13+ min 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…...

22+ min 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…...

23+ hour, 45+ min ago   (149+ words) The problem of feral cats on La Graciosa has been highlighted by ecological groups such as the SEO/Birdlife organisation, which called for authorities to exercise greater control over cat colonies on the eighth island earlier this summer. Last week,…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (205+ words) Emergency services were notified just after 1 pm and beach users, among them an off-duty fireman, attempted to resuscitate the victim, but their efforts were in vain. It is the third drowning in a week on Lanzarote, following the death of…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (199+ words) The incident happened at around 1.45pm on Thursday, September 3, when the child was pulled from the swimming pool at the hotel complex. The facility’s lifeguard, a doctor and others at the scene began performing CPR. When medical personnel arrived, they continued…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (163+ words) 14 vehicles and 13 rubbish containers were damaged in six incidents that took place in the early hours of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of June. After receiving information from citizens, the police arrested a man who had committed several previous offences. He has been…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (162+ words) The incident occurred in the early afternoon, when a woman informed lifesavers that she could not find her husband, who had entered the sea for a swim. A search was launched and an emergency helicopter was called to assist. Eventually,…...

6+ day, 38+ min ago   (244+ words) Lanzarote’s capital will be one of 38 cities in Spain where demonstrations will be held to urge local councils to fulfil their duties in relation to feline colonies. The campaign is titled “Cats Have Rights” and is organised by the Collective…...

6+ day, 39+ min ago   (206+ words) The rains of last winter may have spoilt a few holidays, but they were good news for Lanzarote’s vineyards, which have produced a bumper crop of fruit described as “excellent” by the island’s Wine Council. Malvasia, listán blanca and listán…...

1+ week, 1+ min ago   (324+ words) The course, which ran between La Alameda and Los Remedios squares, featured two straights, two chicanes, a ramp and a challenging curve. The main straight proved to be the fastest section of the circuit, drawing plenty of attention from the…...