59-year-old man dies at Los Ajaches

A 59-year-old British man died yesterday after apparently losing his way in the Los Ajaches Natural Park. Appeals for information about a British holiday maker who had gone missing after setting out on a walk to Papagayo, and who was possibly suffering from dehydration, were issued in the afternoon, and emergency services commenced a search. […]

This week’s weather on Lanzarote

AEMET forecast a warm week of temperatures in the mid-to-high 20s and small chances of rain on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday. This week, AEMET (Spain’s Meteorological Agency) forecast a warm week of temperatures in the mid-to-high 20s and small chances of rain on Wednesday, Thursday & Friday. You can expect highs of 27 degrees […]

Pepette needs a home!

Pepette is a one-and-a-half-year-old dog who is currently in a foster home on mainland Spain awaiting a new home, as her previous owner is no longer able to look after her.   She’s small – just 4 kilos (ten pounds), and is an extremely well-behaved, sweet and affectionate companion.  She’s chipped, and all her documents […]

Dog poison investigation

An investigation has been launched after cases of dog poisoning were detected in Guinate, Haría. The investigation involves the Guardia Civil’s wildlife department, Seprona; the local police, staff from the Cabildo’s environmental department, local hunters and sniffer dogs trained to detect poisons. Marcos Lemes, animal welfare councillor of Haría said “The safety of our animals […]

Teguise building scheme halted

A building project in the town of Teguise has been paralysed after archaeological remains were discovered on the site. The project, on Calle Higuera, involves the construction of eight family homes. However, the Cabildo’s Heritage Department has ordered a halt to works on the southern part of the plot for six months, while archaeological experts […]

Swing into the weekend at Crazy Minigolf Lanzarote

The Crazy Minigolf Lanzarote course on Puerto del Carmen’s seafront is a hit with all ages and is the only 18-hole course in the resort. Swing into the weekend with a challenging game of minigolf with stunning views of the sea to match. Have you tried one of Puerto del Carmen’s most unique activities yet? […]

Romeria de los Dolores road closures

Several roads in the heart of the island will be closed to traffic for this weekend’s pilgrimage to Mancha Blanca for the fiestas of Our Lady of the Volcanoes. The LZ-56 (Tinguatón road) and LZ-409 (El Peñon road) will be closed entirely from 8 am on Saturday until 6pm on Sunday, while the LZ-46 from […]

Cabildo to appeal coastal limit

Lanzarote’s Cabildo will appeal against the decision of Spain’s Coastal Department to forbid any new developments within 100 metres of the coasts. The decision comes after the Coastal Department decision last month to apply the maximum easement zone of 100 metres to almost all of Playa Blanca.  This would mean that n further building, or […]

Ryanair passengers left behind at the Lanzarote airport

Over 60 passengers due to board a flight from Lanzarote to Ireland were left behind at the airport this week due to a lack of staff at border control. A Ryanair flight from Lanzarote to Knock in Ireland took off without 66 of its passengers this Wednesday, according to a report by La Voz. According […]

Lanzarote airport received 796,872 passengers in August

Lanzarote’s César Manrique airport received 796,872 passengers in August this year, a new record. Canarian airports recorded a total of 4,494,584 passengers during the month of August, which exceeded the figures for the same month in 2023 by 9.5%. Of the total number of passengers recorded last month, 4,465,570 were on commercial flights, of which […]