Labrador/Retriever mixes, a mother and daughter, arrived in Sara together, no longer wanted, last December. They have the wonderfully affectionate, laid- back natures associated with these breeds. Mía will be 12…

Luna’s Story

Jessica responded to our appeal for rescue animal stories with the following letter: "Her name is Luna, and on the 22nd of October 2019 I was getting off the bus late evening with my boyfriend and the little dog came over to me wagging…

Arrecife Pools

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

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

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

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…