Brian Eldridge

Projects, proposals plans and a few pipedreams

It’s that time of the year again when I normally review the various projects for Puerto, those completed, those started and ongoing and those that are basically still very much a pipedream. A time to review the promises made, those fulfilled and indeed those reneged on. A time to reflect on just how effective our inherited ...Full Article

Changing times for the weather and changes soon for Puerto?

The arrival of the first snow on Teide last week, early this year I think, was the first indication of the impending winter with its promise ...Full Article

It may only be a piece of paper but it’s necessary, isn’t it?

A wery look at bureaucracy, both here and in the UK. At 50 metres long, Olympic size, the municipal pool in Puerto must be one of ...Full Article

Another insight into quirky life on Tenerife

It is three months since the opening of the new municipal library and it is going well. Three hundred new members have signed up since opening ...Full Article

Puerto’s history, behind closed doors

Why is so much of this town’s heritage either being destroyed or simply ignored and left to fall into decay? Other towns, La Laguna and La ...Full Article

What’s happening in “sunny” Puerto this summer?

August is upon us, the vacation month, the month when the whole Spanish system effectively shuts down and Puerto is no different (not that anyone gets ...Full Article