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Brian Eldridge
Writing a book on rubbish and recycling!
For want of a better topic, this month I return to the subject of rubbish, or to be exact, the handling of it within Puerto de la Cruz. I know I have been here before, more than once I think, and I did hesitate, fingers poised above the keyboard, desperately trying to think of something more interesting to write ...Full Article
Agatha Christie: still the Queen of crime?
Ninety years ago, in February 1927 to be ex-act, Agatha Christie, the undisputed British queen of murder, mystery and suspense, spent a short holiday in Puerto de la Cruz, ...Full Article
Bus station boost but what about the other Puerto projects?
At last there has been some movement on the Bus Station Project. It is almost as if someone has suddenly woken up to the fact that if work doesn’t ...Full Article
Popular Puerto but just what does the 21st century visitor want?
It is that time of the year again when I struggle to think of what to say. August is not my favourite month of the year, it is the ...Full Article
Big projects in the limelight but the rest of Puerto is suffering
Is it only me who feels Puerto puts far too much emphasis on major projects, so much so as to have a detrimental effect on the remainder of the ...Full Article
Everyone loves a street market so why not in Puerto?
Recently we were treated to the Puerto Street Market. It was to be an event, we were promised, which would be a shopper’s extravaganza, with 150 of the town’s ...Full Article
Transformation of the Taoro building but how long will Puerto wait?
A few months ago when referring to the Taoro building I used the term ‘watch this space’, a bad choice of phrase, as I now realise, as it implied ...Full Article
Why Puerto will no longer tolerate “clutter” on the streets
From unauthorised tables and chairs, to hoardings and billboards, it’s a big “no” from the council. I am going over old ground today, which in itself is nothing new ...Full Article
The Carnaval is over but did it live up to expectations?
Puerto’s Carnaval is over and was quickly forgotten as the sun began to shine. This year I am almost ashamed to say that I managed to miss most of ...Full Article
So many shades of grey in Puerto de la Cruz
The work on calle Quintana is finally drawing to a close. It will be finished by the end of the month, or so we have been told, but whether ...Full Article
