Crime

Tenerife Murderer Discharged from Psychiatric Unit in February

Crime

The citizens of Tenerife were united in horror and disbelief yesterday. Since the first few details were released about the tragic events that transpired in the Valdez Centre one common thread running through the conversations in the street and in restaurants, bars and wherever people gathered was, ‘Not here! These things don’t happen in Tenerife!’ [...]

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Decapitation in Tenerife

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Unbelievable as it may be a woman was beheaded in a Chinese todo shop in Valdez Centre, Los Cristianos this morning. I would not believe it myself if it were not that I know Colin Kirby who is presenting the very sober report you see below. Read Colin’s full report at Tenerife Magazine. Details are [...]

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Timeshare in Tenerife

Crime

Although I always appreciate receiving email, one kind of message always makes my heart sink. It usually starts along the lines of, “On my recent holiday in Tenerife I was approached by a young man/woman who offered me a scratchcard…” The email goes on to describe more or less the same scenario as the I-Got-Scammed [...]

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Timeshare in Tenerife – Know Before You Go

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eTenerife has received several emails over the years complaining about the scratchcard timeshare touts or asking for help in tracking down one or other shady timeshare or holiday club company. Perhaps the worst (though not the largest amount of money involved) was the one from the retired couple who had been conned out of £5,000 [...]

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