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Another patera has arrived in Tenerife. Emergency services say that one carrying 28 occupants was seen off the Granadilla coast earlier today. None of the occupants required medical assistance and they are now in due process in care of the Guardia Civil.
Source: Janet Anscombe
A personal plea to In Tenerife’s readers for the General Election
For once, I’ll allow myself a personal and political post on this website. I normally try, I hope usually successfully, to post impartially and without partisanship. This General Election, however, is the most significant of my lifetime in terms of the future...
Walk for life 2019
Updated 11 December: It’s this Sunday! Don’t miss it. Leaving Siam Mall at 11am for the annual Walk for Life to the Golden Mile in Playa de las Américas. Walkers will get an amazing send-off by Adeje’s volunteer firefighters, there’ll be a special memento of the event...
Last two meteor showers of 2019 are Geminids on 13 December and Ursids on 21st
The last two meteor showers of 2018 will be the Geminids this coming week and the Ursids on 21 December. The Geminids peak this Friday 13 December, the shower being considered one of the best each year, sometimes with over 100 meteors an hour. They seem to radiate...
Snow on Teide as unstable weather starts to pass
Graphic Aemet. Photo: Carreteras Updated 6 December: The further rainfall arrived and, as promised, fell as snow in the National Park. The weather system continues to affect us but councils have now been stood down from their alert footing as it is now passing and...
The traditional jamón de la navidad
At this time of year, the traditional jamón de navidad is everywhere, whether on a stand being sliced or hanging from the ceiling as complete legs. I remember once, shortly after we’d moved here, seeing hams in Mercadona for around €35 and a week later, in El Corte...
Guía de Isora announces stage one coast road works in Playa San Juan complete
Photo: Snowy. Updated 3 December: Guía de Isora Ayuntamiento has announced the completion of stage one of the works to Playa San Juan’s promenade. The council says that the new wide pedestrian areas, improved access to the pier, and a new banked area are just some...
35th Feria de Artesanía de Canarias 2019
Photo: Artesanía de Tenerife Just a reminder of the annual Feria de Artesanía de Canarias that starts tomorrow. Every year shortly before Christmas, the Canarian Government organizes a huge and extremely popular arts & crafts fair which alternates between the...
Chayofa to get a roundabout for direct access from the TF28 at long last
Graphic: Tenerife Cabildo. Arona Ayuntamiento says that after years of local demands, there will be a roundabout at Chayofa. Currently the land needed is subject to compulsory purchase and all paperwork is now in place to complete the initial stages. The works...
Delta anniversary storm tracker shows Canaries’ protective bubble
This week marks the 14th anniversary of Tropical Storm Delta which ravaged Tenerife in 2005, and today the regional branch of the national Met Office, Aemet Canarias, has released a graphic showing the amazing little protective bubble the Canary Islands sit in while...
The Christmas Nutcracker ballet returns to Los Cristianos with RFB Ballet de Moscú
Photo: RFB Ballet de Moscú. There is a real treat in store for those who love a Christmas ballet because the RFB Ballet de Moscú is returning to Tenerife with its much loved Nutcracker next Monday, 2 December. The performance starts at 9pm and tickets costing €45 are...
British woman in Tenerife embodies spirit of Christmas as she delivers gifts to the most deprived children in the Philippines
Rebbecca Hurley is looking ahead in more ways than one. A self-employed translator here in Tenerife where she has lived for nearly 20 years, she has something in mind that she wants to do before going full steam ahead with her future business plans. The Grimsby-born...
Guía de Isora’s famous tapa route – Tapeando Isora
Guía de Isora has announced that the municipality’s annual wine and tapas route – Tapeando Isora – starts today, the tenth time the event has been held. It will run until 7 December, and as before, the ruta will be limited to Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. On...
