Residents return home as forest fire on Spain’s Canary Islands stabilises
A FOREST FIRE that has been burning on the Canary Island of Tenerife for the last nine days was in a stable condition on Thursday,
Thousands return to homes in wake of Tenerife fire with police saying there is no evidence so far to prove blaze was started deliberately
MORE THAN 8,000 evacuees from a wildfire that has devastated forests on Tenerife for more than a week were able to return home as the
Nearly a thousand migrants have arrived on Spanish shores since Friday alone
AROUND a thousand would-be migrants have arrived on Spanish shores since Friday alone, most of them reaching the coasts of the Canary Islands. That’s according
Arsonists blamed for devastating Tenerife wildfires in Spain as 12,000 evacuees could return home this Monday
POLICE have confirmed that the Tenerife wildfire on the north of the island was deliberately started, according to Canary Islands president Fernando Clavijo. Clavijo said
Firefighters and army battle to extinguish blaze on Spain’s Tenerife with Canary Islands president saying its the ‘worst in 40 years’
CANARY ISLANDS president Fernando Clavijo has said that the Tenerife wildfire which started on Tuesday was the ‘worst in 40 years’. Firefighters are encountering soaring
British woman, 39, dies while hiking on Spain’s Canary Islands during one of the hottest days of the year
THE BODY of a British woman was found on Fuerteventura on Sunday lunchtime as the area baked in high temperatures over the weekend. The 39-year-old
Cops in Spain’s Tenerife arrest three after SMS bank phishing scam nets them €200,000
THE CIVIL GUARD has made three arrests in Tenerife after detecting an SMS phishing scam that conned as many as 170 people across Spain. A
Andalucia supports wildfire mitigation efforts in the Canary Islands as fire devastates community
ON Sunday, members of Spain’s Military Emergency Unit (UME) left Andalucia for La Palma in the Canary Islands to help extinguish the island’s wildfire. Since
More than 4,200 residents of Canary Island La Palma evacuated as fire crews tackle blaze
FIRE CREWS were battling on Sunday morning to extinguish a blaze that broke out the day before on the Canary Island of La Palma. Around
Spain’s Maritime Rescue service pulls 187 migrants from waters off the Canary Islands’ coasts
SPAIN’S Maritime Rescue service last night pulled around 187 migrants out of the waters off the coasts of Canary Islands of Tenerife and El Hierro,
Summer heat arrives in Spain after a month of storms and showers
AFTER A MONTH of storms and showers across Spain, the summer heat has finally arrived, with temperatures due to hit as high as 35ºC today
British government warns of delays and travel disruption for holidaymakers heading to Spain’s Canary Islands
THE UK Foreign Office has issued a travel warning to Brit holidaymakers planning to visit Spain’s Canary Islands this week due to the arrival of
Spain’s tourism minister predicts record summer for foreign visitors
SPAIN welcomed 7.2 million international tourists in April- a record for that month in figures published on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics(INE). Tourism
Man arrested for organising illegal shark and stingray fishing excursions in Spain’s Lanzarote
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a man in Lanzarote for organising illegal shark and stingray tourist fishing trips. The arrest took place on May 19
Spain’s Canary Islands aim for full economy decarbonising by 2040 helped by new hydro project
THE CANARY ISLANDS want to fully decarbonise their economy by 2040- ten years before the rest of the European Union. A big step towards that
Spain sees big foreign tourist boost during first three months of 2023
SPAIN was visited by 13.7 million foreign tourists in the first three months of the year- 41.2% more than in the same period in 2022.
Mayoral hopeful on Spain’s Tenerife struggles to shake off sex shop photo controversy
TIME WAS when politicians on the campaign trail would resort to ‘handshaking and baby kissing’ in order to garner public support and get themselves voted
As Spain’s La Palma Canary Island recovers from volcanic eruption, tourist board puts 8,000 tourism vouchers up for grabs
Stunning waterfalls and springs, natural parks and deserted beaches, well-preserved cultural heritage and local cuisine, and star-dotted night skies. Anyone who has visited the Canary
Colombian cafe chain opening ‘flagship’ store in Madrid with more outlets coming to Spain
COLOMBIAN cafe chain Juan Valdez will be opening a ‘flagship’ shop in Madrid as part of its plans to open over 100 outlets across Spain
Foreign home buyers reach record levels in Spain
FOREIGN property buyers accounted for 88,858 home purchases in Spain last year- up by 45% on 2021 figures. The College of Registrars says deals struck
Spain’s tourism sector looking forward to bumper Easter break
SPAIN’S tourism sector is expecting to do big business this Easter, with forecasts suggesting that visitor numbers and spending will break records of recent years.
Lanzarote joins the Balearics in seeking to shut out Brit tourists in favour of Germans
Lanzarote has become the latest sun-soaked Spanish island to complain about low-spending Brit tourists and court the Germans instead. The Canary Island joins the Balearic
Spain had more foreign tourists in January than three years earlier- just before Covid pandemic
SPAIN welcomed 4.1 million foreign tourists in January to slightly beat the total three years earlier- weeks before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The
Spain’s government approves offshore wind farm plan for small designated sections
SPAIN’S government has given the green light to launch offshore wind farms after approving the first-ever Maritime Space Management Plan(POEM). The POEM is about mapping
Home property sales in Spain rose by 14.7% in 2022- biggest figure since 2007
HOME property sales in Spain reached 650,000 in 2022, the biggest total recorded since 2007 when nearly 780,000 residences were sold. The National Institute of
Home property sales in Spain rose by over 6% in 2022, but market cooled later in the year
HOME property sales grew by 6.1% during 2022 to reach 719,680 units- the biggest figure in 15 years- according to the General Council of Notaries.