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Famara fiestas start

Famara begins to celebrate its fiestas today, which will reach their climax next weekend.

Parking chaos at Famara

The Salvemos Famara (Let's Save Famara) group has complained about the continued problem of poor parking at Famara beach, with privately-owned cars parked on both sides of the road, and many invading the protected dunes area itself.

Call to restore Famara’s salt works

Óscar Noda, the Nueva Canarias councillor at the Cabildo, has called for the cleaning and restoration of the Famara salt works.

Famara beach among finalists for best beach in Spain

Famara beach is among the ten finalists for the Best Beach in Spain and The Canary Islands award given by the Condé Nast Traveler magazine. Voting is open now.

Alert resident smothers rubbish bin fire in Famara

This Tuesday, the emergency services were alerted to a rubbish bin fire in Famara. However, upon arrival they found that an alert resident had extinguished it before it was able to do any serious damage.

Fire on Famara clifftop

Firemen extinguished a blazing vehicle between the Famara clifftop and the Volcán de la Corona yesterday.

Famara parking controversy

An online petition by residents of Caleta de Famara seeks to reverse Teguise Ayuntamiento's decision to add parking spaces to the village.

Trapped dog rescued on Famara cliffs

Fire fighters rescued a small podenco that was trapped on the Famara cliffs this Sunday.

Suicide at El Bosquecillo

A helicopter this morning located the body of a 52-year-old woman who drove her car over the Famara cliffs at El Bosquecillo, the highest point of the island.

Turtle found dead at Famara

The body of a sea turtle was discovered on Famara beach this week. The animal had apparently died after consuming plastic waste.