Car leaves the road and rolls over in Teguise

Fire fighters were called to the side of a road in Teguise late last night, after reports that a car had left the road and rolled over. At approximately 10:45pm last night, the emergency services were called to Calle Camino Corriguera in Teguise after reports of a car crash. Upon arrival, fire fighters found that […]

Lanzarote and San Antonio look to strengthen commercial ties

Lanzarote business leaders explored future export opportunities with San Antonio this week – at a meeting between the Lanzarote Chamber of Commerce, Society for the Foreign Promotion of Lanzarote, Honorary Consul of Spain in San Antonio and the Mayor of San Antonio. The event, organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Lanzarote and La Graciosa, […]

56-year-old woman stabbed in her home in Arrecife

A 56-year-old woman was stabbed at her home in Arrecife yesterday afternoon. Currently it is unknown whether any arrests have been made.  The woman received wounds to the face and arms and has been rushed to the Dr. José Molina Orosa Hospital for surgical treatment. Police sources state that the victim had previously spent time […]

Spain’s Supreme Court rules on holiday lets

Spain’s Supreme Court has ruled that if a community of owners wishes to prohibit holiday rentals it must do so expressly. The ruling followed a case in which neighbours sued an owner who had let their property. The plaintiffs claimed the activity was prohibited by the statutes of the community and that it was “Annoying, […]

Heavy rains cause flooding in several areas of Lanzarote

Tuesday’s heavy rains caused flooding in several areas of the island as the DANA (isolated high-level depression) that has already caused chaos in the western Canary Islands finally reached Lanzarote.  Video (Murphy’s Irish Pub Lanzarote) https://www.facebook.com/MurphysPDC The rain commenced on Monday, with extremely heavy amounts falling on inland Tías and northern areas of the island, […]

Lanzarote Tourism Figures January 2025

Lanzarote recorded just over 275,000 tourists in the first month of 2025 according to the Lanzarote Data Centre. The Centro de Datos is a great source for all things Lanzarote data, and they have just published January 2025 tourism numbers. The tourist figures for January 2025 are as follows: Spain – 21,564 Germany – 28,778 […]

Thousands attend Arrecife carnival parade

The rain held off in Arrecife last night, allowing the island’s first and biggest carnival procession to go ahead in good conditions. Thousands of carnival-goers sand spectators attended the parade, which was led by traditional groups such as Los Buches and the fearsome Diabletes. These were followed by the comparsas (dancing groups), murgas (singing groups) […]

Lanzarote will have ten direct weekly flights to Málaga this summer

Ryanair & Vueling will add four more flights to the Lanzarote – Málaga routes this summer, making a total of ten directly weekly flights. Ryanair will offer five weekly flights to Málaga instead of two that were available last summer. They are scheduled for Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Additionally, Vueling adds one more […]