Arrecife Book fair “huge success”
More than 5,000 people attended Lanzarote’s Book Fair in Arrecife last weekend, an event that has been hailed as a huge success by organisers.
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More than 5,000 people attended Lanzarote’s Book Fair in Arrecife last weekend, an event that has been hailed as a huge success by organisers.
Firefighters were called out in the early hours of Tuesday morning after a fire broke out in the garden of a property in Playa Blanca.
The Canarian Government’s Department of Tourism and Employment has announced a €1.5 million investment aimed at improving tourist infrastructure in Lanzarote, with €635,000 specifically allocated to projects across Costa Teguise and other coastal areas within the municipality of Teguise.
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The Cabildo has completed the replacement of more than fifty streetlights along the road linking Mácher and Yaiza, upgrading the lamps to modern LED technology.
Two movies that filmed in the Canary Islands will compete for the prestigious Palme d’Or at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, highlighting the growing international presence of the archipelago’s film industry.
Lanzarote has once again emerged as the Canary Islands’ leading recycler of glass per inhabitant, according to the latest 2025 figures released by Ecovidrio, the organisation responsible for managing the recycling of glass containers across Spain.
Lanzarote’s wine industry is celebrating international success once again after receiving top honours at the 2026 International Virtus Awards, one of the wine sector’s most respected global competitions.
Emergency services were called into action early Monday morning after a British tourist fell from a breakwater in Puerto Calero.

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