Gran Canaria's Siam Park waterpark looks like a sure bet after getting Canarian Government approval.

Ratings agency Moody's predicts growth of 2.8% in 2016; the third-fastest rate of growth amongst Spain's regions.

All leaks on the Oleg Naydenov have now been seal and the ship has been completely emptied of oil, according to Spain's sea search and rescue organization Salvamento Marítimo

The Canary Islands government has committed to producing a new draft law by Q1 2016 that will allow the island to build new tourist hotels without them having to be 5-Star.

The Canarian and Spanish governments have agreed to co-fund a series of coastal pathway projects in Gran Canaria, including the modernisation of the promenade between Las Burras beach and San Agustín.

Here's the big news stories from Gran Canaria for the first week of November 2015.

Gran Canaria's shearwater fledglings are about to leave their nesting burrows in the Gran Canaria highlands and fly down to the sea.

Gran Canaria's Siam Park will be up-and-running in just two and a half years, with work to begin before the end of 2015.

Gran Canaria's tourism records keep tumbling as demand soars and the number of flip-flops on the beaches goes up and up.

The Mogán Ayuntamiento has announced that it is to repair the beach wall and viewing platform at Patalavaca beach.