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Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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Current issues BEACHES
Maspalomas Beach remains among the top twenty in the world in the 2026 international ranking
YURENA VEGA - M24H |
Tuesday, March 03, 2026
The labor crisis in the Maspalomas sunbed service: 100 million euros buried in the sand
GARA HERNÁNDEZ - M24H |
Thursday, January 29, 2026
The San Bartolomé de Tirajana Beach Sector Council votes in favor of the indirect management of the sunbed and parasol service
Maspalomas24h |
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Alejandro Marichal: “After listening to all the stakeholders involved, the Sectoral Council concluded that indirect management is the most viable and effective option to guarantee a quality, legally secure and sustainable service in the [...] Read more...
Aquanaria: From gourmet aquaculture to the toxic guilt crisis in southern Gran Canaria
Gara Hernández - M24h |
Friday, November 14, 2025
Despite the fact that the pollution has reached the tourist area of Mogán, Aquanaria's owners have avoided giving public explanations, limiting communication to a single employee. Read more...
Southern Gran Canaria emerges as a critical point for the accumulation of floating plastics in the Atlantic
YURENA VEGA - M24 |
Thursday, November 06 from 2025
CC warns of the use of sand from Western Sahara by the Masaveu cement factory in southern Gran Canaria
GARA HERNÁNDEZ - M24H |
Sunday, November 02, 2025
San Bartolomé de Tirajana will update its beach service fees after 25 years.
Maspalomas24h |
Monday, September 22, 2025
Alejandro Marichal: "The new prices will allow us to almost double revenue collection, ensuring that the income covers the costs of the service and contributes to continuing to care for our beaches."
Yilenia Vega: “We incorporated new [...] Read more...
Las Palmas attacks Playa del Inglés: Las Canteras against the south of Gran Canaria
YURENA VEGA M24H |
Saturday, August 16, 2025
Anthropology of the tourist in southern Gran Canaria: sun as religion, hiking as penance
GARA HERNÁNDEZ - MASPALOMAS24H |
Thursday, August 07, 2025
Maspalomas Costa Canaria modernizes its beach regulations after more than 25 years without updating them.
MASPALOMAS24H |
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Alejandro Marichal: "We've updated the price of our hammocks to invest more in the service."
Yilenia Vega: "It's a measure that updates an outdated ordinance and places Maspalomas on a par with major tourist destinations [...] Read more...
Tour operators concerned about coastal safety in southern Gran Canaria
YV Mapalomas24h |
Friday, April 25, 2025
The Maspalomas Consortium presents the new accesses of the beach improvement project
MASPALOMAS24H |
Saturday, December 21, 2024
The administrative entity completes the first works on the beaches of Meloneras and El Cochino
The access improvement project has an investment of 980.000 euros Read more...
Lifeguards: USO denounces the working conditions of the Red Cross in Maspalomas
YURENA VEGA |
Friday, September 20, 2024
Alert on the southeastern and southern coasts due to the presence of a shark
MASPALOMAS24H |
Sunday, June 16, 2024
For now, the beaches of Salinetas, Melenara in Telde and San Agustín in San Bartolomé de Tirajana remain closed to bathing. Read more...
San Bartolomé de Tirajana waiting for the principle of agreement between the parties of the hammock service
MASPALOMAS24H |
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Yes Beach Volleyball 2024 holds a tournament in Playa del Inglés
MASPALOMAS24H |
Thursday, April 18, 2024
The educational and sports project devised by the former Guaguas player and Maspalomas firefighter, Pablo Bautista Pérez, to spread and teach the practice of this Olympic sport to secondary school students in San Bartolomé de Tirajana [...] Read more...
San Bartolomé de Tirajana is equipped with the first aquatic lifesaving drone on the Island
MASPALOMAS24H |
Monday, February 12, 2024
The remote control device is placed in the hands of firefighters so that they can safely and effectively cover the rescue service on the beaches of the municipality between 6 in the afternoon and ten in the morning. Read more...
Tender for 4 lifeguard towers for the beaches of San Bartolomé de Tirajana
MASPALOMAS24H |
Thursday, November 23 from 2023
The Department of Security and Emergencies undertakes the renewal and improvement of the material equipment of the surveillance, protection and security service on the beaches, installed in 2003
The municipal government also [...] Read more...
A woman rescued in serious condition after suffering incomplete drowning on Arinaga Beach
MASPALOMAS24H |
Monday, September 11, 2023
Renaissance of Santa Águeda beach: Engineering at the service of southern Gran Canaria
GARA HERNÁNDEZ - M24H |
Monday, February 23, 2026
The Coastal Department submits to the Plenary the initiation of the process to end the municipalization of the sunbed and parasol service in San Bartolomé de Tirajana
MASPALOMAS24H |
Friday, December 26, 2025
Alejandro Marichal: “Our obligation is to guarantee services that work, not to support models that may sound good on paper but have not been viable in practice. Indirect management has been the only one capable of ensuring [...] Read more...
PLATECA's alert for marine pollution is focused on the coast of Telde after the removal of remains from the spill.
MASPALOMAS24H |
Sunday, November 30, 2025
The update released this Saturday, November 29, 2025, indicates that there are no active fires at sea, although materials have been collected in hard-to-reach areas. Authorities continue surveillance and coordination efforts [...] Read more...
The Canary Islands Government activates PLATECA due to marine pollution affecting Telde, the southeast and south of Gran Canaria
MASPALOMAS24H |
Thursday, November 06 from 2025
The Directorate General of Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands, based on the available information and in accordance with the Territorial Emergency Plan for Civil Protection of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (PLATECA), declares the situation of [...] Read more...
Environmental alert in Gran Canaria: the beaches of Melenara, Vargas, San Agustín and Las Burras are closed due to marine pollution.
MASPALOMAS24H |
Wednesday, November 05, 2025
The San Bartolomé de Tirajana City Council has announced the reopening of San Agustín and Las Burras beaches for swimming this Thursday, November 6, 2025, after confirming that there is no evidence of contamination in the water. The closure was [...] Read more...
The battle of the sun loungers: Southern Gran Canaria tightens payment rules in an attempt to control tourist flows.
Gara Hernández - M24H |
Monday, October 20, 2025
San Bartolomé de Tirajana receives three adapted chairs to strengthen care for people with disabilities.
MASPALOMAS24H |
Friday, 22 of August of 2025
The Deputy Minister of Social Welfare, Francisco Candil, wanted to highlight the Ministry's ability to identify the needs of vulnerable groups and make proper use of European funds. Read more...
A woman in critical condition was rescued after suffering cardiac arrest on San Agustín beach.
MASPALOMAS24H |
Friday, 08 of August of 2025
A swift intervention by lifeguards and the Canary Islands Emergency Service allowed the swimmer to regain vital signs before being taken to the hospital. The incident occurred on Friday afternoon in southern Gran Canaria. Read more...
Rescue in southern Gran Canaria: The danger of the 'sail effect' of giant floats
Gara Hernández - Maspalomas24h |
Tuesday, August 05, 2025
Eight new towers reinforce surveillance and rescue operations on the beaches of San Bartolomé de Tirajana.
MASPALOMAS24H |
Monday, April 14, 2025
The contract for the Department of Security and Emergencies was awarded for €187.000 to the company Serviplustotal SL, which will have 4 months to supply and install the new towers on the beaches. Read more...
The revolution that Marichal is preparing for the beaches of Maspalomas
Gara Hernandez |
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Commitment to the beaches of San Bartolomé de Tirajana after obtaining 4 blue flags
MASPALOMAS24H |
Tuesday, July 02, 2024
Yilenia Vega assures that this award represents recognition of the work done: “We are congratulated and we will continue working to maintain excellent service on our beaches.” Read more...
Special surveillance device for the summer months on the beaches of Arinaga and Vargas
MASPALOMAS24H |
Sunday, June 16, 2024
From June 15 to September 15, coinciding with the period of greatest influx of bathers, the security service will cover the areas of the coast most frequented by the population. Read more...
Bad image of Gran Canaria: Las Canteras returns with garbage due to rain
Gara Hernandez |
Saturday, March 23, 2024
New tender for beach surveillance and lifeguard service for 5,5 million euros in San Bartolomé de Tirajana
MASPALOMAS24H |
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
The document establishes the subrogation of the 36 service workers and establishes their labor optimization with important social measures such as salary increases and family conciliation Read more...
Canary Islands on alert for coastal phenomena
MASPALOMAS24H |
Saturday, October 21 from 2023
The passage of a storm to the north of the Canary Islands will bring with it a bad state of the sea, mainly swell Read more...
