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The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 2-4 November 2018
Bright blue skies to end the week, though the national holiday on Thursday threatens the possibility of some Autumnal rains, Gran Canaria looks to have a warm sunny weekend ahead with highs of 25ºC in the shade. Perfect for a day out to visit some of the roads lesser travelled and some of the exciting events and happenings around the island.A word to the wise, in the south of the island you can expect all sorts of fast cars, road closures and revelling fans lining some of the...
The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 26-28 October 2018
Well it is already the last weekend of October and it's going to be an interesting one, weather wise... instability is forecast and after heavy storms inundated the archipelago on Thursday, there is probably still more rain coming, though probably less intense. Many joy filled events are also happening this weekend but remember adverse weather might cause some of the outdoor ones to be cancelled or postponed. That said, Gran Canarians are a hardy bunch, and so most are likely to go ahead....
Cabildo announce changes to reduce massive traffic jams caused by GC1 daytime resurfacing work
It was announced yesterday that in order to avoid the continued long delays and inconvenience to drivers during the busiest hours at the end of the working day, resurfacing work of the GC-1 between Arguineguín and Pasito Blanco will now finish at 5:00 p.m. The vice president of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria and public works councilor, Mr Ángel Víctor Torres, has explained that the highway will now be operational at those times, given that between 16:00 and 19:00 traffic...
Gran Canaria Weather: Autumn is here. Rain, rain rain forecast!
Cloudy skies ahead with a wet weather front approaching from the west bringing probable squalls, potentially strong on the southern half of the island, and throughout inland areas, and they may be accompanied by occasional stormy weather, according to Spanish Meteorological Agency AEMET, particularly from midday and throughout the afternoon on Wednesday. Likely too to be warming up towards end of the day, with maximum temperatures increasing, and humidity likely to...
The Saint: Las Palmas v Numancia
20/10/18 After a disappointing defeat at Almeria last weekend, losing 3-0 , Las Palmas need to get back to winning ways if they want to stay in the promotion race. This is a special home game for Las Palmas who have chosen this year to support the raising of funds and awareness for International Breast Cancer Day (the day prior, 19 Oct) by encouraging all their fans to wear pink, selling special commemorative "pink ribbon" t-shirts and playing in their own official pink kit from...
The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 19-21 October 2018
An exciting October weekend ahead. Unpredictable weather with clouds and rain predicted in many places around the island and at the same time marvellous events are planned throughout the weekend. Here are few of our selected highlights... 19-20 OCTOBER, GÁLDAR FRONTON KING FESTIVAL The international bodyboard championship that has been held every year, on what is considered one of the best waves in all the world: El Frontón, in the Municipality of Gáldar runs for two...
A dog park for Arguineguín, the first of its kind in the Mogán area
The southern seaside town Arguineguín, in municipality of Mogán, is going the get its first ever dog park. The new leisure area for canines will boast 500 square meters of space for canine recreation and will be located in Calle Damascus. The park is to be equipped with play areas and water points as well as with shaded areas for which the town hall took advantage of some of the trees that had had to be removed from the plot where the construction work of the future...
Two suspected theives arrested after stealing documents and car from Playa del Águila
National Police have detained two men, the first aged 38 and with 15 prior police records and the second aged 51 with 69 previous records, as alleged perpetrators of a burglary at an apartment in Playa del Águila, on the South-southeast coast of Gran Canaria. In a Police statement they explained that the investigation began after a man reported that on the morning of September 28 he had noticed that his wallet, which contained cash, bank cards and personal...
Resurfacing of the GC-1 between Pasito Blanco and Arguineguín starts Monday
You might have noticed there is a lot getting done recently, by way of maintenance and development of new facilities. All necessary work, for sure, but as next year is a major local elections year, you can expect a lot of extra improvements occurring quite prominently. One of the main ones this autumn is the resurfacing of the main southern highway, which is liable to cause a few inconveniences over the next couple of weeks. The Cabildo de Gran Canaria begins this Monday,...
“Zombie” Hurricane Leslie really unlikely to hit The Canary Islands… but she could…
The Atlantic storm that just won't die looks set to meet its final end over this weekend after weeks of aimlessly meandering around the warm waters of the mid-atlantic. Having first formed on Sept 23, Leslie gained full Tropical Storm status on Sept 29 accompanied by the usual doom chorus of calls to batten down the hatches every where from John o' Groats to Cabo Verde, as she gathered force to hurricane strength it seemed at times that the entirety of Western Europe was on alert...
