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Trade unions have warned that Lanzarote’s water supplier, Canal Gestión, appears to be “dismantling its workforce” on the island and suspect it may be abandoning the service before the year’s end. Comisiones Obreras (CCOO), Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT) and Intersindical Canaria (IC), issued a joint statement warning of a “drastic reduction” in employees from […]
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 […]
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 […]
Irish criminal Gerry Hutch was arrested by Guardia Civil agents on Lanzarote yesterday morning. The arrest followed several searches of properties on Lanzarote, mainland Spain and Ireland. On Lanzarote, the raids took place in Arrecife, Puerto del Carmen and Playa Blanca. Irish Garda Síochána agents also assisted the Guardia Civil in the operation, which relates […]
VV (Holiday rental) properties made more than €190 million on Lanzarote in the first nine months of this year, according to figures from the Cabildo’s Statistics Centre. The busiest month was February, with over €38 million of income, but most months register more than €20 million. The average length of stay is short, at 4.76 […]
Lanzarote Agents is delighted to present this charming detached 3-bedroom villa, located in a peaceful residential complex in Playa Blanca, just a 10-minute walk from the town centre. Built in 2005, the property sits on a generous plot of 564 m², with a built area of 126 m², making it the ideal home for those […]
AEMET has issued a yellow warning for a calima (suspended dust particles in the atmosphere) on Lanzarote today. The alert lasts from midday to 8pm, with visibility predicted to be reduced to 3,000 metres, meaning that this is not one of the more serious calima incidents. Yellow alerts are the lowest level of alert. The […]
The Quemao Class surfing event is now on amber alert, as organisers wait for the perfect conditions to hold one of the most popular sporting events on the island. Named after El Quemao, the famous wave just off the shore of the village of La Santa, the contest will see 32 surfers and 32 bodyboarders […]
The Tourist Federation of Lanzarote has opposed the idea of a tourist tax, which it claims would be “inefficient”. The federation, along with similar organisations on other islands, issued a joint statement in response to the Socialist party’s motion to introduce a tax on stays on the islands, saying “This will not reduce the amount […]
