First volcano victim
A 72-year-old man has died in La Palma, and is the first fatality to be directly linked to the volcanic eruption on Cumbre Vieja.
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Tourist spend increases
Lanzarote saw tourist spending reach €420 million in the third quarter of 2021, a figure higher than the total of all the previous months of the pandemic.
€897,000 to repair road from IES Yaiza to Puerto Calero
The Yaiza Ayuntamiento have invested €897,000 to resurface the road that leads from the roundabout near IES Yaiza down to Puerto Calero.
Bringing the devils back to life
The Lanzarote tourist centres have requested permission to start the restoration of six devils leading up to the Timanfaya National Park.
The Cabildo joins GAMAS to tackle mental health
The Lanzarote Cabildo approved a grant of €5000 for GAMAS, which will go towards organising an educational program to destigmatise mental health issues in young people.
Sandwich complaint bust-up
A Playa Honda bar owner has been fined €120 after attacking a customer who complained about the sandwich he had ordered.
Weekly Covid update: Canarian caution
Lanzarote and the Canaries have both suffered an upturn in new Covid cases recently, with infection rates on the islands doubling in the last month.
5 new flight destinations from Lanzarote
Five airline companies are adding new destinations to their winter operations from Lanzarote.
Volcano update
The volcano on La Palma continues to emit lava, which has once again reached the sea at Playa Los Guirres, just to the south of where the first lava flow tumbled off a cliff into the ocean on 29th September.
€390,000 to restore Las Bolas bridge and Castillo de San Gabriel
The €390,000 investment will go towards changes to the bridge and surrounding area, along with new lights to be installed.
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