8+ hour, 36+ min ago   (274+ words) The heat alert applies from 11 am until 7 pm, with forecasts of temperatures reaching 34 degrees Celsius. Inland areas of the island are expected to be the worst-affected. The calima alert applies from midnight tonight until midnight on Monday, and predicts airborne…...

8+ hour, 37+ min ago   (353+ words) Corujo said that the regional government had failed to declare areas of the Canaries as “stressed residential zones” under the Housing Act, which would permit them to apply for up to €90 million of state aid. She commented that in Lanzarote…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (377+ words) Closures will take place on the following roads at the following times. LZ-20 (Arrecife – Tinajo): Towards Arrecife, from the Mozaga roundabout to the Monumento roundabout, from midnight to 10 pm on Saturday, September 12. Traffic will be diverted through the village of…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (567+ words) A day in Lanzarote does not always have to revolve around the beach. After several hours of swimming, sunbathing and enjoying the island’s sunshine, there comes a point when a change of scenery can be just what is needed. For…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (744+ words) Birthdays have a habit of making you look backwards. As I recently celebrated becoming 59+1 (we’re sticking with that, it sounds far less alarming), I found myself reflecting on where food has taken me over the years. Looking back, I think…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (553+ words) Holidaymakers searching for a memorable evening in Puerto del Carmen are discovering that one of the resort’s intimate venues is delivering some of its biggest laughs. As the summer crowds begin to settle into the more relaxed pace of autumn,…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (382+ words) Arrecife Local Police have opened disciplinary proceedings against the company operating a circus in the capital after officers allegedly confirmed untreated wastewater was being discharged into the ground. Police carried out a visual inspection after receiving complaints from residents about…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (402+ words) The fiestas celebrate Lanzarote’s only official miracle, when the Virgin Mary is believed to have halted a flow of lava that threatened to engulf the village during the eruptions of 1730-1736. Mayor Jesús Machín said “From today, everyone must come to…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (342+ words) Bus drivers in Lanzarote have been involved in two separate altercations in the past week, including one in Puerto del Carmen in which a minor allegedly threatened a driver with a knife. According to Ricardo Hernández, CCOO union representative at…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (365+ words) The Cabildo officially unveiled the transformed Parque César Manrique, popularly known as Parque El Calvario, on Monday following the completion of renovation, accessibility and modernisation works. Cabildo president Oswaldo Betancort, vice president and head of Planning and Project Coordination María…...