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Events : Open air free Summer movies by the Cabildo de Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria is once more hosting, now for the third time, the Summer Island Cinema series 'Cine de una Isla de Verano', organized by the Cabildo, through the Gran Canaria Espacio Digital. Movies may well be in Spanish but this is a great opportunity to catch up, learn and just enjoy some well chosen movies to be shown in the open air in beautiful locations around the island and all completely free. TOC TOC Spain, 2017. Director: Vicente Villanueva.Screenplay: Vicente Villanueva. Cast:...
Gran Canaria Cabildo trains police and environmental agents in the fight against animal abuse
The Cabildo de Gran Canaria have this month gathered various bodies and security forces involved in the fight against animal abuse in the first Technical Conference on Animal Abuse. The gathering aimed to improve the training of agents in the face of an increase in complaints about this type of criminal behaviour, derived in large part by an increase in social sensitivity over recent years, that is to say reports of animal abuse have significantly increased at least in part because citizen's...
Gran Canaria president stresses importance of Siam Park project and finding solutions
The president of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, Don Antonio Morales, said yesterday that the roadworks undertaken by the Maspalomas Tourist Consortium, to create a roundabout at El Veril, comply with current legislation and he downplayed the latest investigation started the Office of the Environment and Urban Planning, following a new complaint from the environmental group Turcón, who recently failed in their attempts to have a court stop work at the site. Morales, who also currently...
Six men detained for selling fashion counterfeits in Playa del Inglés
Policia Nacional have detained six men in the touristed southern municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana between the ages of 20 and 68, three Spanish and another three Moroccan, several of them with previous police records, for alleged crimes against intellectual industrial property. The arrested men were found to be selling leading brand name counterfeit articles, mainly to foreign tourists. Six searches were carried out in commercial premises across the south of...
Weather Warnings for high temperatures across Gran Canaria to start the week
We can expect a hot start to the week on Gran Canaria, according to forecasts from the Spanish State Meteorological Agency AEMET, with temperatures across the archipelago mainly expected to exceed 30º C and could get as high as 38º in the shade on Gran Canaria, where a yellow advisory warning has been issued and a state of alert declared for high temperatures by the Government of the Canary Islands. The alert was activated at 8.00 am this morning by the General...
The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 6-8 July 2018
It's a hot hot hot July weekend ahead with the first of the true summer heatwaves hitting the archipelago. This weekend there are excellent options and varied events to go, see and experience. In particular on the south of the island there is the festivities in honour of our lady del Carmen, patron saint of sailors, there is a mud party, free performances, a big pets fair, a summer night party as well as markets to offer all sorts of local produce for the coming weekend on Gran Canaria....
Siam Park II saga unravels once more – Pause: Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…!
The Loro Parque group last week publicly denounced a new administrative obstruction in their Siam Park II project in El Veril, beside the popular tourist resort area of Playa del Inglés; this time, they say, caused by the San Bartolomé de Tirajana Town Hall. Apparently referring to an unexpected demand for more than €1m in unexpected urban charges. The company now calculate that the long overdue and much maligned water park project on the south of Gran Canaria will not be opened...
The new Arguineguín car park project is moving forward
Mogán town hall have approved the proposal to award the contract for about 6.9 million euros, to build a car park in Arguineguín. The proposal was approved with votes in favor from the main governing group (CIUCA-PSOE). Partido Popular (PP) abstained, and Nueva Canarias voted against. The company OPROLER, OBRAS Y PROYECTOS, S.L.U is the proposed contractor for the work in Arguineguín for a budget of €6,969,907.98 - IGIC included -. The company is to commit to guarantee the work within a period...
Fiestas del Carmen 6-29 July 2018: Arguineguín and Playa de Mogán celebrate
The Fiestas del Carmen 2018 program includes a wide variety of religious, traditional, cultural and festive events for everyone. Aquatics, sports, youth and children's activities, traditional games, concerts, even the now traditional "lowering of the branch" a ritual offering dating back to pre-christian conquest, and of course the main "Romería" pilgrimage processions; all topped off by the annual highlight of maritime processions between Arguineguín and Puerto de...
The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 29.6 – 1.7. 2018
A busy first weekend in July ahead with many events worth a visit happening around the island. A major running event is happening around Arguineguín on Friday and Saturday. There's Beach Rugby in Playa del Inglés. As with every first weekend of the month, Triana in Las Palmas is open for business on Sunday with extra special activities and the island's network of museums open their doors for free visits, so perhaps the perfect opportunity to take in a little culture and history. The weather is...
