Counting down the days until Christmas is one of the features on the show that I enjoy most. I can literally here the shouts in March or sunny June. Well we are down to the magical 30 days and it is now seriously upon us. It’s our busiest time at the station as everything gets arranged for the festive period. Schedules, adverts and special events all need sorting and then there is the staff sesh to arrange. It’s always a blast and someone usually gets a bit drunk. In the past Vanessa, Joe and

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Just around the corner….

Floating serenely down the kilometre long lazy river, with my bum wedged in an inflatable yellow doughnut and my toes wiggling in the cool water, what a way to spend a Saturday afternnon in the Tenerife sunshine. Today I had my first hands on experience of Siam Park, the new Water Kingdom in Costa Adeje. My last trip was covering the official opening evening on  September 15, a much more formal affair but this time I gratefully acepted a media day invite, and brought along friends Vicki and

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Boxing comes in many forms, and Tenerife is becoming quite a ring of fire for the noble arts. Next Saturday November 8 th , Siam Park becomes the latest venue to stage a top class card of action with traditional, kick and even Thai boxing, at the amphitheatre, above the Costa Adeje water park.   Top of the bill is a World title Kick Boxing clash between Frenchman Hassan Baou and Michel “Tiger” Silveira, a Canarian based Brazilian. Just to underline the wide ranging nature of the evenings fa

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Fists, feet and a flurry of fighting

Leave the big chill behind and head for warmer climes! Tall Ships Adventures  are now booking for two different tall ship sailing adventures. You can choose between a 'Wildlife Watch' or 'Astro Navigation' holiday that will see you joining the crew and sailing around the Canaries in early 2009. Look out for whales, dolphins and the multitude of other wildlife to be found around the islands with the on board expert. Or leave your GPS at home and learn how to use a sextant when getting an insigh

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Experience wildlife or astro navigation on board the Stavros S Niarchos

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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Tenerife coastal clean sweep

It’s enough to make the Major choke on his cornflakes and Basil chew the carpet. Puerto de la Cruz council want to twin their city with Torquay, the cream of Devon, forever immortalised by Fawlty Towers.  You can see the similarities, both coastal cities with a big fishing and boating community and popular with tourism, but that’s not the connection. Agatha Christie is the key to this mystery. The famous crime writer, born in Torquay in 1890, stayed in Puero de la Cruz in 1927 and was inspir

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Another airline goes bust - MSN UK News October 21st, 2008 bra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://news.uk.msn.com/Article.aspx?cp-documentid=10217952 Another airline goes bust - MSN UK News/abrBritons have been caught up in more airline delays after Spain’s LTE announced it is suspending all flights. The low-cost service, based in Las Palmas, flies to destinations including Majorca, Tenerife, Barcelona, Malaga and Alicante from UK airports brbra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.

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Spanish airline suspends flights - The Independent October 18th, 2008 bra target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/spanish-airline-suspends-flights-964858.html Spanish airline suspends flights - The Independent/abrA Spanish-based airline which flew to European hotspots from UK airports airport has suspended all flights due to its financial situation. Among the destinations that LTE International operated were Majorca, Tenerife, Barcelona, Malaga and Alic

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