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Last Friday, Arrecife embraced the Christmas spirit in their annual “switch-on” event with hundreds in attendance to see the lights flicker on and admire the largest Christmas tree on Lanzarote. Photos (Yonathan de León | Facebook) It was an evening full of festive cheer as residents observed a Christmas parade along Arrecife’s sea front – with […]
Port Authority Police at Arrecife are considering legal action against the city’s Local Police, who they claim have fined them up to eleven times for turning the blue lights of their vehicle on. The squabble has led to situations in which Las Palmas Port Authority Police vehicles have been pulled over by Local Officers and […]
Arrecife Mayor, Yonathan de León, has posted some pictures of Christmas decorations that have been installed in the capital, in preparation for the light switch on this Friday. On Facebook, de León, wrote “Christmas is approaching. There are five weeks left until the arrival of the most awaited celebration in all families. Arrecife is getting […]
Canarian President Fernando Clavijo attended the ceremony for the laying of the first stone for 67 new apartments in Arrecife on Friday. The project is located in Los Geranios, an area close to Tahiche in northern Arrecife. It will cost €8 million and is due to be completed in 20 months by Hormiconsa Canarias S.A. […]
The National Police have arrested a man, with no previous offences, as the alleged perpetrator of running an illegal marijuana plantation on the island. An investigation was launched at the end of September, following a report from Arrecife local police in which they believed that they had found evidence of an illegal marijuana plantation. The […]
The National Police have arrested a man as the alleged perpetrator of a recent car fire in Arrecife. A complaint was filed at the end of October this year by a resident of Arrecife, who stated that her vehicle had been intentionally set on fire in the early hours of October 26th. At the time […]
Arrecife Mayor, Yonathan de León, has announced that the Parque de Maneje will have large green spaces, new sports courts, a children’s play area, skate park, cafeteria and picnic area, among other new facilities. In addition to the transformed Parque de Maneje, the first 201 social housing units are being built after nearly 30 years. […]
The National Police have arrested a man, with a long police record, as the alleged perpetrator of 15 incidents of criminal damage and a number of vehicle robberies. In the early hours of October 28th, in the Altavista neighbourhood of Arrecife, the detainee allegedly set fires to 15 different rubbish containers and three vehicles. Police […]
Lanzarote’s fire fighters were busy in Arrecife in the early hours of this morning, with 15 rubbish containers and 3 car fires reported. The events started at approximately 3am this morning, the emergency services were called to fire on the streets of calle Francisco Matallana Cabrera, calle Chimia, calle Guatisea and calle Granada. In total, […]
A demonstration will be held today against the extermination of feral cats in the Canaries. On Lanzarote, the protest will take place at 11 am in front of the Government Delegation on Arrecife’s seafront. According to Ademal, the protest arises from “the revulsion caused by last week’s killing of a cat from a colony on […]
