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Mogán Policía Local issuing tickets outside Arguineguín Spar
Policía Local agents in Mogán, it seems, have decided to start issuing tickets to shoppers who park directly in front of the main Spar supermarket in the sleepy little southern Gran Canaria fishing-cum-tourist town of Arguineguín. One man who left his black BMW out front for a few minutes on Thursday morning, while he popped in to pick up a few items, returned to find a yellow ticket being issued by two policemen. When he complained to staff at the shop that he and everybody else frequently...
The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 16-18 March 2018
Spring is in the air and the fruit trees are in bloom... at least on the south of the island where the country roads between Arguineguín and Soria are infused with the magical smells of orange blossom and citrus. I hope you are ready for a busy weekend because there are plenty of events to go out to and explore. Saturday will likely be awash with green and fiddlers for the infamous St.Patrick's Day celebrations. Elsewhere will be a wine night, rally, carnival festivities, artisan´s fair,...
Saint Patrick’s Day Celebrations at The Old Brogue
There are a number of great ways to celebrate Paddy's day on the subtropical island of Gran Canaria, none more authentic an atmosphere than the full day of entertainment planned at The Old Brogue, down in Playa del Cura. A fun fueled gathering featuring live music and homestyle Irish cooking is bound to be packed out once again to the sounds of some of the island's very best musicians including A touch of Dutch from mighty crooner Erik, the delightful lilt of Donnie Cameron, that world famous...
Man arrested in Maspalomas for posting a sex video of his ex-girlfriend on the internet
Policia Nacional in Maspalomas have arrested a man alleged to have broken privacy laws by publishing a sex tape on the Internet, of his ex-girlfriend from six years ago. The investigation began when agents received information, through Interpol, in which Humberside police in the United Kingdom requested collaboration to clarify a complaint filed there. The victim, a woman of British nationality, denounced the suspect after having been reportedly harassed over the last four years by a man she...
Canarian airports moved 6% more passengers in February
Canary Islands airports dealt with a total of 3,560,704 passenger journeys in February, representing an increase of 6.1% over the same month of last year, thanks to the pull of routes from mainland spain, according to data from Aena. Of the total commercial passenger journeys (3,505,207), 2.39 million correspond to international routes, a number that repeats almost the same figures as last year, 1.1 million to domestic flights, which have contributed 22 percent more travelers . The...
The Saint of Las Palmas: LP v Villareal
11 March 2018 After losing away on Monday night to Celta Vigo 2-1 in the last min, LP needed to get back to winning ways after Levante won away at Getafe on Saturday night and opening a 4 point gap between the 2 sides fighting for the survival spot. A lively start by both teams, LP have the first attempt at goal, but Calleri's shot is blocked. Then at the other end, Villarreal play a long ball over the top but Chichizola makes a good save. Good chance there. 18 minutes gone, and very open...
Las Palmas bus blaze by the GC-3 leaves no-one injured
Not long after 7pm on Sunday night, 11 March, a Las Palmas municipal GuaGua bus caught fire on a roundabout overlooking the GC-3 motorway, near Lomo Blanco (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria). The vehicle was carrying passengers at the time, but there were apparently no injuries after the bus was successfully evacuated. The driver can be seen, in a video caught of the incident, trying to tackle the flames as firemen arrive, who then extinguish the blaze, to allow Local Police to take control of the...
Underwater survey points to 300-year old ship wreck being of possibly British origins
The Cabildo de Gran Canaria last week presented the results of their latest underwater archaeological intervention, carried out during January and February in the waters of El Burrero, on the east coast of the island in the municipality of Ingenio, where an historic eighteenth century British ship has lain for almost 300 years just eighty meters from the shore. The Minister for Culture, Carlos Ruiz, accompanied by the mayor of Ingenio, Juan Diaz, and his councilor for Beaches, Chani Ramos,...
New campaign to teach children to actively respect pets
A campaign has been launched to teach Knowledge and Awareness of Companion Animals (Sensibilización y Concienciación Animales de Compañía ) aimed specifically at children, designed to ensure they are not just spectators, but that they return to their homes with what they have learned and become active collaborators in animal welfare. The campaign has been organized by the Town Council of Agüimes, in collaboration with the Official College of Veterinarians of Las Palmas, within the framework of...
The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 9-11 March 2018
A glorious weekend ahead, so get ready. There are a few big events going on, few more anticipated than the Maspalomas Carnival parade and the big tasty "Gran Canaria Me Gusta" food fair in Las Palmas. Artenara, the island's highest village, invites you to discover them in the mountains and there is to be beach volley ball at the little Anfi beach 9-11 MARCH, LAS PALMAS GRAN CANARIA ME GUSTA The "Gran Canaria I like" food fair aims to make known various characteristics and flavoursome aspects...
