Tenerife English News in Brief

Kreutz defends Tenerife Ladies Open at Abama
The Ladies European Tour season gets into full swing this week with the €242,000 Tenerife Ladies Open at the spectacular Abama Golf Resort from April 27-30, where Frenchwoman Ludivine Kreutz defends the title against yet another high class field in the Canary Islands.

El Médano fights back
An announcement made by the Ministry of the Environment has put the thirty members of staff at the Médano Hotel at El Médano, and most of the local citizens in a state of nerves. The Ministry said it has every intention of demolishing the hotel, a famous landmark of this southern seaside resort since 1963.

Tenerife train scheme steams ahead
The Santa Cruz-La Laguna tram might not yet be a functioning reality, but already the authorities are looking ahead to a Tenerife train which will link Santa Cruz with Tenerife-Sur airport in 30 minutes and Playa de las Américas in 45 minutes.

Tenerife port triggers protest avalanche in Brussels
Lobbying doesn’t get any better than this! The European ombudsman has announced his office has received well over 5,000 complaints about plans to build a megaport on the south coast of Tenerife, in Granadilla.

Cruise liner set to visit
Black Prince, a frequent visitor to Inverclyde started the cruise season when it docked in Greenock on Monday. The ship, which carries 420 holidaymakers, was starting a cruise to the Canary Islands, including visits to Lisbon, Gran Canaria and Madeira.

New 24 hour Medical Centre in Puerto Santiago
The new medical centre on Avenida Maritima was inaugurated on April 7. Services offered at this new centre include paediatrics, gynaecology, physiotherapy, cardiology and cardiovascular, and dentistry. With these services the private medical centre, which is linked to the Hospital Costa Adeje, will solve some of the medical shortages in the area.

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