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UK nationals Pop-Up Residency events this week with Age In Spain, on Gran Canaria North and South
Age in Spain's Regional Co-ordinator for the Canary Islands, Deepika Harjani, will be holding some pop-up events on 5 and 6 May to help British people on Gran Canaria who may have residency questions or concerns. - Given the amount of confusing, conflicting and even just plainly inaccurate information that is circulating about residency (quite a lot of it from the UK press) this will be a chance for anyone who needs it to get free information and guidance from...
UK hope to allow travel to Canary Islands as first Spanish destination so far expected on the “Green List”
The British Government on Tuesday let it be known they are removing the Canary Islands from their list of destinations to which they advise against non-essential travel, due to the low incidence of the coronavirus. - An update to the travel restrictions for Spain, that appear on the British Government's main website, said "The FCDO advises against all but essential travel to Spain, including the Balearic Islands but excluding the Canary Islands, based on the...
Fore! Huge success for the European Tour at the Gran Canaria Lopesan Open helped with a header from our man Gilliam…
Golf's prestigious European Tour returned to the Canary Islands this April, for the first time in nearly 20 years with The Gran Canaria Lopesan Open, staged on the south coast, at the visually outstanding Meloneras Golf. The European Tour has form in the Archipelago, having visited Campo de Golf de Maspalomas in both 1995 and 1997, as well as El Cortijo Club de Campo in 2002, but this was the first time the international event has been held at Lopesan's flagship course, on an island that is...
Mogán Mayor Bueno opens a Motorhome Trailer Park for Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria
On Friday the mayor of Mogán, O Bueno, opened her latest gift to the residents of Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria with a new trailer park space for overnighting of motorhomes and campers. Beaming, together with members of her current governing group, she welcomed the first motorhomes to arrive, ready to enjoy May day weekend. - The space, located beside the park, in the old Motor Grande neighbourhood, makes use of a large parking area which will now be for the...
Canary Islands Unemployment rate is the highest in Europe, if you include those on ERTE
The Canary Islands are once again officially the region with the highest unemployment in Europe, reports Spanish language daily La Provincia this Monday. However to reach that conclusion they have added the official statistics regarding registered unemployed to the number not currently working because they are on the Spanish furlough system, known as a Temporary Employment Regulation File (ERTE), workers who, although they do not officially count within the national stats, are, say the...
GRAN CANARIA ALERT LEVEL 2 – BASIC DOs & DON’Ts
Here are the list of basic rules for Gran Canaria as we move down to Alert Level 2 (Amber). Bars and restaurants can open again for indoor service. Camping sites, recreational parks and children’s play areas can reopen. Inter island travel restrictions are also lifted completely and no tests are needed for other level 1 and 2 islands. A new modification to the regulations also allows tourism at Alert Level 3, but you need a negative Covid-19 test, just like the rules were during...
Relief on Gran Canaria as we move to (Amber) Alert Level 2, with cautious hopes for the summer.
The Canary Islands Ministry of Health has agreed this Thursday, April 29, following their weekly analysis of epidemiological indicators, carried out by the Governing Council, to decrease restrictions on the island of Gran Canaria, to Alert Level 2 and bring Fuerteventura down to Alert Level 1 (the lowest risk level during the pandemic). The islands of El Hierro, Lanzarote and La Graciosa all remain on level 2, and La Palma and La Gomera, at level 1. The Governing Council also announced that...
British government announce lower test prices, while Ambassador discusses UK holiday travel to the Spanish islands this May “if the incidence of COVID-19 is low”
The ambassador of the United Kingdom in Spain, Hugh Elliott, visited the Spanish islands, and reported this Thursday from Palma de Mallorca, to confirm that the British Government are closely studying the data that will hopefully allow travel to the Balearic and Canary Islands from May, so long as the incidence of the coronavirus remains low, regardless of the epidemiological situation in the rest of Spain. - For the latest Canary Islands...
Gran Canaria starts to breathe a little easier as accumulated infection rates drop once more
For Gran Canaria all eyes will be on the weekly Governing Council meeting on Thursday morning, focused towards the prize of a hoped return to medium risk, and Alert Level 2 restrictions. We will find out tomorrow afternoon if changes are to be announced in the next BOC, regional state gazette. For the latest Canary Islands data on Covid-19, updated daily, check our mobile device dashboard, or for a more feature rich experience try our dashboard for desktop and tablet devices...
Guardia Civil from Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria identify and charge suspects in two separate thefts over the easter holidays
The Guardia Civil in Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria, Mogán, have been investigating two crimes of theft resulting in four arrests announced this week. The first three detainees were caught red-handed having allegedly stolen booze from a supermarket and the fourth was charged with stealing the wheels from a parked vehicle, all of which happened in Puerto de Mogán over the easter holidays. - €359 worth of booze A shop worker first reported a group of three people,...
