A motorcyclist was seriously injured after a fall on the LZ-30 yesterday. At approximately 6:30pm, the emergency services were called to an accident involving a motorcyclist on the LZ-30. Upon arrival, ambulance staff assessed that the driver had suffered serious injuries and later transferred them to the Dr Jose Molina Orosa hospital in Arrecife for […]
Lanzarote’s Water Consortium has installed new railings and a gate at the disused dam in Mala, in order to improve safety at the site. For several years, citizens have been able to access the walkway above the dam, with its dangerous, rusty railings, and the galleries inside the dam itself. Now, the railings have been […]
Nine pateras (boats carrying irregular migrants) carrying over 400 people arrived on Lanzarote yesterday, one of them putting to shore at Playa de La Garita in Arrieta without having been intercepted or escorted by Maritime Rescue. The calm September conditions often mean an increase in arrivals, and this is the busiest day on Lanzarote for […]
Lanzarote’s Cabildo yesterday gave initial approval to a viability study that will govern public transport on the island. President Oswaldo Betancort said “We’re planning to spend €288 million over the next 15 years in order to radically change the island’s network of public transport.” “We want to move towards a service that is more efficient, […]
Two traffic accidents took place within eight hours in Teguise yesterday. The first incident was reported at 2.06 pm and involved a collision between two vehicles near the northern entry to Costa Teguise on the LZ-1 Tahiche-Guatiza road. Firemen had to free one of the victims from their vehicle and two men and a woman […]
A shark attack that killed a German woman did not take place in Canarian waters, as has been reported widely in the press. The attack took place in open seas more than 500 kilometres south of the islands, near the disputed territory of Western Sahara in Africa, and reportedly involved a 30-year-old woman who was […]
Ecologists In Action have denounced the release of sterilised cats in Caleta de Famara and the island of La Graciosa. The ecological group have issued a formal complaint about catch, neuter and release schemes that are supported by the Cabildo and Teguise Ayuntamiento, claiming they contravene Article 54 of the Law of Natural Heritage, which […]
The number of foreign tourists arriving at the Lanzarote airport increased in the first seven months of 2024, representing a 9.2% increase compared to 2023. The total increase in 2024 so far is 161,086 foreign tourist arrivals, an increase of 9.2% compared to 2023 according to data from ISTAC. March saw the largest increase with […]
Coalición Canaria Yaiza has denounced the municipality’s rubbish collection service again and “the inability of the mayor, Óscar Noda, to resolve the continuous deterioration in the provision of the rubbish collection service.”. CC Yaiza spokesman, Emilio Machín, stated that “of the seven lorries which provide the rubbish collection service, on occasions only one has been […]
Firefighters were called two rubbish bin fires on calle Ramón Franco in Arrecife on Monday night this week. Upon arrival, firefighters found that two plastic rubbish containers had been set on fire. The team safely extinguished the flames and no injuries or damage to other items were reported. Rubbish containers cost the island’s Ayuntamiento’s approximately […]
