Maspalomas news, gathered daily: what is happening around Gran Canaria’s southern resort belt – dune reserve rules, weather and calima alerts, events from the lighthouse to Playa del Ingles, and the island-wide Gran Canaria stories that shape every visit.
Below: the latest news from Maspalomas and the rest of Gran Canaria, newest first.
Mogán mayor says her €65,000 salary is too low
The mayor of Mogán, Onalia Bueno, has complained that her €65,802 salary is too low, comparing herself to a hotel receptionist. Yet she has…
Abandoned cars in Canary Islands: hundreds left to rot
Abandoned vehicles have become a recurring problem across the Canary Islands, with hundreds of cases opened in some municipalities but only a fraction of…
Work resumes on 27 affordable rental homes in Las Palmas
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has resumed construction of 27 affordable rental homes on calle León y Castillo in Arenales, now almost 75% complete…
Tuesday: heavy showers and storms in El Hierro
The proximity of a DANA west of the archipelago brings instability on Tuesday. El Hierro faces heavy, recurring showers and thunderstorms, while La Palma…
Canary Islands international air arrivals fall 1.3% in September
International air passenger arrivals to the Canary Islands reached 1.12 million in September, a 1.3% fall year-on-year, according to Turespaña. Low-cost carriers carried 721,661…
Canarias among Spain’s poorest regions as 36.2% live on low incomes
The latest INE Atlas of Household Income Distribution shows 36.2% of Canary Islands residents live on low average net incomes, with the archipelago remaining…
Useful Maspalomas links
Everything else we keep updated for Maspalomas and Gran Canaria:
- Maspalomas weather – the live forecast for your exact resort, updated daily
- Gran Canaria island guide – when to go, beaches, transport and things to do
- Playa del ingles beach – our on-the-ground beach guide for this stretch of coast
- All Gran Canaria news – the full island-wide news feed
- Canary Islands news – stories from across all eight islands
Maspalomas means the dunes, the 19th-century lighthouse and the sunniest corner of Gran Canaria – over 320 days of sunshine a year on this coast. For Maspalomas news that skips the noise and keeps the facts, bookmark this page and check back often.