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Legends of Rock & PC Illiterate in Tenerife News of the Week

Posted on September 6, 2011September 20, 2011
byJack Montgomery

How many British visitors and ex-pat residents have heard of Maná? Yet these rockers are the Spanish music world’s equivalent of U2 and are in the middle of their Drama y Luz World Tour. Having performed at sell-out concerts in the US, they arrive in the Canary Islands this month…

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Giant Squid & Mini Tsunamis in Tenerife News of the Week

Posted on August 30, 2011August 30, 2011
byJack Montgomery

In just about every way apart from one, it was a beautiful day on Tenerife on Monday. The sun shone and the temperatures soared…but unfortunately so did the waves.

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Earthquakes & Unsung Heroes in Tenerife News of the Week

Posted on August 23, 2011June 27, 2017
byJack Montgomery

Last week a green turtle was happily reunited with the sea following 30 days of caring recuperation at the El Centro de Recuperación de Fauna Silvestre in La Laguna. The turtle’s shell had been badly damaged by a…

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Speed Checks & an Anti-Tank Mine in Tenerife News of the Week

Posted on August 16, 2011August 25, 2011
byJack Montgomery

Here’s a date for your diary; the second Santa Cruz Sal2 is due to be held in the capital on Saturday 17th September. The event is designed to help…

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Third World Island & European Police and Firemen’s Games in Tenerife News of the Week

If we criticise more than we praise in our Tenerife news of the week round-up it’s because of situations such as the following. Tenerife’s jewel in the crown beach of Las Teresitas has had an unsightly blemish on its face for the past few years….

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A Local Hero & a Dying Star in Tenerife News of the Week

Posted on August 2, 2011August 25, 2011
byJack Montgomery

Not many people will have heard of Eugenio Maldonado Villaluenga who died last week. However, the 27 passengers and crew of a DC-3 flying from Los Rodeos airport to La Palma in September 1966 won’t need reminding of his name…

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No Nelson & No Nudity in Tenerife News of the Week

Posted on July 26, 2011August 25, 2011
byJack Montgomery

A survey commissioned by the Tenerife Government revealed that there are an estimated 3 million less car journeys a year due to the existence of the tram in…

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From Dusk Till Dawn & Where’s Harry? in Tenerife News of the Week

Posted on July 19, 2011August 25, 2011
byJack Montgomery

Summer in Tenerife’s capital is really set to sizzle with news that the council have relaxed the opening hours for bars and open-air terraces in parts of the city. The extended opening hours relate to establishments within the area that includes…

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Crooks with Super Powers & Gaddafi wants the Canary Islands in Tenerife News of the Week

Posted on July 12, 2011June 27, 2017
byJack Montgomery

Well that’s the plan if Mark Millar, the creator of the cult superhero flick Kick Ass, has his way according to the Scottish Daily Record. The movie, called Supercrooks, a cross between Oceans 11 and X-Men…

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No English Radio Stations & New Ferry Route in Tenerife News of the Week

Posted on June 28, 2011June 28, 2011
byJack Montgomery

This week the Spanish Government decided to end the temporary reduction regarding speed limits on the country’s motorways. A reduced 110 km/h limit was introduced in March in an attempt to save fuel costs caused by unrest and rising oil prices in the Middle East.

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