The 56-year-old from Ipswich told yesterday of how she feared she was going to be eaten alive when the metre-long griffon vulture pinned her to the ground while she was watching a birds of prey show on the island. |She had no doubt taken precautions against sunburn and been warned about timeshare touts. But nothing could have prepared Mary Corcoran for the attack by a vulture on her Tenerife holiday. The 56-year-old from Ipswich told yesterday of how she feared she was going to be eaten... Ba

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Giant Strides In Canarian Literacy October 27th, 2008 More than 50,000 people in the Canary Islands cannot read or write, according to a 2007 study by the Canaries Institute of Statistics. more » » » » Comments »

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It’s been a good year for the coast of Tenerife, the second annual campaign “La Mar De Limpia” promoted by the government, has cleared an amazing 1,200 kilos of rubbish from 6 zones. It is always an ongoing struggle to keep the shores clean but every effort really does make a difference and the involvement of 100’s of volunteers will help to spread the message about the need to protect the local environment. The campaign started in July at Abades in Arico, and moved on to Playa Jardin, Puert

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Cheap Holidays In Fuerteventura Posted in October 21st, 2008 by Pinje in Travel by Pinje Fuerteventura is the second largest of the Canary Islands. The closest to the African Coast, Fuerteventura has a climate almost as hot and dry as Africa! Volcanic in origin, Fuerteventura is thought to be the oldest Canary Island and last erupted thousands of years ago. Fuerteventura has become popular with tourists for the cheap holiday deals available and the year-round sunny climate! Things to Do in

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After a Spanish carrier suspended all flights after running into financial difficulties. |Hundreds more UK tourists, due to be flown out on Friday by Majorca-based LTE International Spain , were able to take up their holidays as planned after replacement flights were found for them. The low-cost service, based in Las Palmas, flies to destinations including Majorca, Tenerife, Barcelona, Malaga and Alicante from UK airports. Holiday company Cosmos said around 350 of its passengers due to... Bar

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By Laura Davidson Place In The Sun Couple Snap Up Second Flat In Their Favourite Canary Island Development Sun-worshippers Kevin and Pauline McLean didn’t have to think twice when they decided to invest in a second holiday home. The couple reckon they made the best decision of their lives when they snapped up a studio flat in Tenerife

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Jim Lewis will swap the holiday delights of Tenerife to see his exciting prospect Breedsbreeze make his debut over fences at Bangor. Lewis returns home from a 10-day break in the Canary Islands in the early hours and will be at the North Wales track to watch his six-year-old compete in the Anderson & Co Solicitors

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Residents of a fishing hamlet on the island of Tenerife have been evicted and their homes torn down in a drive to clear Spanish shores of illegal properties. |The bulldozers rolled in to the village of Cho Vito in the northeast of the Canary Island Spain after a judge overturned an appeal to save the cluster of 31 dwellings. Residents initially refused to leave their homes but were forced out by a team of around 50 officers from the Guardia Civil who smashed down doors and gave occupants... B

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