Here you’ll find everything that matters in Gran Canaria right now – breaking news, weather updates, tourism developments, local events, and the stories shaping daily life on the island.
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El Hierro airport sees 3.6% rise in September passengers
El Hierro airport welcomed 29,575 passengers in September 2026, a rise of 3.6% on the same month last year. It was one of only…
Fiesta del Charco: A journey through La Aldea’s past
A guided walk through La Aldea de San Nicolás has revisited Víctor Grau Bassas’s famous 1887 chronicle of the Fiesta del Charco. The route…
Saturday: cooler air and clearing Saharan dust
Cooler air arrives across the Canary Islands this Saturday, with Saharan dust clearing by midday. Northern coasts face rough Atlantic seas of up to…
Canary Islands weather: rain and storms on the way
The Canary Islands are set for a change in the weather, with rain forecast from Sunday across scattered points of the archipelago. The European…
Gran Canaria hotel maid arrested over stolen gold necklace
A maid at a hotel in southern Gran Canaria has been arrested after a tourist reported her €450 gold necklace missing from her room….
Gran Canaria approves €509k works to shore up GC-200 slope
Gran Canaria’s Cabildo has put €509,514 of works out to tender to reinforce a slope beneath the GC-200 near El Hoyo, after erosion caused…
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Latest News from Individual Islands
Gran Canaria is the third-largest island in the archipelago, but every island runs its own story. For news from the other islands, head here:
- 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 follow what’s happening across Gran Canaria every day – from Las Palmas to Maspalomas, from the dunes to the capital. Planning a visit or already on the island?
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