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The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 30 Nov-2 Dec 2018
December is here and so it begins. There are markets, Christmas lighting-events, Mogan’s Avocado fair, wine, Christmas markets, gastroevents and much more besides, so pick your favourite because its going to be a busy weekend. You can be pretty sure that every major town will have some event going on during the weekend to celebrate the start of December and the season to be jolly. And if this not enough, there are a few more on The Canary Guide Event Calender for Gran Canaria. FRIDAY 30...
The British ambassador states his support for the exit deal, and future relations with the Canary Islands
The British Ambassador to Spain, Simon Manley, is on a whistle stop tour of The Canary Islands this week as part of a UK foreign office effort to allay fears and shore up support for the "Brexit" deal announced on Sunday, which has yet to gain the approval of the British parliament. He will be in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria tomorrow to speak to business leaders about the current implications of the deal. Do you have a sensible question for the British Ambassador? click here...
Mogán one of Gran Canaria’s leaders in commitment to the welfare and protection of animals
The Perrera de Mogán, in Motor Grande at the back of Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria, was for a long time in the past just a place to dump stray dogs waiting to be put down or transferred to the the main pound where less than 1/3 the animals who arrived ever left alive. Over the last decade a culture shift has been led by various Animal Protection organisations, with the help of many volunteers, to move the focus away from eradication of stray animals, to their protection...
Mogán tunnel project to re-establish links with Taurito and Playa de Mogán
Mogán town hall, earlier this month, pushed forward a proposal to the Government of the Canary Islands and the Island Council, the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, for the construction of a tunnel between Taurito and Playa de Mogán, given the concern of residents in the municipality who seek safe alternatives to the closure of this section of the GC-500 after landslides that occurred in July and September 2017 which almost cost the life of a mother and her son. Reports this week suggest...
Ecologists say the Prosecutor’s Office has stressed that the Siam Park developers must pay for the new El Veril roundabout
The Office of the Public Prosecutor has apparently put forward the view that the company owned by the tourism entrepreneurs of the Kiessling family, Loro Park Group, must pay for the execution of the works currently ongoing for the Siam Park roundabout in the south of Gran Canaria, where access to Playa del Inglés from the old national road, GC500, has already been paid by the Maspalomas Gran Canaria Consortium. Roadworks have meant a contraflow system having had to be in place for...
The 33rd edition of the ARC gets underway in perfect cruising rally conditions
Cruisers, racers, and multihulls; sleek ocean racing machines, alongside comfortable family cruisers; superyachts with professional crews, and excited couples living the dream - these were the boats and sailors departing Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Sunday to start the 33rd Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC). Bound for the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia, yesterday's departure began an exciting adventure crossing the Atlantic Ocean. For many, it is the culmination of...
Las Palmas Sand Art Nativity begins to take shape -Belén de Arena de Las Canteras –
The Belen de Arena 2018 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, on Las Canteras Beach, is one of the main Christmas references of the city and the island, and has once more begun to come to life. A total of 8 international sculptors have begun modelling the different traditional Christmas scenes so that this artistic project of ephemeral sculpture can begin to receive members of the public from the first weekend of December. The sculptors who participate in the modelling will...
The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 23-25 November 2018
Despite the rain clouds to end the week, the weekend ahead is looking clear and sunny with plenty to do both outdoors and in. It's one month until you-know-what-mas and Gran Canaria has already had its first Switching on the lights events with many more happening this weekend. In Las Palmas, one of the three main shopping centres, Las Arenas, will have their annual giant tree up in all its full glory, which is always a sight to see. The now famous Sand Art Nativity on Las Canteras...
EC president Juncker cancels visit to the Canary Islands to try to close UKs Brexit negotiations
The president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, has cancelled his trip planned for this Thursday and Friday to Gran Canaria, where he was to participate in a summit of outermost regions, so that he can continue in Brussels to wrangle with the UK as they attempt to close their controversial Brexit negotiations. "Due to the many important events [happening] at the moment, the president has decided to cancel his visit to Spain, the president will stay in...
Brit arrested in Playa del Inglés for falsifying a reported crime
Policia Nacional have detained a 62-year-old Brit for having allegedly reported a crime he is suspected of having simulated in order to make an insurance claim. The detainee is accused of making a false complaint, that while he was shopping at a popular shopping centre in the southern Gran Canaria tourist resort, four young men had approached him and beat him up until he lost consciousness. After waking, according to information he submitted to agents, he could see that they had stolen all his...
