Yaiza Ayuntamiento have published this year’s Christmas events programme. Here it is in English. SATURDAY 7th DECEMBER 6PM – Playa Blanca Music Run Night (in town) SUNDAY 8th DECEMBER 11AM – Wine Walk Playa Blanca (starting at Faro Pechiguera) Solidarity walk to raise funds for the Pequeño Valiente Children’s Cancer Foundation. Distance of 7km with […]
Two roads in Lanzarote are among the most accident-prone in the Las Palmas province. Both roads recorded 53 accidents in 2023. According to data provided by Informes Mecánicos & the Dirección General de Tráfico, the LZ-1 & LZ-2 in Lanzarote are among the most accident-prone roads in the Las Palmas province (which includes Gran Canaria, […]
Fire fighters were called to the José Saramago roundabout in Tias after reports of a car leaving the road this morning. At approximately 8:30am this morning, emergency services received reports that a car had left the road and rolled over near the José Saramago roundabout in Tias. Upon arrival, fire fighters found the car on […]
Fire fighters were called to the Avenida de Las Playas in Puerto del Carmen yesterday, after reports that a van had caught fire while on the move. Upon arrival, fire fighters saw the plume of smoke coming from the vehicle and promptly moved into action to extinguish the fire. No injuries were reported. A perimeter […]
Holiday homes on Lanzarote earned 23.2 million euros in October this year. The data is provided by the Canarian Institute of Statistics and has shown that October’s income is the second highest of 2024, just falling behind August when holiday homes earned 24.03 million euros. By municipality, holiday homes in Yaiza earned 9.34 million euros […]
Last Friday, Arrecife embraced the Christmas spirit in their annual “switch-on” event with hundreds in attendance to see the lights flicker on and admire the largest Christmas tree on Lanzarote. Photos (Yonathan de León | Facebook) It was an evening full of festive cheer as residents observed a Christmas parade along Arrecife’s sea front – with […]
A woman has been injured in a collision between a car and a van in Teguise yesterday afternoon. At approximately 12:50pm yesterday afternoon, emergency services were alerted to a collision between two vehicles on the Avenida Gran Aldea in Teguise. Upon arrival, firefighters found that the driver and sole occupant of one of the vehicles […]
Lanzarote’s Water Consortium yesterday declared a state of water emergency on Lanzarote. The decision had been expected for some weeks and will allow authorities to undertake measures to desalinate water and reduce losses more rapidly, without standard checks and processes. The emergency declaration will be open to objections for some weeks before coming into force, […]
Port Authority Police at Arrecife are considering legal action against the city’s Local Police, who they claim have fined them up to eleven times for turning the blue lights of their vehicle on. The squabble has led to situations in which Las Palmas Port Authority Police vehicles have been pulled over by Local Officers and […]
Christmas lights will be flickering on all over the island this weekend. Yesterday evening saw the lights switched on in the town of Yaiza, which will present its famous nativity scene later today. Arrecife will officially turn its lights on this evening, at 7pm at Playa Reducto. San Bartolomé will also throw the switch near […]
