Gran Canaria’s historic Tafira psychiatric hospital is being transformed into the Carlota de la Quintana sociosanitary centre, with 235 residential places funded by the island council’s IAS at a cost of over 40 million euros. The project will restore the original parkland design while creating small, autonomous living units for older and dependent residents.
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Spain’s Council of Ministers has approved two housing decrees covering eviction protections, rental caps and a 21% VAT rate on tourist flats. The Canary Islands will play a decisive role, with Coalición Canaria’s lone MP holding a key vote in Congress.
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CCOO has announced an indefinite strike from 13 October at Lanzarote’s selective waste collection service, managed by Urbaser, after a unanimous vote by workers. The union accuses the company of ignoring long-standing demands over safety, pay and working conditions.
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The Guardia Civil is investigating eleven people over a string of fake holiday rental scams. The suspects created a website posing as a legitimate accommodation company and took payments for properties that were never available.
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The Canary Islands government has confirmed a €5 million budget for the 2026/2027 childcare voucher, which helps families cover the cost of nursery education for children aged 0 to 3. Applications are open until 6 October 2026, with 125 participating centres across the islands.
Canary Islands childcare voucher: €5m for 2026/27 Read More »
The Canary Islands Transparency Commissioner has ordered Guía de Isora council to disclose documents on luxury tourist developments planned at Playa San Juan, backing a complaint by the environmental group ATAN. The council failed to respond to two previous requests, and ATAN accuses local authorities of using administrative silence to let construction proceed unchecked.
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Tenerife is set to declare more than 150 public spaces across its 31 municipalities smoke and vape-free, including all 27 tram stops on lines 1 and 2. The measure is advisory rather than punitive and aims to denormalise tobacco and vaping, especially among young people.
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The Canary Islands government has extended zero-rate IGIC on energy products and partial fuel tax rebates for the final quarter of 2026. The measures, aimed at protecting families, farmers and hauliers from rising energy costs, will remain in force until 31 December with monthly reviews.
Canary Islands extends IGIC fuel tax relief to December Read More »
Canary Islands president Fernando Clavijo has replaced the term “tensioned zones” with “saturated zones” when discussing areas such as Las Canteras in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. He defends limiting foreign property purchases so that buyers can only use homes as their main residence, though no such zones have yet been declared in the islands.
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Spain’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could redefine how rural land is valued when expropriated for solar energy projects. Four owners of a plot in Telde, Gran Canaria, are fighting for €3.4 million after the regional government valued their land at just €517,000. The ruling could affect expropriation costs across Spain as renewable installations proliferate on rural soil.
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