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Hospital staff need greater protection, says union

Unions are once again calling for greater security measures after a staff were attacked in a Tenerife hospital. They say such assaults happen frequently and want employees to have more training in self-defence and for guards to possibly carry some sort of automated protection, such as a stun gun. The latest incident happened in the middle ...Full Article

Fears for La Graciosa as beach is swamped by tourists

One of the most beautiful beaches in the Canary Islands is being saturated so much by tourists that its ecosystem is being put at major risk, ...Full Article

Hospital leads the way with elimination of single-use cutlery

Health chiefs in the Canary Islands have instigated a new campaign to substantially reduce the use of plastics The University Hospital Complex of the Canary Islands ...Full Article

Two arrested for sending out false sailing qualifications

Two people have been arrested on the Spanish mainland for selling nautical qualifications when not authorised to do so. Within the framework of the operation “Portaviones”, ...Full Article

Prohibited snake trapped in treatment plant

This snake was found for the first time in a treatment plant on Fuerteventura but is believed to have escaped as a “pet”. It is a ...Full Article

Police smash biggest-ever counterfeit goods gang in Canary Islands

Police in the Canaries have seized fraudulent goods worth more than 16 million euros in the biggest ever operation of its kind in the islands. Some ...Full Article

Divers urged to enter La Gomera’s new underwater photography contest

La Gomera has presented the first online underwater photography contest as a new tourist reference in which the most unique underwater images of the island are ...Full Article

Siam Park makes it an historic six!

Siam Park in Costa Adeje really is unrivalled! The water kingdom has just been chosen as the world’s best water park for the sixth time in ...Full Article

Hoteliers urged to look twice at food waste and Spanish buffets

The days of gorging yourself at Spanish hotel buffets may be coming to an end as Benidorm and the Costa Blanca become the first holiday resorts ...Full Article

Loro Parque tells Free Morgan Foundation “find another way to occupy your resources”

The Dutch Justice has ruled in favour of Loro Parque in the case of the orca Morgan, confirming that its CITES permit should not be cancelled, ...Full Article