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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 […]
A sinkhole appeared on the roundabout between calle Tajaraste and calle Campoamor in the Argana Alta neighbourhood of Arrecife yesterday. The sinkhole is a result of damage to sewage pipes underneath the street, as stated by Arrecife Mayor, Yonathan de León. The hole, approximately two metres in diameter, was quickly fenced off by municipal staff […]
Firefighters rescued a kitten that was trapped in a car in Arrecife yesterday afternoon. At approximately 2:45pm, the emergency services were alerted to an incident in which a kitten was trapped in a car on the Rambla Medular in Arrecife. Upon arrival, firefighters rescued the kitten who was fortunately okay.
Arrecife yesterday celebrated its 2024 Tourism Awards, giving official recognition to some of the most important names in the life of Lanzarote’s capital city. The event, held in the Recova – the old market square located behind the Ayuntamiento – was hosted by mayor Yonathan de León and tourism councillor Elizabeth Merino. The main Arrecife […]
Lanzarote Socialists have condemned Echedey Eugenio, deputy mayor of Arrecife, after statements they describe as “racist” and “full of hate”. In a heated debate about unaccompanied young migrants on Lancelot TV, Eugenio said “Do you know who these 6,000 minors are going to be sharing your schools and health centres with when they come of […]
