Lanzarote Agents have put together a guide for visitors to the island’s public health system. Lanzarote, one of the stunning Canary Islands, boasts a public health system that ranks among the best in Europe. Healthcare is provided through the National Health System (SCS), funded by taxes, which allows residents and EU citizens holding a European […]
The César Manrique Foundation has stated its support for the protest against mass tourism that will take place in Puerto del Carmen on 20th October. The Foundation issued a short, animated video quoting Manrique himself in 1973, when he said, “The islands are reaching an absurd, clumsy overcrowding, where everything is being killed”. The video […]
A 70-year-old man was resuscitated after choking in a Playa Blanca restaurant yesterday. Emergency health workers received a call at around 6.30 pm and rushed to the establishment, where they discovered that the man had suffered cardio-respiratory failure. After performing advanced resuscitation techniques, the man was stabilised and taken to the Dr Jose Molina Orosa […]
A driver was injured after their car left the road and rolled over on the road to Tinajo yesterday morning. At approximately 7am yesterday morning, the emergency services were alerted to a car that had left the road and rolled over on the road to Tinajo. Upon arrival, fire fighters found that the car 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 […]
Protestors entered the Papagayo Arena hotel yesterday to protest against the illegal status of the hotel and the water shortages on Lanzarote. Demonstrators from Lanzarote Tiene Un Limite (Lanzarote Has A Limit), one of the groups that organised April’s protests against mass tourism, entered the hotel carrying placards marked “This hotel is illegal” and “Our […]
A 70-year-old diver died yesterday at Charco del Palo. Emergency services were contacted at around 2pm, after the man had lost consciousness after coming out of the water. Paramedics that attended the scene were unable to resuscitate the victim.
Visitors at Las Grietas found themselves in trouble after their car became stuck in a ditch while trying to park near the tourist attraction recently. A group of visitors have been filmed at the unofficial parking area near Las Grietas, after their Fiat 500 became stuck in a ditch when they tried pulling off the […]
Spain’s Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has issued a yellow rain warning for this Tuesday & Wednesday. Lanzarote residents could well see some much-welcomed rain this week, however, tourists visiting the island won’t be so pleased. AEMET forecast rain for tomorrow, Tuesday 15th, and Wednesday 16th this week. Today meteorological agency has issued yellow rain warnings for […]
