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Nine people appeared before magistrates in Arrecife yesterday following the arrest of Irish criminal Gerry Hutch and several other suspects. Two of the nine people arrested on Lanzarote are being held in prison without bail. Another seven have been released on conditional bail. The Canarian Supreme Court has not specified which of the suspects was […]
Fire fighters were called to calle Fernando ‘El Católico’ in Arrecife early this morning, after reports that an electric scooter had caught fire. Upon arrival at approximately 6:40am this morning, fire fighters arrived at a house on calle Fernando ‘El Católico’ in Arrecife and found that all the inhabitants had already evacuated and that the […]
The National Police of Arrecife have arrested a man after they found various drugs hidden inside boxes of potatoes and onions. The investigation began earlier this year and has resulted int the arrest of who they believe to be the main suspect for drug trafficking in Arrecife. The arrest was made after the man’s vehicle […]
One person has been injured in a collision between two vehicles near the Los Cuarteles roundabout in Arrecife yesterday morning. At approximately 11:50am yesterday morning, the emergency services were called to the Los Cuarteles roundabout in Arrecife after reports of a collision between two vehicles. Upon arrival, they found that one of the drivers had […]
A 24-year-old man has been taken to hospital after being hit by a vehicle while riding a scooter in Arrecife. The incident occurred at around 3.30 pm yesterday on Calle Tebete, in the Altavista barrio. Emergency services attended the scene, and the young man was taken to hospital suffering “multiple light injuries”.
Arrecife Ayuntamiento has approved works to renovate the Plaza de las Palmas, the square in front of the church of San Ginés. Mayor Yonathan de León said that the decision would mean that “by the second quarter of next year we should see changes in the Plaza and some of the streets surrounding it.” The […]
Arrecife Ayuntamiento announced that more surveillance cameras have been installed to reinforce security and to deter fly-tippers from illegally dumping waste. The cameras have been installed in eight strategic points of waste collection and vehicle traffic, in response to recent episodes of fires and fly-tipping in Arrecife. Arrecife councillor, Jacobo Lemes, stated “we are facing […]
Five bodies were exhumed at Arrecife cemetery yesterday in an attempt to solve a 51-year-old tragedy. On 1st February 1971, the fishing boat Domenech De Varo, from Cadiz, capsized off the coast of Mala on Lanzarote. Of the twelve crew members, only two survived. In the following days, three bodies were washed up, identified and […]
A scientist died after falling from the second floor of the Casa de los Arroyo in Arrecife yesterday afternoon. Juan Baztán, a researcher at Bordeaux University who was in Arrecife attending the international MICRO conference on microplastics, died after falling from a height of around two metres in the staircase area of the historical building. […]
A young woman was rescued yesterday after falling five metres from Arrecife’s main pier. Emergency services were contacted at 1.30 pm and found that the woman was seated at the foot of the pier, on the promontory named Punta de la Lagarta, and was complaining of severe pain in her legs. Firemen climbed down to […]
