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Arguineguín campsite closure threatens to leave residents and families homeless
More than 200 people gathered at the gates of the “campsite” in Arguineguín on Friday to protest the imminent eviction of those residing at the site, after the San Bartolomé de Tirajana townhall ordered the company managing the space, Canaricamping SL, to close the facility. The reason indicated by the southern town council is a lack of appropriate licenses. The facilities, on land owned by the aristocratic Del Castillo family, have been open to the public for almost a decade. The order...
Woman found dead in Tauro, Guardia Civil seeking her partner
A foreign man, thought to be British, is being sought by police after a woman was found dead at a house in the Gran Canaria town of Tauro, in what is being treated as a case of gender violence. The Civil Guard report that at 10.15 am on Sunday they became aware of the possible homicide after a person, known to the woman, turned up at the Guardia Civil Main Post in Puerto Rico-Mogán informing them that she had seen the woman’s body in the pool area of the holiday villa. Several agents went to...
The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 15-17 December 2017
It's the last weekend before Christmas and many events are happening around the island. Weather predictions suspect some more rain but since we are on Gran Canaria, only time will tell, and the south of the island is looking pretty dry compared to the north. So it's a happy weekend ahead with shops open throughout, a little bit of sport, concerts, markets, nativity scenes and with all the municipalities celebrating their Yule Time programs until 5 January. 15-17 December, Mogán Mogán Town hall...
Town Hall organised Christmas events 2017 in Mogán announced
The municipality of Mogán begin their Christmas program on Friday 15th of December. This year events are happening in many neighbourhoods around the municipality; in Arguineguín, Mogán Casco (Pueblo de Mogán), Playa de Mogán, Motor Grande, El Horno, Veneguera, Barranquillo Andrés, Las Filipinas and Puerto Rico. The official Christmas program runs until January 5, 2018 with parades, concerts, carols, markets and lots of activities for the younger ones. One of the novelties this year is 'Mogán...
Average temperatures of 18˚C and a little rain expected for the weekend
The north half of Gran Canaria started Wednesday covered in cloud, with generally weak rains, mainly during the early morning, more abundant inland, tending to dissipate as the day moves on, while in the south a cloudy, breezy morning with no rain expected. According to AEMET, the Spanish State Meteorological Agency, temperatures will see few changes today, averaging around 18˚C with highs of around 20˚C and lows down to 13˚C. The strong northeast wind, more intense on southeast and northwest...
The best wines of Gran Canaria -guide
The Cabildo de Gran Canaria has published a wine guide that includes the best wines from the island introducing readers to 33 'Designation of Origin' wineries on the island. The guide offers, among other information, ideal pairings for grancanario wines and the recommended temperature for consumption. The book, which is also published in digital format, has a free mobile application with which anyone interested can learn about the wineries. The Denominación Gran Canaria wineries produce...
Santa Lucía celebrate their Patron Saint on 13 December
The reception of the Canarian and Swedish 'Lucías', Ciara Alemán Asensio and Paula Isaksson, and a cattle fair,highlight this Wednesday, 13 December, as the main day of the festivities of Santa Lucía, also a local holiday in the municipality. The big weekend in the municipality with the Judgment to the Haragán, the dance of Taifas and the popular Pilgrimage of the Labradores, this Sunday. The celebration of the "Lucía Sueca" dates back to 1963, when a Swedish merchant marine captain, called...
Several landslides affect roads on Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria awoke on Tuesday morning to several landslides having occurred overnight due to the rains that have affected primarily the north of the island. Staff from the Cabildo de Gran Canaria have been busy all day removing fallen material, stones, earth and security barriers. This afternoon the only route that remained closed to traffic was the access road to Finca Tirma from the La Aldea road (GC-200), where crews have worked to clear debris. On the same road, but in the Roque Faneque...
Weather: Wet week ahead with Yellow Advisory as tail of Storm Ana brings rain and wind to Canary Islands
Storm 'Ana' hit Spain on Sunday leading to alerts for heavy wind and rain across the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, with winds predicted to reach up to 140 kilometres an hour, strong seas and abundant rainfall are expected, in some areas, to deposit up to 100 litres per square metre, according to Spanish State Meteorological Agency AEMET. Though the storm did not directly affect the Canary Islands over the weekend the cold front being pushed away from it did and, the tail end of...
€1.3 million for the second phase of the promenade between Las Marañuelas and Anfi beach
The Director General of Tourism Infrastructure for the Canary Islands Government, Hector Suarez, has announced the investment of €1.3 million for the second phase of works on the seafront walk that connects Las Marañuelas beach in Arguineguín to Anf beach, in the south-western municiplaity of Mogán. This was announced during a meeting with the mayor of the municipality, Onalia Bueno, in which they analysed the status of the first phase of the work, which is now said to be in its final stretch....
