Open Mall announces large extension

The Open Mall in Arrecife will be extended with more car parking, new fashion, home and services shops, restaurants and open-air cinemas, mini-golf, a wind tunnel and go-karts. The extension will cover the space previously occupied by the Hiperdino supermarket on C/Pérez Galdos, next to Valterra’s Mercadona.  426 more parking spaces will be created, along […]

Woman injured after being run over in Arrecife

Yesterday morning, a woman was taken to the Dr Jose Molina Orosa hospital after being run over in the Titerroy neighbourhood of Arrecife. At approximately 8:20am yesterday morning, emergency services were called to calle Hermanos Álvarez Quintero, in the Titerroy neighbourhood of Arrecife, after reports that a woman had been knocked down by a car. […]

Playa El Reducto reopens to bathers

Arrecife Ayuntamiento has reopened the town beach to bathers after receiving a report from the Canary Islands Public Health Department that certified that the water quality is optimal for bathing. Water samples were taken last Thursday and advised against bathing at the beach. On that day, various sewage networks were flooded partly due to the […]

Japanese Manga Festival at Arrecife today

The Canarian Manga Festival will come to Arrecife today, with events planned from this afternoon until Sunday morning. Fans of Japanese and far Eastern pop culture can attend the Parque Islas Canarias on Arrecife’s seafront, where there will be a gaming zone with tournament events, art exhibitions, martial arts demonstrations, a show-cooking event, K-Pop DJs, […]

43-year-old woman knocked down in Arrecife

A 43-year-old woman was taken to hospital with “serious injuries” after being hit by a car in Arrecife. The incident took place near the IES Las Maretas school in the San Francisco Javier barrio at around 10.45 am. Canarian Health Service workers attended the scene and rushed the victim to hospital in a medical ambulance. […]

Arrecife announces new tow truck and depository

Careful where you park in Arrecife! The city council has just announced its new tow truck and opened a depository for towed vehicles. The dreaded grua will be operated by local police for 24 hours a day and can be called by any citizen reporting a parking offence. It is expected that several illegally stationed […]

Arrecife anti-noise association criticises open-air concert

An Arrecife anti-noise association has criticised the open-air concert that was staged at Playa Reducto on Monday for the filming of Netflix show La Reina del Flow. The group claims that the event caused “14 hours of uninterrupted noise with soundchecks, shouting through megaphones and continuous recording” and allege that it “collapsed the city on […]

New Island Plan will see hospital and courts moved to Tahiche

The proposed island plan for Lanzarote will see the hospital and courts moved to Tahiche, new industrial zones in Arrecife and Tinajo, a sporting complex and a rally circuit. The new Island Development Plan is currently at draft stage and is sure to be subjected to several objections and amendments before being approved, but the […]

Free La Reina del Flow concert next Monday in Arrecife

A free concert will be held at Playa Reducto in Arrecife next Monday, 13th January, as part of the filming of series 3 of Netflix series La Reina del Flow. Footage from the concert will be used in the new series of the popular telenovela. The performances will begin at 2 pm and continue into […]

Arrecife’s Open Mall requests permission to extend

Arrecife’s Open Mall has requested permission to extend its premises to Calle Pérez Galdos. The extension would occupy the site of the old Hiperdino supermarket located opposite Valterra’s health centre. This supermarket was demolished when Hiperdino moved into the Open Mall and the site is currently used for car parking.  The extension would increase the […]