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The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 22-24 March 2019
It's the first official weekend of Springtime here on Gran Canaria and the Spanish Met Office predicts bright sunshine and blue skies across the island, with perhaps an occasional cloud wandering by, light breezes on the south, with seas a little rough around the coasts for Friday and Saturday.The Maspalomas Carnival is coming to an end with its Big Parade weekend, just as Mogán prepares to get going for another week of hedonism and celebration, we have a lovely night of wine and...
Couple arrested suspected in the murder of a homeless man
Policia Nacional have arrested a couple accused of the murder of a homeless, disabled man whose body was found after having been set alight on January 11 in an abandoned area of the southern municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana (Gran Canaria), where it is thought he used to sleep.The two arrested, who have not been named, are a 43 year old man, of Spanish nationality though Turkish born, and an Irish woman of 50 years of age, who are both residents in San Fernando de...
75-year-old Norwegian hiker rescued in the hills of Mogán
A 75-year-old man was injured on Monday when he fell on a hiking path in the southern municipality of Mogán, on Gran Canaria . The 112 Emergency and Security Coordination Centre received an alert shortly after three o'clock in the afternoon on Monday reporting that a hiker had fallen in the area and could not continue unaided. Emergency resources were deployed including the helicopter of the GES Environment team, in collaboration with Civil Protection, who located the...
The source of the fire in Fataga under investigation
Agents from the National Police Forensic Police Unit on Monday inspected the area damaged by the fire that started around 3 pm on Saturday in the palm grove next to the Molino de Agua Hotel and Restaurant just outside Fataga, which according to the Environment Department, devastated between 30 and 35 hectares of the grove and brushwood area. Firefighters extinguished the last flames in the area about 12 hours after it started, using water and foam, as well as the controlled burning...
2019 Netflix series ‘The Witcher’ shot on location on Gran Canaria
The filming of the international Netflix series 'The Witcher', which will debut in 2019, has taken place on Gran Canaria. For nine days the production shot at emblematic spots around the island including Maspalomas, Roque Nublo, Cuevas Blancas, Tamadaba and Agaete. Starring the Henry Cavill the series is based on a series of fantastic novels by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski and this first season will feature eight episodes in which the island will feature heavily....
Road closures due resurfacing of three sections of GC500 in SBT and Mogán
The Cabildo de Gran Canaria this Monday, March 18, began the resurfacing of several sections of the southern GC500 road between Juan Grande and the Tauro roundabout in the municipalities of San Bartolomé de Tirajana and Mogán, as was reported by the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructures, Ángel Víctor Torres. The works will take around 10 days Expect the complete closure of each section between 9:00-19:00, though they will remain open at weekends The works, within...
The Return of The Saint: Las Palmas v Mallorca
17/3/19After my 3 month long midseason break The Saint returns to find yet another new manager. That’s 7 in 2 seasons!!!!! Now it’s the ex West Brom Manager Pepe Mel. Lets hope he can turn things around for beleaguered UD Las Palmas.LP are sitting mid-table, still drawing in far too many games. But after a good away win at Deportivo last Sunday (10 March), the home fans are hoping for an upbeat performance and a home win against the Balearic side who sit 2 places above...
The Canary Guide Print Edition: Brexit
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The potential of geothermal energy on Gran Canaria
The first phase of a study promoted by the Cabildo de Gran Canaria to help understand the geothermal potential of the island suggests the existence of resources capable of generating electricity using heat from below the earth's crust. The results mean the study can now move on to the second phase so as to determine where it may be most appropriate to undertake three 2.5-kilometre-deep drilling sites, stage 3, each aiming to achieve definitive confirmation of the possibilities and if they are...
