This is where we collect and update the most important Canary Islands news – day by day, island by island.
Whether it’s a weather alert, a tourism development, a local festival, or something that just happened an hour ago – if it matters to people living in or travelling to the archipelago, you’ll find it here.
European Solar Telescope in La Palma wins major EU status
The European Solar Telescope, destined for La Palma, has been recognised as a Landmark by ESFRI, Europe’s strategic research infrastructure forum. The project, led…
Football match suspended after violent clashes in Tenerife
A football match in Güímar, Tenerife, was suspended after violent altercations saw visiting players from Sporting Hortaleza pelted with stones. The Madrid club refused…
Monday: calima and isolated storms in the east
Calima and variable cloud cover dominate the Canary Islands this Monday. Lanzarote and Fuerteventura could see scattered showers and isolated storms by evening, while…
Clavijo calls Spanish rental decree ‘nonsense’
Fernando Clavijo has branded Spain’s second rental decree a “nonsense” that could backfire and reduce rental supply. The Canary Islands president defended Coalición Canaria’s…
Canary Islands housing protests draw thousands
Thousands of people marched in the Canary Islands on Saturday to protest against speculation and demand the right to housing. Organisers put the turnout…
Sunday: calima builds and 34C heat inland
Calima is on the rise across the Canary Islands this Sunday, heaviest over the eastern islands and Tenerife’s high ground. Southern inland areas of…
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Latest News from Individual Islands
Every island runs at its own pace – and the news reflects that. If you’re looking for updates from a specific place, head straight to the island page that matters to you:
- Tenerife News – the latest updates from the archipelago’s largest island
- Gran Canaria News – current information from the third-largest island
- Lanzarote News – breaking news from the island of volcanic landscapes
- Fuerteventura News – updates from the surfer’s paradise
- La Palma News – news from the “Beautiful Island”
- La Gomera News – updates from the island of the whistling language
- El Hierro News – latest news from the smallest island
We keep an eye on what’s happening across all eight islands every day – so you don’t have to piece it together from a dozen different sources. Bookmark this page and check back often; the latest news from the Canary Islands moves fast, especially in peak season.